Spec spec:

[theforce]

Last check before i hit the button:

Motherboard: MSI P35 Neo2-FR Intel P35 £75.19 inc VAT


CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £152.74 inc VAT


CPU Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler £17.61 inc VAT

RAM: OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 £58.74 inc VAT

Did some research before i order. Thinking of getting 2 more GB of RAM later on and another 3850 next month.

What do you guys think?
Coming from an X4200+ @ 2.53Ghz.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

You could save a bundle by getting PC2-6400 RAM instead of what you have there. Since running 1:1 is just fine, you'd have to overclock the CPU to 3.6 GHz before even hitting the stock speed of PC2-6400. Perhaps spend just as much but get a 2 x 2 GiB kit. and put the money you'd spend later toward a better CPU heatsink such as the tuniq Tower 120.

 

[semi-pro waster]

I'd agree with Billy's advice there. One question though, what graphics card do you currently have and is it PCI-E? I'm sure it is fine but sometimes the obvious gets overlooked.

 

[theforce]

I currently have a HIS 3850 512MB card which was already overclocked.

 

[semi-pro waster]

I currently have a HIS 3850 512MB card which was already overclocked.

Ok then, just to check that you are aware that the P35 chipset supports Crossfire at 16x for one slot and 4x for the other slot? If you want both at 16x then you need an X38 or X48 based motherboard.

 

[spm_uk]

Shipping to another address other than registered card

sorry lol ment to start a new thread :X

 

[theforce]

Yeah i am aware of the fact that one PCI-E lane runs on 4X but i am not sure of how much that affects the performance of the card running at the 4X lane? Does it take a huge hit?