Conroe Build Advice

[Luca25]

So I'm gonna go Conroe pretty soon, wondered what the gurus of [H] though of this build:

>>E6300 (I know technically not Conroe--it's Allendale, but it apparantly overclocks like a god)
>>Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 mobo (maybe not the finest overclocker, but all GB boards i've had were rock solid)
>>2x1gb G.SKILL PC6400
>>Radeon X1600XT (i'm going cheap until the DX10 cards come out, or at very least til we see some decent HDCP cards)
>>Antec NeoHE430
>>Samsung SpinPoint P 250gb SATA

all in an Antec P180, with zalman 7700 on the cpu, and vf900 on the gpu
your input is appreciated

 

[MrWizard6600]

ok, your sure the E6300 only dif between allendale and core 2 duo is the cache, (and conroe sounds cooler) they have the exact same achitecture other then the cache size.

if you game on that X1600, it will crumble. main problem. 4 TMUs. good luck trying to play anything after CS: 1.6.

 

[Luca25]

on the 1600 front, is it going to be an upgrade from an x800 pro or will it be worse?
also, wasnt it said that HL2 ran respectably on the 1600s found in the macbook pros?

also, when they dx10 cards come out i'll be buying one, and a large flatscreen
until then im sticking with my 17" crt, mostly to make sure i dont game too much while i should be applying to college

 

[Dangman]

From an x800PRO to an x1600XT, it won't be that much of a difference. So if you already have an x800 Pro, just keep it.