Hows this now that conroe is in stock?

MeatLoaf · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:23

I havent included an optical drive as ive already got a spare PX-755A. Main point is will the CPU work with the chosen mobo, amd is the freezer cooler compatable with the conroe?

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£114.95 £114.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£94.95 £94.95
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£104.95 £104.95
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£214.95 £214.95
HD-024-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA)
£34.95 £69.90
SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£48.50 £48.50
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
CA-008-TG Tagan TG530-U15 530W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-008-TG)
£61.95 £61.95
Subtotal £774.05
VAT £135.46
Total £909.51

Stelly · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:29

looks really good, but if you can afford it I would change to Gskill RAM mate

Stelly

Dutch Guy · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:30

Will you be overclocking?
If the answer is yes the only mobo worth considering is the ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe as it can get >400Mhz FSB which you will deffo need with a E6300 as it has a 7x multiplier.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2797&p=3

Stelly · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:31

Dutch Guy said:
Will you be overclocking?
If the answer is yes the only mobo worth considering is the ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe as it can get >400Mhz FSB which you will deffo need with a E6300 as it has a 7x multiplier.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2797&p=3

The Gigabyte DS3 overclocks like a beast though!

Stelly

Dutch Guy · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:37

Stelly said:
The Gigabyte DS3 overclocks like a beast though!

Stelly

http://xtreview.com/addcomment.php?id=485&view=gigabyte-Ga--965p-ds3-conroe-motherboard

Looks like they made a new BIOS that indeed helps overclocking :cool:

Stelly · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:38

Dutch Guy said:
http://xtreview.com/addcomment.php?id=485&view=gigabyte-Ga--965p-ds3-conroe-motherboard

Looks like they made a new BIOS that indeed helps overclocking

wonder if it would work on a DS4??

EDIT: OF COURSE! since I downloaded and installed it yesterday lol

Stelly

Explicit · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:43

Everything looks ok. RAM will not be great for overclocking, G.Skill NR/HZ is better

MeatLoaf · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:51

Will the GSKIL thats on offer this week be any good? Was thinking of this one :

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)

Its cheaper than the geil as well

Explicit · 27 Jul 2006 at 08:56

Yep that kit is good, but it doesn't give you as much overclocking headroom as the G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 which is also on offer this week...

What sort of overclock are you thinking of? 2.8GHz?

MeatLoaf · 27 Jul 2006 at 09:05

Explicit said:
Yep that kit is good, but it doesn't give you as much overclocking headroom as the G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 which is also on offer this week...

What sort of overclock are you thinking of? 2.8GHz?

Well this will be my first intel system so when it comes to clocking them im a bit of a noob. I guess i could stetch to the NR PC2-6400 if i dropped the X-Fi for now and stick with onboard sound.

Stelly · 27 Jul 2006 at 09:10

MeatLoaf said:
Well this will be my first intel system so when it comes to clocking them im a bit of a noob. I guess i could stetch to the NR PC2-6400 if i dropped the X-Fi for now and stick with onboard sound.

Doesnt sound like a bad idea!

Stelly

Explicit · 27 Jul 2006 at 09:14

MeatLoaf said:
Well this will be my first intel system so when it comes to clocking them im a bit of a noob. I guess i could stetch to the NR PC2-6400 if i dropped the X-Fi for now and stick with onboard sound.

Well it's all down to how far you wish to overclock.

PC2-5300 = 333MHz, so 333 x 7 = 2.3GHz
PC2-6400 = 400MHz, so 400 x 7 = 2.8GHz

Most RAM kits overclock to some degree, so you could push the PC2-5300 beyond 333MHz, but exactly how much is unknown...whereas with the PC2-6400 you are guaranteed 400MHz. The Gigabyte mobo can go way higher than 400MHz so think about how far you would like to overclock.

MeatLoaf · 27 Jul 2006 at 10:07

Explicit said:
Well it's all down to how far you wish to overclock.

PC2-5300 = 333MHz, so 333 x 7 = 2.3GHz
PC2-6400 = 400MHz, so 400 x 7 = 2.8GHz

Most RAM kits overclock to some degree, so you could push the PC2-5300 beyond 333MHz, but exactly how much is unknown...whereas with the PC2-6400 you are guaranteed 400MHz. The Gigabyte mobo can go way higher than 400MHz so think about how far you would like to overclock. [/QUOTE

Ok i get what you mean now. Can you use a divider if needed like i do on the 939 rig?

Explicit · 27 Jul 2006 at 10:24

MeatLoaf said:
Ok i get what you mean now. Can you use a divider if needed like i do on the 939 rig?

Yup, you can use a divider...but everyone seems to discourage it.