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New Conroe system: Built today

HookeyStreet

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I selected these parts and put this together for a friend on the net:

Mobo: Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775)
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
DVDROM: Pioneer DVR-111DSV 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter
CPU: Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775" 1.86GHz
RAM: G.Skill 2GB DDR2 PK PC2-6400 (2x1GB)
Case: CoolerMaster Ammo 533
PSU: OCZ GameXStream 600w ATX2
Audio: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
GFX: Gainward BLISS GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI










THIS CARD IS HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










THE FINISHED PRODUCT



Heres a couple of benchmarks:

3DMark03 - 23959
3DMark06 - 7624
 
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help him oc it! i bet you could getteh 3D06 score over 9000

nice part spec, and i personally love the looks of that case
 
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yeah thats one sexy case! Umm where did you peal the core 2 duo sticker from? I forget where mine is...
;p
 

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help him oc it! i bet you could getteh 3D06 score over 9000

nice part spec, and i personally love the looks of that case

Thanks m8, glad you like it ;)

Im not sure if he knows how to overclock and I dont want to overclock it just to have him contact me saying somethings wrong :eek:

If it was mine I would overclock the arse of it coz Ive heard these CPU's overclock really well :D

BTW to anybody thinking of building a Conroe system.......DO IT NOW!!!! They are awesome and easy to work with (I love the way the CPU drops in and the heatsink & fan just 'pop' in)
 
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I must finds it :p everyone is loving conroes nowadays, guess I picked and it is a good time to upgrade a system. :)

I need a camera so I can post my build:S, I'll have to get a friend of mine to take some with his camera phone.

also man, In games you will see a difrence overclocking, but If you rip a movies with DVD Decrypter... I get the same time for the same movie @ stock or 3.2.
 

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I must finds it :p everyone is loving conroes nowadays, guess I picked and it is a good time to upgrade a system. :)

I need a camera so I can post my build:S, I'll have to get a friend of mine to take some with his camera phone.

also man, In games you will see a difrence overclocking, but If you rip a movies with DVD Decrypter... I get the same time for the same movie @ stock or 3.2.

Are you using stock cooling m8? If yes what tips can you give me on overclocking this beauty :D
 
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nice job bro, very clean. nice parts too! i like your case, thats pretty nice looking. your cpu cooler looks pretty efficient, what brand is it?
 
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na I got a pmw 9500 zalman cooler.. I cant oc any more because of ram... I do not want to go over 2.3v on the ram...
The ds3's lowest ram multi is 2.0 2x fsb... it wouldent work right at 475fsb.. I tested 455 thoguh as someone told me I woulden't get 450fsb... with the ds3 mobo.

I wish I had put more money into ram but I was trying to keep this build cheap as possable.. and I though I could do 850mhz 4-4-4-12 timmings with this ram like someone else... guess they got better sticks. mine does 4-5-5-12 850 though with 2.1v... guess thats good enough.
 

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nice job bro, very clean. nice parts too! i like your case, thats pretty nice looking. your cpu cooler looks pretty efficient, what brand is it?

lo m8, ty......I just wish it was mine :( The CPU cooler is the stock Intel Core 2 Duo retail version :)
 
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c2d is cheap imo :) just $200 and you get yourself I nice little chip.
 
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I would say that system cost rougly $1350 US dollars.

man, prices have gone down so much. i remember spending $800 on my first system and it sucks now. i bet with all the upgrades ive gotten over the 2 yrs since my first build, i would surpass that $1350 estimate.
 
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nice system.the 6300 is a great clocker.

can you post the stepping from the box ie-l629b405? that is mine.

they can clock to 3ghz+ with stock vcore.you could do with an arctic freezer 7 pro tho'.

mine benchies at 3.7ghz and i've had it to win(cpu-z) at 3.9ghz,smashing little chip.
 

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Man!

Just between the vidcard & CPU specs? That's one FINE machine!

:)

* I'd be proud & happy to have it, this is certain + I know I'd o/c the heck outta it, to get the most outta it, y'know?

APK

P.S.=> Your pal? He's just GOT to be a gamer, especially w/ a setup like that... or, @ least I hope you can 'convert him' to being one! apk
 

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Nice rig, nice parts, nice build......jelous!, good job m8.
 

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Man!

Just between the vidcard & CPU specs? That's one FINE machine!

:)

* I'd be proud & happy to have it, this is certain + I know I'd o/c the heck outta it, to get the most outta it, y'know?

APK

P.S.=> Your pal? He's just GOT to be a gamer, especially w/ a setup like that... or, @ least I hope you can 'convert him' to being one! apk

TY m8 ;)
 

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Thanx.....I just wish I didnt have to send it to my m8 soon :(..........LOL :roll:

LOL!

"OOOhhh NOOOoooo..."

:)

* He's got that "I just drove a Lamborghini" taste in his mouth now... he's hooked!

APK
 

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LOL!

"OOOhhh NOOOoooo..."

:)

* He's got that "I just drove a Lamborghini" taste in his mouth now... he's hooked!

APK

HeHe!!! Tell me about it!! Im going to be devestated parting with it, sadly I chose the parts and built it, but didnt pay for it :( Oh well at least my m8 gets a good PC and he didnt have to go to DELL lmao :roll:
 
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HeHe!!! Tell me about it!! Im going to be devestated parting with it, sadly I chose the parts and built it, but didnt pay for it :( Oh well at least my m8 gets a good PC and he didnt have to go to DELL lmao :roll:

Way nice - a prog friend at work just got a similar rig, though with a i680 board (mmm, think it was i680), but E6600 cpu. Hopefully, your friend will attempt overclocking... it's like leaving a gold nugget lying in the dirt if they don't...
 

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I don't know crap about overclocking, but I know this is a really nice system, it's what my daughter wants to get her too. She just built her first, I'll have to post pics too.
 
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