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Do these specs work together?

I just wanna know if these specs work together, incase I spend £1000 on something that I'll have to return the next day:

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Duo E6850 (2 X 3.00GHz) 1333MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (4x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5N-E SLI: Quad-core CPU Ready, NVIDIA® Dual X8 SLI
Operating System
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (£59)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
400GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
16x DVD-ROM WITH 48x CD-ROM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
512MB GEFORCE 8800GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
6 Channel RealTek ALC883 Audio (Standard on P5N-E SLI)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 54Mbps NETWORK CARD (£9)
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
NONE
Case
CoolerMaster CM Stacker 831 Aluminium Case
Power Supply & Case Cooling
600W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
ASUS SILENT KNIGHT II PURE COPPER ULTRA COOLER (£36)
Firewire & Video Editing
2 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORTS (1 onboard, 1 at back panel)

Thanks.

Comments

  • Nice machine!

    The only thing you need worry about is whether the CPU will fit the motherboard, but that looks fine to me.
  • Xephys
    Xephys Posts: 6 Forumite
    Thanks, but I don't think I have a choice. I'll do some more research about this though.

    Edit: Well, it seems it will be ok.
  • spakkker
    spakkker Posts: 1,322 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi your m/b choice needs a card to be changed around on the m/b when using sli -not auto switch as is common. Don't know if board supports quad core -these will get cheaper. You are buying a high end cpu -your m/b will o/c a cheaper cpu. I don't game so nearly 200 quid g/card well- er wow!
  • Err, I didn't get some of that, but I upgraded the mobo anyway, since it's only like £30 more, and I wanna be on the safe side. Thanks everyone anyway
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