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[Direheart66]

Hey all, Just signed up a few minitues ago I have been reading the forums the last few days and found that you are a very nice bunch of people .

Also to be honest I was wondering if I could get some tips, I basically want to build a new rig with a Conroe Core , Right now I have a Pentium 4 with HT 3Ghz at 3.6Ghz O'ced. Im very new to this kind of thing so bare with my lack of experties . I am using Ai-Nos by Asus to overclock my current CPu.

Now as my new rig is almost done, all I have left to buy is the CPu ( conroe ) The cooling for the CPu , Motherboard and the Case , everything else is done. As the clocks of the Conroe dont exceed 3Ghz without overclocking I wanted to ask what do you guys think personally is best for Heatsink/Fan cooling?

Room temp is usually 20 C in winter around 14 C

Im not an extreme O'cer but id like to keep my conroe stable at atleast 3.2 Ghz

As for the Case... Just spam me with your idea's and creations !! .

Thanks for your time!.

 

[Hyper]

I know of someone who has just went to conroe and used a Scythe Ninja Plus cooler. He has a E6300 with not much clocking expierence but easily managed to get it to 3ghz on stock volts :yumyum:

P.S Welcome to the forums

 

[Direheart66]

Oh I see thanks for the info , With my current PC I can only Oc' it by 6oomhz it wont let me do anymore maybe my motherboard has limiations? its an Asus P5Ad2.

 

[NoL]

My geuss is your currently ram or mobo limited. Seems best conroe combo is P5b Deluxe and e6600. I suggest stock cooler or phase change

 

[Direheart66]

Atm I have 3gb of 577mhz ram. Does the ram actual speed have anything to do with the Cpu overclock? As for the cooling .. Im leaning towards the best... Heatskink/Fan Cooling No phase change for me sorry

 

[NoL]

Well 3b means 2x512mb 2x1gb or 3x1gb, both of which are not ideal. The ram speed, you say is 577mhz, thats double data rate. So it runs @ 233mhz. If your running a 1:1 fsb to ram speed, and you are at 233 fsb, your ram is @ 233mhz.

Your ram needs to be able to handle your fsb, if not exceed it in a x:y ratio where y>x.

 

[Direheart66]

I see ok, for the ram set-up what would you suggest then? just X2 1gb?

Also how do I find out what my ram can handle?. Also do you suggest any programs I can use besides AI-Nos?

Atm I have 1gb x2 and x2 512

 

[Ham]

Phase FTW

 

[Direheart66]

So if i had to get a conroe core box clocked at 2.4 would a "Scythe Ninja Plus Fanless HeatPipe Cooler" be enough to O'c it at around 3Ghz ?

If possible could you give me some good Mobo and ram combinations with that? thanks.

 

[NoL]

P5b Deluxe, and i'd take some PQI Power series pc2-6400.

 

[Direheart66]

So , would a pair of Corsair 1024MB XMS2-6400,Heatspreader,

Speed PC6400 Size 1024MB Organization 64MX64…

be sufficient?

+ ASUS P5B DLX/WIFI-A,Sk775,PCIe ATX,965,DDR2,Glan,SATA,WIFI,

+ Intel Duo 2 6600 2.4Ghz

Im looking to keep it stable at 3Ghz at least.

 

[NoL]

Yeah man, but overclocking always vary, these chips also don't oc exactly like other CPU's. You can't just expect a certain amount or you may be dissapointed. Meanwhile at the same time even a 1.8 conroe would womp your old system.

 

[Direheart66]

Woah... They are that powerfull?? I mean ok I have heard that the Conroe sweeps the floor with AMD's FLagship but still thats just gr8!. Thing is with my current PC I can run everygame without a slowdown or a sinlgle stutter runs flawlessly Maxed AA's and all . Will the Conroe chip give me a benefit? . I am still upgrading none the less cause its a hobby.

( Oblivion Maxed settings,AA's and HDR )

( Fear Maxed settings and AA's )

Both run flawlessly

System P4 3ghz with HT @ 3.6

X1900XTX O'ced

Raptor 10,000 74G ( gaming HD )

P5AD2 Motherboard

3G 577Mhz

( Nothing special I know but runs every game to date Flawlessly )

 

[NoL]

In your current rig your CPU is the massive bottleneck, Conroe will be a huge improvement.

 

[Direheart66]

I see so the new core could take advantage of what I currently have with greater preformance gains.

http://www.nmsuperstores.com/store/index.php?page=1&act=viewCat&catId=15

I know im asking much but could you view the

ASUS P5W DH DELUXE,Sk775,PCIe ATX,975X,DDR2,2Glan,SATA,Raid,

&

ASUS P5B DLX/WIFI-A,Sk775,PCIe ATX,965,DDR2,Glan,SATA,WIFI,

Which would be best for a gaming platform? and some minor O'cing

like I said before im sure 600mhz OC' wont be hard since il be probably getting a 2.4 Conroe core to get a nice 3Ghz.

 

[NoL]

P5b Deluxe.

 

[Direheart66]

Ok thanks a lot m8 solved lots of my options problems .

I don't mind looking like a total newb I like to learn hehe. Its the main reason why I joined these forums .

 

[NoL]

Sounds good man, questions are ALMOST always good

 

[mrapoc]

erm ive heard the tower 120 is a good cooler

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2604.html

with some artic 5 paste

regards kempez

 

[FragTek]

Welcome to the forums mate, enjoy your stay. Hope to see some posts around by ya :wavey:

Holla!