- Feb 16, 2007
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All right, I used to build my own computers but I have not done so in several years. It's time to admit that my once state-of-the-art P4 is obsolete. Since I haven't been paying attention my hardware skills are a bit rusty.
What I want to do with this system is mainly analyze chess games, so 64 bit and dual core is very important for me. I play some games, but not a lot of the newer ones (mainly Quake 3!) although I would like to be able to run Half Life 2 and that's about it. That's why I'm only interested in budget video cards (which I think is the weakest part of this build right now.) Since I'm upgrading, some parts like case, PSU and so forth are missing.
Questions: Are these parts compatible, and will this CPU overclock given the fan I am getting? About how high?
Mainboard: BIOSTAR TForce965PT LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $105
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813138037
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail $187.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115005
CPU fan: ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail $47
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835118003
Video card: BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $142.99 ($92.99 after $50.00 Mail-In Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814143049
Memory: STT DDR2-667 2GB (2x1GB) CL5 S-RIGID Memory Kit $120.00
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=T6UX2G...1d373b23a76e3f97c8c2be2ce76a7430d7c27d
Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136073
Mouse: Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Gaming-Grade Mouse - Retail $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16826104178
What I want to do with this system is mainly analyze chess games, so 64 bit and dual core is very important for me. I play some games, but not a lot of the newer ones (mainly Quake 3!) although I would like to be able to run Half Life 2 and that's about it. That's why I'm only interested in budget video cards (which I think is the weakest part of this build right now.) Since I'm upgrading, some parts like case, PSU and so forth are missing.
Questions: Are these parts compatible, and will this CPU overclock given the fan I am getting? About how high?
Mainboard: BIOSTAR TForce965PT LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $105
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813138037
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail $187.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115005
CPU fan: ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail $47
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835118003
Video card: BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $142.99 ($92.99 after $50.00 Mail-In Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814143049
Memory: STT DDR2-667 2GB (2x1GB) CL5 S-RIGID Memory Kit $120.00
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=T6UX2G...1d373b23a76e3f97c8c2be2ce76a7430d7c27d
Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136073
Mouse: Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Gaming-Grade Mouse - Retail $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16826104178