best board for a E6600?

clv101 said:
I guess it depends on my use of the words "real world" and "virtually". However I think my point stands. He's talking about spending ~£190 on a PSU. No need. Something like the Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) for £72.82 would do the job. The £331.32 (300GB) of hard disc could be replaced with Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache for £74.01. Those are the easy two where 3.5-fold savings can be made and still deliver virtually the same system in terms of real world use.

Regarding the motherboard, a decent 975X board can be had for under £140, it may or may not clock as well as any given 680i board but features wise it does the same stuff. Which brings us to the graphics card, I'll just point to this thread: Pointless getting 8800***!! What games?!
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A 520w PSU is not good enough for 8800 GTX in SLI
I doubt a 300 gig seagate would be as fast as a striped raptor array.
A 975x chipset mobo would not do SLI.Considering he is getting a 8800 GTX why would he spend 140 on a xfire mobo? :confused:
8800 GTX work just dandy in DX9 current games.Want to double your framerate in oblivion? Get a 8800 GTX

So whats your point again?
You have suggested hardware that

a: is not suitable for his needs
b: not compatible with what he intends for his gfx sub system
c: you think a 8800 GTX is no good for DX9 current titles?

I'm sorry but you way off the mark . ;)
 
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easyrider said:
If you think that 4200 ram will overclock to 1ghz then you are from cloud cuckoo land my friend, :D

Show a review where 4200 ram has been clocked to 1ghz?
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Maybe if you had said please or been less of a 'I know everything' I may have pointed you in the right direction. Anyway don't try and twist my words, the PC2-4200 (DDR533) was mentioned for anyone on a budget who a) may not want to overclock or b) wants to save some cash and try a little overclocking on the memory. . . got ot now :)

Before I posted in this thread you didnt even know the 680i mobo existed.
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Duh! :D

Your post have been far from accurate. I have merely just clarified the points so that maybe otheres reading this get the whole facts not made up facts about ram speeds etc..
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Um your a real piece of work, I think my information has been entirely accuate, lol I made one typo on the memory which I quickly corrected, its not that big a deal is it?

easyrider said:
You have suggested hardware that

a: is not suitable for his needs
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Don't get so fixated on the OP, the topic can stray a little everynow and then, its a general chat about someone wanting to set-up a Core2 Duo system right?
 
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Big.Wayne said:
Maybe if you had said please or been less of a 'I know everything' I may have pointed you in the right direction. Anyway don't try and twist my words, the PC2-4200 (DDR533) was mentioned for anyone on a budget who a) may not want to overclock or b) wants to save some cash and try a little overclocking on the memory. . . got ot now :)

Duh! :D

Um your a real piece of work, I think my information has been entirely accuate, lol I made one typo on the memory which I quickly corrected, its not that big a deal is it?

Don't get so fixated on the OP, the topic can stray a little everynow and then, its a general chat about someone wanting to set-up a Core2 Duo system right?
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Please show me a review were DDR2 4200 has been clocked to 1ghz.

I was just highlighting the facts.Someone who suggests that a 520w PSU is fine for 8800 GTX needs to be corrected.

Someone who suggests that a 975x chipset is fine for 8800 SLI needs to be corrected.

I have alread given a budget spec for a conroe setup and have covered the top end too.

looking on OCUK you can get :

Crucial 2GB Value Select (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
(£158.61)

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400
(£176.24)

The difference between the two is £ 17.63 I'm sure someone getting a conroe rig and on a budget could squeeze this ammount to get the 6400 and allow the full clocking potential of conroe to be unleashed.

So I'm unsure why you would suggest 4200 when the savings to be had are minimal.
 
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Nvidia nForce 680i SLI Chipset Review

Conclusion
There has been no question about the best chipsets for Intel platform until recently: they were designed by Intel, of course. However, the market realities have changed now: there is another highly ambitious player in the chipset market – Nvidia Corporation. And although they haven’t been able to roll out high-quality solutions for LGA775 systems for quite some time, sooner or later they had to break through.

The new Nvidia nForce 680i SLI is a serious candidate for success. Unlike its predecessors, this chipset is a pretty mature solution, free from numerous “children’s diseases”. Therefore, those users who prefer Nvidia graphics and are going to use SLI configurations should definitely go for the newcomer. Especially, since there are hardly any real alternatives in the today’s market for an SLI system based around Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processors.

If you are not interested in putting together an SLI system, then we wouldn’t recommend Nvidia nForce 680i SLI as a basis for your platform at this time. The thing is that the only mainboard available today is the reference mainboard and it didn’t prove the best in our performance, overclocking and power consumption tests. In other words, it couldn’t outperform the overclocker’s solutions in Intel 975X Express and Intel P965 Express chipsets in any of the practical tests, except the formal specifications, though.
So, if you are happy with the today’s Intel 975X Express and Intel P965 Express based mainboards, then there is no need for you to switch to Nvidia nForce 680i SLI. As for us, we will continue testing new Nvidia nForce 600i chipset family for Intel platform as soon as we get our hands on the mainboards based on manufacturer’s own design, not the reference. And hopefully most of the problems we have described in our today’s articles will go away with the new BIOS versions and new design layouts.
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Hmmm,

the 680i doesn't look to great from this review, but who knows it could be early hardware or early BIOS issues, would have hated to blow over £200 on a mobo and it offerered no extra performance! :D

