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Bump...

Okay, I believe I have it:

E7200 from Newegg $120 shipped

ASUS P5Q Pro from Newegg for $140 shipped

OCZ Reaper HPC 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1150 $66 shipped + $30 MIR I'm going with the 2x1gb kit because I don't need 4gb yet or I would have went with the Pis & I don't think I'll need more than 4gb. I also am running xp 32bit right now, so, the 4gb kit wouldn't run properly.

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W PSU from NEwegg $110 shipped + a $20 MIR
I'm not 100% on the PSU, but the reviews on newegg and the recommencation here make me pretty confident.

Samsung DVDRW & CDRW from Newegg $25 shipped. I needed another one...

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2400PRO $32 shipped to replace my 3850. I'm not 100% on this card either, but I figured it would do.

=$493 shipped
 
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2400 pro? your 3850 is agp flavor huh
 

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Nope, PCIe.

Correction. $493 shipped
 
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Bump...

Okay, I believe I have it:

E7200 from Newegg $120 shipped

ASUS P5Q Pro from Newegg for $140 shipped

OCZ Reaper HPC 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1150 $66 shipped + $30 MIR I'm going with the 2x1gb kit because I don't need 4gb yet or I would have went with the Pis & I don't think I'll need more than 4gb. I also am running xp 32bit right now, so, the 4gb kit wouldn't run properly.

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W PSU from NEwegg $110 shipped + a $20 MIR
I'm not 100% on the PSU, but the reviews on newegg and the recommencation here make me pretty confident.

Samsung DVDRW & CDRW from Newegg $25 shipped. I needed another one...

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2400PRO $32 shipped to replace my 3850. I'm not 100% on this card either, but I figured it would do.

=$427 shipped, which I am only paying for $200 of it, so...(well, if she agrees to buy my system for $237 that is)

Why are we replacing a HD3850 with a 2400PRO? It will surf and all that, maybe game a bit, but is no comparison for that HD3 series!
 

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I'm going to hopefully going to sell my old rig to my sis for $227 and use my $200 to buy this stuff and I'm going to swap my 3850 for the 2600pro.
 

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Actually the e3110 & e8500 are the same price. I would assume that a Xeon would OC better, but would it be worth $20 more?

What RAM would you guys go with?

What do the E7200 and E7300 OC to?

Xeons quite often dont overclock better, they do however often tend to run cooler on fewer volts.
 
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I'm going to hopefully going to sell my old rig to my sis for $227 and use my $200 to buy this stuff and I'm going to swap my 3850 for the 2600pro.

naaaaa, sly the 2600 in your old rig and give it to sis, keep the 3850 for yourself! otherwise your gaming is gonna be limited to pacman! :D
 

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I said I was going to swap my 3850 for the 2600pro in my old rig; or at least that's what I thought I said.

So, no more comments on my build. Everyone thinks it's awesome?
 

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I'd go for the Seasonic PSU . Why do you need 750W or even 650W for this kind of configuration ? too much. just get a seasonic s12 energy + 550W or 650W if you want. If you really want a corsair then just get one from the HX series , they are the best from corsair.
 
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I dont think you are going to like your choice of video card. I do not, other than that it's going to be awesome.
 

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Choice of video card? What are my choices? As far as I know I can have any that will go into PCIe, so...
 

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ZoMG...The 2400 is going in my old rig (if she is going to buy it, which she is thinking about it) and the 3850 is going into my new one...

I'd go for the Seasonic PSU . Why do you need 750W or even 650W for this kind of configuration ? too much. just get a seasonic s12 energy + 550W or 650W if you want. If you really want a corsair then just get one from the HX series , they are the best from corsair.

According to eXtreme Power Supply Calculator I need a 698watt PSU.
 
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Everything looks good, but check for compatibility for your board and ram, if not lots of headache. I would suggest to get some premium Crucial matching sticks and be done. for that matter I would go with Corsair or Patriot, OCZ nah.
 

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ZoMG...The 2400 is going in my old rig (if she is going to buy it, which she is thinking about it) and the 3850 is going into my new one...



According to eXtreme Power Supply Calculator I need a 698watt PSU.

If all you have in your puter is a couple of Raptors, a dual core CPU and a 3850 as your main components I would suggest they need to get a new power calculator seriously, for that setup, a high quality 500W would more than suffice, or a mid ranged 550-600W with some to spare, by way of example, TrT had a QX9650 Extreme Quad.....overclocked to 4.4gig that alone would have drawn 200W of juice (at stock it has a TDP rating of 135W), a 280GTX that requires both an 8 and 6 pin PCI-E connector because of it's power draw, plus all the other "standard" components running smoothly on an OCZ GameXtreme 600W!
 

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Everything looks good, but check for compatibility for your board and ram, if not lots of headache. I would suggest to get some premium Crucial matching sticks and be done. for that matter I would go with Corsair or Patriot, OCZ nah.

Yes, the Patriot Extreme edition 6400's rated at 800mhz for example will deliver near 1200mhz at 5-5-5-15 and they are DIRT cheap! I had some about a year ago before I got my Ballistix and they were very tidy.
 
