E6600 system - Need help with full package for OC

Hi Guys,

My first post here. I have been reading the forums for a while and decided on a new system, as far as I have worked out the most important aspect is the combination of CPU, Mob and type of RAM that can determine the extend of of the OC. This is what I have decided on, any input would be appreciated. I am really no sure about the case, I know cooling is a big issue so is the PSU.


Intel CORE 2 DUO E6600/ 2.40GHz/ 4MB CACHE/ 1066FSB/ LGA775
Asus P5W-DH-DELUXE motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 320Gb 7200 16Mb cache SATA 2 Hard Disk
Pioneer DVR-111D DVD Re-Writer (16x/8x Dual Layer Black)
G.Skill DDR2 2GB PC-6400 (1GBx2) F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ
BENQ 20" FP202W LCD - BLACK
Thermaltake Mambo Black Middle Tower Case with 550W, VC2000BNS
BFGTech Geforce 7900GT OC 256Mb (PCIE)
Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers


Thanks in advance, if anyone has a similar setup, please comment on your experience.

Looks good. If you want to spend a bit more money, you could invest in a dedicated sound card like a Creative X-Fi, especially since your going for a 5.1 sound system. A dedicated sound card would be able to reproduce more sound, and take a bit of a load off of your cpu. But that is all your choice though. On-board sound is usually good enough, and i know the Asus is a first-class board. But if you want utmost in performance...

Yeh I can see why from the parts you've chosen.

Since NewEgg has ran out of 2GBHZ, go with 2GBPK which is equivlent (proven) to Corsair 6400C3 for only $200.

X1900XT has dropped price to just below $320 now. Go for that if budget allows.

If you're into doing advanced DVD burning especially backing up protected content you'll find the Pioneer burner rather lackful.

Either Scthe Ninja Plus if you don't go to LAN often or AC Freezer 7Pro will get you the needed cooler.

Everything else has my approval to sqeeze all the juice out of E6600.

First of all I want to thank all of you for input and assistance.

I should give you guys a little more info about where i am. I reside in Australia and the items I have named come to about A$2750. The budget is $3000, or the wife will overclock something in me without a any water cooling system.

The sound card has already been sorta resolved. I have a soundblaster Audigy ZS2 Platinum, which is not so bad.

THe AC Freezer 7pro is a nice gadget for a really good price. That adds another $60 to the price. And the reason I chose Pioneer is that I backup my Xbox 360 games and pionner 111D has been teh best one according to xboxhacker.net.

And the reason why I chose to go with nVidia 7900gt rather than x1900xt, is that I do video editing and use magic bullet which only supports nVidia video cards, a little bit of a pain, but that program is a must in my line of work.

And G.skill 2BGHZ is available here in the Australian stores. So I assume that will do.

So how am i doing now?