Quick Spec Check Please ;)

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Hi all, After weeks of long research, it's come to crunch time,

Below is my spec, any problems with it ?

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Am I going to need to download some Vista (x64) Update for it to see the 4GB of ram ?

Will the BIOS need to be updated at all for the board to see the chip ?

Many Thanks,
 
It'll all work together, but I think you can do better for your money. Do you intend on overclocking?

A 64-bit OS should see the 4 GiB RAM right off of the bat.

I don't know enough about the 'board to make any recommendations about it.
 
Yeah, going to be my first proper attempt.

I had a post in the mobo section about my motherboard choice, and got some good feedback about the board.
 
I have that motherboard on a build I'm doing, so if you have any issues let me know. Should be fine with the quad.

Vista 64 will see 4GB of RAM, why not have a look at some of the 2 x 2GB deals that are about, I got some OCZ Reaper X ram 2 x 2GB PC8000 (500MHz, 1000DDR) for 70 notes.

You also might want a tuniq tower on that quad, for better cooling.
 
Budget is kinda MAX £450 inc P&P

How's this looking?

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budget is already really stretched....

will the slower timings (C5) on the RAM effect how far I can push it ? How far past 800Mhz you reckon the RAM will go ?
 
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The slower timings won't effect the frequency, they'll just mean you have to run higher timings in general. It's not much of a problem and it's worth it if your budget is stretched. How high do you intend on overclocking? Do you want to run a divider or will running 1:1 FSB:DRAM be sufficient for your needs?
 
Intel chipsets are less sensitive to timings in real world apps. You won't need to clock your RAM, without a better cooler (and even then) your CPU will probably max out by 3.6GHZ (9 multi x 400MHz FSB) before you need to move your RAM of stock settings.

If you're using this for games, then a GT and a dual core will be faster than a 3850 and a quad...
 
I intend to use this for games and general stuff really.. just want some form of future proofing, hence the Quad. I'm coming from a S939 3500 so just want something to fly for a change hehe.... with Duals being a £140ish (8200) might as well spend an extra getting a Quad....
 
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BillytheImpaler said:
The slower timings won't effect the frequency, they'll just mean you have to run higher timings in general. It's not much of a problem and it's worth it if your budget is stretched. How high do you intend on overclocking? Do you want to run a divider or will running 1:1 FSB:DRAM be sufficient for your needs?
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hehe that just went over my head ;)

will be my first Overclock and will be happy with something around 3.2Ghz
 
wibble1 said:
hehe that just went over my head ;)

will be my first Overclock and will be happy with something around 3.2Ghz
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Basically on an intel system, the FSB (front side bus) won't go faster than the RAM. Also, the main way to increase the speed of a Core 2 CPU is to increase the FSB (as the multiplier is locked upwards).

A good way to get to 3.2GHz would be to increase the FSB to 400 (small steps mind!) and drop the CPUs multiplier by 1 to 8x. e.g....

8 x 400Mhz = 3200Mhz = 3.2GHz

This also means that the FSB and RAM would be running at a ratio of 1:1, i.e. the RAM would be at 400MHz (800 DDR2), and more importantly, running at stock.
 
okay cool and if i wanted to push it further... would I just increase the voltage on the RAM, or adjust the timings ?
 
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