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\figure I have $200 (how much I have left on my credit card)+ whatever she gives me...

okay this scares me a little are you talking 200$ before you max out your credit card? cause it isn't agood idea to max out a credit card period and especially not for a pc which will only lose value over the next few months. (basically meaning you'll still be paying 200$ for 50$ worth of parts in a few months if you pay the minimum which most teens and young 20's do.)

I'd leave the 200$ as a buffer and go with whatever you get from your sister.
 
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Okay, first I'd like to explain my money situation. My credit card is almost maxed out right now, but I'm not really worried because I'm going to get out a student loan to pay it off. Student loans can be paid off before you graduate and you don't have to pay interest. The reason I'm not worried about paying of the loan is because I have a job and I get $792 back every semester. So...

Second, I'm going to be putting more into my computer later. I went to the PSU calculator and put everything that I thought I'd get and a little more, just in case & it told me I needed a 700w PSU.

Tatty, are you telling me that these Patriot Extremes will do close to 1200 for $90?

Will the E8400 get to 5Ghz on air?
 

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Okay, first I'd like to explain my money situation. My credit card is almost maxed out right now, but I'm not really worried because I'm going to get out a student loan to pay it off. Student loans can be paid off before you graduate and you don't have to pay interest. The reason I'm not worried about paying of the loan is because I have a job and I get $792 back every semester. So...

Second, I'm going to be putting more into my computer later. I went to the PSU calculator and put everything that I thought I'd get and a little more, just in case & it told me I needed a 700w PSU.

Tatty, are you telling me that these Patriot Extremes will do close to 1200 for $90?

Will the E8400 get to 5Ghz on air?


That was the 2gb kit yes, some kits actually would do 1215mhz, if you are talking 4gigs then no 4gig kit clocks as well as a 2gig kit, but scroll down here at the awards on Patriots site and you will find links to reviews and awards for both the 2 and 4gig kits to see what they can do.....they quite like voltage as well which is always a bonus!!! Bang for buck I would say they are pretty hot.

http://www.patriotmem.com/reviews/index.jsp
 
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I'd go for the Seasonic PSU . Why do you need 750W or even 650W for this kind of configuration ? too much. just get a seasonic s12 energy + 550W or 650W if you want. If you really want a corsair then just get one from the HX series , they are the best from corsair.

Corsair PSU are made with seasonic parts so its pretty much the same thing just a different name
and plus he will have enough path to upgrade to more powerful parts later on


and another thing after all the rebates it will only be $89.99 really cant beat that price for a Corsair 750w psu
 

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That was the 2gb kit yes, some kits actually would do 1215mhz, if you are talking 4gigs then no 4gig kit clocks as well as a 2gig kit, but scroll down here at the awards on Patriots site and you will find links to reviews and awards for both the 2 and 4gig kits to see what they can do.....they quite like voltage as well which is always a bonus!!! Bang for buck I would say they are pretty hot.

http://www.patriotmem.com/reviews/index.jsp

I don't think I would need more than 4GB of RAM, so, 4x1GB would OC well right? or can you only get good numbers with 2x1gb?

Corsair PSU are made with seasonic parts so its pretty much the same thing just a different name
and plus he will have enough path to upgrade to more powerful parts later on


and another thing after all the rebates it will only be $89.99 really cant beat that price for a Corsair 750w psu

That's what I was thinking.

How do you know what to go for: tighter timing or speed?
 
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Cooling Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE + 4 Phanteks 140mm case fans
Memory 32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel 4133Mhz DDR4 @ 3600Mhz CL14@1.45v Gear 1
Video Card(s) Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC
Storage WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS)
Display(s) AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal
Audio Device(s) Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1
Power Supply Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular
Mouse Coolermaster Storm Octane wired
Keyboard Element Gaming Carbon Mk2 Tournament Mech
Software Win 10 Home x64
I don't think I would need more than 4GB of RAM, so, 4x1GB would OC well right? or can you only get good numbers with 2x1gb?



That's what I was thinking.

How do you know what to go for: tighter timing or speed?

Same difference really, populating all 4 slots makes for the worst overclocking potential so 2 x2GB would be better and recommended if using Vista, 2x1GB would overclock the best and usually more than enough for XP.
 

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Processor 980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory 3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s) Evga GTX 580
Storage Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s) HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s) Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4
I'd go for the Seasonic PSU . Why do you need 750W or even 650W for this kind of configuration ? too much. just get a seasonic s12 energy + 550W or 650W if you want. If you really want a corsair then just get one from the HX series , they are the best from corsair.

Because he plans to get 2 4870's or 4870X2's in the near future, the 750w is the better idea.

Yes, the Patriot Extreme edition 6400's rated at 800mhz for example will deliver near 1200mhz at 5-5-5-15 and they are DIRT cheap! I had some about a year ago before I got my Ballistix and they were very tidy.

The IC's in those aren't nearly as good anymore.

How do you know what to go for: tighter timing or speed?
My rig runs better at 960Mhz 4-4-4-12 than it does at 1200Mhz 5-5-5-15, both at a 400fsb. Personally, I'd probably go with the G.Skill Pi 2x2GB 1100Mhz sticks.
 
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