Is this a good buy

joedeath332

joedeath332

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Just putting together an order , for an upgrade using my xmas money, and wanted to make sure all is ok with each other,,and advice if there is better for the money

PNY GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail : £211.49 inc VAT

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail : £160.96 inc vat

motherboard : Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard : £63.44 inc VAT

or would the DS3R be better for the xtra £10 ,, is it a better clocking board, as wanna get 3gig out of the Q6600 if poss :D

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) : £29.36 inc VAT

or again would this ram overclock to suit the cpu/board better ?

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC) : £31.71 inc VAT

I hope to get 3gig from this ,, so is the ram up to it,, or is most of the o/c in the multi ?

thanks
 
I haven't checked properly but the DS3L may not use solid caps which isn't quite as good for overclocking or more strictly could mean it wouldn't last as long.

Either Ram set would do fine, your chosen CPU has a 9x multiplier which means you would need 333mhz from the Ram to achieve 3ghz or near as dammit at 2997mhz and the Ram is capable of 400mhz with possibly more in reserve. However I would probably suggest some sort of aftermarket cooler instead, the Arctic Freezer 7 pro is decent if you are on a budget.
 
semi-pro waster said:
I haven't checked properly but the DS3L may not use solid caps which isn't quite as good for overclocking or more strictly could mean it wouldn't last as long.

Either Ram set would do fine, your chosen CPU has a 9x multiplier which means you would need 333mhz from the Ram to achieve 3ghz or near as dammit at 2997mhz and the Ram is capable of 400mhz with possibly more in reserve. However I would probably suggest some sort of aftermarket cooler instead, the Arctic Freezer 7 pro is decent if you are on a budget.
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does the DS3R use solid caps then does anyone know,, or if not what other boards are there that are good ,, and reasonabily priced
 
is the artic freezer smaller than the tuniq tower,,as i dont think my case is big enough for the tower from what i remember.

also does this board have a problem with the geil ram / Q6600 at all ?

Asus P5K SE Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard : £70.49 inc VAT


RE artic freezer pro 7 , my case is 180mm wide ,, and cooler dimensions say :

- Dimensions: 104mm x 58mm x 126.5mm
- Fan Dimensions: 107mm x 43.5mm x 96mm

i take it that it should fit ok ?
 
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The DS3L does in fact feature solid caps according to the description on the OcUK product page but it doesn't seem to be quite so fully featured, it has fewer SATA ports with no Raid functionality, the cooling doesn't appear to be quite as good and the onboard audio might be slightly poorer. If none of those things bother you then the DS3L should be fine.

I'd guess that your case will fit the Freezer fine, it isn't as big as the Tuniq. To be absolutely sure you might want to check in the cases sub-forum but that is up to you. :)
 
If you can squeeze a further £24 out of your crimbo money then get the BFG 8800GTS instead of the PNY.

Its worth that little more for a lifetime warranty and a few clocks more :)
 
semi-pro waster said:
it has fewer SATA ports with no Raid functionality
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Thanks for pointing that out as , need 2 sata raid ports for my 2 x 75gb raptors :D
what is the best board out there for say £80 inc that will run good with the Q6600 and Geil ram.
other requirments are sata , pic-e , good o/c ability : OFC :D
onboard sound not needed
 
joedeath332 said:
I thought all of the cards were the same,,just diff coolers / badges ?
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Cards vary in price, cooler, warranty, bundle and basic clock speeds. The basic clock speeds is the one that would least concern me as they are all built to a reference design and generally most will reach the same sort of speeds, there are a few companies who might use slightly higher quality parts but you do tend to pay for it. Warranty isn't a huge issue to me as if it is much over 3 years then the price of an equivalent replacement is pretty negligible since I'd usually be thinking about replacing the whole system at that point. Bundles usually aren't that impressive and therefore not a good way to differentiate, some DVD playing software, a couple of older games (unless you are paying extra for a "Crysis edition" or whatever) and maybe some tuning software.

That leaves you with cooler and price, most of the new 8800GTS cards have the same larger fan than was on the 8800GT which now puts the choice down to price. I'd usually go with the cheapest but then as I've explained the length of the warranty bothers me little and nor does the bundled software.

As for motherboard, the Abit IP35 seems a good solid option. It comes with solid caps so should last and is pretty fully featured and it doesn't have any problems with Geil. :)
 
semi-pro waster said:
Cards vary in price, cooler, warranty, bundle and basic clock speeds. The basic clock speeds is the one that would least concern me as they are all built to a reference design and generally most will reach the same sort of speeds, there are a few companies who might use slightly higher quality parts but you do tend to pay for it. Warranty isn't a huge issue to me as if it is much over 3 years then the price of an equivalent replacement is pretty negligible since I'd usually be thinking about replacing the whole system at that point. Bundles usually aren't that impressive and therefore not a good way to differentiate, some DVD playing software, a couple of older games (unless you are paying extra for a "Crysis edition" or whatever) and maybe some tuning software.

That leaves you with cooler and price, most of the new 8800GTS cards have the same larger fan than was on the 8800GT which now puts the choice down to price. I'd usually go with the cheapest but then as I've explained the length of the warranty bothers me little and nor does the bundled software.

As for motherboard, the Abit IP35 seems a good solid option. It comes with solid caps so should last and is pretty fully featured and it doesn't have any problems with Geil. :)
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Thanks sounds good :P
 
have slightly revised order to :

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £136.99
(£160.96) £136.99
(£160.96)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Sub Total : £254.95
Shipping cost based on delivery to Credit/debit card billing address
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £15.95
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £47.41
Total : £318.31

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will this all ok together and a good set up ?
 
You could save a few pounds by getting the OEM version of the CPU since you are buying an aftermarket cooler and further save by not purchasing the AS5 since a thermal pad is pre-applied to the Freezer 7 Pro. Other than that it looks fine.
 
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