Looking for a Conroe+Motherboard+RAM combo

[Shlomo]

I am having problems finding a good motherboard and RAM to go with a E6300 build I want to do, can anyone help me? My budget is 450 dollars for RAM, Mobo, and the E6300. If possible, please provide a link to the hardware to a site like newegg, or other american based online PC stores.

I would like the ram to be 1 gig (2x512)

If you have to go over budget just a bit, please post it anyway, I would love to hear input, anything around 450 will do!

Thanks a lot for the future help I (hopefully) get!

 

[badge]

I am having problems finding a good motherboard and RAM to go with a E6300 build I want to do, can anyone help me?

Conroe Buying Guide: Feeding the Monster

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2797&p=19

 

[Shlomo]

I think I have something setup at 420 dollars, I think its solid.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128017
Mobo

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115005
E6300

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820144027
RAM

Good? Bad? I have question marks about the ram, I might just go and get the Corsair XMS2 with 5-5-5-15 timings instead once RAM prices start to lower again. Before september started that RAM was sitting at around 110, now at 160! Hehe quite a jump!

 

[rajncajn]

I read the article before posting my own similar question & it looks like the information is a little outdated. It said that the 975X boards are the best for the buck at the time the article had been written and that the SLI card was fine, but only if you didn't plan to overclock because the FSB was poor for that card for oc purposes. It did say that the nForce 500 boards would be improved when they came out & they since have. So now I'm wondering if those boards can be considered a middle ground between the nForce 4 & the 975X as far as performance goes, but at the same relative price as the nForce 4's.

 

[badge]

I should have my P5N32-SLI PE Deluxe and e6600 running in a few hours. Had I not chose to go SLI with this C2D build I would have chosen the ASUS P5W DH Deluxe. I am hoping my OCZ PC5400 DDR2 667 mhz 512 x 4 will boot the computer up late tonight. Right now RAM is high dollar. I sure hope what I have works until prices for PC6400 800 mhz drop somewhat. This kind of upgrade can become expensive fast consiering the cost of C2D ready MB and RAM.

 

[cptblackeye]

Try this setup. It will give you 2 Gigs of ram and a mobo with onboard 1394a connectors which most low end boards do not have.
Patriot 667 Ram $179
Intel P965 mobo $119
e6600 $185
For a total of $483 before shipping.

Edit - e6300 $185

 

[valeriana]

Try this setup. It will give you 2 Gigs of ram and a mobo with onboard 1394a connectors which most low end boards do not have.
Patriot 667 Ram $179
Intel P965 mobo $119
e6600 $185
For a total of $483 before shipping.

I think that's a typo... you meant to say E6300? (That's the price for it.)

 

[cptblackeye]

My bad - your right it is the e6300. Wouldn't it great if the 6600 went on sale for that price?

 

[WR2]

E6400 option for $430:
E6400 $229
GIGABYTE GA-945P-S3 $91 Gigabyte S3 945/965 MB review
G.SKILL Extreme 1GB DDR2 533 $110

 

[weilin]

im starting a guide, may be worth looking over...

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=1247208#1247208

 

[Shlomo]

This will be used for gaming, so I was wondering if the difference between DDR2-800 RAM that I picked out would be any better than the 533 or the 667 that other people have picked. Should I just get the DDR2-800 that I gave a link for?

 

[weilin]

The requirement for core 2 is ddr2 533. Thats if you dont plan on overclocking one bit ever. It also implies that you dont plan on upgrading to any newer 1333fsb cpus. If you want to plan ahead, id at least get ddr2 667 ram. Of if you're gonna overclock go for ddr2 800

 

[WR2]

Without overclocking the E6400 will do better no matter what memory you choose.
With mild overclocking (2.13->2.4Ghz=E6600) DDR2 533 will not be an issue.
If you want to attempt OC above 2.4Ghz you'll need to think about better HSF and better RAM DDR2 667 will be all you need unless you're going for insance overclocks (2.9Ghz and above)
DDR2 533 is ideal 1:1 (FSBRAM) ratio for C2D systems not overclocked.

 

[Shlomo]

Thanks a lot!

 

[WR2]

Here is a review of the G.SKILL Extreme DDR2 533 F2-4200PHU2 overclock ability

 

[Shlomo]

I'm actually looking at this ram now.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146568

Fast timings, pretty cheap with that current rebate, gonna grab it before the rebate goes byebye and its 150 again.

 

[WR2]

Thats a great price for CAS3 DDR2 667. Its a 2.1V item though and you'll need to be sure the MB you choose supports it.

 

[Shlomo]

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128017

That mobo doesn't designate any required voltages so i'm assuming I can just set the timings and volts and go. Then again, who knows, might only like 1.8 or 1.9v ram

 

[WR2]

OK.... the Crucial website it showing that part number (BL2KIT6464AA663) as a 2.2V item.
http://www.crucial.com/store/partsp...663&WSMD=BL2KIT6464AA663&WSPN=BL2KIT6464AA663

 

[Shlomo]

Hmmm newegg lists it at 2.1v, thanks for finding that, I might have to go for some lower voltage ram

 

[Shlomo]

Yeah the website doesn't list that RAM as being compatable with the G965P-S3 motherboard, NEXT!

 

[WR2]

It doesnt list ANY S3 motherboard.... but it is compatible with the S4.

 

[WR2]

http://tw.giga-byte.com/FileList/MemorySupport/motherboard_memory_ga-945p-s3.pdf

 

[Shlomo]

Yeah I already saw that, but that doesn't list all the RAM that is compatable with the board, just some of it.

 

[WR2]

Thats exactly right. Only what's been tested to work. Not a complete list of what will work.