Help to choose components for an overclockable system

BlueTrin

BlueTrin

BlueTrin

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Hello, I am building a new system, was wondering if it was the right forum to post a config (maybe it should be more in general), to know your advice about how overclockable it will be.

I just put the whole config just to know if there were also any issues on this build that are well known.

Any help is much appreciated : )
Tony

EDIT 20/12/07
Changed from Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP, iP35 to Asus Maximus Formula SE iX38


BASE COMPONENTS

  • P182SE Special Edition Mirrored Stainless Steel Finish Midi Tower Case w/o PSU
  • Asus Maximus Formula SE iX38, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066/1200/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX
  • Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLACR, 95W, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, Retail
    (Expecting to overclock at 3.3GHz or 3.6GHz)
  • 4GB RAM: 2 x Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065)
    1066MHz RAM Speed, CAS 5-5-5-15 Timings, 2.2v VDIMM, Lifetime Warranty with Crucial.
  • 512MB EVGA 8800GTS, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Mem 1940 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 650 MHz, Dual DVI/HDTV
    (new GTS version with the G92)
  • 500w Seasonic S12II-500 PSU, 12Cm fan, active PFC RoHS +80%

COOLING

  • Arctic Cooling MX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound (it's what arctic use on their H/S/F's)
  • Thermalright HR-03 GT 6 H-pipe Heat sink for nVidia 8800GT, ATI 3850/70 VGA Cards (fan not Inc) 92mm
  • Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 120mm heat sink for AMD/Intel CPU (bare sink no fan)
  • 120mm Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F Fan 1600 RPM (CPU,on the Ultra 120)

STORAGE
  • 2x 500 GB Seagate ST3500630AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ in RAID 0
  • Samsung SH-S202N/BEBN 20x DVD±R, 16xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, PATA,Lightscribe, Black, OEM inc. Nero

OTHER CARDS
  • Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Video Editor 7.1Ch, 4Port USB2 Hub, THX, External USB2

MISC.
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit 1Pk OEM (DVD)

Useful links
  • Overclockers experience about overclocking the Intel quad: link
 
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What resolutions do you game at? You might want to change the GTS for a GTX since the price is about the same now. Also, i would suggest going with X38, maybe the Gigabyte one? Pci-e 2 might be useful if you intend on keeping your set up for some time
 
Trunks9486 said:
What resolutions do you game at? You might want to change the GTS for a GTX since the price is about the same now. Also, i would suggest going with X38, maybe the Gigabyte one? Pci-e 2 might be useful if you intend on keeping your set up for some time
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Took the wide screen because I do some programming for work at home also and read a lot of documents at the same time, and I could also use it for my Wii.

In fact I was even thinking about going for a simple GT and wait for the next generation of cards to be released next year so the price will come down to upgrade.

Changed the board, but I am alit bit scared because in the database of the forum there is no X38 on air overclocked at 3.6GHz ...

Thanks for the tips : )

robj20 said:
I would change the psu to a Corsair and there is no need for vista ultimate, home prem is fine.
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Changed to this PSU after reading this review:
500w Seasonic S12II-500 PSU, 12Cm fan, active PFC RoHS +80%
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2162
 
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