Conroe spec check please...

[Stiffler05]

Hi guys,

My current system (P4 3Ghz with 6800GT) is getting a little outdated now, so i'm looking to buy a new rig.

Below is what i've come up with so far... i don't want to spend more than £1k at the most. I've already got a monitor so i don't need that either.

A couple questions i have are:

1. Is pc2-5300 ram ok or do i need pc2-6400? I'm hoping to overclock.
2. Is the lian-li case the best out there? I'd like something with good cooling but not too large.
3. What's the general consensus about current conroe motherboards. I've heard mixed reports about all of them so far. So is the DFI one ok? Any better ones on the horizon?

CP-127-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN)
£154.95 £154.95
MB-020-DF DFI Infinity 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-020-DF)
£129.95 £129.95
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£99.95 £99.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£136.95 £136.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£49.95 £49.95
CD-041-PO Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO)
£22.95 £22.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
CA-017-OC OCZ ModStream 520w ATX2.2 Power Supply (CA-017-OC)
£54.95 £54.95
Subtotal £698.60
VAT £122.26
Total £820.86

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

 

[GhostRider]

Looks good.

The conroe 6600 will have a big performance gain because it has the same amount of cache as the high level.

The seagate 320 hard drive would be my hard drive of choice but also more expensive.

Nice case

Not sure on the PSU as they are new and i haven't seen any comments on them. A Seasonic PSU would be my choice but again it is more expensive.

 

[Stelly]

Looks good.

The conroe 6600 will have a big performance gain because it has the same amount of cache as the high level.

The seagate 320 hard drive would be my hard drive of choice but also more expensive.

Nice case

Not sure on the PSU as they are new and i haven't seen any comments on them. A Seasonic PSU would be my choice but again it is more expensive.

I agree with that GhostRider is saying here

Stelly

 

[fenderbass86]

It's kinda similar to what i'm looking to get. Im going for the G.skill PC2-6400 NR at £135 cause it'll allow me to get the E6400 to 3GHz.

CP-127-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN) 1
£154.95 £154.95
MY-014-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS) 1
£114.95 £114.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£136.95 £136.95
HD-023-WD Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JD SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-WD) 1
£28.50 £28.50
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) 1
£47.50 £47.50
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO) 1
£21.95 £21.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL) 1
£48.95 £48.95
CA-008-TG Tagan TG530-U15 530W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-008-TG) 1
£61.95 £61.95
Subtotal £615.70
VAT £107.75
Total £723.45

Haven't put in a motherboard cause there's not a big enough selection yet. I like the look of the MSI 965P Platinum (not on OCuK yet).

 

[R3DBuLL]

The Modstream is regarded quite highly so there won't be a problem there. Speaking as an owner of 1 too, though I bought mine yonks ago.