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    Advice for new build

    Sorry, I should have added that I was planning on upgrading my storage down the road, in a few months when my credit card recovers from the mobo and cpu upgrades etc. "Do you want the XP and Vista on two separate drives or two separate partitions?" - Not sure what the pros and cons of each...
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    Advice for new build

    Cool. Now my final decision for this new setup will be for storage. Right now I have: 2x 36gb 10k WD raptors in Raid 0 for system drive. (these are the older SATA-150s) 2x 500gb Seagate 7200rpm 32mb cache SATA-300s in Raid 0 for video editing storage. I'm running Windows XP SP2...
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    Advice for new build

    Or maybe I'll go with this one for a few $$ more: Palit GeForce 9600 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) DVI, HDMI, HTDV
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    Advice for new build

    I'm only doing very light gaming with this rig. It's mostly for video editing and Photoshop etc. But maybe I'll drop the SATA DVD burner and just stick with the IDE burner I already have. - that way I could afford to go with this: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card - 320MB GDDR3 -...
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    Advice for new build

    This is my shopping cart - anything I should change or add? Could I potentially get a 3.4 or 3.6ghz oc with this? Abit IP35 Pro Motherboard $231.99 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor $249.97 ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 CPU Cooler $73.99 ZeroTherm ZT-100 AA Grade Thermal Grease $7.99 OCZ Reaper...
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    Advice for new build

    thxs again, Tiraides! I was going to be going with an OEM chip anyways... isn't the warranty on a retail chip void the moment you start over-clocking the thing? - or can they not tell when you return it? Why would a retail Q9300 be more stable than an OEM one? Or do I miss-understand you?
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    Q6600 vs Q9300

    Should I get the Q6600 or the Q9300 for my new system? Looking for best price to performance with over-clocking on air. I use this rig mostly for video editing, encoding, multitasking etc. (not much gaming). I'm going to pull the trigger on a new mobo and CPU this weekend. Probably going with...
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    Advice for new build

    Ah crap! - just found this... "The Q6600 has a 9x multiplier and can reach 3.6 GHz without pushing DDR2-800 memory! The Q6600 G0 is cheaper, can be overclocked higher, and thus performs better. There is no reason to buy this Q9300..." I guess I need to move this over to the Intel CPU forum...
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    Advice for new build

    I'm getting ready to pull the trigger by the weekend. I think I'm going to be going with a Q9300 2.5ghz. Tiger just got them in stock, and judging by this review just posted, this cpu looks sweet! I think I'd prefer the larger cache, higher stock FSB and 45nm benefits rather than the possible...
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    Advice for new build

    Yes! tirades is the man. And yes, I will be keeping the computer case, monitors, hard drives etc. I'm just looking to do the mobo, proc, ram and video card right now. I'm still deciding between the Q6600 or waiting a bit for the 45nm chips...
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    Advice for new build

    thanks for all the info. good to know!
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    Advice for new build

    Woah, looks like the 45nm Q9xxx are already out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115040 Do these work with the P35-based boards?
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    Advice for new build

    Thanks for the advice! I was thinking I would get an SLI/Crossfire capable board so that in the future, If I decide to game on this rig, I could... but I had no idea that SLI/Crossfire doesn't work with multiple monitors...That will save me some $$! That Abit IP35 Pro board is looking...
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    Advice for new build

    wow
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    Advice for new build

    Hi all, I’ve been running the system below for years now, and it’s finally time to upgrade thanks to my tax return. Pentium 4 (Northwood "C") 3.4 Ghz with HT @ 3.8Ghz on Air Zalman Copper Air Cooler Abit IC7 Max 3 Motherboard 2Gb Corsair XMS Dual-Channel DDR Ram (overclocked) 2x 36gb...
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