New motherboard/cpu/ram - any good?

brownbottle · 28 Jun 2007 at 08:50

Hi,

Currently have these items in my shopping cart. Would these be the best price/performance choice if I plan to overclock and use a HIS 1950Pro Gfx card?

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB)
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065)

Cheers

Paul

mp260767 · 28 Jun 2007 at 08:52

should do nicely

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Alex UK · 28 Jun 2007 at 09:23

Maybe change the PSU to a Corsair 520W? Other than that it all looks good.

brownbottle · 28 Jun 2007 at 09:35

Any recommendations for a CPU Cooler to match or will the stock one be okay for 3GHz?

mp260767 · 28 Jun 2007 at 12:05

brownbottle said:
Any recommendations for a CPU Cooler to match or will the stock one be okay for 3GHz?

depends on how well you're particular processor clocks, might need a bit of extra voltage so a cooler might help.

depending on you're budget artic cooler 7, or noctua are pretty popular.

i recently got a Thermalright MST-9775 and i'm pretty happy with it, fairly quiet and cools better than the default one.

brownbottle · 28 Jun 2007 at 12:44

Well, I've ordered the Big Typhoon in the end so everything arrives before the weekend. Didn't go for the Nochua as I've got a coolermaster atc201 and i'd seen other peolple having issues fitting it in.

Cheers

Paul