Howdy all,
About to build a new system and this is what I've decided to go with, looking for comments and feedback:
(Live in Aus so all prices are Aus and also obv. effects which bits can get for what price)
Case I already have a p180
Antec NeoPower 480 PSU
Hard drives - I already own several - SATA/SATA II ones (x4).
Motherboard I'm thinking about getting: Gigabyte: 965P-S3 - $169
(can anyone tell me what the DS3 has over the S3? I cant see any diff really except for like $60 so obviously I want to stick to the S3 and save the cash!
I presume the S3 is still good for OC'ing?)
CPU: E6400 OEM - $264
There are some 4Mb lvl 2 cache version of these floating around, they're around $35 more expensive - is this going to make any real diff to the system? I'm trying to be as careful with the $$$'s as i can. The system is already pushing the limits a bit.
Cooler: Thermaltake Big Typhoon $60
(heard this one is pretty quiet and also its really cheap)
RAM: GEIL 2048MB DDR2-800 TWIN PACK PC-6400 240-PIN DDR2 RAM - $374
(PC6400 800MHz CAS 5-5-5-12, Aluminum Heat-spreader)
Dont really want to spend any more than this for 2Gb. Can buy 3Gb for not much more and it'd probably make alot more diff to my overall system speed.
Graphics: 512MB 7600GS Gigabyte $169
Not a huge gamer, WoW is around as far as it goes so this graphics card is more than enough for me for a long time.
I live in Auss so the temp can get hot. Want to OC this but DONT want to compromise stability at all - want as fast as I can easily get where it's rock solid still and I dont have to worry it'll start crashing on hot days.
Appreciate any help as I'm totally new to OC'ing and have never tried it at all even though I'm a Sys Admin and so have alot of understanding of computers.
Thanks boys!
About to build a new system and this is what I've decided to go with, looking for comments and feedback:
(Live in Aus so all prices are Aus and also obv. effects which bits can get for what price)
Case I already have a p180
Antec NeoPower 480 PSU
Hard drives - I already own several - SATA/SATA II ones (x4).
Motherboard I'm thinking about getting: Gigabyte: 965P-S3 - $169
(can anyone tell me what the DS3 has over the S3? I cant see any diff really except for like $60 so obviously I want to stick to the S3 and save the cash!
I presume the S3 is still good for OC'ing?)
CPU: E6400 OEM - $264
There are some 4Mb lvl 2 cache version of these floating around, they're around $35 more expensive - is this going to make any real diff to the system? I'm trying to be as careful with the $$$'s as i can. The system is already pushing the limits a bit.
Cooler: Thermaltake Big Typhoon $60
(heard this one is pretty quiet and also its really cheap)
RAM: GEIL 2048MB DDR2-800 TWIN PACK PC-6400 240-PIN DDR2 RAM - $374
(PC6400 800MHz CAS 5-5-5-12, Aluminum Heat-spreader)
Dont really want to spend any more than this for 2Gb. Can buy 3Gb for not much more and it'd probably make alot more diff to my overall system speed.
Graphics: 512MB 7600GS Gigabyte $169
Not a huge gamer, WoW is around as far as it goes so this graphics card is more than enough for me for a long time.
I live in Auss so the temp can get hot. Want to OC this but DONT want to compromise stability at all - want as fast as I can easily get where it's rock solid still and I dont have to worry it'll start crashing on hot days.
Appreciate any help as I'm totally new to OC'ing and have never tried it at all even though I'm a Sys Admin and so have alot of understanding of computers.
Thanks boys!