e6600 motherboard!!

[com]

hi everyone!! i am looking for a motherboard and some ram for my e6600 cpu.... just wondering what motherboard should i go for and what type of ram should i go for too.... my budget for the motherboard and the ram is around 450 dollars..... i personally dont overclock and dont use SLI... the Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 looks quite nice... should i go for that??? and 1 more question should i get one 1Gb stick or two 512mb stick???

 

[The_Abyss]

The Gigabyte looks to be a good mobo.

If you are going for an E6600 then you are certainly approaching being a power user, in which case you should certainly consider 2gb RAM which is widely accepted as necessary even in XP for high end games and applications, let alone trying to build in some Vista future-proofing.

 

[chewbenator]

Make sure that you get ram only specified by Gigabyte to work w/ that motherboard if you plan on purchasing it. Very specific when it comes to voltage and CAS. Yeah I would get 2 gigs.

 

[com]

i only have 500 pounds ( 1000 dollars ) for the tower.... so i guess i cant afford the 2GB ram... i think 1 Gb should be fine??? + so what speed shoud i get??? pc 4200 (533)?? because i am not overclocking so i dont think i should get the pc 5300 (667)

 

[The_Abyss]

i only have 500 pounds ( 1000 dollars ) for the tower.... so i guess i cant afford the 2GB ram... i think 1 Gb should be fine??? + so what speed shoud i get??? pc 4200 (533)?? because i am not overclocking so i dont think i should get the pc 5300 (667)

If you're not overclocking, then the 533 RAM will do.

You could consider overclocking, and get a cheaper CPU, i.e. an E6400 and some more expensive RAM - just as an alternative - might work out cheaper, and you might be able to get 2gb which WILL benefit you.

 

[NightStriker]

If your building on a 1000 budget I would suggest not getting a 6600 it seems too exspensive to fit into your budget, I am building a computer on a 2000 dollar budget and I am going to use a 6600

 

[com]

firstly thx for all the advice..... i am building it for video editing and i guess the faster the cpu the faster it will complete the task.... anyway do u guys think i should get the e6300 and then get the 2gb ram (800)???

 

[CptCpu]

Yes, that should work out fine. Remember the E6300 is a powerful chip and should not be underestimated.