The_Motivator

Well i just got a $130 gift certificate for newegg. would it be worth it to drop it on a 6600 as opposed to a 6300, or should i just OC the 6300?

Already have an 8800gtx lined up probably, so no reason to drop it on the videocard, the ram is the firestix reviewed on this site, and the mobo is the 680i evga, so no real upgrades there... or i could just use it to drop the overall price $130, but since using the $130 would drop the price of the 6600 to the price of a 6300, i wasn't sure if it'd be worth it.

also-- should i bother with the IDE-SATA bridges, or just pick up a PCI PATA card?(i have 2 storage drives and a DVD ROM, and only one IDE line on the mobo)

$SOLID$ Necro

Look at the numbers belwo..ignore the the 1st place and 5th place cause that using dry ice cooling, and that kinda throws the curve... and then tell me wich one you want

1. SuAsDu - 11.47 sec - Intel Core 2 E6600 (2.4Ghz)@4450mhz - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 4.45GHz, EVGA 7800GTX
2. $SOLID$ Necro - 12.41 sec - Intel Core 2 E6600 (2.4Ghz) - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 40096 mhz
3. Zaltan - 12.95 sec - Intel Core 2 E6600 (2.4Ghz)@3971mhz - E6600 @ 3971MHz
4. BigAkita - 12.97 sec - Intel Core 2 E6600 (2.4Ghz)@3700mhz - Intel Core 2 E6600 @ 3.7GHz - 2GB Corsair
5. SuAsDu - 13.3 sec - Intel Core 2 E6400 (2.13Ghz)@4402mhz - Intel Core 2 Duo - E6400@4402Mhz
6. AntiM - 13.45 sec - Intel Core 2 E6600 (2.4Ghz) - E6600@3962
7. Avman - 14.48 sec - Intel Core 2 E6400 (2.13Ghz)@4032mhz - E6400 @ 4032MHz
8. MaTtsPc - 15.9 sec - Intel Core 2 E6400 (2.13Ghz)@3700mhz - Intel core 2 duo E6400 @ 3700Mhz
9. Zaltan - 19.98 sec - Pentium M Duo Core T2600 (2.16Ghz)@3031mhz - Yonah T2600 @ 3031Mhz
10. Dex - 21.16 sec - Intel Core 2 Q6600 (2.4Ghz)@2400mhz - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4Ghz
11. Cpt.Planet - 24.69 sec - Opteron 146 .09 - Opteron 146 .09, GeForce 7600 GT
12. EvilClown - 25.31 sec - Pentium M 740@2876mhz - Pentium-M 740 Dothan @ 2876Mhz (9 x 319) - 2x512 BH-5
13. capt_cope - 25.69 sec - Athlon 64 3500+ newcastle@2950mhz - AMD A64 3500+ @ 2950mhz

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The_Motivator

what board was akita's done on and what cooling to get 3.7? i'm trying to stick with air-cooling, as watercooling blew a mobo of mine because i'm a shmuck.

$SOLID$ Necro

Not sure what board and cooling BA is using now , he had the Intel Bad Axe 775 board, but replaced it to get the number he is posting now..I'm using the Asus P5W-DH deluxe 975 board (ATi Corssfire) and a modified Scythe mine cooler....plus some cold outside winter air ducted directly into my rig

I am looking at going to the EVGA i680 SLI (250$) board since I am currently limited to around 450FSB with this board, and they can do over 500FSB.

If you are not looking for dual video cards, then the Gigabyte DS-3 is doing well for 140$ and hits 500FSB with the latest bios revision.

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The_Motivator

not going dual-card immediately, but want to leave that option open.

the 680i is looking very promising for oc'ing

the cooler will be the Hyper TX by coolermaster, gonna rig it with 2 high-cfm fans though, instead of the stock

$SOLID$ Necro

Im waiting for DFI to launch there SLI i680 board..supposedly January, the ATi RD-600 will be out this month hopefully

http://forums.pcapex.com/intel_cpu_m..._core_2_a.html

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The_Motivator

Quote: Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro Im waiting for DFI to launch there SLI i680 board..supposedly January, the ATi RD-600 will be out this month hopefully http://forums.pcapex.com/intel_cpu_m..._core_2_a.html

Newegg.com - Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

nother ram change.

got a question for you OC'ers out there.

The ddr2 standard on the 680i mobo is ddr2 800.

If i get these sticks, they'll initially run at ddr2 800, but does that mean i can essentially "overclock" them back to where they should be (ddr2 1000)? especially with this board? (reason i'm switching from the dominators is that i've heard less then stellar stuff about sticks made post 1st production run)

Zaltan

Quote: Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro Im waiting for DFI to launch there SLI i680 board..supposedly January, the ATi RD-600 will be out this month hopefully

DFI RD600 FTW! And 6600's are loads better than 6300 hence the higher price. You'd probably need to OC an E6300 to about 2.6GHz to be equivalent to an E6600.

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