Akubane
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I've been doing tons of research and with a bit of aid managed to come up with a build. It'll be for gaming etc. (F.E.A.R., Supreme Commander, Prey, Crysis, Farcry/2, Oblivion etc (Max quality/options))
Now as far as I know the system looks pretty solid.. but two parts I don't know about when I think about overclocking in the future for a bit better performance on newer games.
My main 2 questions are for the ram and mobo. The RAM that was suggested was good (and good priced) but it was also mentioned not if I was planning to do any real overclocking. What ram would you suggest if I planned on OC'ing it to 3.2-3.4 ish.
Same question for the MOBO. Is the Gigabyte board overclock friendly? I've read yes and I've read no. I've also read Good and bad about the Asus P5B.
I've been reading dual/quad-core overclocking and benchmarks tests, ups and downs all night/day and was thinking I wouldnt mind bringing the quad as high as I could get it with air cooling. I've seen a stable 3.4 at good temp but it required lapping a thermalright ultra heatsink (little above my experience level right now. I don't feel like placing my cpu in a pool of water on sandpaper >.> the thought scares me.. lol) so I was thinkin 3 or 3.2 with aftermarket air cooling (watercooling is also a bit above my current skill level, for now lol gottas get the system built first)
System Final build (beta(lol)):
CPU:Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
RAM:Corsair XMS2 PC-6400
MOBO:Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6
GPU:XFX Geforce8800GTX
PSU:Zeus 750W
HD:Seagate cuda 750gig
CASE:Antec 900
I've been told that the HD might also cause a slight bottleneck. but quite frankly the raptor 10000 and most other 10000 are too damned small.. I could fill a terabyte in a couple months. So I was thinking if running a raptor or similar main with a 750 or a couple 500's would make any difference.
And I know 750w is overkill but I'd rather not drop below that like with a 620 corsair psu I was recommended. I've read nothing but good reviews on the Zeus and 750 is a good solid number.
Thanks for any more help ^^ muchly appreciated.
Now as far as I know the system looks pretty solid.. but two parts I don't know about when I think about overclocking in the future for a bit better performance on newer games.
My main 2 questions are for the ram and mobo. The RAM that was suggested was good (and good priced) but it was also mentioned not if I was planning to do any real overclocking. What ram would you suggest if I planned on OC'ing it to 3.2-3.4 ish.
Same question for the MOBO. Is the Gigabyte board overclock friendly? I've read yes and I've read no. I've also read Good and bad about the Asus P5B.
I've been reading dual/quad-core overclocking and benchmarks tests, ups and downs all night/day and was thinking I wouldnt mind bringing the quad as high as I could get it with air cooling. I've seen a stable 3.4 at good temp but it required lapping a thermalright ultra heatsink (little above my experience level right now. I don't feel like placing my cpu in a pool of water on sandpaper >.> the thought scares me.. lol) so I was thinkin 3 or 3.2 with aftermarket air cooling (watercooling is also a bit above my current skill level, for now lol gottas get the system built first)
System Final build (beta(lol)):
CPU:Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
RAM:Corsair XMS2 PC-6400
MOBO:Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6
GPU:XFX Geforce8800GTX
PSU:Zeus 750W
HD:Seagate cuda 750gig
CASE:Antec 900
I've been told that the HD might also cause a slight bottleneck. but quite frankly the raptor 10000 and most other 10000 are too damned small.. I could fill a terabyte in a couple months. So I was thinking if running a raptor or similar main with a 750 or a couple 500's would make any difference.
And I know 750w is overkill but I'd rather not drop below that like with a 620 corsair psu I was recommended. I've read nothing but good reviews on the Zeus and 750 is a good solid number.
Thanks for any more help ^^ muchly appreciated.