Advice before I buy...

Dale

Dale

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Hi all, I'm about to (probably dependant on advice from the experts!) purchase the following:

  • Asus GeForce 9800 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)
  • Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan
  • Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
  • 2 xWestern Digital Raptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache
  • Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
  • Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

Just need a little help with OCing foresight, i.e. what I may expect to achieve from the CPU on air (with aforementioned cooler) and also, what people think.

Is it wise to get the 4gb RAM? or shall I stick with 2gb? Will having the 4gb (2 x 2gb) effect my OCing ability?

Sorry for the n00b questions, but I'd like to make sure I'm making a sound choice.

Thanks.
 
Should be looking at atleast 3.4ghz with that cooler. Possibly closer to 3.6ghz.

And 4gb will be grand. It shouldn't affect overclocking a Q6600 on air.
 
Just wondering why are you spending so much on the 9800gx2? why not get 2x 8800GT's and then with the money saved get a board that supports 45nm chips and DDR3?
The 9800gx2 is just two 8800GT's bolted together after all and cost 2x the price.

But you can expect a nice overclock and some good gaming with that setup. Hope you enjoy it.
 
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