RAM + MOBO

bryanlaycock · 2 Mar 2007 at 19:54

Hi im getting a C2D E6600, but i have yet to decide on MOBO and RAM, i dont thnk il be overclocking anytime soon so thats not an issue, im not wanting to spend a huuuuuge amount! I was just wondering what my combination choices were.

semi-pro waster · 2 Mar 2007 at 20:05

This would probably be where my money would go, I might suggest an aftermarket cooler such as a Scythe Ninja (on This Week Only), Tuniq Tower or Noctua also.

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £97.99
(£115.14) £97.99
(£115.14)
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Sub Total : £167.98
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
Vat : £30.84
Total : £207.07

bryanlaycock · 2 Mar 2007 at 20:08

Thanks! i havnt built a pc in ages so im struggling to catch up with the times! lol

hai · 2 Mar 2007 at 20:34

Have a look at the OCZ RAM for £113 too.

bryanlaycock · 2 Mar 2007 at 20:41

i had seen that one but i didnt know if there are any compatibility issues :S ive got about £150 to spend on the mobo and £115 on RAM

BeatMaster · 2 Mar 2007 at 20:51

bryanlaycock said:
i had seen that one but i didnt know if there are any compatibility issues :S ive got about £150 to spend on the mobo and £115 on RAM

Alternatively, £265 on a combination of the two

I think the setup semi-pro waster suggested seems good.

semi-pro waster said:
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £97.99
(£115.14) £97.99
(£115.14)
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Sub Total : £167.98
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
Vat : £30.84
Total : £207.07

Then add the Scythe Ninja cooler and the system should be near enough silent

Just need to think about hard drives now...
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ST3500630AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £97

BeatMaster

EDIT:

Have a look at this thread: here

Also, motherboard wise, perhaps look at the Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3

bryanlaycock · 2 Mar 2007 at 21:10

im intending of putting a 8800 GTX graphics card in, will that run ok with that motherboard? i might get that hardrive actually!

d1am0nd g33z3r · 2 Mar 2007 at 23:23

Should run fine with one card. Although the mobo is SLI, it only operates x16 PCIe on one slot. If you have two cards in SLI it drops to x8, so you wouldn't be able to have two 8800GTXs, which are x16 only.