Pentium D 805 Buying Help !!

K_C · 21 Jun 2006 at 15:43

Hi Guys and Gals,

I know there are quite a few posts about the 805 chip but I would like some buying advice if possible from you people in the know

I need:

Chip (805 obviously)
Motherboard
Memory
PSU
I have a cheap Watercooler already which should allow me to clock it some even though I may not get the max out of it.

On the motherboard front is it worth going for the new ASUS one which supports Conroe ? or do any of you know of any Mb manufacturers that will/can update their existing boards BIOS to handle Conroe ?

I currently have a Corsair CM512-3200C2 ram, would this work with the 805 and LGA775 mainboard until I got some new memory ?

Thanks for any advice.

K_C · 21 Jun 2006 at 16:13

The DFI boards seem good but I have heard that ASUS boards are best for overclocking Pentiums ?

K_C · 21 Jun 2006 at 16:17

Sorry for being a noob but how would I mod an ASUS board ?

K_C · 21 Jun 2006 at 16:40

Star it out completely if you feel the need to swear that !! the less modding the better I say ! even though I soldered a switch and a chip onto my Xbox ages ago I would still rather avoid it.

As for the rig its a bit pricey for me even though I got a bargain PSU:

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/1038/overclock1wn.jpg

Any other suggestions on components ?

K_C · 21 Jun 2006 at 17:06

Hmm £50 less can't complain but I wonder how much difference between G.Skill and Patriot when OCing ?

K_C · 21 Jun 2006 at 17:07

Thx for that Arthalen I have not heard of this problem before.

K_C · 21 Jun 2006 at 17:48

Yeah 1GB would do I suppose don't think you notice much difference from 1gb to 2gb.

K_C · 23 Jun 2006 at 00:35

I can see what you are saying WJA96 but I think you get what you pay for in life so a cheap MOBO could bring instability when OCing. Whereas buying one of the big three Asus, Abit or DFI gurantees a standard of quality.

Also I would like to upgrade to Conroe in say 6 months to a year when the prices are reasonable.

I can't understand why you called the DFI a B-Grade MOBO though, as it is simply the lower specced Lan Party. I would rather buy the Infinity anyway as I would not use RAID 10 which will probaly come with a Lan Party ver. or two extra SATA's (seen as I already have a SIL add in card) for the £50 - £100 more.

My question is will the DDR2 5300 from any of the big companies Corsair, G.Skill or whoever be adequate for the upcoming Conroe whenever I choose to upgrade ?

K_C · 25 Jun 2006 at 21:17

Celesa do you notice any Vdroop with the Asus board ?