My Core 2 Duo build

[-0MEGA-];432798 said:
Deffinetly the E6300 and 7900GT.
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I strongly agree.

I know alot of people run into problems with DDR2-800 RAM. Reason being because DDR2-800 just has higher timings and increased voltages, that some motherboards can't give what certain sticks of memory require in order to operate at DDR2-800 speeds.
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These kits often require you to adjust the voltage in the BIOS (as such, many problems are from users not reading instructions :)). There are definite issues, though, with boards booting with VDimm at 1.8V, which is insufficient for many high end DDR2-800 kits to even POST. A lot of these have been corrected already, by manufacturers reflashing the SPD to loosen the timings so that the memory may at least POST (the user must then reset to the correct timings/voltages).
 
ceewi1 i see from ur sig u have the mobo that i am currently thinking of buying to replace the asus p5b. What do you think of it , ive heard its very popular amongst the overclockers

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
 
NI_t3n_IChi_RYU said:
ceewi1 i see from ur sig u have the mobo that i am currently thinking of buying to replace the asus p5b. What do you think of it , ive heard its very popular amongst the overclockers

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
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I'm quite pleased with it. As far as OCing goes, my E6600 is currently at 3.0Ghz (from 2.4Ghz stock), with no VCore increase. I doubt i'll have any problems pushing it higher, when I find the time (although i'll probably wait for a new HSF). Highly recommended.
 
ok thx the ds3 in now gona be my choice of motherboard ive decided.

Im finding choosing the right graphics card really really hard. There are so many to choose from.

want to spend £160-170

Plz recommend some for me :)
 
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