CPU & case recommendations!!

ibFoxer

Hey guys,

Looking to throw something together, and i more or less have the idea in my head, but what do ye think would be the best bang for your buck cae & quad-core cpu for this mobo:

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=ogZlrSeVzUh9MKLO

When i say bang for your buck i mean cheapish with good performance

Cheers

roast

Do you already have the Mobo?

Tea_Bag

i hope not. i wouldnt want to be buying into old sockets now...

Maj Malfunction

The real problem now of course is:

• If you buy quad-core your going to have to replace the mobo and cpu as you won't have an upgrade path.
• If you go Intel i5 or i7 your cpu will keep you going for a while but the current mobo's will be recalled due to issues with the sandy bridge chipset.

Have the latest mobo's based on the Intel sandy bridge chipset been fixed? If not, I guess AMD cpu's and chipsets might offer a good alternative?

IrishMetalhead

if your considering buying this board don't
get a socket am3 if your going for a AMD or a socket 1156 or 1155 if your going for intel.

but if you already have get a core 2 quad qx6700 which go for pretty cheap these days.
and as for a case i'd recommend a coolermaster elite 430 if your on a budget.
i can recommend other cases but i need to know what your looking to spend on it.

roast

Maj Malfunction wrote: »

The real problem now of course is:

• If you buy quad-core your going to have to replace the mobo and cpu as you won't have an upgrade path.
• If you go Intel i5 or i7 your cpu will keep you going for a while but the current mobo's will be recalled due to issues with the sandy bridge chipset.

Have the latest mobo's based on the Intel sandy bridge chipset been fixed? If not, I guess AMD cpu's and chipsets might offer a good alternative?

Intel are working on a revised chipset design. Anyone who has been affected by the issue gets a replacement.

ibFoxer

roast wrote: »

Do you already have the Mobo?

Ah, no, its a mate of mine who has the CPU to go on this mobo. Im just throwing it together for him, for free, but i have to supply some of the parts, erego, cheapish but not so cheap he is going to come back in 6 months and throw it back at me

ibFoxer

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

if your considering buying this board don't
get a socket am3 if your going for a AMD or a socket 1156 or 1155 if your going for intel.

but if you already have get a core 2 quad qx6700 which go for pretty cheap these days.
and as for a case i'd recommend a coolermaster elite 430 if your on a budget.
i can recommend other cases but i need to know what your looking to spend on it.

Im not entirely sure theres anything wrong with this mobo? Perfectly adequate for some peoples needs. Besides, currently i have a Dell 0WG855, does the trick :P But ya, me, i will be going 1155, but in 6 months when im sure nothing is going to be recalled :P:D

IrishMetalhead

your best bet is to buy one oem or used on ebay or something cause since they stopped making core 2 quads the price of the box versions new have sky rocketed

i'd recommend this:
http://cgi.ebay.ie/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Extreme-Edition-2-66-QX6700-/370475562351?pt=CPUs&hash=item564210756f

but if you have to buy new i'd go with this:
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2772524/art/intel/core-2-quad-q8400-2-66-gh.html

and i'd reccomend this case:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/coolermaster-elite-430-black-7B18.html
and if theres any cash to spare i would add another 120mm fan to the case

ibFoxer

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

your best bet is to buy one oem or used on ebay or something cause since they stopped making core 2 quads the price of the box versions new have sky rocketed

i'd recommend this:
http://cgi.ebay.ie/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Extreme-Edition-2-66-QX6700-/370475562351?pt=CPUs&hash=item564210756f

but if you have to buy new i'd go with this:
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2772524/art/intel/core-2-quad-q8400-2-66-gh.html

and i'd reccomend this case:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/coolermaster-elite-430-black-7B18.html
and if theres any cash to spare i would add another 120mm fan to the case

Covered with the CPU he already has a Q6600 from his shoite box (as do i). Was just thinking ahead in case i decided to keep this mobo and give him mine

That case is full of win though :pac: Might be able to stretch to another fan too :P

