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gee3000

gee3000

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Going to buy tomorrow morning:

  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3ghz
  • Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2
  • G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-6400C4 (2x2GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK)
  • OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
  • Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU
  • Lian-Li ArmorSuit PC-P60 (Black)

1. Anything you would change?
2. Anything else I may need? (already have cpu cooler, hdd's, optical dd, etc from old system)
3. Any advice/links on how to overclock this? never done it before :)

Thanks
 
Nice spec overall but agree a better HSF is required if you plan to overclock, the noctua is highly recommended so is the tuniq tower but thats been out of stock at ocuk for a bit.

The overclocking thread has a good sticky which you should definately check out as a start.
 
Thanks for your suggestions :)
I've read good things about the E8400 so would rather stick with it.
I will check how my Zalman cooler performs, and if necessary I will order a beefier one at a later time.

I was unable to order my parts last time so am doing it right now, but OcUK seem to have run out of the "G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-6400C4 (2x2GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK)" ;\

What would you recommend?
 
I'd go fro the OCZ gold unless you want to pay the £9 extra for the Corsair to get 5-5-5-12 instead of 5-5-5-18 timings. depends how much over clocking you doing, and how much speed vs money matters to you
 
Obviously I'd like to get the best bang for my buck, and don't mind paying an extra tenner if it means noticable performance gains :)
 
Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400 (800MHz), Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, DHX

Sound good for just under £60? Better or worse than the G.Skill I originally selected?

Please reply someone, need to order in the next few minutes :$
 
I now have my system all up and running :) Took me 4 days to build (only a coupla hours in the evenings) it was my first time ;D

  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3ghz
  • Abit IP35 Pro XE (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2
  • Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400 (800MHz), Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, DHX
  • OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
  • Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU
  • Lian-Li ArmorSuit PC-P60 (Black)
  • Stock cooling
  • Vista Ultimate 64-bit

I've used the uGuru utility and overclocked to 3.5ghz.
Speedfan never shows a system temp higher than 32-35 degrees, and a cpu temp of no higher than 30 degrees :)

Super impressed with the performance in general use and games!! ;D

I can actually now play COD4 with all graphic settings on full, at 1920 x 1200 res on my 24" monitor with NO visible lag, and don't see why I wouldn't be able to play even more demanding games.


*will post pics soon*
 
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