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wildman999   06-25-2008 at 02:38:49 AM

Great forum and what a better place for advice. This system will be for Gaming only. I have never OC'd before, so this will be my first time. Also I will not SLI or CF, I currently have a Nvidia 8800GT superclocked that will be going into this system, until I can afford a higher end card.


Case: Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133056

CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037

HD:Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136011

PSU:PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703005

Memory:Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820134125

MOBO:ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131295

Cooler:ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186134

Burner:Pioneer Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827129020

OS:Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116485

Well thats it. The biggest decision for me was and is the mobo. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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shadowduck   06-25-2008 at 03:08:17 AM
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Raptor X = waste of money. Get the new 300GB Raptor, or not one at all.

Good CPU, get the P5Q Pro instead. Only $10 more.

RAM is ok, I prefer G.Skill though.

GREAT PSU!

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dagger   06-25-2008 at 03:11:27 AM
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If you want the highest possible overclocking on that e8400, get this motherboard instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138118

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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theunknown145   06-25-2008 at 05:01:34 PM
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If I were you I would go with an Nvidia chipset on the mobo cause i just prefer them and you will probaly want to do sli in the future.

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theunknown145   06-25-2008 at 05:02:00 PM
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oh yeah, nvidia chipsets are better for ocing

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shadowduck   06-25-2008 at 07:01:21 PM
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theunknown145 wrote :

oh yeah, nvidia chipsets are better for ocing




Where in the hell did you deduce that from? From every test I have seen Intel chipsets have always come out ahead without all the weird problems that plague nVidia chipsets.

Probably want to do SLI in the future?

Again, what a terrible idea.

Byebye Fanboi.

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wildman999   06-26-2008 at 12:15:58 AM
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Ok, I'll use this Hd instead of the raptor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

And I think I'll stay away from nvidia chipsets, havent heard good things on them. And I'm thinking I want to stay with the Asus mobo unless I hear of any problems with them.

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fub4r69   06-26-2008 at 12:19:31 AM
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shadowduck wrote :

Where in the hell did you deduce that from? From every test I have seen Intel chipsets have always come out ahead without all the weird problems that plague nVidia chipsets.

Probably want to do SLI in the future?

Again, what a terrible idea.

Byebye Fanboi.




The term Fanboi, is thrown around these forums very loosely I have noticed.

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dagger   06-26-2008 at 12:37:51 AM
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fub4r69 wrote :

The term Fanboi, is thrown around these forums very loosely I have noticed.


Oh, that one is definately deserving of the title. :na:

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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wildman999   06-26-2008 at 03:06:36 AM
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Dagger, what is the major difference between the board you linked and the one I chose? Remeber, I am a complete noob at overclocking. :( . And as far as the OS, what is the main difference between the 32 and 64 bit.

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dagger   06-27-2008 at 01:56:50 AM
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wildman999 wrote :

Dagger, what is the major difference between the board you linked and the one I chose? Remeber, I am a complete noob at overclocking. :( . And as far as the OS, what is the main difference between the 32 and 64 bit.


Well, it's the current highest oc record holder.
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,7880.html
Of course, those are done by pros, and it's safe to say you won't reach it.

 

The auto-overclocking feature with it's configuration presets tend to work better than auto-oc on Asus boards, which over volts, set strange clocks and cause instability. Of course, it' still better to oc manually if you want things done right.

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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wildman999   06-27-2008 at 02:43:00 AM
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Thanks dagger, I think it would be best if I try manually to OC for my 1st time. How about the rest of the changes?

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wildman999   06-27-2008 at 04:43:48 AM
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Nudge before I order...

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dagger   06-27-2008 at 04:49:48 AM
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Personally, I'd pick a cheaper case and spend the savings on hardware, but that's perference. For hdd, consider this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822145166

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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