ok the time is here :) ... new rig setup ... need some ideas :)

by **EXTREMEoverclocker** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:10 am

ok it took awhile long story

... but now i can finally upgrade here in 2 weeks i can start ordering everything ... so wanted to get everything ironed out before i do ...

i was thinking:

intel Q9450
PC power and cooling 750W quad or the is anything else come to mind? i had a 750 and it was rock solid....
8800GT
mobo..... ? no idea? i need help with the intel mobos ... i know nothing about them ...
ram .. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... Code=85279
that is was i use and was hoping to keep it if at all possible

Thermalright Ultra-120 EXTREME for CPU cooling ...

so what do yall intel people think .... freeagent?

haha

by **Grav!ty** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:18 am

I can't get to that link for the RAM. Is it DDR2 667 or DDR2 800 RAM?

by **yeshuas** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:31 am

I'm getting a new ASUS motherboard tomorrow myself, the ASUS P5Q Deluxe you may want to consider one of that series if you are sticking with DDR2 Ram

by **EXTREMEoverclocker** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:37 am

Grav!ty wrote:I can't get to that link for the RAM. Is it DDR2 667 or DDR2 800 RAM?

hmmm it works for me .... weird ...
OCZ OCZ2N1066SR2GK 2GB Kit DDR2 PC2-8500

but that is the ram ...

by **ar1stotle** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:25 am

It's DDR2 1066. So it's better lol.

As for the mobo, I've used Gigabyte and Asus boards with Intel CPUs recently and haven't had a problem. If you're building a rig for gaming, you might just want to use a dual-core as a quad really won't get utilized unless you're doing things like video editing or 3d modeling.

by **EXTREMEoverclocker** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:01 pm

well i game a lot ... but i also do the other stuff ... so quad core will help out on that ... buuuut i also wanna get 2-3 years off this chip ... maybe just change the vid card out of i need to ... so thats another reason i wanted the quad

by **EXTREMEoverclocker** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:42 pm

should i stick with the P35 chipset?

or go with like the x38 or x48?

any ideas?

by **leo27** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:53 pm

if you want to heavily overclock go with the x38 or x48 if you can afford it. If you just want to mildly overclock go with a p35 and by mild i mean around 3.4ish. the x38 and definitely x48 have been known to get that processor to around 4ghz.

by **yeshuas** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:09 am

I just got my P5Q Deluxe board which has the P45/ICH10R chipset, time will tell how it OC's, so far I am having trouble setting up Crossfire, it is not clear to me at least.

by **EXTREMEoverclocker** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:56 am

is the EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i any good?

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ok the time is here :) ... new rig setup ... need some ideas :)

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