***Planning on doing a overhaul, input please***

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heatthegreat

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Ok, I've always upgraded my rig every 8 months to a year, but I've never made a really good machine, I always skimped on certain parts here and there due to money etc.. But now I decided to go all out, well sort of, Im gonna list what I have, and what I think I should upgrade to, and maybe I can get some input on anything I should change, or if I should just keep my current item and just add some parts.


On the left will be what I have and on the right will be what Im thinking of upgrading to :

Core2Duo 6750 2.6 ghz (stock) w/ Asus Silentsqaure ----> core2duo E8400
( should I just OC this beast since I have a good fan and be fine?I dont want my 2 vid cards to be bottlenecked )

ABIT IP35e -----> any gigabyte X48 (or whatever the CF board is) that is good at OC'ing , im also willing to pay about 240-300 on this board.

8800GT SSC -----> 2x 4870x2 for crossfire ( ill be each of them about a month apart )

Gskill 2GB DDR800 PC6400 ----> Im not really familar with what is good? Some insight on it woul be nice, and whatever is suggested, Im wanting 4GB of it.

O, and a bigger, faster HD.

and Vista Ultimate 64 bit.

*** remember, Im pretty much trying make this a high end, blow every game for the next 6 months out of the water rig. Im willing to spend a few bucks.


thats the main parts, and I may want to watercool it, since I will be doing some OC'ing.


Any help or opinions on my list would be appreciated.
 
What size monitor do you have?

Just an FYI, if both the E6750 and E8400 were clocked the same, the E8400 will only be 10% faster. So decide for yourself whether or not that 10% performance increase and slightly lower energy costs is worth the $190 for the E8400.
 
Why not just OC the E6750 to 3.8Ghz?

An X38 board would be cheaper than an X48, but answer Danny's question about your monitor.

You'll want G.Skill 4GB DDR2-1000 for $85 if you decide to go with an E8400.

If you want a fast HDD, get a WD6400AAKS or a 640GB/750GB/1TB Samsung F1 drive. Their new 320+GB platters make them as fast as the old Raptors (WD1500ADFD).

If you don't need the 2 extra features in Ultimate, drop down to Home Premium.
 
Im using my 24inch samsung , so yea, Ive always wanted to overclock, I mean, I have the HSF for it, and my temps right now are around 27c stock .

So I should just overclock my 6750?

Also, I just wanted the X48 for Xfire ability, the X38 has the extra PCI-e slot too?

And also the new Corsair 750w PS, or should I get a 1000w PS?

Thanks for your respnses.
 
Your machine is pretty good as-is. The E6750 is still a great chip. Overclocking it should give good results.

You may want to add in some additional memory. A total of 4GB is a fair amount to have.

A new hard drive is a good idea. The ones recommended above are great.

If your current 8800GT isn't good enough, upgrade to a single 4870 or wait for the 4870X2.

X48 chips are identical to X38 chips except Intel has supposedly tested and verified that they work at up to 1600mhz FSB (that's DDR2-800 speed at 1:1). X48 motherboards might be improved a bit compared to their X38 counterparts, but some are unchanged.

Please take the asterisks out of the title.
 
sounds like a good idea to get the x2's a month apart, I'm betting a single x2 should be more than enough!
 
Truthfully, getting the HD 4870 now will give you an immediate improvement in (gaming) performance. Because new video cards now appear (around) every six months, it may be better to get a single high-end card that can last you a year or two than try to go the SLI/CrossFire route.

The two "features" Vista Ultimate has over Vista Home Premium are the BitLocker drive encryption and the additional security/networking features that are included in Vista Business. If you don't need those, you don't need Vista Ultimate.

You don't need water-cooling to obtain a good overclock from the E6750 -- get a good CPU cooler instead, like the Xigmatek HDT-S1283.
 
My E6750 does 3.2Ghz on near stock voltage. My VID is 1.35v :( but it can do 24hr orthos smallFFTs @ 3.2Ghz on 1.35625v, literrally one notch above stock, on my DS3R, which uses the same chipset as your IP35-E. If you plan to go higher than 400Mhz FSB, you'll want to add a fan to the NB heatsink.

My temps, E6750 @ 3.8Ghz (1.5v): idle, load: cooler; ambient temp was 22°C
28°C, 52°C: Ultima90 w/ Panaflo 92mm Hydrowave, high speed
37°C, 52°C: Tuniq w/ stock 120mm, high speed

So at 3.2Ghz, you know it was running super cool. ;) Just keep the temps under 60°C and don't give it more than 1.5v.
 
ok, heres what I got, let me know your input please



ABIT p35-e upgrading to ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

G.Skill 2GB PC6400 DDR 800 upgrading to G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail


and my Corsair 550w PS upgrading to Corsair 750w

my 8800GT more than likely 2 4870x2 for CF whenver they come out ( buying them a month apart from each other )

and im gonna overclock my 6750 to around 3.5 -> 3.8 , I have a Asus Silentsquare 92mm, that I may upgrade to the Tuniq Tower 120.


Input please! thanks :)
 
Looks good to me. Let us know how it goes when you buy it all and have it setup :)

heatthegreat said:
ok, heres what I got, let me know your input please



ABIT p35-e upgrading to ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

G.Skill 2GB PC6400 DDR 800 upgrading to G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail


and my Corsair 550w PS upgrading to Corsair 750w

my 8800GT more than likely 2 4870x2 for CF whenver they come out ( buying them a month apart from each other )

and im gonna overclock my 6750 to around 3.5 -> 3.8 , I have a Asus Silentsquare 92mm, that I may upgrade to the Tuniq Tower 120.


Input please! thanks :)
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Try the Asus SS first, but don't get a Tuniq as an upgrade. Get a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 instead.
 
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