Still early days yet, back to the i965 and i945PL reviews, theres something to be said for using 'slighty' older hardware, apart from the price advantage the hardware/BIOS/Drivers are are pretty much perfect!


easyrider said:
He wants the option of SLI with 8800 GTx's
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I'm not sure he knows what he wants :)

[Death] said:
im looking to move away from SLI, its too much hassle, 1 8800GTX will be fine
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Big.Wayne said:
Nvidia nForce 680i SLI Chipset Review

Hmmm,

the 680i doesn't look to great from this review, but who knows it could be early hardware or early BIOS issues, would have hated to blow over £200 on a mobo and it offerered no extra performance! :D

Still early days yet, back to the i965 and i945PL reviews, theres something to be said for using 'slighty' older hardware, apart from the price advantage the hardware/BIOS/Drivers are are pretty much perfect!


I'm not sure he knows what he wants :)
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What does that mean?
Another review to back you up?

Have a read of Anantech s review swings and roundabouts.
You seemed to have completely ignored my point on the memory in the previous post.
 
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The overall gaming performance of the 680i platform is excellent and is competitive with or faster than any Intel Socket 775 motherboard tested at AT. These results confirm the 680i is an excellent gaming platform for Core 2 processors."


Seems its just fine :D
 
Big.Wayne said:
Hmmm maybe, but you promise not to call me Potato face again :p

Lol funny thread, hope you all enjoyed reading it :o
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Again you ignored my point about the memory. :rolleyes:

why would you suggest DDR 4200 when the differnce in cost to the 6400 stuff is minimal?
 
easyrider said:
Seems its just fine :D
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Sorry I am not seeing £100 worth of extra performance there easy me boy, the i965 is looking an even better option for the money.

But!. . . . its still early days for this 680i, I'm sure it will become more refined after a BIOS update or two or hardware revison. From the two reviews I just read it's not looking like a bang-for-buck mobo at all :(

Keep up the good Beta-testing work, we appreciate it ;)

easyrider said:
Again you ignored my point about the memory. :rolleyes:

why would you suggest DDR 4200 when the differnce in cost to the 6400 stuff is minimal?
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Not DDR 4200, PC2-4200 (DDR533), it was mentioned only as an entry level option, and maybe with the right sticks you could get some overclocking out of them. . .

PC2-6400 (DDR800) is obviously a good choice for some CD2 overclocking fun, but its about an extra £70 to the budget!
 
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Big.Wayne said:
Sorry I am not seeing £100 worth of extra performance there easy me boy, the i965 is looking an even better option for the money.

But!. . . . its still early days for this 6800i, I'm sure it will become more refined after a BIOS update or two or hardware revison. From the two reviews I just read it's not looking like a bang-for-buck mobo at all :(

Keep up the good Beta-testing work, we appreciate it ;)

Not DDR 4200, PC2-4200 (DDR533), it was mentioned only as an entry level option, and maybe with the rtight sticks you could get some overclocking out of them. . .

PC2-6400 (DDR800) is obviously a good choice for some CD2 overclocking fun, but its about an extra £70 to the budget!
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For the money I have already stated that a DS3(965)with a 6300 offers good value and clocking.

The 680i is about overclocking and running sli with conroe the two are different for differing users and needs.

£70 to the budget if getting 6400 ram?

No it doesn't

I will glady test the latest hardware I enjoy it.I dont have hardware long enough to get precious about it. :D

When the DFI 680i comes out ill drop the EVGA 680i like a stone just like i will drop the 8800 GTX if the R600 is faster :D
 
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easyrider said:
£70 to the budget if getting 6400 ram?

No it doesn't
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How much can you get a 2GB kit of DDR533 for? and how much can you get a 2Gb kit of DDR800 for? What about DDR1000?

I'm not sure what we are talking about now, I have just stated that for CD2 you can use DDR533/DDR800/DDR1000 thats it. . .
 
Big.Wayne said:
How much can you get a 2GB kit of DDR533 for? and how much can you get a 2Gb kit of DDR800 for? What about DDR1000?

I'm not sure what we are talking about now, I have just stated that for CD2 you can use DDR533/DDR800/DDR1000 thats it. . .
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looking on OCUK you can get :

Crucial 2GB Value Select (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
(£158.61)

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400
(£176.24)

The difference between the two is £ 17.63 not 70 I'm sure someone getting a conroe rig and on a budget could squeeze this ammount to get the 6400 and allow the full clocking potential of conroe to be unleashed.

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (£152.74

The difference in cost is minimal
 
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easyrider said:
Eureka I think hes got it! :D
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I don't think so? whats your point?

I'm saying £150 (ish) gets you 2GB of DDR533 that if your lucky/good you can try to get it as high as DDR1000

Or if you want some quality DDR800 your looking at £200-£230, so thats roughly £50-£80 difference. DO you ever have a budget guy?
 
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