Your days are over!

If all goes well next month I will rid myself of this late build a.k.a waste of my money, and move on to conroe or some crap. I'm thinking E6600 etc.

Basically, cutting the crap - Would anyone care to recommend me a spec? I want to keep under a grand. At this stage, it's motherboard, RAM, and CPU, as I'm familiar with graphics cards and so fourth, it's just the change from AMD.

Now what I don't want to do is get something now only to find out that in a couple months some AM3 quad-core A64 contender for the conroe is here. I'll wish I waited, and get buyers remorse again.

I want at least an E6600, I want at least 2GB of PC6400, and nigh on the best board.

So what, at the moment, and keeping under £1000/$1000 (prices are most often numerically similar), is the best **** I can get? And is there anything I should be aware of before I buy, such as changes to come? I want to stay at the front witht this build for as long as I can.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Fiddles I will rid myself of this late build a.k.a waste of my money, and move on

sooo....PM me if your selling that CPU
ty much

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Fiddles I want at least an E6600, I want at least 2GB of PC6400, and nigh on the best board. So what, at the moment, and keeping under £1000/$1000 (prices are most often numerically similar), is the best **** I can get? And is there anything I should be aware of before I buy, such as changes to come? I want to stay at the front witht this build for as long as I can.

I would buy this with a $1000 US.

cpu - E6600 $322 + Free S/H
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor - Retail
mobo- EVGA 680i SLI $249.99 + $7.32 S/H
Newegg.com - EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
memory - Corsair XMS PC8500 2 x 1 GB $369.00 + Free S/H
Newegg.com - CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Total Price - $948.31
I already have the exact same memory & mobo and there working
great for me :-)

CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

• DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
• Timing 4-4-4-12
• Cas Latency 4

$309.00

($269.00 after $40.00 Mail-In Rebate)
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Amazon.com: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 GHz Desktop Processor (LGA775): Electronics

Buy this item with eVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 122-CK-NF68-AR by EVGA today! Total List Price: $699.98
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SilverStone Technology Nitrogon NT06 Ultimate Heatpipe Cooler $52.50
Noctua NH-U12F Dual Copper Heatpipe Cooler- Sleeved $64.99

I am hearing big things about the
Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro7 $29.99

Total Deal under $1000

Leave it to T2 to find the deals. As far as heatsinks go. I have a "New" not yet
released to the public Thermaltake TMG i2 heatsink (review here)
HardwareHell - Articles - Thermaltake TMG a2 & i2 CPU Cooler Review - Review
or a Coolermaster HyperTX (the review hasn't been posted yet) that are damn good
heatsinks. I'll let them go cheap. PM me if your interested :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Slaymate I would buy this with a $1000 US. cpu - E6600 $322 + Free S/H Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor - Retail mobo- EVGA 680i SLI $249.99 + $7.32 S/H Newegg.com - EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail memory - Corsair XMS PC8500 2 x 1 GB $369.00 + Free S/H Newegg.com - CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail Total Price - $948.31 I already have the exact same memory & mobo and there working great for me :-)

my friend has the same mobo too
he has quad-core QX6700 and 2x 8800GTX's in SLi
liquid cooling , 1000w PSU

its a little excesive they way he just throws money around but everything works good

Yeah a friend told me the 680i was good but on the expensive side.

Thrasher - I read the following on your link, regarding the Dominator:

Cons: Not for overclockers. At one point, they were great sticks. Some time in November they switched from Micron chips to Promios, which all but destroyed the ability of the chips to overclock.

So... It seems either way I'll be getting the 680i (as it seems to be the best) and the E6600 (the best I can afford). It's just a question of RAM I guess. What about PC2 8888 Dominator RAM though? Worth it if I can afford it? The 8500 modules are gonna have lower timings ...worth it from 6400 at lower timings, all things considered?

Also, if I go for PC6400, I'll have more towards an 8800GTX graphics card. ^_^

Thanks for the help, people.

Quote: Originally Posted by gH3tt0.exe sooo....PM me if your selling that CPU ty much

Unfortunately I already have a buyer for my spares, sorry dude.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Fiddles Unfortunately I already have a buyer for my spares, sorry dude.

aww fiddle sticks.
i must now go to a far away land in search of a CPU.
eBay!!

