New comp build

[Thelis]

Ah ok ill take that into consideration does anyone have a good guide on how to build a computer etc, i know how to put together some of the parts etc from vids, but some things im un sure about. iv tried to find a good guide but cant.

Here is a great guide:
http://www.mysuperpc.com/

You can also IM or PM me or whatever and I can answer any of your questions.

 

[DJ-CHRIS1]

Its basically a new revision of the Quad Core which is cooler than the B3 stepping that came before it.
It consumes less power to run, and so, delivers less heat, and as a result runs cooler.

Many sites now list it next to the original Quad Core as a seperate processor.

The older quads behaved almost exactly the same as the G0's. What mainly changed in the G0 was the power specification, not the amount of power actually consumed.

 

[t0ny]

is that a guide though, i looked through it and read a bunch but it tells u about the different parts and good things to know, but what about putting it together, assembling it.

 

[Spartan109]

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor - 2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Kentsfield, Quad-Core, OEM, Socket 775, HH80562PH0568M, Processor
$289.99

Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024)
$109.99

Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024)
$109.99

XFX nForce 650i Ultra NVIDA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA / RAID
$109.99

Seagate / 320GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive
$89.99

Lite-On Super-Multi LH20A1H Lightscribe DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, Internal, Black-Beige
$39.99

Ultra Black Aluminus ATX Full-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports
$79.99

Apevia / Beast Power / 680-Watt / ATX / Triple Fan / Active PFC / Aluminum / SLI-Ready / SATA Ready / Blue Sleeve / Power Supply
$129.99

EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX / 768MB GDDR3 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card
$534.99

Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit DSP OEM DVD
$199.99

+
Acer AL2216WBD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Ultra-fast 5ms, WSXGA+ 1680x1050, DVI, VGA, Black, VESA 100mm
$250
and another $50 for keyboard and mouse.

omfg almost all the same parts i was gunna get.....

 

[Ð88]

hmm i didnt know until today that XFX manufactured motherboards. Anyways I would opt for the 680i chipset if I were you. And as for the quad core, sounds cool, but IMO it's a little soon to buying the quad cores and I don't believe they are actually true quad cores for the reason that they are only two core 2 duos stacked on top of eachother or whatever.

Anyways though, check these links out. The core 2 duos (specifically the E6750 or E6850) outperform the current quad cores (even your Q6600) in a lot aside from 3DS Max which is only good for you if you plan to do a lot of rendering.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/07/16/cpu_charts_2007/page15.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/07...e31.html#adobe_photoshop_cs3_image_processing
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/07/16/cpu_charts_2007/page32.html

of course the scores for the Q6600 will improve as multi-threading is perfected in the future (but could be a while before we see a lot of real advantages of quad core)
And nice choice on the vid card.