My C2D Build Ordering Soon!

[M0rga]

Below is my build for a mid-range gaming system that i hope will keep for a while to come. Although i've been limited by a budget i feel that i have got some quality parts for quite a good price. I'm a bit of a noob as this is my first build, does everything fit together? Comments on improvements are very welcome!

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 GHz
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=44HC&CategorySelectedId=11147&InMerch=1
Motherboard: Gigabyte S775 Intel 965P ATX GLan 8CH Audio (ATX)
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=451B&PageMode=1&v=2#infoarea925
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT 512 MB
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=48QN&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&InMerch=1
Memory: 2 x 1GB Corsair PC2-6400 CL4
http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...150,4294959063,42670000,4294959239,4294955925
HDD: 2 x WD Caviar RE 7200 RPM 160GB (In RAID 0)
http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...=11154,50473,4294960493,42240000&v=2#infoarea
Optical Drive: Samsung DVD Rewriter 18x Dual Layer (IDE)
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.asp...=11155&PageMode=1&Quicklinx=449G&v=2#infoarea
PSU: Antec Neo HE ATX 500W PSU
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.asp...=11259&PageMode=1&Quicklinx=3XF5&v=3#infoarea
or Akasa Ultra quiet Active PFC 500watts PSU with 12cm Fan
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.asp...=11023&PageMode=1&Quicklinx=49R8&v=2#infoarea
Case: Antec SLK3000B Black Super Mid Tower
http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...Mode=1&aQuicklinx=49R2&InMerch=1&v=2#infoarea
Speakers: Logitech S200 Speakers
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.asp...=11122&PageMode=1&Quicklinx=3V8N&v=2#infoarea

 

[Fat.Clown]

drop down to an E6300 or up to an E6600
the 6400 is a slightly over clocked 6300 anyway...

but it's a decent start...

 

[M0rga]

Well i can't really afford to upgrade to a E6600 but you really think the 6400 is just an overclocked 6300? I thought it may have some features disabled or something...

 

[Fat.Clown]

yes I really do.

 

[M0rga]

Are you seriously saying intel charges an extra £20 for a processor that has been slightly overclocked? Apparently the 6300 has a multiplier set at 7 and the 6400 set at 8.

 

[Fat.Clown]

yes, the 6400 has higher multi but.... read on
I don't know if you are a overclocker or not but they are both great OC chips
obviously you will get MARGINALLY better performance when you spend £20 more but
the performance you gain is again, *IMHO* marginal
check this out
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2802&p=1
check out the testing result pages 4 and beyond they show you performance gain between both the OC'd e6400 and e6300
if you want to throw down £20 more, thats you choice still a great chip no doubt but you might also want to consider this new chip e4300
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2903&p=2

Edit:
also someone back me up~
I don't like these 1 vs 1 conversations

 

[M0rga]

Gah... Now i'm really annoyed. I've just read that the E6420 will come out in the second quarter and will be cheaper than the current E6400 but with a 4 mb cache! I really don't want to buy a processor now finding that in a few months a better version has come which is cheaper. Looks like more waiting...

 

[Fat.Clown]

there will ALWAYS be *something better* in a *few months*

 

[veg1992]

just go with a e4300 like me and overclock it like to the max!!!! it plays really well on games, very cheap and scored pretty well on benchmarks when u overclock it, better than a processor 8 times the cost (core 2 duo extreme x6800)!!!

 

[M0rga]

I was thinking of going for a E6600 but mabye i shouldn't? The money i save on a E6300 i could spend on a good after market fan.