How's this for a build?

[fuzzybabybunny]

I'm trying to do a build for a friend. I'm guessing he just wants bang for his buck but still wants a kick ass computer. He wants to reuse his case, DVD drive, and video card. I put the Q6600 in there and the highly rated HSF and mobo because I figure he might as well do some overclocking. Is the G0 stepping still the best overclocker and is it still available?

Compiled from Newegg because it's just so easy to do so:

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
$30.00

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$129.99

PC Power & Cooling S75CF 750W EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$99.99

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
$134.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600
$194.99

2X G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
$109.98

Grand Total: $713.92

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Yorkfield instead of Kentsfield

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

It's very snorggallable.
I'd get the q9400 from microcenter for $180 if u have one near u.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Would the Q6600 beat the Q9400 if they were both overclocked?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

personally, i don't OC for friends for reliability and stability reasons.

and i'd recommend cheaper RAM.
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[phaxmohdem]

If this was my build I'd spend the extra few bucks and opt for the Q9400 because if you are into overclocking 45nm would probably prove to be beneficial, would likely consume less power, and the Q9400 has a higher speed FSB which would help elliminate some bottlenecking with the CPUs talking to eachother (as minimal as that may be it would help). And if you're NOT going to overclock (which I agree with BlahBlahYouToo on that point) you have an extra 266MHz stock speeds to play with.

I like the RAM that you originally chose. DDR2 800 is decent stuff, but I figure with RAM as cheap as it is anyway, why not go 1066 (CL5) get the extra 4.2GB/s of bandwidth to play with. (DDR2 800 dual channel = 12.8GB/s peak bandwidth vs. DDR2 1066 dual channel = 17GB/s peak bandwidth)

 

[richierich1212]

Why not a look at the Phenom II 940?

 

[heyheybooboo]

Originally posted by: richierich1212
Why not a look at the Phenom II 940?

Or a PhII 920 combo with RAMs - throw in the Gigabyte 790x

Hard to argue with an unlocked multi, though


Back to Chipzilla - you could save a few bucks with the Gigabyte EP45-UD3R if you don't need CrossFire (and I think there's a current promo code and rebate)

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Which is more futureproof, LGA775 or AM2? I almost want to say that LGA775 is already dead with the i7 cores coming out and stuff?

 

[richierich1212]

Well AM2+ mobos can support AM3 cpus, just make sure to get one that will support up to 140w cpus (if you ever go that direction). And AMD is beginning to release the AM3 platform, so who knows how far AMD will go with AM3. LGA775 is done since Intel's latest platform is already out.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: richierich1212
Well AM2+ mobos can support AM3 cpus, just make sure to get one that will support up to 140w cpus (if you ever go that direction). And AMD is beginning to release the AM3 platform, so who knows how far AMD will go with AM3. LGA775 is done since Intel's latest platform is already out.

Can ALL AM2+ boards can support AM3?

 

[Alyx]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: richierich1212
Well AM2+ mobos can support AM3 cpus, just make sure to get one that will support up to 140w cpus (if you ever go that direction). And AMD is beginning to release the AM3 platform, so who knows how far AMD will go with AM3. LGA775 is done since Intel's latest platform is already out.

Can ALL AM2+ boards can support AM3?

Yes. As I understand the update, the AM2+ just can't use DDR3.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: Alyx

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: richierich1212
Well AM2+ mobos can support AM3 cpus, just make sure to get one that will support up to 140w cpus (if you ever go that direction). And AMD is beginning to release the AM3 platform, so who knows how far AMD will go with AM3. LGA775 is done since Intel's latest platform is already out.

Can ALL AM2+ boards can support AM3?

Yes. As I understand the update, the AM2+ just can't use DDR3.

Are you only referring to current AM3 CPUs though? I'm thinking that certain future AM3 CPUs won't work in AM2+ motherboards, just like how many AM2+ CPUs today don't work in older AM2 motherboards.

On the other hand, it's not uncommon for new processors to not work with older motherboards, sometimes even when they're the same socket. AM2+/AM3 still has more life left in it than LGA775 though.

 

[aaronm04]

ACK! Sorry .. wrong thread.