This is my third of fourth build that I've proposed, but I'm really trying to stay on budget and get the best components for my build. I will be purchasing in about two weeks, but I am taking the time to make changes and do some reading before building.
Before asking questions, I will post my build:
Main Uses:
1. World of Warcraft
2. Music/Video storage/playback
3. Photo editing
4. 3ds Max
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Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer $77.60
Coolermaster CAC-T05-UW Centurion 5 Mid Tower Case (Silver) Retail $59.99
NEC ND-3550A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive (Black) OEM $38.49
Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500W Power Supply Retail $68.99
MSI NX7900GT-VT2D256E HD GeForce 7900 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/Dual DVI, VIVO & HDTV-Out Retail $275.99
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 P965 Express Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo 1066FSB LGA775 DDR2 ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail $151.99
Intel® Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe Processor 1.86GHz, 1066FSB, LGA775, 2MB Cache Retail $190.00
OCZ OCZ2G8002GK 2GB Kit DDR2-800 PC2-6400 Gold Gamer eXtreme XTC Edition Dual Channel Memory Retail $239.50
Total: $1102 shipped through ZipZoomFly (can't do Newegg since I live in TN)
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1. First, I plan on overclocking this. How high can you overclock this processor on air as I've outlined?
2. Does someone have a guide to overclocking these processors. I need a guide that covers the basics, since I've never overclocked a processor that much.
3. Does the motherboard a descent overclocking motherboard? I know its probably not the best, but is it ok?
4. Anyone overclocked with the Ram I've chosen? Does it do well?
5. Does the 7900GT overclock nicely?
6. I considered getting 2 160gb or 250gb hard-drives, and running them in Raid0, but I've seen conflicting posts. Some say its a big difference, and some say its not worth the cost. Which is true, and in what situations would it be worth it?
I know this is abit long, and I have alot of questions, but this computer will be my main computer for awhile, and I want to get the best I can with my budget.
Thanks.
Before asking questions, I will post my build:
Main Uses:
1. World of Warcraft
2. Music/Video storage/playback
3. Photo editing
4. 3ds Max
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer $77.60
Coolermaster CAC-T05-UW Centurion 5 Mid Tower Case (Silver) Retail $59.99
NEC ND-3550A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive (Black) OEM $38.49
Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500W Power Supply Retail $68.99
MSI NX7900GT-VT2D256E HD GeForce 7900 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/Dual DVI, VIVO & HDTV-Out Retail $275.99
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 P965 Express Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo 1066FSB LGA775 DDR2 ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail $151.99
Intel® Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe Processor 1.86GHz, 1066FSB, LGA775, 2MB Cache Retail $190.00
OCZ OCZ2G8002GK 2GB Kit DDR2-800 PC2-6400 Gold Gamer eXtreme XTC Edition Dual Channel Memory Retail $239.50
Total: $1102 shipped through ZipZoomFly (can't do Newegg since I live in TN)
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1. First, I plan on overclocking this. How high can you overclock this processor on air as I've outlined?
2. Does someone have a guide to overclocking these processors. I need a guide that covers the basics, since I've never overclocked a processor that much.
3. Does the motherboard a descent overclocking motherboard? I know its probably not the best, but is it ok?
4. Anyone overclocked with the Ram I've chosen? Does it do well?
5. Does the 7900GT overclock nicely?
6. I considered getting 2 160gb or 250gb hard-drives, and running them in Raid0, but I've seen conflicting posts. Some say its a big difference, and some say its not worth the cost. Which is true, and in what situations would it be worth it?
I know this is abit long, and I have alot of questions, but this computer will be my main computer for awhile, and I want to get the best I can with my budget.
Thanks.