So... Whats Your Conroe Rig

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
i was planning on building a conroe based rig but i'm thinking a laptop would be better for college 🙁 . i was hoping to the build too...last time was in fall 2003...oh well

I don't know; what are you going to study? I took a desktop, and ended up getting a refurb laptop because I thought I needed it. The laptop ended up sitting on my desk 90% of the time.

 

[Extelleron]

It's going to look like nothing because I'm not getting Conroe at launch. 🙂

I was going to sell my 144 + RAM + Ultra-D and get an E6600 + etc at launch, but I'm going to save my money. I'd like to get some better audio equipment. I find myself listening to music far more than playing games, and if you think computers are expensive try high-end audio equipment.

 

[Pixle]

What ram would you recommend for overclocking? I'm definetly going for a 2x1gb kit - I just dont understand ram at all. I'm sure I could make it through overclocking after reading the article, but what is the best buy for overclocking?

 

[Pixle]

Asus P5W DH Deluxe mobo (975x)

Is their a new motherboard comming out from Asus around launch? Or is this a good choice to step into?

 

[Chaotic42]

E6600
Intel motherboard (I will never let an nForce chip in my computer again)
2GB of DDR2
Current 15K SCSI Drive
Current GTX7800
Current 24" LCD

I'm mainly updating the core parts.

 

[fire400]

2 GHz Conroe on Zalman
$200 Asus mobo
2gigs of DDR800
74GB Raptor // 160gb SATA
DVD-RW lightscribe 16x (2 drives)
430w Seasonic PSU
Radeon x1800 w/silent cooling device

 

[KayKay]

probably going to wait for benches, but probably a E4300 and overclock the bejeezus out of it

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: fire400
2 GHz Conroe on Zalman
$200 Asus mobo
2gigs of DDR800
74GB Raptor // 160gb SATA
DVD-RW lightscribe 16x (2 drives)
430w Seasonic PSU
Radeon x1800 w/silent cooling device

how are you planning on silently cooling a x1800?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: fire400
2 GHz Conroe on Zalman
$200 Asus mobo
2gigs of DDR800
74GB Raptor // 160gb SATA
DVD-RW lightscribe 16x (2 drives)
430w Seasonic PSU
Radeon x1800 w/silent cooling device

how are you planning on silently cooling a x1800?

Even further, why bother with an X1800? I mean he'd be better off with a stock cpu, value 667 DDr2 ram, and a faster video card.

Although, I guess I am assuming that system is intended to heavy gaming.

 

[TheDoctorWHO]

My siggy below has the whole setup. Im using some old components from my 3500+ system to make this work. Since I'm an old geezer behind the times of new Hard Drive connectors, i also picked up an UltraATA card so i can connect all of my devices, so there goes one PCI slot right there, oh well, compared to a miniATX board, anythings an upgrade as far as slots for expansion go. Happy Core 2 Duo(ing) everyone !

 

[stevty2889]

Asus P5W DH Deluxe(on order)
E6600(whenever I can actualy get one)
Scythe Ninja(taking from 805 system)
2x1gb PQI DDR-2 667(taking from 805 system)
WD 250gb SATA 3G (taking from 805 system)
6200TC(taken from 805 system temporarily, will probably upgrade to a X1900 eventualy)
Antec Sonata II with 450W smartpower
NEC3550A

 

[sangchu3102]

Below is my rig all except the CPU is on the way
I also got a Thermaltake 430w PSU (not planning on OC/ing anytime soon) and a Lite-On 16x dvd-rw lightscribe

 

[raincityboy]

Asus P5W DH Deluxe - On order
E6600 - Waiting till monday
DD RBX / 120.2 rad - Already have
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 D9GMH - Already have
74GB Raptor - Pull from current sys
7800GTX - pull from current sys