Will everything fit and are the parts compatible

[tayse8]

cant overclock my old newcastle 3500 (going 2.56mhz instead of 2.24)anymore and x800xl as well. So time for a new one ready for crysis and the next 2 yrs hopefully, this is the setup im looking at based on the forums.

CPU:e6750 (cos they a lot cheaper than e6600)
MOTHERBOARD: er...... still not decided, nothing fancy,jst one with 1333fsb and good overclocking bios ready for when it gets old (probably asusp5n32 or eva 680i lite)
RAM: 2gb of ddr2 pc5300 (this matches with the cpu perfectly) probs corsair xms2 as never had a problem
GRAPHICS: x1950xt as this best card out there for the price range and the 8800's add far to much money to a cheap system build.
CASE: antec180 or antec900 which looks class! BUT will these be big enough for the x1850xt as i hear they are quite large.

Cheers for the replies, also i am not new to new builds its jst i always want to check its right before i spend me money.

 

[aevm]

E6750 is great value for the price. If you can afford a Q6600 it will last you longer, but both are great.

Check out GA-P35-DS3L. I'm guessing you don't have the budget for two $500 cards, so you don't really need SLI support. This means the P35 chipset is your best bet, not 680i.

RAM: there's a Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 for $52 after rebate at newegg. (or at least it was there a few days ago).

x1950xt is also great value for the money, go for it.

Antec 180 and Antec 900 are big enough even for the 8800 GTX. No worries there, they'll fit an 1950xt.

 

[lunyone]

Budget CPU for now and Penryn later, If you like, but here's an idea to look at, since you've OC'd before. This will allow you to get a 8800gts with the $ savings on the CPU and case.

CPU - $80 shipped e2160 OC it to 2.8 to 3.2 Ghz!!
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?&scriteria=BA23881

Mobo - $98 shipped - $20 MIR (if you trust MIR’s) = $78 Hard to beat at this price.
ABIT IP35-E INTEL P35 CHIPSET ATX FORM FACTOR 1xPCI-E(X16)/2xPCI-E(X1)/3xPCI/4xDDR2 W/SATA2,LAN(Gb),USB 2.0 & AUDIO
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?&scriteria=BA23929

PSU - $100 shipped - $45 MIR, can’t beat for this price
Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103941

Case - $40 shipped - $10 MIR = $30!! Can’t beat the quality and price on this one.
COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119115

Memory - $97 shipped - $40 MIR = $57 Good OC’ing RAM for good money!
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820227139

Memory - $102 shipped - $40 MIR = $62!! Solid performing CAS 4 DDR2
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034

Memory - $110 shipped - $47 MIR = $63!! Good OC’ing RAM + CAS 4 too.
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565

Memory - $93 shipped - $30 MIR = $63!! CAS 4 and good RAM
GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144062

Any of the above DDR2 will do you just fine!

GPU - $296 shipped - $20 MIR = $276 eVga’s 90 day Step-Up program available!!
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130082

OC'ing compound (which you might be interested in)
Shin Etsu CPU Thermal Compound $12 shipped
http://www.crazypc.com/products/50118.html

Shin Etsu Temperature Graphs
http://www.***.com/forums/case-psu-cooling/3902-thermal-interface-material-comparison.html?garpg=3

Just some options there to ponder at.

Step Up link
http://evga.com/stepup/default.asp

e2160 OC'ing link
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/12/pentium_dual_core/

 

[tayse8]

that oc idea would certainly save some money to get a direct 10 card,
do both cores oc the same or is that done seperate (will have to research this new idea) not sure i need a quad as only play fps and watch films and cant see a new game coming out for a long time that uses quad, but could be wrong

 

[aevm]

Nice work lunyone!!!

Yes both cores OC together.

A quad is better for SupCom, FSX, Crysis, Hellgate. Most current games will prefer a dual-core with a higher clock. For example for a short-term solution E6750 is better than Q6600. Long-term it's best to get the quad. Anyway, the overclocked e2160 + GTS 320 will be great, do it. Remember to add a good CPU cooler to the mix.

 

[tayse8]

well i will leave the quad till the new penrons come out and drop in price (if thats right?).

Always go for artic cooling on everything, now to start from scratch again and find a good oc'ing mobo, ta