IrishMetalhead

i'd reccomend this as the rear excaust fan then it's high quality plus it blue led lights to go with the other fan =]
http://www.dabs.ie/products/xigmatek-xlf-f1256-led-fan-77QL.html?refs=4294951267

ibFoxer

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

i'd reccomend this as the rear excaust fan then it's high quality plus it blue led lights to go with the other fan =]
http://www.dabs.ie/products/xigmatek-xlf-f1256-led-fan-77QL.html?refs=4294951267

Case and fan for €50ish. Nice. Will bookmark now :P

IrishMetalhead

yup better than most cases in 50ish price range apart from the NZXT M59 and the Antec Two Hundred but there both ugly as sin imo (great airflow tho)

ibFoxer

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

yup better than most cases in 50ish price range apart from the NZXT M59 and the Antec Two Hundred but there both ugly as sin imo (great airflow tho)

The case you recommended is definitely good enough

How good are dabs when they don't have something in stock?

roast

foxerv1 wrote: »

How good are dabs when they don't have something in stock?

From my experience, terrible.

IrishMetalhead

yea sorry i didn't notice it wasn't in stock so you'd be better off getting a different fan
this one looks good:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/xigmatek-crystal-120-blue-led-fan-77QG.html

or if you buy this one and mount it on the front and move the other one to the back you'll have some amazing airflow:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/xigmatek-xlf-f1454-led-fan-77QN.html
does cost abit more tho =/

ibFoxer

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

yea sorry i didn't notice it wasn't in stock so you'd be better off getting a different fan
this one looks good:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/xigmatek-crystal-120-blue-led-fan-77QG.html

or if you buy this one and mount it on the front and move the other one to the back you'll have some amazing airflow:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/xigmatek-xlf-f1454-led-fan-77QN.html
does cost abit more tho =/

haha, maybe i'll just buy all the fans :P

No, i think i can stretch to €14

ibFoxer

Actually, can anyone recommend a good heatsink and fan if one wanted to OC a Q6600?

IrishMetalhead

when are you hoping to put the order in?

ibFoxer

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

when are you hoping to put the order in?

Might order this week, or i might leave it until im ready or nearly ready to throw the rig together. I'm not certain yet.

Pimp Ninja

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

and i'd reccomend this case:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/coolermaster-elite-430-black-7B18.html
and if theres any cash to spare i would add another 120mm fan to the case

Thanks dude - Just what I was looking for !

IrishMetalhead

the corsair a50 should be great for oc'ing a q6600

ibFoxer

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

the corsair a50 should be great for oc'ing a q6600

Have a tuniq 120, interwebs says it's quite good.....

deceit

Would you not sell that q6600 and put the money towards the budget so you can get a better build in the end? At this stage I think it would be silly to build around a 775, if looking for something cheap/good go am3 or if can stretch a bit more sandaybridge (when sorted though).

ibFoxer

deceit wrote: »

Would you not sell that q6600 and put the money towards the budget so you can get a better build in the end? At this stage I think it would be silly to build around a 775, if looking for something cheap/good go am3 or if can stretch a bit more sandaybridge (when sorted though).

I only got mine a few weeks ago and my mate doesn't want to spend a fortune, so it's a happy medium. Besides 775 stuff is so ridiculously cheap on the 2nd hand Market that IMO it'd be madness for a non gamer like him to buy anything else. The foundations are in place.

Me myself, I will go newer but later in the year, when the price comes down. For now I'm quite happy to build around what iv got, no use spending more than you have or need to.:D

deceit

foxerv1 wrote: »

I only got mine a few weeks ago and my mate doesn't want to spend a fortune, so it's a happy medium. Besides 775 stuff is so ridiculously cheap on the 2nd hand Market that IMO it'd be madness for a non gamer like him to buy anything else. The foundations are in place.

Me myself, I will go newer but later in the year, when the price comes down. For now I'm quite happy to build around what iv got, no use spending more than you have or need to.:D

How much is his budget btw?

ibFoxer

deceit wrote: »

How much is his budget btw?

Around 250-300, have the most of it spent already

IrishMetalhead

any news\updates to follow up on?

ibFoxer

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

any news\updates to follow up on?

Actually ya, decided to go with a q6600, so he can keep his machine for a media centre. Also thinking of a coolermaster 430, provided I can fit a tuniq 120 in there......