please check spec before I buy

[ChrisBuck]

I have an Barton 2500 oc to 2900 shuttle system but I am looking to upgrade. Hence I am thinking of buying the following spec system. Could someone have a look over it so I can be sure that in theory all the kit works together, or someone could suggest something better for similar money?

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI), thought about a DS4 though
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB 4000KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-076-WD)
BFG GeForce 7900 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-018-BG)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-108-CS)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) (OS-002-MS)
LG GSA-H10NBAL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-043-LG)
Total £1,174.65
Would I need any additional wires? Thermal paste? CPU shim etc?

Looking to buy something that is fast at av encoding and has lots of storage spce. I chose the 2.4ghz conroe because it has 4 mb of cache. Could someone suggest a case thats not to big but good at ventilation and noise reduction? I know some of the items are on back order, I can wait.

 

[ChrisBuck]

So I should avoid the Gigabyte motherboards all together? I didn't know that there are problems with them, I had only good things about them. Could anyone suggest another motherboard/ram combo that supports conroe's and is stable and good at oc'ing.

Current spec - subject to changing motherboard and/or ram (which is highlighted).

Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI) another brand?
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-108-CS) another brand?
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) (OS-002-MS)
LG GSA-H10NBAL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-043-LG)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-083-SE) - x2

 

[ChrisBuck]

They're good boards when they work, there's a memory issue at the moment, take a look here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sh...14&page=1&pp=30

Darn, I had a real itch to buy a new system. What about an Asus or other mobo? Or should I just wait for the issue to be resolved and still get a Gigbayte board?


Fenderbass86 - just read your post whilst part way through writing this note. Could I still get a Gigabyte board with this ram then?
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-092-CS) - is that the CS5 ram? If I understand this right, is that cas5? If so, seems high to me.... was aiming for three or four, but I guess there is not that much difference?

Hence would this spec work from the get go?

Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-092-CS)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) (OS-002-MS)
LG GSA-H10NBAL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-043-LG)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-083-SE) x2 - might swap this to two Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)