New E6850 'puter

[rickkipp]

Need new 'puter asap. Here's my full list. Please don't hesitate to comment with suggestions. I am not a gamer or an overclocker, tho I may get into some older games, like Madden/Nascar to see if this old geezer (61) is up to it. Tough to fill all this retirement time!

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Update Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
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Update SAPPHIRE 100218L Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
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Update CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply - Retail
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Update Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6850 - Retail
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Update SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
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Update Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
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Update Sondigo inferno 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
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Questions: E6850 better than Q6600 for my uses (normal aps, videos, audios, dvd's and some gaming? Also, plan to use my original XP Pro disc, pre SP 2, and then download all updates. Have key code, but can I get new CD with SP2 and updates for free?

Should I get a front panel control for fans?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811999171

And how about HD coolers and GPU coolers? Necessary?

My dying 'puter I've had for 6 years running 24 x 7, & I'd like to duplicate that type of reliability here. Thanks to all here!

 

[jkresh]

If you want the machine to last 6 years (or even more then 2) then the q6600 is a better choice over the e6850.
Front panel controlers can be useful, but if you arent overclocking it might be better just to get slower/quieter fans to start with.

You newegg link for the system doesn't work (it goes to your newegg account so it needs a username/password).

 

[jeffw2767602]

q6600 > e6850

 

[imported_Shivetya]

does the motherboard have onboard sound?

if so, why another card.

 

[rickkipp]

Yes, the mobo has sound, but I'm not sure if onboard will do justice to my Klipsch 4.1's.

 

[jkresh]

start with onboard sound, if it doesn't sound good enough then get a card, but in general most inexpensive cards don't sound significantly better then onboard, the difference is in cpu usage and features (though some onboard sound has issues with noise due to where the components are on the board, so some companies (asus,dfi...) separate the onboard sound to help with that).