Spec Check Core2 for OC'ing

Pajeh

Pajeh

Pajeh

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Hi, hope someone can check this spec for me and advise.

Core 2 Duo e6320
Gigabyte DS3 or DQ6 which would be best?
2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 PC6400 or Geil DDR2 800Mhz Memory 4-4-4-12 ??
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
250gb hardrive unsure which
8800GTS 320mb, play fairly low res so not much use in 640mb?
Is it worth waiting to see what r600 is like?

Will be running off a Tagan 480W PSU.

Cheers
 
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Pajeh said:
Gigabyte DS3 or DQ6 which would be best?
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I'd go with the DS3P
Pajeh said:
2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 PC6400 or Geil DDR2 800Mhz Memory 4-4-4-12 ??
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Corsair all the way but Crucial Ballistix would be even better. It's on sale too. ;)
Pajeh said:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
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This is a pretty good cooler but with a hot quad core like the Xeon I'd rather have the Noctua NH-U12F.
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250gb hardrive unsure which
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Seagate 7200.10 is what I'd get
Pajeh said:
8800GTS 320mb, play fairly low res so not much use in 640mb?
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How low? Any plans to get a new monitor any time soon?
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Is it worth waiting to see what r600 is like?
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It looks like R600 won't be a huge performance, just the same performance but a little cheaper. I wouldn't say it's worth waiting for.
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Will be running off a Tagan 480W PSU.
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What case do you have?
 
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Not a bad spec, whats your overall budget?

I would change the Memory to this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-088-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=144

The Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P is a good bored.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-076-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=565

The Artic Cooler is alright i guess but might limit your overclock, this one`s good.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

This Hard Drive is excellent:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-078-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=768

I would pretty much go for the 8800 GTS, great card, great price.

As for your Tagan Power Supply, it leave very little room for upgrades.
 
So spec will look like:

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £161.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620A ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620A ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM £46.99
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £99.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £14.99
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663) Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663) £69.99
 
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