How does this look for an upgrade???

shan1784 · 06-26-2008, 02:33 PM

Moving from AMD to Intel and I am looking to buy the items below in the next month or so. I am a gamer and will be OC'ing as well. Does this look to be a decent setup with my existing system? Everything compatible as far as RAM and PSU goes?

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail @ $199.99

ASUS P5E Deluxe LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail @ $229.99

SAPPHIRE 100243L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail @ $309.99

thirdshiftdj · 06-26-2008, 03:07 PM

looks good

jseber1982 · 06-26-2008, 03:17 PM

If you are overclocking, are you going to get an aftermarket heatsink? I recommend a thermalright

Peter.Cort · 06-26-2008, 03:51 PM

the xigmatek rifle s1283 is a better cooler for the price.
Newegg.com - XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

thirdshiftdj · 06-26-2008, 04:11 PM

he already has a Tuniq 120. Look at his sig

shan1784 · 06-26-2008, 07:44 PM

Does the Tuniq still rank pretty high in this area???

thirdshiftdj · 06-26-2008, 11:05 PM

its still a good cooler. Unless you want to switch to the top 3 which would be, TRUE,OCZ,Xigmatek

luke992006 · 06-27-2008, 12:05 AM

i believe that a tuniq cools like 1c better then a rifle (not really saying much) As far as i know it goes:

True
OCZ Vendetta
Tuniq
Rifle

Peter.Cort · 06-27-2008, 12:53 AM

yeah. the only real difference is price. and for the price the xigmatek is unbeatable.

luke992006 · 06-27-2008, 01:02 AM

^correct, it has quite a nice price compared to a tuniq or true.

06-26-2008, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
shan1784 True Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 241	How does this look for an upgrade??? Moving from AMD to Intel and I am looking to buy the items below in the next month or so. I am a gamer and will be OC'ing as well. Does this look to be a decent setup with my existing system? Everything compatible as far as RAM and PSU goes? Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail @ $199.99 ASUS P5E Deluxe LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail @ $229.99 SAPPHIRE 100243L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail @ $309.99 __________________ Thanks, Mike ------------------------------------------------- Antec 900 Q6600 @ 3.5 Ghz 1.35V G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 @ 4-4-4-12 XIGMATEK 120mm Rifle /W Tuniq TX-2 DFI LANPARTY DK X38-T2R 2x VisionTek HD4870 XFire'd @ 790/1080 WD 640GB HDD Samsung 20X SATA DVD Burner CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX PSU Acer 22" WS LCD Monitor Vista 64-bit

06-26-2008, 03:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj up, up, down, down Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 3,016	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? looks good __________________ *Gigabyte EP45T Extreme / 4gb Micron D9GTS/ Lian Li V2000 / 9800GX2* D'TEK Fuzion V2 / MCP355 / XSPC Res Top Silverstone OP850

06-26-2008, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
jseber1982 Enterprise SMS Geek Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 879	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? If you are overclocking, are you going to get an aftermarket heatsink? I recommend a thermalright __________________ QX6700, 680i SLI, 8gigs ocz memory 1KW PC power and cooling psu SLI 8800 GTX's, SB XFI

06-26-2008, 03:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Peter.Cort Fatty Lumpkins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,063	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? the xigmatek rifle s1283 is a better cooler for the price. Newegg.com - XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks __________________

06-26-2008, 04:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj up, up, down, down Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 3,016	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? he already has a Tuniq 120. Look at his sig __________________ *Gigabyte EP45T Extreme / 4gb Micron D9GTS/ Lian Li V2000 / 9800GX2* D'TEK Fuzion V2 / MCP355 / XSPC Res Top Silverstone OP850

06-26-2008, 07:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
shan1784 True Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 241	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? Does the Tuniq still rank pretty high in this area??? __________________ Thanks, Mike ------------------------------------------------- Antec 900 Q6600 @ 3.5 Ghz 1.35V G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 @ 4-4-4-12 XIGMATEK 120mm Rifle /W Tuniq TX-2 DFI LANPARTY DK X38-T2R 2x VisionTek HD4870 XFire'd @ 790/1080 WD 640GB HDD Samsung 20X SATA DVD Burner CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX PSU Acer 22" WS LCD Monitor Vista 64-bit

06-26-2008, 11:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj up, up, down, down Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 3,016	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? its still a good cooler. Unless you want to switch to the top 3 which would be, TRUE,OCZ,Xigmatek __________________ *Gigabyte EP45T Extreme / 4gb Micron D9GTS/ Lian Li V2000 / 9800GX2* D'TEK Fuzion V2 / MCP355 / XSPC Res Top Silverstone OP850

06-27-2008, 12:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
luke992006 Wizard Techie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,119	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? i believe that a tuniq cools like 1c better then a rifle (not really saying much) As far as i know it goes: True OCZ Vendetta Tuniq Rifle __________________ What To Look For When Buying computer Components Infernodeals\|My NWN2 Module Project\|Recommended PC Component's Last edited by luke992006; 06-27-2008 at 01:03 AM.

06-27-2008, 12:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Peter.Cort Fatty Lumpkins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,063	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? yeah. the only real difference is price. and for the price the xigmatek is unbeatable. __________________

06-27-2008, 01:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
luke992006 Wizard Techie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,119	Re: How does this look for an upgrade??? ^correct, it has quite a nice price compared to a tuniq or true. __________________ What To Look For When Buying computer Components Infernodeals\|My NWN2 Module Project\|Recommended PC Component's

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