c2d mobo + ram

Anti

Rigth lads, I need to know what is the best overclockers motherboard and ram available at the moment. The board needs to be handle kentsfield chips too, As im only gonna use a e6600 as a stop gap.

Im also looking for a new case too. I was gonna geta MM case, but they are just to big, and a bit of a waste of money imho.

Im looking for something that is a bit different, but not cheap looking. Ideally i would like it to have room for 2 psu's and room for a double or tripple rad. And enough for about 5/6+ hdds.


Links would be great aswell


Cheers lads

TonyM.

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/images/product/view_title01.gif


Fatal1ty FC-ZE1

Anti

That is a great looking case, but it only holds 3 hdds. and the price ............



Regular price:

$359.99


WHAT THE **** ? i could rent a midget whore in amsterdamn for the weekend for that price......


unless...... Does this case give head


Ive also been looking at this cooler. Looks huge, buts its a tec+heatpipe combination. Which should give good cooling performance

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Titan.html

2nd from the top.

Anyone know much about this cooler ?

Also looking at the 800-900W tagen psu.

Still dont know what mobo to get. some say asus, some say abit. others say dfi. So confusing. All i want is to be able to run about 3.6-4.0ghz stable.

TonyM.

So get 3 x 500gb hard disks .

Anti

Yeah i could do. but the reason i want it to hold 5/6+ hdds is that i have a efw old ones here that i would like connected too.

As for this system im ordering a raptor X and probably 1 750gb hdd. Depending if i can find it for a decent price

shanethemofo

ill tell you how my p5b dlx goes when my ram comes during the week

Anti

nice one, what ram did you get too ?

TonyM.

http://www.pc-look.com/boutik/new_products.php?language=en

If your looking to find out whats new try these guys they have a great selection and deliver to Ireland.

shanethemofo

got geil ram from ocuk

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
GeIL is proud to announced DDR2 800MHz, PC6400 800MHz supports CAS 4-4-4-12 with 1GB and 2GB Dual Channel Kits. These Ultra modules are hand picked for maximum FSB overclocking potential.

- PC6400 800MHz CAS 4-4-4-12
- 64x8 DDR2 BGA Chips
- 240pin, Non-ECC, Un-buffered DDR2 SDRAM DIMM
- Aluminum Heat-spreader
- 6 Layers Ultra Low Noises Shielded PCB
- Lifetime Warranty
- 1.9V-2.3V Power Supply


Price: £164.99 (£193.86 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Anti

okay i think ive got all the stuff i need, have a loko at the pieces and tell me what ya think :

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) 1
£191.99 £191.99
MB-108-AB Abit AW9D-MAX Intel 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-108-AB) 1
£129.99 £129.99
MY-061-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC8000C4 1000MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB8000UDC) (MY-061-GL) 1
£299.99 £299.99
HS-001-TI Titan Amanda TTC-NP04TZ TEC & Heatpipe Cooling Fan (Socket 775) (HS-001-TI) 1
£55.99 £55.99
GX-044-OK OcUK Galaxy GeForce 7950 GT OC SILENT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/HDCP/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-OK) 2
£169.99 £339.98
CA-015-TG Tagan TG800-U25 800W ATX2.0 Dual Engine Silent SLi Compliant Silent PSU (CA-015-TG) 1
£114.99 £114.99
CA-043-TT Thermaltake VE1000SWA Mozart TX Aluminium Entertainment Tower Case - Silver (CA-043-TT) 1
£169.99 £169.99
FG-003-DE Delta 120mm Focussed Flow Fan (EHE) (FG-003-DE) 2
£15.95 £31.90
FG-008-AK Akasa AK174CB-4BLB 120mm Blue LED Fan (FG-008-AK) 3
£7.95 £23.85
AC-000-AC Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC) 1
£5.99 £5.99
CA-007-AK Akasa Dual Blue Cold Cathodes 1 Inverter (CA-007-AK) 2
£8.70 £17.40
MO-052-VS Viewsonic VX2025wm 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS) 1
£239.99 £239.99
KB-019-SK Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple (KB-019-SK) 1
£29.99 £29.99
KB-069-LG Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse - Retail (KB-069-LG) 1
£34.99 £34.99
KB-003-RA Razer eXactMat (KB-003-RA) 1
£17.99 £17.99
HD-073-WD Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-073-WD) 1
£140.99 £140.99
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) 2
£46.99 £93.98
CB-015-AK Akasa Serial ATA 45cm Red EL Data Cable (CB-015-AK) 4
£9.99 £39.96
CB-030-GE Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.9m) - Metal Braided (CB-030-GE) 3
£6.99 £20.97
CC-020-HP Highpoint Rocket133 2-Port ATA Host Adapter (CC-020-HP) 1
£17.99 £17.99
Subtotal £2,018.91
VAT £353.31
Total £2,372.22


The only things i think i would change is the graphics cards, a this mobo only supports crossfire i think. And the ram. Is it worth getting this ram ? as 300£ for seems a bit steep.

