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    E6850 + ASUS P5B Deluxe?

    Hi Guys, Anyone know if this new C2Duo chip released next month will work on the ASUS P5B Deluxe mobo? Will it just require a BIOS update? And would you think it was worth upgrading from E6600 at 2.4 Ghz to E6850 at 3.0 Ghz (plus the higher FSB)? Also, I have PC2-6400 (DDR2-800) RAM -...
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    Got new Conroe system - a few queries :-)

    Hi Nathonius, thanks for this. I've set my RAM to 2.0v to be on the safe side :-) I doubled checked my RAM - it is indeed running dual channel. I even shifted to the two black slots from the two yellow ones to see if it made any difference, but my figures in Sandra are virtually...
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    Got new Conroe system - a few queries :-)

    Brilliant, thanks alot guys. That answers almost all my questions :-) Just one last one: Nathonius, you mentioned upping the RAM voltage (I already manually set the timings to 4-4-4-15), but when I try upping the figures manually in the BIOS, when the intended voltage reaches 1.90 or 1.95...
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    Got new Conroe system - a few queries :-)

    Hi Guys, So I went ahead followed your advice (thanks again for that) and got the following system: - Intel C2D 6600 - Asus P5B-deluxe - OCZ 2GB DDR2-800 CL4 4-4-15 (OCZ2P8002GK) - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro I've just installed the 0804 BIOS (American Megatrends Inc.). All is...
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    Advice on Conroe 6600 mobo etc.

    Thanks alot :-) Only worry I have is the 6600 is coming from an eBayer (with an excellent rep) in the US. Later today I sourced a 6600 for only about 10 euros more here in Germany. But too late now. But it comes with the full Intel warranty in a factory-sealed box, so should be OK :-)
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    Conroe 6600 and RTW/MTW2 demo?

    Hi guys, Anyone out there playing Rome Total War 1.5 (or BI 1.6) and/or the Medieval Total War2 demo on a 6600, and how are you finding the performance (especially in relation to your previous CPU)? Please also mention your graphics card. Thanks for the input :-)
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    Advice on Conroe 6600 mobo etc.

    Brilliant, thanks guys for your patient answering of my questions! :) Here's what I ordered in the end: - Asus P5B-deluxe - OCZ 2GB DDR2-800 CL4 4-4-15 (OCZ2P8002GK) - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Hope these are good choices. I think with a 7900GTO this system should be pretty...
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    Advice on Conroe 6600 mobo etc.

    Hi Guys, Thanks again. I'm about to make some purchases. Just need to know if my PCI Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS will work on a Asus P5B-duluxe board which has the PCI 2.2 standard. I've not seen PCI 2.2. before...
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    Advice on Conroe 6600 mobo etc.

    Cheers. I'm thinking twice again now, because I read that that ASUS board gives some problems with SATA drives, even to the extent that THG said don't buy it. Now I'm looking at the P5B-deluxe. Except that is supposed to have problems with some RAM, and Corsair is recommened. So I'm now...
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    Advice on Conroe 6600 mobo etc.

    Hi again guys. So I've been reading some reviews and combined with your advice here's what I've come up with: - Asus P5W-DH mobo - G.skill 2 GB DDR2-800 - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Would you say this set-up is OK? I'm assuming too that by now the probs of the P5W-DH board not...
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    Advice on Conroe 6600 mobo etc.

    Thanks again! Could I ask what good the 3 PCI-e x1 sockets on the Asus P5B will be? Will they have some future use? My GPU is PCE-e x16. Also, I read this board has some problems with RAM compatability. Does anyone know? Cheers :-)
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    Advice on Conroe 6600 mobo etc.

    Hi guys, Thanks alot. I made a mistake with the DVI - just ignore that bit :-) I've read some reviews of the Gigabytes, and lots of people had issues with them. So maybe I'm thinking more along the lines of ASUS. I've always used ASUS boards with my AMD chips. Can someone confirm the...
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    Advice on Conroe 6600 mobo etc.

    Hi guys, I've just bitten the bullet and bought a cheap Conroe 6600 retail box off eBay. Until about 30 mins ago, my plan was to get an Athlon64 FX-60 and squeeze the last life out of my (not very old) S939 + DDR1 RAM system. So now I'm suddenly on the hunt for mobo and RAM advice for the...
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    Calling all 7900GTO owners - help needed :-)

    Hi guys, Hope I can ask you GTO owners out there a few bugging questions to get my rig optimized as well as poss  My specs: Athlon64 3800+ single core (2.4 Ghz, Venice) – not overclocked 2 GB OCZ dual-channel CAS2 DDR400 RAM ASUS A8N-E nforce4 PCI-e mobo (Win XP SP2) My...
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