Idea's on this?

Chitsxx · 26 Nov 2007 at 17:05

hey,
Building a new rig, more of an upgrade actually. Please could you give some feedback on the items. I know that this is the hundredth time that this has been asked.

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600
Abit IX38 QuadGT Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2

Do you think that these are the right things to buy?

I have already got the other components etc..

Thanks in advance.

jak731 · 26 Nov 2007 at 17:17

what is your budget?
are you planning on overclocking?

are you planning to go sli in the future?
why not get some GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC), it should be fine, and will overclock.
are you planning on upgrading in the near future again? if yes get a p35 chipset based board as they are more mature so more problems have been sorted out, however if you do not plan to upgrade for a few years or want 2x16x(electrical)pcie slots as opposed to 2x8x(electrical) pcie slot with p35 boards then go with the x38 MB

Chitsxx · 27 Nov 2007 at 11:46

I have a budget of around 350, but could stretch to 400 i guess. I have an 8800gt at the moment, which performs pretty good by itself, so im not sure if i will go sli in the future?

I will most likely overclock, Surely I will get more performance from the pc2-8500? Im not planning on upgrading in the near future or for at least a year or two?

The x38 will also give me the abllity for future upgrades as well with out having to get a new MB, do you think its worth going for it?

CyZMyAssBaby · 27 Nov 2007 at 11:50

as a suggestion change out the memory for this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-GL

You want low latencies. RAM higher than PC2-6400 is for overclocking low multi CPUs to the extreme

at 4x1gs for £70-48 including vat will also future proof you if you decide to use vista 64 for example

Chitsxx · 27 Nov 2007 at 11:52

Looks good for the money, but im not entirley sure why i would do it? Will it not perform worse?

CyZMyAssBaby · 27 Nov 2007 at 11:58

The geil can reach 900-1000mhz combined with a q6600 a 3.6 O/C is attainable on air

Chitsxx · 27 Nov 2007 at 12:00

sounds good, but would it not be worth my while going for the faster pc2-8500? If i did would it overclock ok?

CyZMyAssBaby · 27 Nov 2007 at 12:28

FSB and Ram speed runs best in 1:1 ratio. Most Core 2 Duo/ Quads currently have around 266mhz FSB (266x4). 6400 memory in DDR2 is 800mhz (400x2), but thats 'double rate' so it is actually 400mhz.

This means, 6400 memory will allow an overclock of the CPU to around 3.6ghz (400mhz FSB x 9 multiplier) without even overclocking the RAM speed, which is what most Quads/C2D peak at anyway. The higher speed ram is useful for when you want to hit a higher overclock AND want tighter timings. However, the Intel chip based systems don't see too much benefit with tighter timings in real-world performance, so people tend to stick with 6400 rated ram.

Chitsxx said:
sounds good, but would it not be worth my while going for the faster pc2-8500? If i did would it overclock ok?

No PC8500 is not worth it unless you're running a 475mhz+ FSB. And even then, good clocking PC6400
will keep up.

I hope that explains correctly, I'm sure others will do a better (more accurate) job.