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is def a standard ATX, doesnt say so on overclockers but i found on another website. and ignore the pre-order question, found it.
 
ms4383 said:
i thought the mobo was a standard ATX? am i wrong here? and do u know when the gfx is released? it only says pre-order?
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Sorry my mistake, the mobo you listed there was standard ATX, the one ManCubus did was mATX. And that card's been out a week or two now, but everybody snatched it when it first came out (because of how awesome it is :D), so it's out of stock everywhere.

I remember seeing a post from Gibbo somewhere though saying OcUK were getting stock in again soon (end of this week maybe, can't quite rememeber), including 1000 units of the OcUK 8800GT, so if you're looking to get one pre-ordered then go for that one. Alternatively you could try looking elsewhere, but because of the forums rules I can't say where.
 
Alright guys i think i've stated my final rig. But before i spend £430, if anyone has ANY suggestions please let me know. i'm not gonna purchase for a few days wait for any opinins.

many many thanks

(for example would this psu do 'OcUK Huntkey 500W PSU' as it saves £20)???
 
ms4383 said:
(for example would this psu do 'OcUK Huntkey 500W PSU' as it saves £20)???
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From what I've heard on here, not a lot of people know about the Huntkey PSU's. They're form OcUK, so they can't be that bad. But at the same time nobody's really heard from them and because of the power output at that price, it suggests costs were cut elsewhere in the manufacturing process. You could cut costs slightly by goign for the Corsair 450W PSU which Sinny specced. Corsair are praised by pretty much everyone on here, you can't go wrong with them.

And tbh you won't be using anywhere near 450W with that rig, probably around 250 (unless you somehow stick some more fans in it and fill it up with components lol).
 
closeratio said:
From what I've heard on here, not a lot of people know about the Huntkey PSU's. They're form OcUK, so they can't be that bad. But at the same time nobody's really heard from them and because of the power output at that price, it suggests costs were cut elsewhere in the manufacturing process. You could cut costs slightly by goign for the Corsair 450W PSU which Sinny specced. Corsair are praised by pretty much everyone on here, you can't go wrong with them.

And tbh you won't be using anywhere near 450W with that rig, probably around 250 (unless you somehow stick some more fans in it and fill it up with components lol).
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They are meant to be quite a good little stable power supply, theirs a review on it.

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=537
 
I'd go with sinny's spec, it's exactly what I would have speced tbh.

take closerratios advice too, he's just built a similar (in some ways) system himself.

and as far as the zen goes it looks great, and has adequate airflow. I'd recomend it.

here are some pics of mine....


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looking at the install pics above... id say you had trouble getting the sata drive drivers installed and the bios to pick it up?



same here. drove me mad. 2 days of changing bios settings and rebooting, half installing then dumping out.

all sorted now tho.

My rig's pretty similar
 
Cheers guys am taking ure advice all round.
What do you think i could overclock this to without using an extra cooler (bearing in mind the case has 2 internal fans)?
And will this spec be able to run modern games at a decent spec?
And what are the benefits of this mobo? For £10 more i can get a quad compatible for later upgrades??

Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU

OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Abit IL9 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK)
 
You should be able to clock that to 3Ghz without any trouble with temperatures. You will have to change the voltages though so don't be surprised if they start reachin 65C under load.

And yes, with an 8800GT and that combination of CPU and RAM you should be able to run pretty much any game that's out at the moment at the highest settings (minus Crysis, but nobody can run that at super high setting successfully anyway :)). I got company of heroes with my graphics card, and even though it can get pretty intense sometimes, the fps never drop below 60 and average at least 100. And that's using the same processor and (virtually) the same RAM you specced.

Only thing I'd make a point on is the motherboard. Abit are a good make as far as I know, even though I've never used any or their mobo's. But the thing is with that mobo you're using the 945P chipset which is starting to get slightly dated now. Don't get me wrong, it'll still work great and will probably play your games fine, but I really don't know how stable it is when overclocking. If in doubt get a board with the P35 chipset; it's a newer chipset and it seems to be the most stable (not heard much about the X38 chipset, but it's pretty new anyway and you can't get a mobo with that chipset for less than £120 anyway). Like you say you might want to pay the £10 more and get the quad compatible motherboard (which I'm assuming using the 965 or P35 chipset).
 
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in that case ill go for a Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard, and overclock it to 3g. I'm assumin changing the voltage isnt too complicated for a first time builder?
Cheers
 
Sounds good to me. I've heard of a lot of people using that board and they never seem to have any problems. And I was a first time builder when I built my rig a few weeks back and it really wasn't that difficult to overclock, although it tends to be determined on how easy the BIOS interface is to understand.

One problem I had with mine (this being a Gigabyte board) is the memory multiplier, which the BIOS had an auto and was setting it completely wrong. Might be different with that Abit board, different boards tend to refer to the RAM multiplier as different things. You just have to make sure that you set it so that it keeps the RAM running at stock speeds or less.

There's a good Oc'ing guide in the overclocking section of these forums if you have any trouble. And always make sure you test it's stable before you overclock it again or leave it alone. People have there own preferences for how long they test it. Some leave it running using the test program overnight,others leave it for a few hours.

I just leave it going for 10 minutes and then put it through a round of 3DMark 06 :)
 
No problem :) You could update this thread with any problems you have or maybe start a new one. There's always going to be somebody willing to help you. Have fun with your build
 
ALLI said:
looking at the install pics above... id say you had trouble getting the sata drive drivers installed and the bios to pick it up?



same here. drove me mad. 2 days of changing bios settings and rebooting, half installing then dumping out.

all sorted now tho.

My rig's pretty similar
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could you give me a little more detail please,

do you have the same mobo? if so which sata ports did you us to get it working?

cheers
 
Thus the additional deoderant on standby? :D I seem to always get hot when installing components (and I am one of the people who are normally cold).
 
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