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johnrs

johnrs

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Hi All

Now that xmas is been and gone its time to spend some of the xmas money

This is what I have now

Nvidia 8800 GTX
ASRock ConRoe945 MB
Intel E6300 CPU (Water Cooled)
2gb DDR2 Dual Channel
Tagen 480w PSU

This is what I am looking to buy and would like to know what you think. Good or bad..


Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600
XFX nForce 680i SLi
Coolermaster Real Power 850w Modular Power Supply


I will be water cooling the CPU again so looking to overclock the CPU a little

And advice would be great..

Thanks
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Sub Total : £257.97
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £45.14
Total : £303.11

p35 ocs quads better then 680i
i assume sli isnt needed
corsair HX520 will be more than enough, get the 620 if you want. it is also a better build then the coolermaster i think.
 
I was thinking SLi but I am not hearing good things about it and the cost/performance gain is not worth it..

OK.. thanks for the info.. Shopping list revised :)
 
Sli is not worth the hassle, including board limitations ie 680i/ 780i chipset. The P35 boards for example the Abit IP pro is an excellent board supports raid and over clocks extremely well

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-135-AB

or alternative

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-085-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=913

- Supports Intel® Core™ 2 multi-core and upcoming 45nm processors
- Supports DDR2 1066* memory for outstanding system performance.
- Ultimate graphics performance with dual PCI-E x16 interface
- Integrated SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
- Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE1394
- Ultra Durable 2 motherboard features High Quality CPU Power design with Ferrite core chokes, Low RDS (on) MOSFET and Solid Capacitors.
- Durable Capacitors that take advantage of Japanese manufactured solid capacitors
- Audio controller from ALC 889A featuring 106 dB Signal to Noise ratio and supporting for both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats.
 
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The standard IP-35 does have built-in RAID capability, as well as Firewire, but not eSATA. The IP-35E does not have these; it is just basic functionality. The IP-35 Pro has all these, as well as a better heatpipe cooling system, and some other nice bells and whistles, such as a diagnostic LED display. If you intend to use external hard drive and want to use eSATA support, so the IP-35 Pro

http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/index.php

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2007/abit/IP35-Pro/g1.htm
 
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GregI said:
CyZMyAssBaby, why wouldnt you take the Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R? (you selected the DS3P mobo)
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The reason why i did not recommend the DS3R:

The difference between the two motherboards is:

The GA P35 DS3P x2 pci express x16 slots vs the DSR (x1 x16 PCIE)

and x3 firewire ports (IEE1394) the DSR has no firewire. The The GA P35 DS3P also will support x2 esata whilst the DS3R does not.

Although both boards support DDR3 and DDR2
 
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jak731 said:
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Sub Total : £257.97
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £45.14
Total : £303.11

p35 ocs quads better then 680i
i assume sli isnt needed
corsair HX520 will be more than enough, get the 620 if you want. it is also a better build then the coolermaster i think.
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I bought these components on Thursday/Friday along with some ram an 8800GTS and an aftermarket cooler. Once I did a fresh install of XP I was very happy.
 
GregI said:
Wow........did not see the 2 pci 16 slots on that board. Completely missed that. I may change and get the DS3P.
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In cross fire mode one the one PCIE lane will run at 16x and the second lane at 4x as it doesn't support Sli.

Although if you were to decide to run raid for example or require back up the esata is excellent.

For £18 difference between the the Ds3P offers just a tad more functionality over the Ds3R.

If you are purchasing for future proof ie DDR3 then even more so to lean on the Ds3P due to the extra functionality "extras" the board offers
 
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CyZMyAssBaby said:
In cross fire mode one the one PCIE lane will run at 16x and the second lane at 4x as it doesn't support Sli.

Although if you were to decide to run raid for example or require back up the esata is excellent.

For £18 difference between the the Ds3P offers just a tad more functionality over the Ds3R
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Do the X38 Gigbayte boards have both slots running at 16x?
If so ill sheel out an extra £20 for an x38 board.
 
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