Here are 2 things I need help with: 1. I need help with a water cooling system. I never had one. I never had a good computer with latest parts that overheat a lot ether. I am wondering what parts I will want to cool? I am thinking about cooling processor and memory because those are the parts I am going to overclock. 2. Most parts you see below were suggested to me long time ago. If there are better deals available I wouldn't mind getting them. Or maybe there is better hardware that costs same price or a little more, but it would be worth it. Even if I have to spend more money than I planed. I am getting this system and I will be using it for a long time....., so I don't mind spending a little more now, to relief it's future existence (I am not planing to upgrade any parts in future) I have one little note...... When you suggest something - can you pleeeeease post links to that specific product? I prefer newegg.com - I really like them and feel safe with them. Thanks As of now this is what my future set up looks like, but I came here willing to change it, so I am always open to new suggestions. This stuff was suggested to me long time ago. I didn't buy anything yet. I will start buying when I am 100% sure what I want to get. I came herer because I am sure there are better deals and better hardware for less price then it used to be. I am not into computers and stuff like this, so I thought maybe you will be able to help me?... $100 - MSI P6N Diamond LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Gonna go SLI on it. $220 - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail I am planing on overclocking this. $35 x2 = $70 Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail so all together 4GBs (4x1GB). I am going for overclocking on this part too. $185 x2 = $370 - 2x EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Gonna go for SLI and overclocking if it is possible. $120 - SILVERSTONE ST85ZF ATX12V EPS12V 850W SLI Certified Power Supply 90V ~ 264V (Auto Range) - Retail $170 - Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM This is going to be the main drive where the system + programs are. $85 x2 = 170 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gbs Hard Drive - OEM Gonna keep my media on one of this drives and back it up to the other one. $55 - ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail I was suggested with this CPU cooler, but I am not sure now, because I want go with water cooling. See question below. $200 - COOLER MASTER - COSMOS 1000 (ATX Full Tower Computer Case) - Retail This ends up to about $1500, and I don't mind spending a couple more hundreds for hardware, if I will think that it is worth it + money for water cooling and it's components. Q6600 is the best choice for me, so don't even bothers suggesting something else. It's price and overclocking abilities. People say that it overclocks to 3.0 - 3.2 with ease on air cooling (and don't forget that I will watercool it) I am very unsatisfied with the memory. Someone told me that getting 2x2GB is a better way to go. + I heard this one I have is slow. I don't really know what they talk about. All I know about memory is the GB part. Everything else sound Chinese to me. Thanks in advance to everyone that will help me find right solutions for my new system.[/QUOTE]
Help me choose out of these three boards. MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail I am building a new system and the only thing I am stuck with is the mother board and the memory. I was suggested with the above three boards. I just want a board that is going to provide me the fastest speeds and best performance. I have several questions and I am hoping you guys will be able to help me: 1. Which of these boards do you suggest? (I don't care about the price) 2. One of these boards has it's memory standard set to DDR2 1066, while other two are DDR2 800. What does it mean? Does it mean that the one that has DDR2 1066 will be able to work with a faster ram? 3. Meanwhile can you suggest me with a nice ram? I want 4GBs of RAM and I have up to $170 to spend on it. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE if you gave me direct link to the product that you suggest (preferably on newegg.com) 4. What does PCI Express x1 mean? I want to buy two video cards and go SLI on it. Each of those boards above have two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, which mean I can plug 2 cards in. Do I need same amount PCI Express x1 slots to go SLI? Thanks in advance.... Here is a set up of my future system, which does not include the mother board and ram yet:
Help me choose out of these three boards. Comparing the MSI and Asus board ONLY (i have not looked at the EVGA board yet) The MSI board has 2 ATA channels, the asus board only has 1 (this is only an advantage if you need them though, and you do get SATA DVD-RW drives so not that much of a biggie) The MSI board has 8 usb ports in total (4 of them are only pin headers though, for attaching to the case or a usb bracket etc), the Asus board only has 6 (in total, 2 of them are only the pin headers). The Asus board has a COM and LPT port, but this is only useful if you actually need them (and most people don't). The Asus board has a Coaxial out, the MSI board does not.
