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Ordering Wednesday! Help me check my parts!

Agreed. You definitely need 2 Gb RAM. Are you planning on overcloking? If not, both the RAM and the PSU is overkill.

Which sound card are you planning on getting?
 
2GB is impossible due to budget constraints. It's 1GB or less for sure. I've already got a sound card and hard disk.

And yes, I am *definitely* overclocking. Hopefully beyond 3GHz. Are you sure my RAM and PSU are overkill? I got just about the cheapest choices for each!
 
Well the PSU is overrated (ie you won't need 500W) but if i'm reading it you're looking at $10 + tax, so it's pretty good value (not my favourite brand but i digress).

The RAM speed would be overkill if you're not overclocking, if you are then it'll do. Once you build the computer strip out all the XP goodies you can find, 1GB of RAM is very small for AV editing and XP will try to suck stupid amounts of it. Do not try vista as its' even worse. Get a second Gig as soon as you can.
 
Looks good, but if you can I'd suggest you get a 1Gb stick of RAM. Then you're not as limited for in the future for adding more memory.
 
Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
2GB is impossible due to budget constraints. It's 1GB or less for sure. I've already got a sound card and hard disk.

And yes, I am *definitely* overclocking. Hopefully beyond 3GHz. Are you sure my RAM and PSU are overkill? I got just about the cheapest choices for each!
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If 1 gig is all you can afford, you might want to scale down on your CPU choice. 2 gigs will give you more performance than a fast CPU. Alternatively, make sure your mobo has room for a future memory upgrade.

A 500W PSU is surely overkill for your system. A 300W would be plenty. However, as you are getting it very cheaply, stick with it.
 
The motherboard he has chosen has 4 DIMM slots so he can go to 2Gb if he adds another pair of 512Mb sticks, but problem being that if he wants to ever get more than that in the future he'll need to ditch all of his RAM and get some higher density modules.
 
Well, I just ordered everything. The last component should arrive by Wednesday the 10th, or at the latest Saturday the 13th. So this is going to be my new system:

+Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 w/retail cooler
+Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 motherboard
+1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-675 Corsair XMS2 w/heat spreaders
+Biostar 6200TC PCIe x16 video card w/64MB GDDR2 (V6202TS63)
-80GB SATA/150 Seagate 7200.7
-80GB ATA/100 Western Digital (WD800JB)
+3.5" NEC floppy drive (FD1231H)
-Lite-on DVD burner w/lightscribe (SHM-165H6S)
+Memorex DVD-ROM (DVD-16X6S)
-SoundBlaster Audigy LS
-unknown 3Com 10/100 PCI LAN NIC
+unknown Conextant v.92 56K PCI modem
+Ultra V-series 500W PSU
+LCT ATX case with front USB & audio ports (USB-07-4HL)

plusses are new (or new to me) items; minuses are recycled items

Thanks for all the help, guys! I couldn't have done this without you!
 
i woulda got another name brand psu, mb something along the lines of FSP, Seasonic, Enermax, Enhance... etc
a newer sound card (audigy 2, xfi) would help you with the audio.
1x1gb of ram would have def been the better choice
 
Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
And yes, I am *definitely* overclocking. Hopefully beyond 3GHz. Are you sure my RAM and PSU are overkill? I got just about the cheapest choices for each!
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😕

All but the very high end overpriced Corsair is sh!t for OCing, meaning you're basically screwed.

I suspect you'll be lucky to get 2.8 GHz with that RAM, but i hope for your sake i am wrong...
 
Originally posted by: n7
Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
And yes, I am *definitely* overclocking. Hopefully beyond 3GHz. Are you sure my RAM and PSU are overkill? I got just about the cheapest choices for each!
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😕

All but the very high end overpriced Corsair is sh!t for OCing, meaning you're basically screwed.

I suspect you'll be lucky to get 2.8 GHz with that RAM, but i hope for your sake i am wrong...
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Nice positive response......uplifting and caring.
 
Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: n7
Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
And yes, I am *definitely* overclocking. Hopefully beyond 3GHz. Are you sure my RAM and PSU are overkill? I got just about the cheapest choices for each!
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😕

All but the very high end overpriced Corsair is sh!t for OCing, meaning you're basically screwed.

I suspect you'll be lucky to get 2.8 GHz with that RAM, but i hope for your sake i am wrong...
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Nice positive response......uplifting and caring.
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LOLZOR!

What's wrong with that RAM, exactly?
 
It uses elpida (or is it promos) chips now, iirc.

Also, I notice the OP expects to overclock but didn't pick up an aftermarket cooler? :/
 
Not a guarantee, but you can often get a respectable overclock. I'd prefer an aftermarket cooler anyway for the reduced temps.
 
Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: n7
Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
And yes, I am *definitely* overclocking. Hopefully beyond 3GHz. Are you sure my RAM and PSU are overkill? I got just about the cheapest choices for each!
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😕

All but the very high end overpriced Corsair is sh!t for OCing, meaning you're basically screwed.

