A Few Questions

KamiKazi

just a few questions before i order my new rig?


1) is the E6700 worth the extra €200 over the E6600? Bearing in mind that ill be overclocking the cpu as far as possible.

2) would watercooling be of any advantage over a really good cpu cooler?

3) if i water cool my cpu, should i water cool my graphics card as well? ( 7950GX2). i hope to overclock that as well.

tia guys

Anti

1) Okay do NOT bother with the E6700. Its the same chip, but clocked higher from standard.

2) Watercooling is pointless these days, there are aire coolers that can do it better then some high end kit. Like the tuniq.

3) up to you really. Having a cpu and a dual graphics card will increase ambient water temps. plus the DD block for your card is 199$. There are cheaper, but from brands ive never heard of.


If you do decide to watercool. just do the craphics card.

KamiKazi

but doesnt the 6700 have a higher multiplier?

Anti

of 10 yes.

But they still clock the same. practicially, its just nto worth the extra money tbh.

Alot of people have started clockign the e6400. Can hit 3.3ghz on standard coolers.

KamiKazi

good to know

KamiKazi

ok so how does this look to all ye techies:

NZXT Lexa Classic Series Ultra light Aluminum Midtower (CA-000-NX) Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS) Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-087-WD) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE) Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP) Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR) OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8000 Dual Channel XTC Platinum Series EL-DDR2 (OCZ2P10002G-K) (MY-066-OC) EVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 SuperClocked 1024MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (E595-AX) (GX-012-EA) BenQ FP241W 24" Widescreen HDMI/HDCP LCD HD Monitor - Black (MO-021-BQ) Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-020-AS) Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout) (KB-077-LG) Akasa AK174CB-4BLB 120mm Blue LED Fan (FG-008-AK) x 3 Akasa AK-170CB-4BLS Crystal 4x Blue LED Fan (FG-003-AK) Fan Guard - 120mm (Chrome) (FG-005-GE) Akasa AK FC-03 Fan Controller Pro (OA-002-AK) Akasa AK-15-NSBLPC Blue Neon String 150cm - Internal Kit (CM-004-AK) Akasa AK-178-BL 12" Cold Cathode - Blue (CM-006-GE) x 8 Akasa AK-TK-01 Cable Tidy Kit (CM-003-AK) x 5

Total €3,403.52 exc. delivery

L31mr0d

KamiKazi wrote:

ok so how does this look to all ye techies:...

like a headache... tidy up that list, keep all the HW together. All I keep seeing is HW, Akasa bling, HW, Akasa bling, Akasa bling

IMO that isn't worth 3.5g's. Where are you building this from? Komplett?

KamiKazi

no overclockers.co.uk

Fanny Cradock

Im less of a techie than most, but that does look like a great rig. However, I agree with L31mr0d, very expensive.

KamiKazi

what parts do you guys think arent worth the money?

plonk

The ram also i would probably get a 22 inch lcd but uts your money

plonk

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 4MB, BOXED w/fan

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Asus P5W DH Deluxe,I975X,Socket-775,ATX, SATAIIx7, Dual-GbLAN, DDR2, 2xPCI-Ex16


Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM



Samsung 22" LCD Syncmaster 225BW TCO03, 1680x1050, 5ms, VGA/DVI, 700:1



Crucial DDR2 Tenth Anniversary PC5300, 2048MB Kit w/two matched DDR2 667mhz


Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S182D, 18x, Dual, DVDRAM 12x, Black OEM


Sapphire Radeon X1950 512MB GDDR4, HDCP, PCI-Express, Crossfire Edition (Master)


Sapphire Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4, PCI-Express,ViVo/HDCP,2xDVI, Full-Retail


NZXT LEXA Black Aluminium Chassi, Screwless design, (Without PSU)


OCZ Technology Powersupply TX/EPS 700W, 120mm Fan, SATA, 4/8pin CPU, 20/24pin


That ram is overclockable to unreal levels the hdd is nearly as quick as the raptor but that all comes to 2900 on komplett

KamiKazi

ah so many options.....

how is that motherboard at overclocking the cpu in comparison with the P5B deluxe?

i do like the idea of a crossfire setup though

awhir

i would go crossfire or get a x10 card will probley cost the same.

if you are going to be overclocking get the new abit board(1 pogs got)its ment to be the best overclocker on the market.

go for the dell 24" (or is it 22") they are ment to br great.

no need for such high clocked ram......

get a better make psu(seasonic,tangan,ocz,enermax)

KamiKazi

i dont really want to go for dx10 as i think the first batch will be overpriced and buggy.

how much is that 24" dell screen?

Fanny Cradock

i think you are right when deciding not to go for the DX10 cards just yet. i personally believe that it is nearly always a bad idea to go for the first generation of a new technology.

awhir

its on ocuk and it around 900-1000 i think.........

KamiKazi

Fanny Cradock wrote:

i think you are right when deciding not to go for the DX10 cards just yet. i personally believe that it is nearly always a bad idea to go for the first generation of a new technology.

yeah thats what i was thinking, and also dx9 should become cheaper once the new ones are out, in 3 days i believe?

awhir wrote:

its on ocuk and it around 900-1000 i think.........

nah screw that, an extra €500 for 2 inches....

awhir

then go for the 22" dell

Anti

i looked at overclockers just now, cant see the 8800 or the new QX6700. Had to order from komplett

Psycopat

hey kami get quad core it gives ya an extra 60 FPs in source afaik.

Dont get crossfire you silly boy buy a 7950 and save the 400 euro you've left over for your next graphics card

KamiKazi

quad core is gonna be massively expensive though

awhir

dont get quad core ...

god programs cant even full use dual core yet.

KamiKazi

its pretty cool that coz of the new hardware coming out, conroes and 7950's/1950's are dropping in price already

Psycopat

sarcasm :rolleyes: who would see an extra 60 fps when your getting over 200

Psycopat

KamiKazi wrote:

its pretty cool that coz of the new hardware coming out, conroes and 7950's/1950's are dropping in price already

the e6600 is still the same, i dunno bout the rest but they look similar....