Vista - Building New System, Q6600, or Q6700...

Booya.... I just ordered my New Mobo..

Hell ya, I'm exited.. Will be here Thursday Morning.

I ordered the eVGA 750i

Cool. Have fun building. I know it sounds dumber than dog squeeze, especially since THIS sytem isn't exactly stable, but I want to build another one lol.

you should... and let me buy one of your 9800 GX2's from you.. or even better.. let me buy one NOW, considering SLI isn't all that much better that just having one. I bet your'd be fine with only one.. so sell me one of yours... MMKay..

and what you mean your system isn't exactly stable.. your saying it's NOT stable. why, whats wrong with it? and waht would you upgrade to on a new build.. a QX

but seriously.. sell me a 9800GX2

Looking good Gunther.

As to WHY my systems not stable? Hell, I don't know why you idjit. If I DID know why I would fix it.......... Actually I know one reason why. Because I'm an idjit who has no clue about the finer workings of high end computer technology. This is not new ground for me. I ALWAYS charge in mindlessly to do things I know little about, damn the torpedo's full speed ahead. Each time I kid myself that I have done "the research" but I never do enough. I didn't build a "normal" system on my first attempt, I built a semi high end computer. I did the same thing when I built my first set of cabinets (and I AM a high end carpenter BTW). I did not build your run of the mill typical cabinets, oh no, not ME, I built some high end customized stuff that you can't buy stock anywhere. I'm just stupid this way. I figure if someone else can do it (regardless of what "it" is) I can do it. So I do. I'd like to think I made every mistake possible, but I'm sure I can invent new ones the next time.

Sell you one of my video cards? Ok, $650 and you pay the shipping. I AM certain that I'd be fine with just one lol. Well unless I buy another monitor, this one can't handle what I have to give it..............

wow.. so when you see something you wanna do you go for it full speed huh.. lol, sounds about like me with this new build I'm doing.. although I kno a semi decent ammount.. and what the 650. Thats more than the card is at the store down the street.. hahah I was only kidding. you've probably played and OC'd the hell out of them. I'm going to get something here in about 2 or 3 weeks after I've got everything else..the card will be the last thing I get.. I'll use the 8600GT at 620 Core i have right not until I can afford or decide on what card to get.. thats my plan at least..

We will see how it goes!

so tell me this, waht you think about getting a USED Q6700

this guy i live near in my city wants to sell his entire computer.. but no ones buyer. .I said some cash is better than none, and offered some cash for the Q6700. He accepted.. now I'm not sure if I should do it.. he wants 190, they are 280 new.. and he's only had it since Feb. of this year.. so only a few months old.

I asked him if he has a reciept for Warranty reasons.. if he has a reciept I can take to use with intels warranty you think that would be a safe call??? or bad idea

got my Mobo today, pretty exited, Newegg.com rocks.. I payed for 2 day ground shipping.. and I got the item in less than 23 hours.. overnight. Simply amazing.

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Cory's Exited

How well do you know this guy? Maybe he overclocked the crap out of it and burned it out. Do you know why he is selling his rig? There is no way he could get anything near what he paid for it unless he stole it lol and then of course he's getting 100% profit.

If he's someone you know well, I say go for it. 100 bucks saved there is 100 bucks you can use somewhere else or better yet spend on beer.

As far as your GFX card, i would do exactly what you are doing, use the 8600 until the prices come down or a "newer better" GFX card comes out, (the newer, better stuff usually comes out about 15 minutes after my right to exchange or return expires.) Unfortunately I had no old card to use so I just bit the bullet and bought the "newest" thing when i needed it. A bunch of reviews I read said the 9800GX2 was great, wonderful, blah blah, but then stated that if you already had the 8000 series, it probably wasn't worth the high cost to buy the 9800.

You picked a better time to rebuild than I did as the CPU's just dropped drastically in price. Of course you COULD just bite the bullet and get the QX9770 lol. It's only about 1200 more..............

haha well no ****.. the QX is only a little more, sure I'll buy one. might as well.. haha

No ok, so Here's the deal. Yes it's a little iffy to buy a used processor, I've actually heard a few websites sell used or pulled CPU's and don't tell people.. but here's the deal. I was a little worried, but I did it. I got the Q6700

So This Guy WORKS for INTEL, so he probably does get a HUGE Discount. nothing was stolen.. lol. he lived about 15 minutes from my house, so I can always go back and yell at him. lol. But no, he told me dude, trust me, I NEVER overclocked this thing, with a chip as Powerful as the Q6700 is, you don't ever need to OC it.. some people do just to make themselves feel better.. he said I work for intel, I kno better.. he had an intel shirt on, and I saw his work badge.

I asked, he said yes OC'n the chip CAN shorten it's life span, it's doesn't always but it can, he said if you OC it without changing the Voltage, then your ok, but you start changing the voltage and your askin for problems later on. He then said trust me, I never oC'd it. I ko better. even yet. do this. go home, when system is up use Prime95, or CPU Stability Test 6.0 and check it.. and you will see just how amazing this chip really is, and that it works fine. He even gave me the Proof of Purchase showing that the Computer and all the parts were purchased in early Feb. of this year.. so he's only had it for a few months.. so I have proof of purchase so in case I have a problem I have it for the warranty info.. he said I'll be good..

so I got a Q6700 with GO stepping, and get this, he gave me his Thermaltake Blue Orb 2 CPU Cooler, usually $50.00 USD for free with it.

so I got the Q6700 with GO, and the Tt blue Orb 2 all for $160.00
with a proof of purchase so I can use warranty if needed.. I really think I will be ok. Hopfully this doesn't bite me in the ass. so he won a work contest and got a discounted computer. thats why he has it.

the receipt shows that he chose a 1,500 dollar system, and below is says Intel Employee Contest Discount of $1,251.. then with shipping the total is $264.75

so this dude got an entire system for $264.. so tahts why he was ok with selling me his Quad core and cooler for cheap.

Plus his car was in the garage with a flat tire and his wife had wrecked it.. so he said see that, thats why I need the money.. i'd never get rid of this.. so i think I'm good, now you've read my completely too long message and got all the Facts.. what do you think.. you think I'll be ok??

let me kno your thoughts.. thanks

Cory