Hi i am a S/W engineer who lives in Iran for the last two years i was stuck with an outdated build now i want to build a new one main purpose for the build is programming and gaming(1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024) i am a nebie in OCing as a matter of fact i never OCed before but i want to OC this new build cause i am low on budget untill this March when the project i am working on finishes below are what i selected to buy feel free to enlighten me to buy better components


giga P35 DS3L or Asus P5K
C2D 8200 or 6550
Patriot 2GB dual channel 800
cooler master hyper tx2 or tuniq tower 120
giga geforce 8800 gt or 9600 gt
seagate 250GB sata2

please tell what kind of power do i need and which one of components metioned above are better for OCing also about cooler are those coolers any good? and finally if you know better components for the same price please mention it thank a lot.

Ok I would go with:

Asus P5K,
C2D E8200 (better overclocker),
I recommend the thermalright Ultra 120 extreme cooler (very good for overclocking)
I would try and go with the 8800GT 512mb.
For this I personally would fo with 600w min for running a single card but if you are planning on doing SLI, then get 750w minimum. Try and pick something as good as possible off this list. The PSU is one of the most important things in a system.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=108088

Incorrect information.

That build doesn't require more than 450W. Go for a Corsair 450VX PSU.

Also, the thermalright Ultra 120 is an old girl now....there are two new cooling bosses out there right now....Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer and XIGMATEC HDT S1283. Check this link.

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

although the Sunbeam is at number one, i doubt if its available in Iran, cos it just released in the US. So if you find the Xigmatec, get it without further thought.

Now regarding GPU, at 1024 there is hardly any difference between the 8800GT and 9600GT. what are their prices at your place right now? If there is a considerable difference between their prices, get the 9600GT. It should serve you very well.

Thanks for your advices. About coolers i have a limited choices cause thermalright sunbeam and xigmatec are not available here so i am stuck with the following brands Coolermaster,Tuniq,Silverstone and Zalman so which brand and model do you recommend?
and about VGA 8800GT is about 300 USD and 9600GT is about 270USD which one would you pick?

Either 8800GT or 9600GT would be a great choice.
The 300/270 price is a pretty accurate price/performance ratio indication.
If you can find a E7200 2.53Ghz Wolfdale CPU for a good price it's very close to the E8200 in performance.

Tuniq Tower 120 will require that you also buy a fan for the heatsink. It cools the best of the 3.
CM HyperTX2 and Zalman 9500 are about equal in cooling, but not as good as TT120. They will do a very good job of letting you keep an OC cooler than a stock heat sink & fan.
Tuniq Tower 120 will require that you also buy a fan for the heatsink. It cools the best of the 3.

about e8200 how far i can OC with Asus P5K and tuniq tower 120 and how much with P5K and E7200?