Hi, I'm building a new rig for my brother, and would like a bit of critique on the parts, especially if there are any known compatibility issues..
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, 12MB
Proc. Cooler: Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G (Intel P35, does it work with the Penryns?)
Ram: 4096MB-Kit OCZ PC2-8000 ReaperX
GFX: EVGA e-Geforce 8800GT, 512MB,
GFX Cooler: Thermalright HR-03 Plus (does it work with the 8800GT?)
PSU: Seasonic S12-650
Harddrives: 2x WD Caviar SE16 250GB SATA II
Hard drive coolers: 2x Zalman ZM-2HC2 (mainly for noise suppression)
DVD Drive: Samsung SH-D163B SATA
DVD RW Drive: Samsung SH-S203D bulk
Fans: 2x Scythe S-Flex 800rpm
Tower: Aerocool Aeroengine II
The main usage of the rig is gaming and it's intended to be really quite.
Overclocking is not intended, but possible if the system is pushed to it's limit. (There is no need to get max. fps in games, smooth gameplay is the goal)
He could save about 120€ on the processor by choosing a dual core, but the system is also designed to last a bit longer, and I'm wondering wether you think quad core is the way to go or not?
Regards...
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, 12MB
Proc. Cooler: Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G (Intel P35, does it work with the Penryns?)
Ram: 4096MB-Kit OCZ PC2-8000 ReaperX
GFX: EVGA e-Geforce 8800GT, 512MB,
GFX Cooler: Thermalright HR-03 Plus (does it work with the 8800GT?)
PSU: Seasonic S12-650
Harddrives: 2x WD Caviar SE16 250GB SATA II
Hard drive coolers: 2x Zalman ZM-2HC2 (mainly for noise suppression)
DVD Drive: Samsung SH-D163B SATA
DVD RW Drive: Samsung SH-S203D bulk
Fans: 2x Scythe S-Flex 800rpm
Tower: Aerocool Aeroengine II
The main usage of the rig is gaming and it's intended to be really quite.
Overclocking is not intended, but possible if the system is pushed to it's limit. (There is no need to get max. fps in games, smooth gameplay is the goal)
He could save about 120€ on the processor by choosing a dual core, but the system is also designed to last a bit longer, and I'm wondering wether you think quad core is the way to go or not?
Regards...