Building New System

stunt · Post by **stunt** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:59 pm

Hey everyone, im new to building comps and my knowledge is limited. I hope you guys can help guide me in the right directions and thank you anyone that helps out. Here is a list of what i have in mind and so far i only bought the cpu.

Case: Cooler Master CMS Stacker 832
Cpu: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
Motherboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i
Memory: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Power Supply: BFG Tech BFGR1000WPSU ATX
Video Card: EVGA 768-P2-N837-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3
Cpu HSF: OCZ Vindicator CPU Cooler
Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150
Operating System: Xp Pro 64 or Vista Ultimate

What im try to get out of this system is being able to game and run photoshop/3d works. I have read you you guys have overclocked the cpu to 3.73 and is wondering if its stable on air cooling? Thanks for any help, much appreciated.

ps. sorry if i post in the wrong section of forum

maj0r_pawnage · Post by **maj0r_pawnage** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:00 pm

wowzers lol if ur gunna spend tht much money get water cooling :D
and wait for 8900gtx? i heard its comin out real soon

stunt · Post by **stunt** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:38 pm

When does the 8900 come out and do you know any links where i can view it?

SAMSAMHA · Post by **SAMSAMHA** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:40 am

if you plan to oc, you may wish to get a better/more oc-able ram. I would also recommend OCZ's psu as it seems to be a better choice for must overclokers. The 8800gtx is not a bad card (and don't forget evga has their step up program so you can upgrade to the new card if the new 8900 is out within 90 days).

I am not sure about the hd, I may recommend forget about the whole raptor and maybe just go for raid with 2 seaget hds. (also get Vista retail version as it will let you install the 32bit or 64bit and forget about xp (you won't regret in a few month:))

stunt · Post by **stunt** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:54 am

What ram would you recommend to help get my cpu to oc @ 3.73? And would be compatible with evga mobo, vista? Thanks for any help guys.

setscrew · Post by **setscrew** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:12 am

stunt wrote:When does the 8900 come out and do you know any links where i can view it?

The nVidia 8900 series will be introduced during the same week as the ATI R600 series.

Basically the 8900 series will be approximately ten percent faster than the current 8800 series. If you are building now, go with EVGA to take advantage of their step-up program.

setscrew · Post by **setscrew** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:38 am

stunt wrote:What ram would you recommend to help get my cpu to oc @ 3.73? And would be compatible with evga mobo, vista? Thanks for any help guys.

Good cheap RAM

BUFFALO Firestix 2GB (2 x 1GB) $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820150054
or
http://www.shopatbuffalotech.com/cart/p ... t=0&page=1

High frequency RAM

Buffalo FireStix DDR2 DIMM 2GB KIT $280.00
http://www.shopatbuffalotech.com/cart/p ... bestseller

OCZ DDR2 2GB PC8500 $229.99
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/5162136

werty316 · Post by **werty316** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:18 pm

setscrew wrote:BUFFALO Firestix 2GB (2 x 1GB) $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820150054

You can't go wrong with sticks using the D9 chips

stunt · Post by **stunt** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:19 pm

Thank you guys for the help with memory sticks. Any one got a good stable spec to oc my cpu to 3.73?

Post by **dicecca112** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:39 pm

werty316 wrote:
setscrew wrote:BUFFALO Firestix 2GB (2 x 1GB) $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820150054
You can't go wrong with sticks using the D9 chips

They aren't guarenteed so watch out, most are D9, but others may be not, about 10% aren't

stunt · Post by **stunt** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:18 pm

dicecca112 wrote:
werty316 wrote:
setscrew wrote:BUFFALO Firestix 2GB (2 x 1GB) $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820150054
You can't go wrong with sticks using the D9 chips
They aren't guarenteed so watch out, most are D9, but others may be not, about 10% aren't

Thanks for the heads up. I was thinking about it too. Would anyone recommend these and are they D9?
OCZ DDR2 2GB PC8500 $229.99
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/5162136

werty316 · Post by **werty316** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:55 pm

Those use the D9 chips and what a great price too; I would get those sticks without any hesitation.