I recommended the PC8500 because it will give you more headroom
for your overclock. I don't think the Dominator Series is really needed.
I have the Corsair PC8500 I linked and I've got it running at 800 MHz
at 4-4-6 cas 4 1T timings. It's pretty kickass. And if you get the cash
later for a faster cpu it will still be solid. The 8800 would be nice, but
I think that by the time DX10 games arrive we'll be seeing 2nd Gen.
DX10 cards, and 8800's will be alot cheaper :-)

Everyone I know keeps telling me the 8500 is not worth it now and I should stick to PC6400 unless I'm doing massive overclocks. WHAT DO I DO? I'm buying this Friday.

The E6600 runs at a fsb of 1066. The PC2 8500 runs at 1066.
So if you buy slower memory as in PC6400 which runs at 800,
you'll have to oc the memory to run 1:1 or just let it run slow.
If your going to oc the cpu you'll have plenty of headroom and
your memory won't be holding you back with the PC2 8500.
Where as the PC2 6400 will be the limiting factor if you get it.
And I still think your 7950GT will be good enough for the games
coming out now. By the time DX10 games really start showing
up there will be a newer faster card out and the 8800 your
wanting now will be alot cheaper. I paid $600 for my 7950GX2
when it came out. When the 8800's came out I picked up a 2nd
7950GX2 for $400. I think you should buy a 2nd 7950GT and sell
them when the 2nd Gen. DX10 cards come out :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Slaymate The E6600 runs at a fsb of 1066. The PC2 8500 runs at 1066. So if you buy slower memory as in PC6400 which runs at 800, you'll have to oc the memory to run 1:1 or just let it run slow. If your going to oc the cpu you'll have plenty of headroom and your memory won't be holding you back with the PC2 8500. Where as the PC2 6400 will be the limiting factor if you get it. And I still think your 7950GT will be good enough for the games coming out now. By the time DX10 games really start showing up there will be a newer faster card out and the 8800 your wanting now will be alot cheaper. I paid $600 for my 7950GX2 when it came out. When the 8800's came out I picked up a 2nd 7950GX2 for $400. I think you should buy a 2nd 7950GT and sell them when the 2nd Gen. DX10 cards come out :-)

For the moment I'm happy with the card I have.

If PC8500 isn't a waste, I'll probably get the 8888 Dominator stuff. S'not that much more.

I have the money to get a quad-core QX6700 but I can't find a single person who doesn't tell me it's an utter waste of money to get anything more than the E6600.

I tend to spend alot of money very freely. But I'm still
not sold on the Dominator Series. Get it if you must,
but I think the regular XMS2 PC2 8500 will be good
enough for a while :-)

As a man who spends freely would you also tell me quad-core is a waste?

Oooh, now Scan has the Dominator PC2-10000.

Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK

Intel is about to release a cheaper quad core at 2.4ghz, for around 500$ if that makes it a easier on the decision making for getting a Quad

And if you have a decent vid card now..then hang on the upgrade if you can't afford the 8800GTX or GTS..there is a 300$ 8800GT due out next month, with the 8600 series for 250$ or less around then too.

I can't see dropping any coin on a DX-9 card at this time...it's like throwing money out the window, unless you need something now, or can't afford 250$ in a month or so.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Fiddles As a man who spends freely would you also tell me quad-core is a waste?

No, I won't say that. But I do a lot more stuff than just gaming. So I'm actually
enjoying a benefit from multiple core computing already :-) The future is multi-core.
And the time is now. It won't be long and we'll start having all kinds of software that
supports these new cpu's :-)
If you've got a dual or quad core cpu you can go here and download the
Ice Storm Fighter demo and test your rig out :-)
Intel Capabilities Forum - Ice Storm Fighters Game Technology Demo

Ok! I finally ordered it all. Here's what I got in the end:

Lian-Li PC-60 Black case
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU
Asus Striker Exteme NF680i SLI motherboard
2 GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC8500 RAM

Keeping my current hard-drive, PSU, graphics card, DVD-R drive etc etc. Should have it all in the week. Conroe at last. Can't wait to clock the sucka.

It looks like your going to be very happy :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Fiddles Ok! I finally ordered it all. Here's what I got in the end: Lian-Li PC-60 Black case Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU Asus Striker Exteme NF680i SLI motherboard 2 GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC8500 RAM Keeping my current hard-drive, PSU, graphics card, DVD-R drive etc etc. Should have it all in the week. Conroe at last. Can't wait to clock the sucka.

Keep us posted on how well those dominators work