Still you have to agree its a meaty looking system isnt it

Anti

okay i think ive got all the stuff i need, have a loko at the pieces and tell me what ya think :

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) 1
£191.99 £191.99
MB-108-AB Abit AW9D-MAX Intel 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-108-AB) 1
£129.99 £129.99
MY-061-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC8000C4 1000MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB8000UDC) (MY-061-GL) 1
£299.99 £299.99
HS-001-TI Titan Amanda TTC-NP04TZ TEC & Heatpipe Cooling Fan (Socket 775) (HS-001-TI) 1
£55.99 £55.99
GX-044-OK OcUK Galaxy GeForce 7950 GT OC SILENT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/HDCP/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-OK) 2
£169.99 £339.98
CA-015-TG Tagan TG800-U25 800W ATX2.0 Dual Engine Silent SLi Compliant Silent PSU (CA-015-TG) 1
£114.99 £114.99
CA-043-TT Thermaltake VE1000SWA Mozart TX Aluminium Entertainment Tower Case - Silver (CA-043-TT) 1
£169.99 £169.99
FG-003-DE Delta 120mm Focussed Flow Fan (EHE) (FG-003-DE) 2
£15.95 £31.90
FG-008-AK Akasa AK174CB-4BLB 120mm Blue LED Fan (FG-008-AK) 3
£7.95 £23.85
AC-000-AC Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC) 1
£5.99 £5.99
CA-007-AK Akasa Dual Blue Cold Cathodes 1 Inverter (CA-007-AK) 2
£8.70 £17.40
MO-052-VS Viewsonic VX2025wm 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS) 1
£239.99 £239.99
KB-019-SK Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple (KB-019-SK) 1
£29.99 £29.99
KB-069-LG Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse - Retail (KB-069-LG) 1
£34.99 £34.99
KB-003-RA Razer eXactMat (KB-003-RA) 1
£17.99 £17.99
HD-073-WD Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-073-WD) 1
£140.99 £140.99
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) 2
£46.99 £93.98
CB-015-AK Akasa Serial ATA 45cm Red EL Data Cable (CB-015-AK) 4
£9.99 £39.96
CB-030-GE Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.9m) - Metal Braided (CB-030-GE) 3
£6.99 £20.97
CC-020-HP Highpoint Rocket133 2-Port ATA Host Adapter (CC-020-HP) 1
£17.99 £17.99
Subtotal £2,018.91
VAT £353.31
Total £2,372.22


The only things i think i would change is the graphics cards, a this mobo only supports crossfire i think. And the ram. Is it worth getting this ram ? as 300£ for seems a bit steep.

Still you have to agree its a meaty looking system isnt it

Sir Random

I think the PC8000 is overkill. PC6400 will get you to 3.6Ghz 1:1 and the Geil should o'c to ~444Mhz @ 4-4-4-12 which gets you to 4Ghz.

You seem to be going for a gaming rig, with a hefty graphics budget, so why not wait another 10 days for G80 and be ready for Vista/DX10/SM4.0? A single 8800GTX should be faster than a 7950GT Sli setup at DX9.0 games. If I was building a rig now, I'd definitely hang on for a G80 card.

Also, do you really need more SATA cables? That mobo comes with 8 already.

Whatever you decide, it should be an awesome rig. Enjoy!

PogMoThoin

Abit mobo .....ftw
I've got my abit mobo up & running & i gotta say its a sexy lookin mobo, black board, flashin blue led's under it, looks well in my case. I'll let you know how it clocks next week. I'll also let ya know how the tuniq & cool labs goes also, looks good so far, never go over 40' max load (measured from the core) at stock settings with fan on low....amazing cooler.

Anti

yeah i was thinking of waiting for a g80, i suppose i can keep my 7900gtx for now. I was thinking of mayve the 1950xtx for my current pc, 220£ on overclockers.

Yeah i might go for the geil, and save some money. i dont really wanna go over 3.6ghz on air anyway.

The reason i am looking at more sata cables, is because these have a red glow from them.