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iSkylla

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Thanks to all of you guys here are the components I picked. Note, I also just picked up a copy of Vista x64 Home Premium to make use of the 4GB of RAM.

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2160 - Retail

OCZ Vista Upgrade 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2VU8004GK - Retail

I guess I'll have to read up on Intel overclocking and DDR2 because the only thing I know how to overclock is Socket 754 and Socket 939 all with DDR :-/
 
It'll be the same, don't worry ;)

FSB++
test for stability
if broken tweak something
else FSB++

!
 
Okie Dokie. Was I right to pick up Vista x64 rather than using XP Pro or Vista 32 bit?
 
Vista 64bit all the way.

Might have to bump vcore up a little for stability but yeah. +FSB. Keep RAM at 1:1 divider as far up as you can. Should be 1:1 with those chips even at max OC, which is ideal anyway.
 
From what I've read, I can just increase the FSB to 1333 and get 3.0Ghz out of the box--hopefully. I am hoping for 3.2 but I ain't greedy.
 
Stock HSF is pretty weak. Might look in to the Coolermaster Hyper TX2 for $25, Scythe Ninja for $40, or ZeroTherm Nirvana NV120 for $50 shipped $40 AR.
 
I have a scythe ninja currently on my half working franken dfi board. Hopefully the motherboard clips will work, they should from what I read.
 
gwai lo said:
It'll be the same, don't worry ;)
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Intel Core2's are actually easier to OC than s754/s939 AMD chips.

onetwenty8k said:
From what I've read, I can just increase the FSB to 1333 and get 3.0Ghz out of the box--hopefully. I am hoping for 3.2 but I ain't greedy.
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Yes, but in the BIOS, the FSB will be listed in SDR numbers... so 1333 would be 333.

/*------------- <cut n paste> -------------*/
Formulas for Intel platform @ 1:1 settings: (base FSB speed is SDR, or single data rate)
c × [Base FSB speed] = CPU Clock speed (c = CPU Multiplier)
2 × [Base FSB speed] = RAM speed (DDR: double data rate)
4 × [Base FSB speed] = Effective FSB speed (QDR: quad data rate)

On Intel platforms, running the RAM higher than a 1:1 ratio with the CPU is, for the most part, useless, so don't bother trying to do so. If the BIOS does it for you, just let it. All you need is a 1:1 config, though. Here's some possible clock speeds (as always with OC'ing, your results will vary):

E2160: 9 × 200 = 1.8Ghz, DDR2-400 << STOCK speeds
E2160: 9 × 266 = 2.4Ghz, DDR2-533 << Simple OC
E2160: 9 × 333 = 3.0Ghz, DDR2-667 << Nice OC
E2160: 9 × 378 = 3.4Ghz, DDR2-756 << Great OC, near its max on good air
/*------------- </cut n paste> -------------*/

HSF suggestions:
$35 - Scythe SCNJ-1100P Ninja Plus Rev.B CPU HSF (optional $7 Thermalright LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit; recommended if using w/ quadcore)
$45 - Tuniq Tower 120 CPU HSF
$46 - Thermalright Ultima 90 CPU HS + FBA09A12M - Z ($3)
$50 - ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler ($10 MIR)
$55 - Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme CPU HS + Scythe S-Flex Fan SFF21E ($15)

Though, for your OC goals, all you need is the AC F7 Pro or the Ninja, really.
 
Thanks for you post enginurd, that was very helpful.

I have the scythe ninja so I will be using that along with a fresh coat of AS5 to the cpu. I remember when 90nm was amazing, now what is it? 45nm? Wow. I used to run a 120nm ClawHammer FX-55, now that was a fun OC experience.
 
Ohhh I hate the waiting game, it's on the truck just not here right now.
 
Its calling your name, waiting for the moment you un-box all of it and assemble it. Bask in its glory!
 
I got it. Assembled it, gonna install Windows Vista x64. It's searching for drivers so I'm just gonna wipe the drive in Gparted then install. Hardware install was good, nice and easy. Had to rearrange some of the motherboard screws to get it to fit. Will post back later.
 
Getting a weird error, after doing some research, Vista doesn't have the drivers for my Pioneer DVDRW drive but it seems the installer loads on my AOpen drive but it's on the fritz and giving me errors....hmmm.
 
I am going to try another disc. If I get the same error I will take a pic and post.
 
no no no, pics of the hardware... we don't want pics of errors, lol.
 
enginurd said:
no no no, pics of the hardware... we don't want pics of errors, lol.
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Oh lol, whatevs, I already put it in. I'll take a pic of the comp later when I get this figured out. I didn't put on the ninja because I don't have a backplate for Socket 775.
 
So, once you've got all the little wrinkles ironed out, you will be folding on this machine..... right:)

 
Got everything working and overclocked to 3.0Ghz as a start. Just set the FSB to 333 and let it go. When I have the time, I will fuss around with it to get the highest bandwidth and clock. Thanks for the link though. Running at a nice 47C load. Will run Orthos tonight.
 
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