conroe E6400 rig - need some advice

rad19874812 · Post by **rad19874812** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:45 am

Building a new rig mainly for gaming and not really planning on overclocking....
i've decided to go for the E6400 and i need some advice on other parts....

CPU: Core 2 duo E6400
Mobo : Intel DP965 TCK
GPU: X1900XT
CASE : Coolermaster centurion 5 or maybe antec sonata2
hdd: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB

i have figured that this would be some of the parts that i want in the system however i have read some reviews in regards to the ram issues with the mobo (something to do with it requiring 1.8V) ....... can anyone suggest some PC4200 2x1gig ram that would be compatible with the mobo for me? also i'm unsure about the case selection as i've read good reviews for both cases....kinda leaning towards the sonata2 side as it comes with a psu which saves me finking of what psu to get...

any advice would be great thanks in advance

jaQa · Post by **jaQa** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:44 pm

Hello,

here's the official specification of the Intel Board:
http://developer.intel.com/design/mothe ... lt_mem.htm

1.8 V (only) DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts

you probably can ignore the statement about gold-plated contacts

Newegg lists the voltages the memory requires.

one of these should be fine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145527
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820144157
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820211011

Christian

rad19874812 · Post by **rad19874812** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:19 pm

thanks for the info....

just got a couple more things i want to ask before i go get my pc....
i was goin to get the 7900gt however many people told me to get the x1900xt instead as it has better image quality..... i mainly play wow, dota, cs and a few other FPS..... which video card would be better??

also can someone give me an opinion of whether i should get the CM centurion 5 or sonata II
thanks

mrochester · Post by **mrochester** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:23 am

Hi there, it's not image quality that's different, it's performance. The X1900XT is a faster card than the 7900GT.

jaganath · Post by **jaganath** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:47 am

The X1900XT is a faster card than the 7900GT.

It also uses about 40W more than the 7900GT.

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:57 am

jaganath wrote:
The X1900XT is a faster card than the 7900GT.
It also uses about 40W more than the 7900GT.

It's not like he said he wants minimal noise or that he's using a small-capacity PSU (Sonata II PSU is 450W).

Fat_bloater_dave · Post by **Fat_bloater_dave** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:20 pm

Howard wrote:
jaganath wrote:
The X1900XT is a faster card than the 7900GT.
It also uses about 40W more than the 7900GT.
It's not like he said he wants minimal noise or that he's using a small-capacity PSU (Sonata II PSU is 450W).

If he doesnt want minimal noise then why would he be on the SPCR forums.

jaganath · Post by **jaganath** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:56 pm

If he doesnt want minimal noise then why would he be on the SPCR forums.

Well SPCR is a broad church, the spectrum ranges from people going for all-out silence (ie me

) to people who are simply looking to make noisy gaming rigs sound less like a jet engine at 2ft. I figure anything that reduces the unnecessary noise pollution from domestic PC's has to be a good thing.

GamingGod · Post by **GamingGod** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:11 pm

ati is better at oblivion also. And it has dynamic lighting. Is it even possible to get a 1900xt to run halfway quiet?

NoiseFreeGuy · Post by **NoiseFreeGuy** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:19 pm

jaganath wrote: Well SPCR is a broad church, the spectrum ranges from people going for all-out silence (ie me ) to people who are simply looking to make noisy gaming rigs sound less like a jet engine at 2ft. I figure anything that reduces the unnecessary noise pollution from domestic PC's has to be a good thing.

Hear hear!!!
I'm off the spectrum, (the silent side).

jjwa · Post by **jjwa** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:30 am

GamingGod wrote:ati is better at oblivion also. And it has dynamic lighting. Is it even possible to get a 1900xt to run halfway quiet?

The Arctic Cooling Accelero cooler seems to be relatively quiet. Accelero X1 for Nvidia and X2 for Ati cards I believe.