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New gaming build check these parts please, any suggestions? thanks!

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I'm thinking about building a new comp, been looking at parts, I'm not sure what motherboard to go with should I go with 680i?, any suggestions on anything below. I also want to overclock this better ram for this?, thanks.

 

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COOLER MASTER Stacker RC-832-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: RC-832-KKN1-GP
Item #: N82E16811119121

 

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ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: IP35 Pro
Item #: N82E16813127030

 

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

 

Corsair 520W power supply

 

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80562Q6600
Item #: N82E16819115017

 


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G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail

 

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Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD7500AAKS
Item #: N82E16822136131

 

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Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

 

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Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail
Model #: Tower 120
Item #: N82E16835154001


Message edited by xQuestx on 09-22-2007 at 06:27:31 PM
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i have this power supply would I be able to use it for this build?

OCZ OCZ600ADJSLI ATX12V 2.01, BTX, EPS12V 600W Power Supply

http://www.ocztechnology.com/produ [...] sli_ready_


Message edited by xQuestx on 09-22-2007 at 06:20:37 PM
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Yup, that'll work

Reply to mad-dog

Your mb is fine, however I'll suggest the Gigabyte DS3R P35 mb just cause it supports DDR3 and DDR2. If you want to overclock even higher than 475mhz, a better ram would be from Crucial. But I don't think you're gonna go that far with a Q6600 anyways.

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Don't waste your money on DDR3.

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YES dont waste YOUR MONEY on DDR3!

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so that motherboard is a good one? also would that ram be good for overclocking or is there something better?

Reply to xQuestx

That motherboard is a great choice.
Your RAM is good for overclocking the CPU but less effective for OC'ing the RAM if you plan to do that.
Most of the time you'll get better RAM OC'ing with 4x1GB CL4 (4-4-4-12) RAM. But you dont need to OC RAM to overclock your CPU.
An agressive OC for the Q6600 2.4Ghz (9 multi x 266Mhz FSB = 2.4Ghz) would be in the area of 3.2~3.4Ghz. That would have the FSB at ~355Mhz - ~377Mhz. Since the DDR2 800 RAM runs at 400Mhz (400Mhz x 2 = 800) you'll be able to push the FSB to 400Mhz (3.6Ghz for the Q6600) before you'll even need to think about overclocking the RAM.

  



Message edited by WR2 on 09-23-2007 at 08:07:16 PM
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That mother board is out of stock most places, anything comparable that will be just as good? thanks.

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