new system specs

phantommenace2 · Feb 12, 2008, 06:00 PM

I'm planning on building a new system shortly and want to know people's opinions on my components...I'm especially confused on the memory...I'm mainly going to be using this for high end gaming with medium overclocking...any and all help is appreciated

CPU: Intel E8400 or Intel Q6600

Mobo: ASUS P5E3 Premium (X48) or ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP (X38)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme or Tuniq Tower T-120-LFB

Video Card: ATI 3870X2 or GeForce 8800GTS (G92)

Memory: need help in choosing the correct DDR3 memory (DDR3-1066? DDR3-1033?)...if I go with DDR2 I will most likely go with 4 GB DDR2-800

Hard Drive: either 1 500 GB 7200 RPM drive or 2 Raptors in RAID0

Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional

Case: Antec P182, Cooler Master CM-690 or Cooler Master Stacker 832...or a dark horse candidate the XClio Windtunnel Advanced---> Newegg.com - XCLIO WTBK ADVANCED Fully Black Finish Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

Power Supply: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W or Corsair 750W/650W

jp306 · Feb 12, 2008, 06:25 PM

Looks good...
CPU: Go with the Q6600

Mobo: I'd get A Gigabyte P35 board,they perform better in the Benchmarks and look better in the reviews that I've read.

Video Card: GeForce 8800GTS (G92) Best bang for buck right now, but the 9800's will be out soon.

Memory: Just get some good 2x 2gig sticks of DDR2 with low voltage(1.8) and tight timings(4-4-4-12). If you goto overclock your ram you should have lots of room to up the voltage and loosen the timings.

Hard Drive: I'm using two 7200rpm Hitachi Tk500 320mb in Raid 0 and they go pretty good, So I'd go Raid.

Feb 12, 2008, 06:00 PM	#1
phantommenace2 dual core gaming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 265 Rep Power: 37 System Specs	new system build advice I'm planning on building a new system shortly and want to know people's opinions on my components...I'm especially confused on the memory...I'm mainly going to be using this for high end gaming with medium overclocking...any and all help is appreciated CPU: Intel E8400 or Intel Q6600 Mobo: ASUS P5E3 Premium (X48) or ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP (X38) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme or Tuniq Tower T-120-LFB Video Card: ATI 3870X2 or GeForce 8800GTS (G92) Memory: need help in choosing the correct DDR3 memory (DDR3-1066? DDR3-1033?)...if I go with DDR2 I will most likely go with 4 GB DDR2-800 Hard Drive: either 1 500 GB 7200 RPM drive or 2 Raptors in RAID0 Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Case: Antec P182, Cooler Master CM-690 or Cooler Master Stacker 832...or a dark horse candidate the XClio Windtunnel Advanced---> Newegg.com - XCLIO WTBK ADVANCED Fully Black Finish Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail Power Supply: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W or Corsair 750W/650W Last edited by phantommenace2; Feb 12, 2008 at 07:32 PM.

Feb 12, 2008, 06:25 PM	#2
jp306 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Looks good... CPU: Go with the Q6600 Mobo: I'd get A Gigabyte P35 board,they perform better in the Benchmarks and look better in the reviews that I've read. Video Card: GeForce 8800GTS (G92) Best bang for buck right now, but the 9800's will be out soon. Memory: Just get some good 2x 2gig sticks of DDR2 with low voltage(1.8) and tight timings(4-4-4-12). If you goto overclock your ram you should have lots of room to up the voltage and loosen the timings. Hard Drive: I'm using two 7200rpm Hitachi Tk500 320mb in Raid 0 and they go pretty good, So I'd go Raid. __________________ "I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet." Rodney Dangerfield.