Obit’s PC Build – What Do I Use?
This month, I wanted to do something a little different rather than the same old AMD based builds. So this month I have decided to share my build with you all. It’s funny because Corey has an AMD rig and he does the Intel builds and I have an Intel build and I do the AMD builds. Who would of thought?
3dmark results can be seen below (I did them myself). Note: these are 3Dmark Vantage and 3Dmark 03 results not the usual 3Dmark 11.

The specs are as follows:
Processor –
http: //ark.intel.com/products/30790/Intel-Core2-Quad-Processor-Q6700-8M-Cache-2_66-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB .
In the CPU department, I have a core 2 quad Q6700. This CPU may carry some age, but It can do anything it is asked. I have been doing a lot of video encoding of late and this CPU is still able to do this efficiently and swiftly.
Motherboard –
Memory –
4x http: //www.corsair.com/en/cm2x1024-6400.html . When looking around for ram, I knew I wanted 4 GB minimum. The motherboard had 4 dimm slots so I went for 4 of these corsair cm2x1024-6400 dimms. All the ram I possibly need for what I do.
Graphics –
HD 1: –
HD 2 –
Case –
unknown brand plain black case. Well, I wouldn’t have a clue of the brand of this case, however it suits my needs. It has 4 optical drive slots, up to 8hds, and 7 expansion slots. Perfect for ATX motherboards and full length video cards.
PSU –
Optical –
Total Cost:
Well I can’t put a price to it since it is older hardware, but from memory this build cost me all up about $1300.
Comments 2
Very cool- so is this build 4-5 years old? What are you looking at for a replacement- Intel or AMD?
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G’day Jay, I personally am looking to AMD, in the not to distant future i am getting a phenom hex core. It isn’t new, but should give me a bit of a performance increase. It may actually be older then 4-5yrs, if i recall correctly core 2 quads are from 07-08 so it may well be older then 4-5 more like 5-6 years.