New System?

[Resound]

Case: Cooler Master CM690
PSU: CoolMaster Extreme Power 600W
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS-9700LED/ Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0
Motherboard: Asus Maximus Formula (non SE)
RAM: OCZ Platinum REV 2 XTC Edition 2GB DDR2-800 / Corsair XMS2 DHX 2GB DDR2-800
Graphics Card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 9600GT Ssc
HDD: WD Caviar SATA II 160GB 7200RPM 8MB

What do u guys think of it? Its around $1000 for me the get all these. Plz tell me if this combo works or if its fine.

tyty

 

[IL2SturmovikPilot]

I'd get a different PSU,haven't heard too many good things about that PSU line,try for a Corsair VX550,and a P35 board would suit you well.

 

[KBTuning]

if you ever plan to go SLi your gonna have to OC that q6600 like a mofo to take advantage of it... im in the process of that right now...

and honestly if you can pop for the extra cash, just get a 8800GT... i kinda wish i had gone 8800GT's in SLi... and maybe some higher end dual core...

 

[bailw]

definitely change to a more quality PSU.

 

[OLpal]

I think my additions will run smooth & stay well within budget !!
Vista64 Premium
3.5" floppy for bios flash & benchmark programs & data
Sata DVD writers

Ol'Pal Gary

Originally posted by: Resound
Case: Cooler Master CM690
PSU: CoolMaster Extreme Power 600W or the Corsair HS620
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS-9700LED/ Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 or the Q9450 or E8400
Motherboard: Asus Maximus Formula (non SE) A good P35 or X38
RAM: OCZ Platinum REV 2 XTC Edition 2GB DDR2-800 / Corsair XMS2 DHX 2GB DDR2-800 I'd get @ least 4GB @ todays prices
Graphics Card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 9600GT Ssc or 8800GT
HDD: WD Caviar SATA II 160GB 7200RPM 8MB @ least 320GB SATA II

What do u guys think of it? Its around $1000 for me the get all these. Plz tell me if this combo works or if its fine.

tyty

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: KBTuning
if you ever plan to go SLi your gonna have to OC that q6600 like a mofo to take advantage of it... im in the process of that right now...

and honestly if you can pop for the extra cash, just get a 8800GT... i kinda wish i had gone 8800GT's in SLi... and maybe some higher end dual core...

The Maximus Formula is based on the X38 Chipset. No SLI. Also, I haven't found any Core2 to really be CPU limited in games, even with SLI, unless it's something like SupCom. A 2.4GHz Core2 is fine for most games.

I'd second getting 4 GB (about 3.2GBs should be recognized in a 32bit OS) and getting a better power supply. I'd recommend the Xigmatek 650W @ newegg. AT did a review recently and found it decent.

 

[Resound]

Heres the problem, 32 bit vs 64 bit. I heard that some softwares dont work on 64 bit OS. Can you guys list some examples so that i can double check to make sure i dunn use those programs. Cuz if i do, then i have to stay in the 32 bit OS lol.

tyty

 

[PCTC2]

You can "use" 4GB of RAM in a 32bit environment. It just won't have all of the RAM available to the OS (with your 512MB Graphics card and then all of the OS addressing space, I'd say you'd have about 3.2-3.3GB available) so you would have more than 2 GB. Or you could go 2x 1GB and 2x 512MB and keep your dual channel and 32-bit OS without loss of space.

64-bit Windows has problems with immature driver support (manufacturers seem to not spend much time on 64bit drivers) but I have not had problems with any programs except a few that required drivers to run. 98% of my programs run fine in the *32 "compatibility mode" of my Vista Ultimate x64.

 

[Peter]

Originally posted by: Resound
Heres the problem, 32 bit vs 64 bit. I heard that some softwares dont work on 64 bit OS. Can you guys list some examples so that i can double check to make sure i dunn use those programs. Cuz if i do, then i have to stay in the 32 bit OS lol.

tyty

List the programs YOU use and ask for 64-bit experience with these.