Hello...first post here but looking forward to exploring the forums. I work in IT but rarely build systems other than my own so it also surprises me how quickly the tehnology passes me by. Every couple years when i do my research for building a new PC, I feel like a noob again.
Because of that, I'm looking for some final advice before purchasing my next setup.
I'm looking to build a new DAW (digital audio workstation) to replace my current P4 system (lol). I initially figured why not use the specs from the DAWs that sweetwater is selling and everybody is loving so I started with this http://www.sweetwater.com/creation_station/chart.php.
Then I saw on Sonar's (my main audio app) forum that people were using the quad-core almost exclusively. That lead me to this THG article http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/08/dual_vs_quad/index.html to determine that the quad core is the best option for me (using the graphics apps as substitutes for my audio benchmarking). After seeing the components that THG was using I decided to change some of the parts from the sweetwater setup and come up with this system.
1 Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129024 $119.95 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024
1 GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GX22GB6400UDCA= - Retail
Item #: N82E16820144062 $51.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144062
1 ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131196 149.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196
1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115017 $249.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
1 ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835118019 $53.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019
Subtotal: $625.91
So my questions are the following
1) I'm not going to have any issues overclocking this memory with this motherboard am I? I plan on OCing it up to 3.3Ghz as described in the THG article. Also is there a problem with the fact that the board is DDR2 1066 and my memory is DDR-800?
2) I couldn't find the GEIL memory that THG was recommending so I went with this...comparable? any feedback on this memory in general? I've always been a kingston guy so I'm trusting THG on this one.
3) Any feedback on this chasis? I wanted to stick with an Antec PS and this case came with one and seems to have everything I need.
Any advice is certainly appreciated.
Sean
Because of that, I'm looking for some final advice before purchasing my next setup.
I'm looking to build a new DAW (digital audio workstation) to replace my current P4 system (lol). I initially figured why not use the specs from the DAWs that sweetwater is selling and everybody is loving so I started with this http://www.sweetwater.com/creation_station/chart.php.
Then I saw on Sonar's (my main audio app) forum that people were using the quad-core almost exclusively. That lead me to this THG article http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/08/dual_vs_quad/index.html to determine that the quad core is the best option for me (using the graphics apps as substitutes for my audio benchmarking). After seeing the components that THG was using I decided to change some of the parts from the sweetwater setup and come up with this system.
1 Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129024 $119.95 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024
1 GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GX22GB6400UDCA= - Retail
Item #: N82E16820144062 $51.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144062
1 ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131196 149.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196
1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115017 $249.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
1 ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835118019 $53.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019
Subtotal: $625.91
So my questions are the following
1) I'm not going to have any issues overclocking this memory with this motherboard am I? I plan on OCing it up to 3.3Ghz as described in the THG article. Also is there a problem with the fact that the board is DDR2 1066 and my memory is DDR-800?
2) I couldn't find the GEIL memory that THG was recommending so I went with this...comparable? any feedback on this memory in general? I've always been a kingston guy so I'm trusting THG on this one.
3) Any feedback on this chasis? I wanted to stick with an Antec PS and this case came with one and seems to have everything I need.
Any advice is certainly appreciated.
Sean