just a noob

8800gt IS scalable but ONLY on an nvidia based board, any intel based chipset ex: x35, x38, x48. is only crossfire, you can still use a single 8800gt on an intel board, look at the evga 750i ftw board, thats got 2 16x slots, and look at cellshock memory(ddr2 goes up to 1066mhz i think), one site i know of that sells cellshock is tankguys.com and the 8800gt is DX10 compatible, but only on windows vista os

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darksideleader

E7200 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...5052&Tpk=e7200
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813131232R
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231145

Jump to the e8400/e8500 if you think you need the extra cache. Intel 45nm cpus are very overclockable.
750i motherboard, very nice overclocker, SLI capitable
High speed G.SKILL ram.

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ASUS P5K
G.SKILL 2x1GB @ 1086mhz 5-5-4-15
HD Radeon 3850 775/975
Acer AL2216W 22" LCD Monitor
TruePower Trio 650 Watts SLI Certified
Vista Home Premium Edition 64-bit

luckyboomstick

Can someone recommend good ram for this mobo?????????/


new egg 199.99
Brand GIGABYTE
Model GA-EX38-DS4
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type LGA 775
CPU Type Quad-core / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium
FSB 1600/1333MHz
Chipsets
North Bridge Intel X38
South Bridge Intel ICH9R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 1200
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x16 (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x16.)
PCI Express x1 3
PCI Slots 2
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 6
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC889A
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8111B
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
USB 8 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394 2 x IEEE 1394a
S/PDIF Out 1x Optical, 1x Coaxial
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 4 x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394 1x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Windows Vista Certified for Windows Vista
Features
Power Pin 24 Pin

just a noob

1200mhz ddr2 ram: http://www.tankguys.com/product_info...oducts_id=1771
1000mhz ddr2 ram: http://www.tankguys.com/product_info...oducts_id=1714
800mhz ddr2 ram: http://www.tankguys.com/product_info...oducts_id=1713
it might sound like im advertising, but this is the only site i found it on, this ram is a very good brand, almost all the people in xtremesystems use it

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pies

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146565
People seem to like this memory
Others might be able to recomend better.
(Like just a noob)
That board your looking at there just so you know will support crossfire (2 ati cards) so it will not do sli so you will be able to only run one of your 8800's.
If you want to go that route that is a very nice chipset and a great board from what I've heard.
And your card is Direct x10 compatible so if you use vista it will take advantage of that and so will newer games like bioshock.

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Ram- Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4gb ddr2 800/Gpu- sapphire ATI 4850 (x2 in crossfire)
Hdd- 1tb/ DVD- SAMSUNG/- Ac 7 pro cooler

pbdr

It may be good, but it's also VERY pricey. $150 for 2 gb of DDR2 800?

You can get 4 gb with the same latency for $80 - $90....

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Raidmax Sagitta (Black) Case

oscaryu1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034

Better than any RAM posted so far. King of memory, Cas latency of 4, and cheap as heck.

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luckyboomstick

why not use ddr2 1200, or even ddr 1000, why does everyone like ddr2 800. is g-skil, or ocz good memory, and what does the latency mean?? see timming like 4 4 4 4 16?????

luckyboomstick

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5DF - Retail

OCZ Flex XLC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2FX11502GK - Retail

all on new egg. can you use lower rated memory in a mobo that will take higher memory, I.e mobo will take ddr2 1200, and put in ddr2 800

luckyboomstick

how about this mobo- comparing to the one listed above-pbdr recommended this one----- I am kind of leaning toward the first however this one minus the firewire,an only 1 pci 16 but it does have ddr3 capabilities, and is power saving, a little cheaper.- is it worth it?

Brand GIGABYTE
Model GA-EP35C-DS3R
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type LGA 775
CPU Type Quad-core / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium
FSB 1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066MHz
Chipsets
North Bridge Intel P35
South Bridge Intel ICH9R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 6×240pin
Memory Standard DDR3 1333 / DDR2 1066
Maximum Memory Supported DDR3 up to 4 GB
DDR2 up to 8 GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16 1
PCI Express x1 3
PCI Slots 3
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 8
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
Additional RAID Controller GIGABYTE SATA2 chip
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC889A
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8111B
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
USB 8 x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out 1x Optical, 1x Coaxial
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 2 x headers support 4 x USB 2.0 ports
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Features
Power Pin 24 Pin