Please help me pick :)

[nucl3arboNg]

I'm going to buy a P4 in like 2 weeks and need some questions answered. Please let me know what you think would be best for a pure fps gaming system that I'd like to bench with also. It will either be water/air cooled and would like the ability to run 24/7 at overclocked speeds. I'm asking these questions not taking money into consideration and would like a cpu that I can get high fsb with so only the items I list are being considered. Thanks in advance for your help .

1) P4C 2.4, 2.6, 2.8? I'm looking for the best combination between max oc and high fsb. At least 260-270fsb and 3.5ghz if possible.

2) Abit IC7, IC7-G, IS7, IS7-G, or DFI PRO875? I'm thinking that the non G version would be better since I don't really need gigabit lan or the extra sata ports. I only plan on using 2 36gb raptors in raid0 and use 1 ide drive for backup. So if the non versions will give me the same performance or better i'll get that.

3) OCZ 3500 DC PLATINUM, OCZ 3700 DC GOLD, TWINMOS 3200 CH-5, TWINMOS 3700? Once again high fsb is a must and would like some nice timings. Does it really make a difference with the timings at say 260fsb? The best overall ram here would do.

4) 2x256, or 2x512? Whichever will give me the best performance.

5) Which brand of 9800 pro is overclocking the best on average?

 

[nucl3arboNg]

Oh and am I going to notice a big difference in performance over this rig i'm using now...

1700+ dlt3c 0310 does 2.5ghz
Abit nf7-s 2.0
2x256 Twinmos 3200 Bh-5 will do 225fsb 2,2,2,3 DC sync memtest stable even at top speed
Hercules 9700 pro oem 390/350
Maxtor 40gb ata133
slk-800 w/smart fan 2 (full speed)


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[Corporate Thug]

umm, why would you upgrade from that system? your gonna see a very little performance increase if any at all. btw, whats the stepping on the 0310?

 

[nucl3arboNg]

I need to get another system for my gf/back up so I might as well get something that I want and pass mine down to her. You don't think I'll see any improvment even if I get the p4 to say 13x275fsb? The 1700+ is an xpmw juihb.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: nucl3arboNg
I need to get another system for my gf/back up so I might as well get something that I want and pass mine down to her. You don't think I'll see any improvment even if I get the p4 to say 13x275fsb? The 1700+ is an xpmw juihb.

aiming for 3.5Ghz+ is askin A LOT for an oc. prolly only the 2.8C will acheive that and even the the performance increase would be minimal. if you need a backup system, grab yourself another 1700+ and duplicate your first system. it will be a lot more cost efficent

 

[nucl3arboNg]

Like I said above i'm not taking money into consideration. Please if you don't want to help with the questions asked, don't respond. I appreciate your help shady but i'm not looking for the best cost affective plan here. I have an excess of money to a degree so i'm looking for the best system possible. It won't really be a backup since my gf is getting to be a hardcore gamer as well, so she'll make good use of it.