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lanman31337:
I'm probably going to get beat with a wet noodle, but i'm upgrading my desktop to an amd sli board and a 5000+ black edition, and 4 gigs of ram.  ima see how it does, and i might upgrade the 4800+ in my mame cabinet to the 5000+ black.
trustno1:
I was hoping that wasn't going to be your answer ;), but at that using that chip would your 2nd page posting be the ideal setup to achieve your overclocking (which is a whole other topic in itself =)) or would you recommend anything else. I was looking at:
Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor E8400
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Memory - Retail (5-5-5-15)
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
Antec NeoPower 650 650W Power Supply
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler

Looking foward to matching your benchmarks ;)
thanks..
taz-nz:

--- Quote from: trustno1 on March 14, 2008, 04:57:11 am ---I was hoping that wasn't going to be your answer ;), but at that using that chip would your 2nd page posting be the ideal setup to achieve your overclocking (which is a whole other topic in itself =)) or would you recommend anything else. I was looking at:
Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor E8400
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Memory - Retail (5-5-5-15)
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
Antec NeoPower 650 650W Power Supply
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler

Looking foward to matching your benchmarks ;)
thanks..

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My current recommendation for minium specs are below, all items are available for Newegg and prices quoted are from there. ( I whipped this up the other day for another fourm member)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz (333*9 stock)$249.99XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 CPU Cooler$36.99 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $5.99GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard$89.99Open box avaliable for $20 lessTranscend AxeRAM 2GB $79.99GIGABYTE GV-RX24T256H Radeon HD 2400XT$46.99 SILVERSTONE ST350 350W Power supply   $39.99 Total: $547.93
You could go cheaper by going to G.Skill F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK Ram and a MSI RX1550-TD128EH Radeon X1550 graphics card, doing this and getting an open box motherboard will get you below $500.

The 350watt PSU is smaller than I would normally suggest, but as long as your only planning on one hdd a DVD-Rom it should be ok, It's a good brand and it's specs look better that a lot of cheap 500w PSUs out there.

The larger PSU will not hurt, and I highly recommend it if you going to be running any more powerful than an entry level graphics card, I chose the ati 2400xt because of it very low power usage.

If your going to go for the P35-DS3R get the P35-DS3P instead, it's the same board with better cooling and you can get one in an open boxed one for $109.

The only thing on you list I really don't like is the heatsink, they aren't bad heatsinks but it's not good enough for extreme overclocking. I suggest the one list above or the COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-LB12-GP (hyper 212)


Popcorrin:

--- Quote from: taz-nz on March 14, 2008, 08:53:41 am ---

My current recommendation for minium specs are below, all items are available for Newegg and prices quoted are from there. ( I whipped this up the other day for another fourm member)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz (333*9 stock)$249.99XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 CPU Cooler$36.99 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $5.99GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard$89.99Open box avaliable for $20 lessTranscend AxeRAM 2GB $79.99GIGABYTE GV-RX24T256H Radeon HD 2400XT$46.99 SILVERSTONE ST350 350W Power supply   $39.99 Total: $547.93
You could go cheaper by going to G.Skill F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK Ram and a MSI RX1550-TD128EH Radeon X1550 graphics card, doing this and getting an open box motherboard will get you below $500.

The 350watt PSU is smaller than I would normally suggest, but as long as your only planning on one hdd a DVD-Rom it should be ok, It's a good brand and it's specs look better that a lot of cheap 500w PSUs out there.

The larger PSU will not hurt, and I highly recommend it if you going to be running any more powerful than an entry level graphics card, I chose the ati 2400xt because of it very low power usage.

If your going to go for the P35-DS3R get the P35-DS3P instead, it's the same board with better cooling and you can get one in an open boxed one for $109.

The only thing on you list I really don't like is the heatsink, they aren't bad heatsinks but it's not good enough for extreme overclocking. I suggest the one list above or the COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-LB12-GP (hyper 212)




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If Newegg ever gets the E8400 back in stock.   They do have the E6750 in stock, it's a tad slower but it's also $60 cheaper.
trustno1:
hah, thanks taz. I was placing the order and not only can you not find the 8400 because newegg actually deactived the item, it is sold out everywhere on the net. Good luck trying to find that chip anytime soon =). well guessi will ust have to wait for a bit. thanks again.
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