Building a gaming pc

tdeath101 · 04-07-2007, 02:22 AM

*sigh.. ok im fully aware that i have to switch mobo's and stuff but what about this C2D?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115004

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

chupacabra · 04-07-2007, 02:27 AM

Just wait till april 22 cuz most core 2 duo are reducing price, you could buy the e6600 by the same price that the e6400 is at this moment on newegg

tdeath101 · 04-07-2007, 02:50 AM

anyone wanna recommend a mobo for this C2D?

v0lten · 04-07-2007, 03:54 AM

Yes Tdeath. The Gigabyte DS3. Same one I have. Awesome for OC'ing and budget minded.

tdeath101 · 04-07-2007, 04:18 AM

i would go ahead and get the gigabyte ds3, but the fact that it has 1 pci-e 16x slot is making me have seconds thoughts becouse i was planning to SLI the two 8000's together. but at the same time i can probably OC the video card and get even more major performance (not as great as SLI but its something right?)

liquidshadow · 04-07-2007, 04:32 AM

For SLI, any of the 680i motherboards are good. Personally I'd take the ASUS P5N32-E

tdeath101 · 04-07-2007, 06:19 AM

i looked at that one and it may not be that bad, thx liquid (remembers metal gear solid..)

WeatherGeek · 04-07-2007, 09:20 PM

If you plan on SLI'ing 2 8800s I think you'll def. need a bigger PSU, maybe 700-1000watts. Even if you use 1 8800, it might be cutting it close with 530 watts

**Praetor** · 04-07-2007, 09:28 PM

Have a look
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04-07-2007, 02:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	*sigh.. ok im fully aware that i have to switch mobo's and stuff but what about this C2D? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115004 Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

04-07-2007, 02:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
chupacabra Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,920	Just wait till april 22 cuz most core 2 duo are reducing price, you could buy the e6600 by the same price that the e6400 is at this moment on newegg __________________ My Rig e7200 @ 2.53ghz 4GB G.skill pc6400 Seagate hdd 250gb Gigabyte P35 DS3L Sapphire 4850 Corsair 750 watts Raidmax Smilodon

04-07-2007, 02:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	anyone wanna recommend a mobo for this C2D? __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

04-07-2007, 03:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
v0lten Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 25	Yes Tdeath. The Gigabyte DS3. Same one I have. Awesome for OC'ing and budget minded. __________________ CPU: Intel E6600 2.4ghz @ 3.1ghz MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 GFX: GeForce 8800 GTS RAM: 4x1gb Corsair XMS PC 6400 800 PSU: Zion PowerReal 600w +22 +22 SOUND: Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer HD: Western Digital 160gig 7200rpm DVD: Samsung DVD player Monitor: Sceptre Naga 20.1" Widescreen Cooling: Zalman 2 ball CPU cooler, 4case fans.

04-07-2007, 04:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	i would go ahead and get the gigabyte ds3, but the fact that it has 1 pci-e 16x slot is making me have seconds thoughts becouse i was planning to SLI the two 8000's together. but at the same time i can probably OC the video card and get even more major performance (not as great as SLI but its something right?) __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

04-07-2007, 04:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
liquidshadow Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,030	For SLI, any of the 680i motherboards are good. Personally I'd take the ASUS P5N32-E __________________ Intel Q6600 \| D-Tek Fuzion Block Asus P5K Deluxe \| Swiftech MCR320 Rad G-Skill 4GB \| Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Res WD Raptor 150 \| EK FC8800 GTX Block Seagate 320GB \| 3 * Yate Loon DM12SL Samsung S182 \| Swiftech MCP655 Pump Coolmax 700W Antec P180b BUY MY STuff: http://www.computerforum.com/80556-comp.html

04-07-2007, 06:19 AM	#17 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	i looked at that one and it may not be that bad, thx liquid (remembers metal gear solid..) __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

04-07-2007, 09:20 PM	#18 (permalink)
WeatherGeek Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 265	If you plan on SLI'ing 2 8800s I think you'll def. need a bigger PSU, maybe 700-1000watts. Even if you use 1 8800, it might be cutting it close with 530 watts

04-07-2007, 09:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Have a look Computer Specs 101 - 2007-04 __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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