Post your Conroe Spec..

[-|ScottFree|-]

High end.

Mid range.

Budget.

I myself am looking for a Conroe system with a E6400 Nvidia7950 2 GB DDR2 and PSU DVD RW etc etc..

Im giving my Newly built Opteron system to my son

What a brilliant way to justify the upgrade to the wife..

" He needs a better computer.. something like mine, "I KNOW"

 

[-|ScottFree|-]

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) £214.95 £214.95
MY-014-GS

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS)
£114.95 £114.95
MB-044-GI

Gigabyte 8N-SLi Pro nForce4 SLi (Socket LGA775) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-044-GI)
£69.95 £69.95
HD-015-WD

Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£89.95 £89.95
HS-017-AR

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
GX-086-LT

Leadtek GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-086-LT)
£344.95 £344.95
SC-000-HT

HDA Digital X-Mystique 7.1 Gold PCI Dolby Soundcard (SC-000-HT)
£46.30 £46.30
SP-021-LG

Logitech Z-5500 THX® Certified 5.1 505 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-021-LG)
£176.95 £176.95
CA-100-CM

CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Black Trim (No PSU) (CA-100-CM)
£139.95 £139.95
CD-033-LG

LG GSA-4167BAL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-LG)
£22.95 £22.95
CA-024-TT

Thermaltake PurePower 560W Silent Power Supply (W0023R) (CA-024-TT)
£59.95 £59.95

Subtotal £1,295.80
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £54.45
VAT £236.30
Total £1,586.55

My only concern are the Motherboard and Ram.. but this will essentially be what I buy.

Can anyone see any potential shortcomings, or something that I may have overlooked.. any help would be appreciated.

 

[-|ScottFree|-]

ok thanks for the reply.. I cannot find the 7950/Conroe compatability listings.. have searched to no avail

 

[-|ScottFree|-]

Ok Motherboard will have to be changed to something that fulfills both the Conroe and 7950 requirements. I already have over 500 GB for storage that I can use. Raptor is for OS only.

I have to start reading a little more, thanks for the help guys

 

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Revised!!!.. may change a few components but this is it!!! essentially

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
MY-014-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS)
£114.95 £114.95
HD-015-WD Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£89.95 £89.95
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
GX-086-LT Leadtek GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-086-LT)
£344.95 £344.95
SP-021-LG Logitech Z-5500 THX® Certified 5.1 505 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-021-LG)
£176.95 £176.95
CA-100-CM CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Black Trim (No PSU) (CA-100-CM)
£139.95 £139.95
CD-033-LG LG GSA-4167BAL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-LG)
£22.95 £22.95
MB-152-AS Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS)
£149.95 £149.95
CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)
£69.95 £69.95
SC-034-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - Retail (SC-034-CL)
£66.50 £66.50
Subtotal £1,406.00

 

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Looks like the E6600 is the choice for most at the moment. Pretty much like the Opty 146 was for people when we were all buying them up.

Will be very interesting to see the benchies on just how high the Conroe can be cranked both on air and water.