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flatline=GCHQ=
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Post subject:  Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:54 pm |
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and if you want to wait til the new stuff comes out then wait til the new year 
you could even replace the gtx with an 8800gt as they are almost on par
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:40 pm |
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Holy Monkey
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:00 pm |
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| Pure sex on legs |
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...flatline... wrote: replace the c2d with a Q6600,the ram with crucial ballistix,the psu with a corsair 620hx and get a better boar for coverclocking Haha, that's exactly what I put in mine in the end. Slightly better RAM and the CPU is supposed to be brilliant for overclocking.
The power supply I just picked at random because the one I wanted was out of stock 
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flatline=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:39 pm |
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| Bow down to the master |
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you got better ram than ballistix or you picked better ram than you did in the first place 
id like to know what it was if you think its beter than ballistix 
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Holy Monkey
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:44 am |
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...flatline... wrote: you got better ram than ballistix or you picked better ram than you did in the first place id like to know what it was if you think its beter than ballistix I picked Ballistix. Was thinking about skimping and going for some cheaper options as I'd already gone over budget, but decided it wasn't worth it 
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flatline=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:17 am |
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ive got ballistix to....wise choice 
you got the 6400?
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Johns
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:34 pm |
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| Only a 4ilbo ATM |
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Thanks for the feed back guys. think ill just wait till after the new year before i decide. _________________  ------------------------------------- -----------Johns=GCHQ=------------- -------------------------------------
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Holy Monkey
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:04 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:52 pm |
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...flatline... wrote: Diablo-X =GCHQ= wrote: Johns=GCHQ= wrote: Thanks Diablo.. but i was looking to spend 1000  I have seen all the stuff thats out atm, but has no one got the dates for the around about times of the new stuff? 9800's? new Pentium's?  £1000 eh, *builds*. Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3GHz (aka BEAST) £161 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130483Extra Value Nvidia 8800GTX 768MB - £297 (ebuyers brand, Overclockers is £2 more, upto you lol). http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130449GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency - £42 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-GLOCZ ProXStream 1000W - £130 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124740Inno3D 680i SLI Socket 775 Core2Duo and Quad Core ready ATX - £114 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124827Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 16MB Cache 7200RPM - £70 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/113428Total: £825 I tried spending more but I couldn't justify it, if you need a case which you probably do, spend about £80 on that, then it will be close to your £1000 budget . # replace the c2d with a Q6600,the ram with crucial ballistix,the psu with a corsair 620hx and get a better boar for coverclocking Gona have to agree. Q6600.
Purely because it'll pack out more juice in the long run and it'll overclock like a biatch. So if your really worried about 600MHz difference.. (which in the latest Intel Tech ain't much anyways...) then go with the Q6600 and OC it.
Also the RAM in the above post is a steal in my opinion. _________________ 
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Holy Monkey
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:15 pm |
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Just got the bits of my comp all laid out. There's a lot more more cables than the last time I did this! 
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:23 pm |
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Holy Monkey =GCHQ= wrote: Just got the bits of my comp all laid out. There's a lot more more cables than the last time I did this! haha, go get em' tiger. _________________ ------------------------------------- -----------Johns=GCHQ=------------- -------------------------------------
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Holy Monkey
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:05 pm |
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All done! Have to say that the Antec 900 gaming case and the Abit IP35 pro motherboard makes for a real bitch of an install. The cables just do want to go far enough, had to take out various components and reinstall them because I'd forgotten to plug in the front usb ports 
Having said that, this case is running so cool. Quad Core Q6600 with an idling temp of 21C
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:31 pm |
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what are you using to get your temps cos i very much doubt its at 21c.
quick pick of my 900 although it looks a lot different now.
i have an ek full cover block for the gtx but they sent the wrong screws so i cant fit it til the new ones arrive.
the hdd cage at the bottom is much smaller and minus a hdd.
all the fans are different aswell.
my ram was being rma'd when i took that pic so i had a single 512md stick in.
ive modded the case to fit a thermochill pa120.3 in the front and for cable management.also ive modded afan controller in the tray on the top of the case.
ill get some pics tomorrow
still loads i wanna do but i doubt ill even be able to afford braodband when we move so i cant finish it
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Holy Monkey
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:44 pm |
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Looks great. Yeah, that idling temp was from the uGuru package that came with the motherboard. Just lowered my fans down to medium and installed the latest beta for Core Temp which definately gives correct temps (so they say!) and it's idling at 27-28 now.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:46 pm |
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make sure you have the latest version cos i think the only ones give false readings with quad cores and try TAT also to see if they give the same temp.
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