New Q6600 build critique

[Strebor]

Here it is:

ASUS P5W DH DELUXE
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131025

Q6600 - Aiming for 3.0ghz now
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115017

Enermax Infiniti 720W PSU - Overkill if I may not go Xfire/SLI?
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817194021

4GB (2x2) kit DDR2 800 - ?? Only thing I'm really stuck on.
Not many choices here and I would rather not run 4x1gb
Egg link

Pair of Seagate 7200.10 320s, but I may just run the drives I have for a while.

Will be running an X850 until the R600s are out.

Have case and water cooling already, also keeping all of my peripherals, DVD drive, etc. OS will be XP for now and Vista later.

I will probably be waiting until about 5/15 to do the final purchase. Anybody see any big changes coming by them that I've missed?

Suggestions Welcome

 

[stogez]

You'll need x64 versions of XP and Vista for your 4GB RAM.
Even something around 500w is good enough to run that. Your problem will be when you get the R600 as those things will need like 250w+ just for the card lol.
So stick with the PSU you have selected.
What will you be using this for?

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Have a look at the Silverstone Olympia OP650, $149

And also this article

Basically we built an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 system with SLI enabled Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX graphics cards using the ASUS Striker Extreme motherboard and four Seagate 320GB hard drives. Along for the ride were four 1GB DDR2 memory modules and six 120mm case fans as well as a water-cooling system. Even with all this high-end hardware installed we were only able to generate a maximum power demand of 530 watts.

I suggest the Olympia PSU because it is a quality unit (Jonnyguru says so) and not necessarily because of the wattage. A Kentsfield @ 3GHz sucks down, IIRC, 130-140 of power (about the same as a 8800GTX).

R600 looks like will be in the 200-225W territory. You should still have plenty of stable power left.

 

[Canai]

:thumbsup: on the P5W DH

 

[oynaz]

That PSU is definitely overkill. I second the suggested Olympia.
If the R600 sucks 250 watts of power, then get a Geforce!

 

[Strebor]

It seems that Jonnyguru liked the Enermax as well. I'll probably stick with that one, as this machine will be crunching/folding when I'm not gaming/video editing on it. Don't want to run at too high of a strain on the PSU all the time. There will also be an HD tv tuner going in at some point in the future, but that shouldn't be much of a power issue, and I couldn't use one right now anyhow.

As for the memory I'll give it a few more weeks. There are still a few companies that haven't released theirs yet. And yes I'll be getting x64 Vista so I can utilize all 4gigs.

 

[TecHNooB]

Good part selection~

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: oynaz
That PSU is definitely overkill. I second the suggested Olympia.
If the R600 sucks 250 watts of power, then get a Geforce!

The R600 won't be drawing anywhere near 250 watts. If anything it will consume slightly more then the 8800GTX, which in turn only draws slightly more then the previous top card the 1900XT.

A good 400-500 watt FSP, Seasonic, Zalman or Enhance unit would be a good choice for the OPs proposed build.

 

[Strebor]

I'll look at getting a smaller PSU.

Anybody had experience using 2x2gb memory?

 

[rangda]

For a power supply, I am running a Corsair 620 watt with my Q6600 & 8800 GTX and it runs fine (and cool). I have a P5B deluxe so your setup would be very close to mine (except for your water cooling).

Regarding the memory I would like to know the answer to this myself; 2x2 options are pretty limited. I won't push my overclock as much as you so I've been waffling on the G.Skill 667 because of the faster timings, but I cannot decide.