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Success! Below are the specs for my new build that is up and running.
Prossesor: Q6600 B3
Ram: 2X Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
DVD: SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache PATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
HDD: Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
LCD: SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1(DC 3000:1)
Video: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
COOLING: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
Floppy: Rosewill RCR-FD200 All-in-one USB 2.0 Black 3.5" Card Reader with 1.44MB Floppy Drive

PSU: Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick
OR this one

Thanks to all who replied to earlier posts re my build. I love the system and now it is time to do a little overclocking.

I have tried a few things with Easy tune but have read this is not the way to OC.
So currently the system is running stable with the FSB increased to 340mHz which of course eqates to the processor running at ~ 3.06gHz. Voltage stayed at 1.28v All seems ok
Can I tweak it more with that air cooler?
And should I adjust the timings on the memory? Or the voltage on the memory? Memory divider remains at 1:1. i think the memory remains at stock settings 5-5-5-5-18. I am at work and can not check the system right now.

Any help would be appreciated.

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remarkable as unless my eyes deceive me you have no mobo! :P

I'm guessing that it's a Gigabyte going by the mention of Easy Tune.

Profile: stranger
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Yeah it's a new way to build- no motherboard.
Yikes I cut and pasted and did not include the board!
It is a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
Sorry bout that!


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