And recommended changes?

goodlad

Hey people,

Im looking at building myself a new machine. I will list off the parts i have picked so far, Just seeing if you guys could tell me any possible changes you might add for any reasons.Im gonna be spending quite a bit of cash so wanna make the build good! So far what i have picked it:

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz (1333FSB) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-156-IN

GRAPHICS: EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Superclocked GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-039-EA

MEMORY: OCZ 2GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Gold (2x1GB) Dual Channel DDR3 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-093-OC

BOARD: Asus P5E3 Deluxe Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-252-AS

I picked the HDD n all that other bits but no need to list those caus there not expensive.

Any opinions on changing out some parts for others would be appreciated

TerrorFirmer

Why do you need ddr3 ram? Such a pointless expense at the moment. Depending on what you're using the machine for a Quad might be worth looking at.

goodlad

I had asked myself the same question, but the excessive upgrade bug has gotten a hold of me, hehe!

I suppose DDR2 is really cheap at the moment so i could easily drop it down and save some cash.The Board is pretty nice and in the future i could swap out for DDR3. But the main reason i chose DDR3 is for the 1333FSB, the processor is also 1333 so figured keep it all level so i have no bottle neck. I had also considered the quad but i had looked into it a bit and from what im seeing a 3.0GHz dual is out performing a 2.4GHz Quad.

TerrorFirmer

I have yet to read a review that didn't find DDR2 enough even to support any good overclock without the memory forming a bottleneck. DDR3 is just a waste right now, with a high price which won't shift for a while as it's in small quantities and there's little demand. One to keep an eye on for later. With the money you save you could even invest in 4gb of DDR2 and 64-bit xp/vista, or a better card.

Yeah if you're looking at the games side of things the dual will be better for the near future, but if you're using the machine for other tasks, a quad is a good investment too for both purposes.

goodlad

Well its a pure gaming machine, i don't do anything else on the machine so i will stick with the dual for now. I will drop the ram down to DDR2 and see what i can save on. And then see if that money can be put to a better card. I was considering a gtx but with the price difference to the GT for value im gonna stick to the gt. I download all my operating systems so no need for me to spend money on those, hehe

goodlad

Right so, i thought about it a bit more and changed out some components. The current list is:

Graphics: EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Superclocked GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-039-EA

Memory: 2x OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR10662GK) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-088-OC

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-155-IN

Board: Asus Maximus Formula SE Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-248-AS

white_falcon

goodlad wrote: »

Right so, i thought about it a bit more and changed out some components. The current list is:

Graphics: EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Superclocked GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-039-EA

Memory: 2x OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR10662GK) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-088-OC

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-155-IN

Board: Asus Maximus Formula SE Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-248-AS

why dont u get 4gigs ram? u'd notice the improvement, especially if you are using vista...

white_falcon

white_falcon wrote: »

why dont u get 4gigs ram? u'd notice the improvement, especially if you are using vista...

EDIT, never mind sorry, i wasn't look at it right..

dazftw

goodlad wrote: »

I download all my operating systems so no need for me to spend money on those, hehe

Windows Vista 32bit or XP home down get Windows Vista Ultimate cause its "the best" so many people I know get this OS and then complain about it! Stick with hompremium save yourself some bandwith!

goodlad

Yeah i have home premium at the moment. Well i settled on the spec of my machine. I went with the last build i post with the change of the processor from the quad back to the 3.0GHz dual core. And changed the ram from the ocz to some crucial ram caus ocz isnt on the asus board list

PogMoThoin

Dont buy a pre overclocked gpu, get the cheapest 8800gt you can find & buy an aftermarket cooler & oc it yourself

sdanseo

Or save that cash from the DDR3 RAM and upgrade the GT to a GTX