I know this has been done.....

2bullish · 4 Oct 2006 at 00:50

....before, but

spec me your ultimate "overclocking" system. Has to be a powerhouse of overclocking joy and be futureproof for at leat a year and a half. WC dudes step forward if you will.

elite · 4 Oct 2006 at 01:11

semi-pro waster · 4 Oct 2006 at 08:46

elite said:
why?

And how much would you be willing to spend on it? If this is just idle curiousity and you aren't going to do anything with it then there is no point bothering really as it has already been done and including peripherals etc you can spend over £10,000

2bullish · 4 Oct 2006 at 11:24

elite said:
why?

because I want to buy it and would like some advice. As far as the system is concerned I am talking within the realms of common sense. A good start would be parts that are available from OCUK, however, I want toi go down the WC route and not all parts for this are handled form here.

semi-pro waster · 4 Oct 2006 at 11:38

Ok then this may do, I have left out all watercooling equipment as I know jack about it. The rest is a mix of near top end parts and those that might be worthwhile before it gets to totally silly money. I'm not totally sure on the Ram as I don't know if C3 offers that much in the way of benefits over C4 for the extra £100 or so.

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£194.99 £194.99
MB-180-AS Asus P5W64-WS Pro Intel 975X (Socket LGA775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-180-AS)
£169.99 £169.99
MY-110-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C3 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-110-CS)
£299.99 £299.99
GX-050-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950 XT-X SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR4 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-050-CO)
£244.99 £244.99
HD-069-WD Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-069-WD)
£145.95 £145.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
BU-000-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case & Window (BU-000-AK)
CA-006-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Window Side Panel (CA-006-AK) 1
CA-005-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminum Case (CA-005-AK) 1
£82.90 £82.90
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
CA-007-SS Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-007-SS)
£124.99 £124.99
SC-041-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition + HS600 £29.99 Gaming Headset Bundle - Retail (SC-041-CL)
£123.50 £123.50
Subtotal £1,469.20
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £24.95
VAT £261.48
Total £1,755.63

2bullish · 4 Oct 2006 at 12:40

semi-pro waster said:
Ok then this may do, I have left out all watercooling equipment as I know jack about it. The rest is a mix of near top end parts and those that might be worthwhile before it gets to totally silly money. I'm not totally sure on the Ram as I don't know if C3 offers that much in the way of benefits over C4 for the extra £100 or so.

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£194.99 £194.99
MB-180-AS Asus P5W64-WS Pro Intel 975X (Socket LGA775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-180-AS)
£169.99 £169.99
MY-110-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C3 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-110-CS)
£299.99 £299.99
GX-050-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950 XT-X SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR4 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-050-CO)
£244.99 £244.99
HD-069-WD Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-069-WD)
£145.95 £145.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
BU-000-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case & Window (BU-000-AK)
CA-006-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Window Side Panel (CA-006-AK) 1
CA-005-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminum Case (CA-005-AK) 1
£82.90 £82.90
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
CA-007-SS Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-007-SS)
£124.99 £124.99
SC-041-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition + HS600 £29.99 Gaming Headset Bundle - Retail (SC-041-CL)
£123.50 £123.50
Subtotal £1,469.20
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £24.95
VAT £261.48
Total £1,755.63

I had something like that very much in mind, I may go with the Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB) ram instead as this should give me more head room and Ill change the case to a Lian-Li PC-G70 as Ill need the room for the WC rad, as I want to house it internally.

That Seasonic PSU is excellent but in my mind the OCZ GameXStream 700w is just as good, if not better, for less money. Cannot fault the rest.