Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Kentsfield 3.0GHz

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IM TRYING TO ORDER PARTS TO BUILD A COMPUTER.....MY FRIEND WILL BE BUILDING IT BUT I AM ORDERING PARTS.....I AM TRYING TO SPEND ABOUT 3000 ..... BUT I WANT TO BUILD A MONSTER THAT CAN HANDLE VIDEO AND MUSIC EDITING AND ALSO BE ABLE TO PLAY THE MOST ADVANCED GAMES..... I AM THINKIN ABOUT STARTING WITH THE FOLLOWING PROCCESOR AND MOTHER BOARD.....I AM VERY UNSURE ABOUT WHAT RAM TO ORDER SINCE THIS MOTHERBOARD ONLY USES DDR3.... AND I ALSO HEAR IT WILL ONLY WORK WITH 1 SET AND NOT 2 MATCHING SETS ...I DONT UNDERSTAND .... ANYWAY I AM HOPING SOMEONE HAS THE TIME...AND KNOWLEDGE....TO HELP ME OUT.....I AM TRYING TO BUILD A DREAM MACHINE .... PLEASE POST SOME OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS IF YOU WHERE IN MY SHOES WHAT YOU WOULD DO....THANK YOU



Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Kentsfield 3.0GHz
ASUS P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP



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SOME ONE ? ANY ONE ?

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Wow, drop the CAPS! Very hard to read.

I would drop the QX6850 for a Q6600 and overclock it, you will get about the same result. And I would also drop the ddr3 board and go with the ddr2 version, these two changes will save a ton of money and you won't lose virtually any performance. I would then invest the saved money on a top of the line monitor and video card

Asus P5K deluxe wifi $219.99
Q6600 $294.99
Crucial Ballistix 2x1gb ddr2-800 $79.99 AR
Corsair 620hx power supply $139.99 AR
2 x WD750gb 16mb HDD's $399.98
EVGA 768mb 8800gtx $509.99 AR
Samsung 244t 24" 6ms LCD $699.99
NZXT case $129.99
Thermalright Ultra-120 extreme HSF $64.99
Lite on 20 DDR+R $ 35.99
Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard $79.99
Razer Cooperhead Mouse $69.99
Vista Ultimate 32bit $189.99

Thats $2915.86 before shipping and after rebates

 

[Aznguy1872]

If you plan on going big, like 3000. You would best to wait for the x38 motherboards since those are just around the corner. You could really save yourself money if you bought the q6600 instead. I would only recommend getting the qx6850 if you are going to get water cooling and overclock the hell out of it, otherwise it wouldn't be as wise of a choice. DDR3 Memory is so costly right now, but I guess since you are going big. OCZ is pretty good for DDR3, but I would look more into it since it hasn't been adopted yet.

 

[VINKRILLZZ]

HOW DO THESE CHANGES SOUND ??.....I DROPPED TO THE QX6700 BECAUSE THE Q6600 SEAMS LIKE A WAY CHEAPER SLOWER CHIP.....IF I AM WRONG PLEASE CORRECT ME

ASUS P5K PREMIUM/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor
CORSAIR Dominator 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066

 

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ALSO IS THAT RAM A GOOD CHOICE OR DOES ANYONE HAVE A BETTER CHOICE.......

 

[VINKRILLZZ]

sorry about caps

 

[trOver]

If you are not overclocking , then just get ddr2-800. the 1066 wont run at its normal speed without bumping the fsb.

 

[VINKRILLZZ]

i am not to familiar with overclocking but it sounds intresting .. is it somthing that is too complicated for a newbie

 

[GuitarDaddy]

It's really pretty easy, with just a few adjustments in the bios and some stress testing to make sure its stable, you can easily overclock the Q6600 from 2.4 to 3.2ghz and if you get the newer GO stepping even up to 3.5 or 3.6ghz is possible with good air cooling.

 

[VINKRILLZZ]

neweer g.o ?