Need a hand with a conroe spec - been out of the loop for too long

Spudgun · 11 Oct 2006 at 20:37

Hi guys,

Sorry to add to the numerous 'spec me' posts, but i've been out of the hardware loop for too long and i'm really unsure as to what to get. I'm sticking together a spec for a conroe rig ans i've decided on a X1950 XT-x and a conroe E6600, however, i've got no idea which motherboard or 2gb memory kit to go for.

I'm not going to go nuts with any overclock, and the rig will be cooled by low noise air solutions (e.g. zalman products) as i love my peace and quiet and therefore it is unlikely i will use much beyond stock volts (my current 2.8NW sits perfectly happily at 236FSB, 3.3ghz, stock volts, with a zalman cooler at its lowest setting).

My key requirements are rock solid stability and something which has some future flexibility built in (e.g. a mainboard that will take quad core when that is available) as one of the things i've enjoyed about my current system is that although that it is pretty old, it has been upgradable and still runs things pretty well, but not quite well enougt for my new dell wide screen monitor at 1680x1050 (hence the upgrade!)

Many thanks for all your help

Spudgun

Spudgun · 12 Oct 2006 at 08:51

Anyone?

glenimp617 · 12 Oct 2006 at 09:12

x1900xt-x is a complete waste of money. Go for the 7900GTO if you like nvidia or x1900xt if you like ati

Good choce on the E6600, IMHO the best board would be the asus p5w-dh and I recommend the geil 6400 LL memory

Spudgun · 12 Oct 2006 at 11:33

Cheers for your input, i take it that motherboard has no 'niggly' issues and will support a conroe out of the box, as i've not got another CPU that i could use to flash the bios?

Thanks for the tip on the memory, i'll look that up and also for your advice on the GPU, i'll put some hours in anc try and find some comparative reviews.

glenimp617 · 12 Oct 2006 at 13:59

Spudgun said:
Cheers for your input, i take it that motherboard has no 'niggly' issues and will support a conroe out of the box, as i've not got another CPU that i could use to flash the bios?

Thanks for the tip on the memory, i'll look that up and also for your advice on the GPU, i'll put some hours in anc try and find some comparative reviews.

Not now, the ones OCUK are selling are conroe compatible out the box :-)