How's this CPU/Motherboard/Memory Combo?

[HalflifeDivided]

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
$84.99

GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail
$119.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
$189.99


All prices from newegg. Looking for the most bang for the buck. How's this look?

 

[ther00kie16]

If you are looking to overclock, a e7200 will get you up to 3.8-3.9ghz for $50 less than the e8400 which will get up to 4.0-4.2ghz. Not much difference between those 2 speeds and any performance difference would more likely be the difference in cache: 3mb vs 6mb.
Otherwise, looks solid.

 

[khurios2000]

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f6...latency-spiking-26456/

latency spiking problem woes on Gigabyte P35s

 

[taltamir]

excellent choices, same as i made.

And the thread you posted it says that the problem has been fixed in the latest bios beta,... and only affected people using it as a digital audio workstation to begin with.

 

[Serradifalco]

Originally posted by: HalflifeDivided
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
$84.99

GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail
$119.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
$189.99


All prices from newegg. Looking for the most bang for the buck. How's this look?

The ram looks good. The cpu looks good. The mb looks awesome! You can't go wrong with that mb. I love mine. The oc'ing features rock and the stability has been amazing. Before this I had an Asus mb and it was a high maintenance problem child. I agree with therOOkie16 on the cpu choice. My e7200 is a beast. I have it up to 3.9Ghz on only 1.275v and will be going to 4Ghz and beyond soon.

 

[khurios2000]

they finally fixed it,
sold my DS3P 2 months ago

 

[VirtualLarry]

I never had the DPC latency problem with my original P35-DS3R rev 1.0, F9 bios. It gets up to 400ms, that's all.

OP, your choices look good.

 

[unr3al]

Originally posted by: Serradifalco
...I had an Asus mb and it was a high maintenance problem child...

Just to point out that it isn't necessarily the manufacturer, I have been using ASUS parts (optic drives, motherboard) for near 3 years now and I can't say I have had any hassles, except for a flaky BIOS release I flashed that was improved upon quickly anyway. Customer support was great too. Ive had my motherboard from September 2007, 9 months now.

Their optic drives beat the pants off LG anyway...