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hlo1

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Help please
What do you guys think of these components:

CPU
Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz Processor - 2.66GHz

M/Board
Can't decide

Asus Maximus Extreme Republic of Gamers Motherboard, LGA775, Intel X38 Chipset, 1600 FSB, 4 x Dual-Channel DDR3

OR

Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 Motherboard, Socket LGA 775, FSB 1600, For CeleronD, Pentium, Pentium D & Core2 Duo & Quad, 2x 16X PCI-E, 3x PCI Express 1x slots 2x PCI, 4x DDR3 1333 MHz

HDD (x2)
Barracuda 7200.10 - 320GB SATA II (3Gb/sec), 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB

RAM (x2)
Corsair TwinX™ XMS3™ Matched Memory Pair - 2x 1GB Modules - DDR3 1333MHz - Unbuffered - Classic Dominator Heatspreader Design

Case
Need to replace as I have one of those small cube things

Antec P180 Tower Case, Silver, No PSU, Sound-Deadening Panels, 2 x Front USB + 1 x IEEE1394 + Audio In/Out - 3 x Tricool Fan, Quick-Release Drive Cages With Rubber Grommets

Power supply

Thermaltake ToughPower 700Watt - ATX 12V 2.2, EPS 12V Version, SLI,CrossFire,Dual Core CPU Ready,W/Active PFC-14cm Fan, -Modularized

GFX Card is sorted.

What would be a good price for the above?
 
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SanchoP

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Lots. Have you got effectively unlimited funds? Because quite a lot of that stuff is overkill IMO.
 
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hlo1

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I dont upgrade often (maybe once every 24- 36 months) but when i do i like to do it as up to date as possible. Spend some more now but it lasts me longer?
 
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Need to replace as I have one of those small cube things

Antec P180 Tower Case, Silver, No PSU, Sound-Deadening Panels, 2 x Front USB + 1 x IEEE1394 + Audio In/Out - 3 x Tricool Fan, Quick-Release Drive Cages With Rubber Grommets
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Rather get the P182. I heard that the door on the P180 warps.
 
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.Froot.

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Um... Q6600 and DDR3 RAM? WTF man? That's complete opposite. I'd rather use DDR2 RAM and upgrade to the Q9450 if you want to spend that kind of money. The Q9450 and DDR2 1066/1200 will give you better performance than the Q6600 and DDR3 RAM (@WKJ?:Beanie, what's your opinion?)

The performance increase between DDR2 and DDR3 atm is not really worthy of the extra cash you will be spending.
 
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froot said:
Um... Q6600 and DDR3 RAM? WTF man? That's complete opposite. I'd rather use DDR2 RAM and upgrade to the Q9450 if you want to spend that kind of money. The Q9450 and DDR2 1066/1200 will give you better performance than the Q6600 and DDR3 RAM (@WKJ?:Beanie, what's your opinion?)

The performance increase between DDR2 and DDR3 atm is not really worthy of the extra cash you will be spending.
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Yip. DDR3 RAM is not the way to go right now but the extra punch from that Q9450 will be considerable :eek:
 
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froot said:
Um... Q6600 and DDR3 RAM? WTF man? That's complete opposite. I'd rather use DDR2 RAM and upgrade to the Q9450 if you want to spend that kind of money. The Q9450 and DDR2 1066/1200 will give you better performance than the Q6600 and DDR3 RAM (@WKJ?:Beanie, what's your opinion?)

The performance increase between DDR2 and DDR3 atm is not really worthy of the extra cash you will be spending.
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If you want to draw my attention to a thread, PM it to me (I don't visit threads that often nowadays) :)

In my opinion you should stick to DDR2 RAM until DDR3's prices have dropped to a justifiable level and buy a nice beefy CPU in the meantime (the Q9450 will be one of your best alternatives).
 
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Or don't spend that much, because Nehalem is coming out fairly soon, so whatever CPU you buy will then be far from best...
 
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