How is this bui;d? (any suggestions?)

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dostanio

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Hello there, I am putting together this system and was wondering if this will balance out, and if there are any suggestions.


Gigabyte GA-N650SLI-DS4L nForce 650i SLi
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB

Should everything work fine?

Thanks alot

(I live in the UK)
 
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650i is very weak for overclocking, but fine at stock. Get more than 2gb ram, it's not enough, and page file usage will slow the machine to a crawl. Everything else good for budget build.
 
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Thanks for the fast reply!

Its a strict £250 budget, its a home entertainment pc. No gaming etc..

I have a case, a PSU and a geforce 8400GS 256mb.
 
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dostanio

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I have no intend to overclock, maybe slightly.

So main question the ram would work fine with the mobo?
Also I am intending to use windows XP, so will it not restrict me wiht 2GB of ram? Or can I just go up to 4GB?
 
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Silverion77

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2 gigs is fine on XP

Also, get a P35 board...theyre much more stable. The Gigabyte P35-DS3L is good.
For ram go down to 800...the upgrade to 1066 gives marginal performance gains
 
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Silverion pretty much said all that has to be said. Let me add a couple more things. :p

You mentioned it's a home entertainment pc, im guessing you plan on watching/storing lots of movies etc on it. So i would recommend you get a 500gb HDD rather than just a 250gb, it'll save you the stress of having to upgrade later. HDD prices are quite competitive these days, you can pick up a 500gb HDD for not much more.

As for the processor. Why not get a E2160 instead, it'll save you money and if you plan on overclocking, it'll give you the same performance as the E2200. I've seen much more successful overclocks on the E2160, so it'll be your best bet if overclockings the route you wish to take. FREE PERFORMANCE FTW! Although you'll need an after market cooler.
 
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Ah, I see. Still, 800mhz ddr2 should be the best bang for the buck anywhere. Also, many 1066mhz ram is just factory overclocked 800, and won't oc any further, not to mention being recognized as 800mhz ddr2 by some motherboards, in which case you'd have to set it manually.
 
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Maroc

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WTF! I never knew that! If this is true im getting one...

Silverion, are you serious with the 3.4 - 3.6? Because I dont see those numbers very often..
 
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I wouldn't put too much faith on it. There are all kinds of numbers out there. If it can't be duplicated back at home, it's no good for us. What's important is "reliable oc," which is basically guaranteed oc.
 
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Highest I got stable was 3.2Ghz on the E2180(66C Prime95). I could go for about 3.36Ghz with really high voltage(79-82C Prime95), but the temps increase really fast at those voltages and becomes unstable at about 4hrs.

My results:

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[PS: Go by the SpeedFan temps, the temps were calibrated using methods described in C2D Temp guide]

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I've seen the E2160 usually get 3.2-3.4 with better than stock cooling
but again its luck of the draw

I think the E2180 is bugged and usually hits a brick wall at 3.0. I have 3.0 at about 1.37 last I remember but then it eats voltage like nothing. E2200 idk, but its 11x multiplier must do something :D
 
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