First i'd love to say this forum is great. i've been reading for a while and i find it an awesome forum with tons and tons of help to people that's why i registered cause i knew my questions will be answered Well i'm going to build a new PC soon and i've some stuff in mind, i'll list them below and i want your opinion guys about it. Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Ram: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) VGA: Pending ...i think i'll buy something within the range of 130-150$ I'll use a 600W PSU Case: Antec 900 Also i've a friend who got me this as a gift: Cooler Master V8 Nickel Plated Copper Base Aluminum Fins 8 Heatpipes Also of course i'll use arctic sliver 5 thermal paste, and my be i'll over clock it. but that's not the reason i post here. This device will be used generally for Auto cad and SAP "construction engineering Softwares" Also for playing some strategy games that i can't play on my console. I'd like your opinion guys as i heard the mobo has a bad side, yet the reviews about it is awesome. so i'd like your opinion on the all over expected performance of this combination. Thanks guys
Hi, that's not a bad setup at all, Good motherboard with a good chipset Intel P45. I have a Intel P45 chipset gotta say its very stable, runs extrmely cool @ 30c idle and 40c when in use, all the better for overclocking also saves you replacing northbridge and southbridge heatsinks. Personally I would upgrade the CPU to a core2quad possibly an Intel Q6600? or Q8200? If your plannin on doing some serious overclocking I would recommened the Q6600 that badboy clocks extremely well, I have one and have had it from 2.4ghz to 3.8ghz aircooled, that heatsink you got given will easily keep it cool at that frequency. Your motherboard handles upto 1600mhz FSB so you could possibly push the Q6600 to 3.6ghz. Graphics card wise, at your price range you could pick up a GTX 260 (192 processing cores version not 216) got to say it's a good card definanatly worth the money. that 600w PSU will be borderline for running that setup, you should be aiming for 700W.
I might be able to get a Q8200 yet i'm kinda restricted by a budget. as in my country the components are kinda overpriced. like the Q8200 is like 180$ here while it's like 160$ online. As for the PSU, that's the highest i can find in a good reliable brand in egypt. If i to stick to 600W PSU what VGA would u recommend even if it's a little bit more expensive than the price range i've in mind. Thanks a lot for your help
I would just stick with the GTX 260 (192 cores) your PSU will be able to run that card, I was recommending a 700w PSU so when gaming the PSU won't be stressed and fail quicker. But if your not gaming all the time just using CAD etc I wouldn't see a problem with a 600w PSU. If you can't get a Q8200 just stick with the current setup im sure the dual core will overclock fairly well possibly to 3.6ghz.
well i did some research on the GTX260 it's available for at least 200$ i wanna go lower than that like for 160$ max.. what do u think?
EVGA 9800 GTX 512MB 675 Mhz PCI-E Dual DVI VideoGraphics Card- microdirect.co.uk This is not a bad card, 9800gtx pretty good should be around $160 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150314
actually this is what i was looking for i found this Card in Computers mall in here for like 170$... do u think it's good enough? Thanks a lot u've been quite a help
hi, yes it's a good card you won't be disapointed but if you could gather a bit more cash you could get a GTX 260 Newegg.com - BFG Tech BFGEGTX260MC896OCE GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards but if you can gather more cash yea the 9800gtx is a good card to buy
I think i will go for the Sparkle, it's for 144$ on tigerdirect which is an awesome price... Thanks for your help man will surely post when i get this Rig up together OK, If i have two options which one would u recommend me going for 9800 GTX+ OR GTS 250 thanks a lot
I've made up my mind Mobo: GA P45-UDR3 CPU: Intel Q8200 Ram: Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory GPU: EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply CASE: i'll buy a high tower from a store in here .... please rate this according to budget wise , performance, and compatibility
Hi, nice setup, everything is compatible. Performance wise you will notice a big difference from a core 2 duo and also a pretty high gain with the gtx 260 that is a nice card you won't be dissapointed. overclocking wise not sure how far you can push that Q8200 but I would of thought around the 3ghz - 3.2ghz frequency, your board also has a good maximum FSB of 1600mhz so you've got alot of FSB to play with but make sure you don't push the cpu to far. when you finished building and need any help with overclocking just make another post, all the guys here at HWF will be sure to help you out
Bobby i've Good News and Bad News... I've ruled out the Q8200 and now i am between Q6600 and E8400 I think i'll go E8400... this is a monster at OCing
