Will this combo work?

VortX · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:17

Yes I know you probably see a lot of these threads but here it goes anyway. I want to know if all the follwing is compatible. Plus I want to know what the overclocking will be like for the mobo fsb, CPU overclock, GPU overclock, and memory overclock:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Nvidia Geforce 8800GTX
Abit Fatal1ty 650i
4g OCZ 6400 Rev2 (4X1g)
X-Fi Xtreme gamer
Thermaltake Tough power 750W (with cable management)

Edit: Also I want this system to play games mainly, I will be getting 2 hard drives one for XP and one for Vista. Would it be possible for me to play games like Supreme commander, COH and Crysis at max settings but only on either a resulotion of 1024x768 or 1280x1024 as I have a 19" monitor?

mishima · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:24

Looks a very nice setup, there aren't many reviews on that new motherboard so its potential is uncertain its suppose to be a good overclocker though. Is the monitor TFT or CRT? It should play most games maxed out with some AA, AF and HDR. Crysis is far from release and the specifications aren't conclusive so to predict if this system could perform well in the game is unrealistic!

masslac · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:24

Looks great, and will overclock extremely well with some good cooling.

4Gb RAM is a waste of money, though.

VortX · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:28

The monitor is a 19" CRT. Call me old fassion but I prefere CRT just for the quicker response and picture clarity. As for cooling I will be using a thermaltake shark case, Zalman 9700 CPU cooler, 2 NorthQ 120mm fans and thats about it...

Edit: forgot to mension, I am getting the 4G ram purly because I want it to be future proof, one for Vista and 2 I am a big fan of battlefield and I can almost gaurantee the next edition to the series will be a memory sucker as they always have been.

tsj · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:30

masslac said:
Looks great, and will overclock extremely well with some good cooling.

4Gb RAM is a waste of money, though.

Depends on what he will be using for system for...

masslac · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:32

tsj said:
Depends on what he will be using for system for...

He said gaming. Therefore 4GB is a waste.

tsj · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:34

masslac said:
He said gaming. Therefore 4GB is a waste.

Ah... I didnt see that... hehe then yeah 4GB is a total waste

2GB > *

mishima · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:35

4GB is probably too much for a gaming rig, if it was video encoding, 3D design and other power usage then 4GB would probably be recommended but even then it would scarcely use anything more than 2.5-3GB

VortX · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:39

Hmmmmm. Not sure, Ive read so many of these post about memory, I have found that Vista is found to be a memory sucker. What makes me think I should go for 4G for is simply as I said future proof. When XP first came out it was like what... 512mb/1g for optimal now realy you need 2g for the latest games that is. What Im saying is Vista is for 1.5g optimal and with big directX 10 mabye even DX11 games coming out it probs won't be long until 4g is being used. Anyway apart from the memory does everything else check out ok?

tsj · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:41

VortX said:
Hmmmmm. Not sure, Ive read so many of these post about memory, I have found that Vista is found to be a memory sucker. What makes me think I should go for 4G for is simply as I said future proof. When XP first came out it was like what... 512mb/1g for optimal now realy you need 2g for the latest games that is. What Im saying is Vista is for 1.5g optimal and with big directX 10 mabye even DX11 games coming out it probs won't be long until 4g is being used. Anyway apart from the memory does everything else check out ok?

I was just about to mention that

If your running vista then it may be worth considering. As I've got VISTA 64bit installed Ultimate and it takes almost a gig of ram just idling.

masslac · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:42

Everything else is very nice.

You seem to be forgetting though that you could easily drop another 2GB kit in there later. You certainly don't need it now, and anyone who says that Vista hogs RAM simply does not know how this OS manages resources. It's a lot more efficient with memory usage and allocation than XP for a start, and does NOT use 1GB idle. That memory is ready to be allocated to whichever apps you start.

Seriously: 2GB.

VortX · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:45

masslac said:
Everything else is very nice.

You seem to be forgetting though that you could easily drop another 2GB kit in there later. You certainly don't need it now, and anyone who says that Vista hogs RAM simply does not know how this OS manages resources. It's a lot more efficient with memory usage and allocation than XP for a start.

Seriously: 2GB.

Yeah mabye your right I suppose I can just keep the money for the extra 2G in the bank... That way by the time I need 4g the memory should be cheaper aswell.

Mind you im not actually getting the stuff until may'ish time so could be new stuff out by then but I am just builidng a foundation to work on.

tsj · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:51

masslac said:
Everything else is very nice.

You seem to be forgetting though that you could easily drop another 2GB kit in there later. You certainly don't need it now, and anyone who says that Vista hogs RAM simply does not know how this OS manages resources. It's a lot more efficient with memory usage and allocation than XP for a start, and does NOT use 1GB idle. That memory is ready to be allocated to whichever apps you start.

Seriously: 2GB.

Oh i learnt something new

Nice then 2GB is the way mate

masslac knows his stuff

masslac · 12 Mar 2007 at 21:53

VortX said:
Yeah mabye your right I suppose I can just keep the money for the extra 2G in the bank... That way by the time I need 4g the memory should be cheaper aswell. Mind you im not actually getting the stuff until may'ish time so could be new stuff out by then but I am just builidng a foundation to work on.

Just hit me up on MSN sometime and I'll talk you thru whatever you need when you're ready to buy.