Buying a new pc, advice?

[DoubleDigits]

Hi guys I would really like to hear your opinions if this is a decent build and if im missing anything of have my info wrong.

CPU $170 - Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Dual Core Processor LGA775 1.8GHZ 800FSB 2MB Retail

MOBO $164 - Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX LGA775 Conroe P965 DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 GBLAN Audio Motherboard

RAM $180 - Corsair Value Select PC2-5300 2X1GB DDR2-667 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit

GPU $200 - EVGA E-GEFORCE 7900 GS KO 500MHZ 256MB 256BIT 1.38GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card

HDD $103 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive

PSU $121 - Corsair CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX Triple 12V 40A Continuous 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan




Planned OC 1.8ghz to 3ghz w/ 333fsb running at 667 with a 1:1 ratio


Should I go with this ram and just downclock it to ddr667 so that when I upgrade to a better cpu I then can just clock it back to 800 if/when I get a cpu that can run a 400fsb 1:1?

$249 ($213AR) - OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit

 

[Roguestar]

Depends how much the extra $69 means to you. If you are really planning on upgrading the CPU soon enough then go for the DDR2-800, otherwise the value RAM is good.

But then again why spend $249 when you can spend less than you're currently planning and get DDR2-800 for $169?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231098

The rest of your choices seem pretty solid, though.

 

[DoubleDigits]

wow that is a nice price for that ram.. I havent heard much of G.Skill ram though. I do al l my shopping with NCIX b/c there the only cdn company that has good prices and they are within a 40 minute drive.

My worries is with going with ddr800 downclocking it too 667 will decrease the preformance on the timings.

btw am I right on the 1:1 ratio.. some ppl saying its 2:1 ratio.

I will those keep an eye out on that ram and do some reading.

Thanks for advice!

 

[Roguestar]

It'll downclock automatically (they all do unless you're specifically overclocking or manually changing the ratio), but when it does that you can experiment with tightening the timings a little.

2:1 and 1:1 are both commonly used when people are talking about the same thing; DDR2 rated as 533Mhz running in "2:1" with a 266Mhz FSB is the same as saying it's running in 1:1 because the actual speed of the DDR2 will be 266Mhz, but it's effectively doubled (hence DDR2) because it can send twice when DDR only sends once.

 

[DoubleDigits]

thanks rogue for your comments, I will be switching to DDR800 now after reading about it more here on the forums!

Thanks!

 

[engiNURD]

ncix.com has those same sticks (2gbnq). Their timings for 266 are 4-4-4-10 (SPD).
$170 - G.Skill 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Get the video card at Frys online (from the Hot deals forum)

$109 AR