Opinions wanted on this set up.

Shootothrill · 09-12-2006, 01:14 AM

Heres updated system and what im ready to buy:

Case:
Thermaltake SOPRANO VB1000BWS Black Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Harddrive:
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

PSU:
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply

Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300

Ram:
Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PDC22G5300LLK

Saurian · 09-12-2006, 05:11 PM

I was just giving you an example to work from. That board is relatively cheap yet still supports conroe, just not the overclocking of a DS3 or others. Basically whatever your budget is, go for the best stuff you can get. You can even wait and see things go on sale. Like right now the 7600GT from BFG is on sale, killer deal for 115 bucks. Might be able to catch an X1800XT or a 7900gs on sale for a good deal like that before you buy.

It's really up to you lol. As long as everythign is compatible. Just do some reading. Make sure you get good ram though..it seems that Conroe boards are a bit picky about voltages and such. One reason you never have trouble with Corsair ram.

Jet · 09-12-2006, 06:02 PM

If you are planning on overclocking, I'd suggest getting some DDR2 800 memory instead of the DDR2 667 that you are planning on.

You also don't include a graphics card in that build.. like Saurian said, the 7600GT is a good deal, or another option would be the X850XT, which is a great card.

Shootothrill · 09-12-2006, 11:05 PM

ok Heres the new ram CORSAIR XMS2 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) System Memory. Assuming that ram is good and will work i will be ready to start buying.

Jet · 09-13-2006, 02:04 AM

How much left do you have in your budget? Also post your final list so we can check it again.

Shootothrill · 09-13-2006, 02:16 AM

Ok well I made a last minute change to an AMD. I would prefer to keep it AMD; So here is my list:

Ram:
CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model CMX1024-3200C2

CPU:
AMD Opteron 146 Venus 2.0GHz Socket 939 Processor Model OSA146BNBOX

PSU:
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply

Graphics Card:
BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

Mobo:
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Case:
Thermaltake SOPRANO VB1000BWS Black Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Total price for all this shipped is: $757.73. Im looking to spend no more then a $100 more.

Jet · 09-13-2006, 02:20 AM

The E6300 will CREAM that AMD processor, and I am NOT a fanboy.

Tomshardware.com CPU charts

(comparing a AMD 3200+ that is roughly the same to an E6400, which will be slow compared to an overclocked E6300)

Shootothrill · 09-13-2006, 02:26 AM

So I should go back to this:

Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300

and this ram:
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

Jet · 09-13-2006, 02:32 AM

Yes

Shootothrill · 09-13-2006, 02:36 AM

ok kool. Gonna purchase the parts tomarrow. Thanks alot for all the help.

09-12-2006, 01:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
Shootothrill Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 51	Heres updated system and what im ready to buy: Case: Thermaltake SOPRANO VB1000BWS Black Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive PSU: Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 Ram: Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PDC22G5300LLK Last edited by Shootothrill; 09-12-2006 at 02:07 AM.

09-12-2006, 05:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
Saurian Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oskaloosa/Pleasantville, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 552	I was just giving you an example to work from. That board is relatively cheap yet still supports conroe, just not the overclocking of a DS3 or others. Basically whatever your budget is, go for the best stuff you can get. You can even wait and see things go on sale. Like right now the 7600GT from BFG is on sale, killer deal for 115 bucks. Might be able to catch an X1800XT or a 7900gs on sale for a good deal like that before you buy. It's really up to you lol. As long as everythign is compatible. Just do some reading. Make sure you get good ram though..it seems that Conroe boards are a bit picky about voltages and such. One reason you never have trouble with Corsair ram. __________________ Intel 3.2Ghz P4 MSI PM8M3-V GF FX5900XT 128MB 512 MB CXMS Dell 20.1" Widescreen LCD Need...upgrades....:)

09-12-2006, 06:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,288	If you are planning on overclocking, I'd suggest getting some DDR2 800 memory instead of the DDR2 667 that you are planning on. You also don't include a graphics card in that build.. like Saurian said, the 7600GT is a good deal, or another option would be the X850XT, which is a great card. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

09-13-2006, 02:04 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,288	How much left do you have in your budget? Also post your final list so we can check it again. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

09-13-2006, 02:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,288	The E6300 will CREAM that AMD processor, and I am NOT a fanboy. Tomshardware.com CPU charts (comparing a AMD 3200+ that is roughly the same to an E6400, which will be slow compared to an overclocked E6300) __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

09-12-2006, 11:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
Shootothrill Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 51	ok Heres the new ram CORSAIR XMS2 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) System Memory. Assuming that ram is good and will work i will be ready to start buying.

09-13-2006, 02:16 AM	#16 (permalink)
Shootothrill Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 51	Ok well I made a last minute change to an AMD. I would prefer to keep it AMD; So here is my list: Ram: CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model CMX1024-3200C2 CPU: AMD Opteron 146 Venus 2.0GHz Socket 939 Processor Model OSA146BNBOX PSU: Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply Graphics Card: BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Mobo: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive Case: Thermaltake SOPRANO VB1000BWS Black Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Total price for all this shipped is: $757.73. Im looking to spend no more then a $100 more.

09-13-2006, 02:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
Shootothrill Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 51	So I should go back to this: Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 and this ram: CORSAIR XMS2 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

09-13-2006, 02:32 AM	#19 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,288	Yes __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

09-13-2006, 02:36 AM	#20 (permalink)
Shootothrill Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 51	ok kool. Gonna purchase the parts tomarrow. Thanks alot for all the help.

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