New Gaming Rig

[Ressurection]

Hi!

I was thinking about getting this rig around Christmas time or mid-January. I've been researching since the beginning of the summer and revised this list a lot. What do you think? Any comments or suggestions are welcome.


CPU: AMD64 3500+ (Winchester)

Motherboard: Abit AV8 Pro

RAM: 2x 512MB Corsair XMS PC-3200 XL 2-2-2-5 (Samsung TCCD)

HD: Seagate 120GB (SATA)

Video Card: Gainward GeForce 6800GT

Sound Card: Creative Audigy2 ZS

PSU: OCZ PowerStream 520W


CD/DVD Writer: TDK 1616DLN

Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia GMX D-5.1

Casing: Silverstone TJ-05


I want to overclock the 3500+ to 2.7GHz or more. You think I can make it with DIY water cooling? If not, what should I change so it can OC that far?


Thanks a lot,
Ress

 

[MaMMa]

good stuff.

 

[burningrave101]

OCZ or Crucial would be better choices for Samsung TCCD memory. The OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev 2 is hard to beat and the Crucial Ballistix is the highest performance RAM on an Athlon 64 platform.

 

[Stangs55]

nice....would go w/OCZ plat rev 2 if you can though

 

[Ressurection]

About how far (MHz) can the OCZ PC-3200 Platinum Rev. 2 RAM go? Would it help if I added a fan or some form of cooling by the RAM sticks? Is it worth the extra cash?

 

[burningrave101]

About how far (MHz) can the OCZ PC-3200 Platinum Rev. 2 RAM go? Would it help if I added a fan or some form of cooling by the RAM sticks? Is it worth the extra cash?

Check Anandtech for memory reviews and you will see some good roundups for the top choices including the OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev2.