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trix0r

trix0r

trix0r

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Hello there, due to recent PC troubles I'm investing in some new parts for a rig and have not done so for a while, so I need some pointers. So far I'm thinking of going for:

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

GeIL 4GB (4x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB24GB8500C5QC)

BFG GeForce 9800 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Ok, first of all, as far as DDR3 goes (i'm not really familiar with how ram works anymore), would it be a good investment to go for it over DDR2. Secondly, is it worth me getting a 9800 GX2 or going down the SLI route with the 8 series?

Cheers.
 
First all good choice with CPU and mobo.

I would go with DDR2 at moment. DDR3 is still expensive. Also the RAM you have chosen if fine if you plan on overclcoking the CPU. It will allow an FSB of 533 before you start to overclock the RAM.

The graphics card is down what your needs are. If you are gamer that wants to play all the latest games at at the top settings I would go for the SLI with the 8 series cards. If not the 9800 will do just fine and is an excellent card.
 
With 1066 FSB RAM (533 x 9) you can get up to 4.8 Ghz (rounded up) with a Q6600 without the memory being overclocked.

Good luck with that :p
 
I'd go for something @ 6400 RAM wise, the CPU is a good choice also.
As for the graphics I'd pick an 8800GTX if it was my build, oh and make sure your PSU is upto all this. :)
 
I'd get a p35 or x38 motherboard, but wouldn't bother with ddr3 - still way too expensive. If you want the best single graphics card, the it would have to be the gx2.
 
would you say then that OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2 would be a better choice in memory ?
 
been having a look through the forums, reading posts etc, am I now right in thinking that dual core would be the way to go for gaming at the moment? All I really need right now is the motherboard, cpu, ram, graphics card, and PSU for say £1000 what would be the best I could get out of that for gaming ??
 
Just a side note, remember if you get an OEM processor (like the one you said at the top), you're going to need to buy a heatsink + fan for it as well.
 
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