I suspect you'll be lucky to get 2.8 GHz with that RAM, but i hope for your sake i am wrong...
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Nice positive response......uplifting and caring.
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The response is more of a diss to you guys offering advice, since no one seemed to notice he was getting crappy Corsair, & to get good OCs on 7x multi, good or at least decent RAM is imperative.

That & the OP didn't even wait a day to order 🙁

So any advice i was going to hand out doesn't matter anymore.

Oh, & btw, the stock cooler is actually usually fine for getting to around ~ 3150 MHz (which is where more vcore starts being needed).
Intel's stock cooler isn't loud either, unless you have it flying at higher RPMs.
 
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
i woulda got another name brand psu, mb something along the lines of FSP, Seasonic, Enermax, Enhance... etc
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Here's my thing about PSUs: For years I just used generics that came included with the case. I never had any problem. Finally, in August, 2005, I got on the bandwagon and purchased a $75 Antec SmartPower 350W. In December, 2006, it died from bad caps.

To put it in perspective:
generics 6-0
Antec 0-1

Despite that, I understand the value of reliable PSUs. But I have decided to take the middle road: the Ultra V-series.

a newer sound card (audigy 2, xfi) would help you with the audio.
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Geez, I'd never get another Soundblaster. I'm a musician, and my primary concern is input, not output. When I replace my Augigy LS, I hope to get something from Echo or M-audio.

1x1gb of ram would have def been the better choice
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Why? My board has four slots for upgrade concerns, and 2x512 will perform better in the interim.

Originally posted by: n7

All but the very high end overpriced Corsair is sh!t for OCing, meaning you're basically screwed. I suspect you'll be lucky to get 2.8 GHz with that RAM, but i hope for your sake i am wrong...
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Overpriced if you buy it from NewEgg. From ZZF, it is the cheapest name-brand memory over 533 MHz. And I'm curious to know how DDR2-675 will inhibit my CPU overclocking.

Originally posted by: Roguestar
It uses elpida (or is it promos) chips now, iirc.
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If it works at 675 MHz, I don't see how it can keep me from pushing the CPU to 3.1 GHz.

Also, I notice the OP expects to overclock but didn't pick up an aftermarket cooler? :/
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That is indeed a bit of a concern. However, retail coolers work for a lot of folks. For example, I have my Sempron 64 2800+ at 2.32 GHz right now. It is stable up to 2.4 GHz, except that it overheats; so that's an 80 MHz cut--hardly anything on which to spend oogles of dollars.

If I can't get to 3GHz without overheating, I may buy an aftermarket cooler. But I want to wait, first.

Originally posted by: n7
The response is more of a diss to you guys offering advice, since no one seemed to notice he was getting crappy Corsair, & to get good OCs on 7x multi, good or at least decent RAM is imperative.
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Again, I really don't understand this objection. Why should I spend a lot of money on RAM? I'm overclocking the CPU.

That & the OP didn't even wait a day to order 🙁
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I sure did. I've been planning this purchase and have made at least two threads about it in the last thirty days.
 
I sure did. I've been planning this purchase and have made at least two threads about it in the last thirty days.
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with this said and the fact you seem to have an answer/argument for every suggestion made regarding your choices, makes me wonder why you posted this thread in the first place.
 
I built a core2 system a while back:

Core2 1.86 w/HSF - $180
MSI 945 - $80
1GB DDR667 - $100

X1900XT - $230
PSU dual 12v 500w - $60

$650

at stock? play any game I want on this rig, matched an Athlon FX60 system, and for that reason alone, I have made up my mind to never purchase extreme hardware ever again, all the junkfood that money could go into... oh... the donuts!! the donuts!!!
 
Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
Overpriced if you buy it from NewEgg. From ZZF, it is the cheapest name-brand memory over 533 MHz. And I'm curious to know how DDR2-675 will inhibit my CPU overclocking.

If it works at 675 MHz, I don't see how it can keep me from pushing the CPU to 3.1 GHz.

Again, I really don't understand this objection. Why should I spend a lot of money on RAM? I'm overclocking the CPU.

I sure did. I've been planning this purchase and have made at least two threads about it in the last thirty days.
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You don't really understand how overclocking with C2Ds works do you?

Default FSB & RAM frequency for a C2D is 266 MHz (aka DDR2-533).

When you overclock a C2D on a P965 motherboard, the lowest RAM divider one can use is 1:1, meaning the RAM runs the same speed as the FSB.

If you plan to run 3.1+ GHz, you need to run at a FSB of 443 MHz, which puts RAM @ DDR2-886.

See the issue here?

Your RAM is 337.5 MHz (DDR2-675) at default, & since it's most certainly not Micron (which is the best OCing RAM) & likely heavily binned, the chances of reaching DDR2-900 speeds isn't very likely.

Also, i didn't see your previous threads, sorry.
It's hard enough keeping track of one thread, nevermind many.

Good luck though 🙂
 
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