'Ed Medlin' wrote, in part:
| Seems you are set. Yea, I think a good, brand name 500w should do you
| well. I just read this morning that Intel is releasing a 45nm 8 core chip
in
| (at least they say) early 2008. Each of the 8 cores will be hyperthreaded.
I
| just read the damn article and forget the code name of the thing.
_____
'Nehalem'
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31408/135/
I really wanted to consider an ASUS motherboard, but found it impossible to
get a manual successfully downloaded from the ASUS website!
By the way, I'm going to try out diamond dust in an oil soluble base for a
thermal compound; it's cheaper than 'Arctic Silver'!
Five grams of 0-2 micron diamond particles for $7.34 US. Actually larger
particles would likely be better; that's a bit more expensive; ~ $20 US for
five grams.
McMaster-Carr at
http://www.mcmaster.com
Everything but the memory will be delivered today except possibly for the
memory. ZipZoomFly was backordered for PC8500 and newEgg is slower.
I'll probably go to CompUSA today to look for a power supply. There should
be some attractive bargains; CompUSA is closing all of its stores in the
Atlanta area.
Phil Weldon
"Ed Medlin" wrote in message
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|
| "Phil Weldon" wrote in message
| ink.net...
| 'Thomas' wrote, in part:
| I'm also looking for a new rig, similar to your lay-out.
|
| First thing is, I'm wondering why you went 'all-out' with the memory? I
| was thinking about getting some 800 MHz CL4 memory (cheaper), since
| overclocking the CPU by 100% would still leave me with an FSB of 400
MHz,
| which translates to 800MHz memory speed. Or are you simply investing in
| future upgradability?
| _____
|
| I want to thoroughly explore overclocking the Intel Core 2 Duo.
| What I finally decided on was to put together a system with the fewest
| possible limitations on overclocking.
| That's why I went with fast memory and the nVidia 680i motherboard.
| I picked the E4300 for two reasons; it's the cheapest Core 2 Duo, and it
| starts off with a lower FSB.
|
| After I thoroughly wring out the E4300 then the E6000 series will be
| cheaper, then after that there's 45 nanometers, and 32, and 22, and ...
| I have a water cooling system with a 12" X 12" radiator, a few Peltier
| arrays, and a Lamda 11 - 15 VDC 50 amp adjustable power supply.
| I have temperature readout system with 8 sensors and a serial port and a
| parts box going back to the Celeron 300a.
| With this system it's the journey that's important to me. I am not a
big
| gamer, and so far I don't edit video (too much like work for no pay B^)
| The only reason I went for an nVidia 8800 card is to keep an eye on DX10
| (hoping that Microsoft will eventually provide DX10 without Vista, or at
| least wit a more mature Vista.
|
| So you see I'm more interested in what I can do TO this system than in
| what the system can DO.
|
| If I really need performance, I'd still think hard about the same high
| speed memory, inexpensive CPU.
| Right now the price differential between 2 X 1 GByte DDR2-1066 (PC8500)
| and 2 X 1 GByte DDR2-800 (PC6400) is only $40 US (ZipZoomFly.com).
| The price differential between the E4300 and the E6600 is $150 US ( I
see
| no reason to go for an E6000 series CPU with a 2 MByte L2 cache.
|
| Also, if Intel brings forth a 1333 MHz FSB, then PC8500 memory will
still
| be useful with only a moderate CPU:Memory clock ratio change.
|
| I could be wrong. I first began programming computers in 1965; I tend
to
| take the long view.
|
| Hope this helps. Thanks for your comments and questions. Please post
an
| update on what you build and your results.
|
| Phil Weldon
|
|
|
| Seems you are set. Yea, I think a good, brand name 500w should do you
| well. I just read this morning that Intel is releasing a 45nm 8 core chip
in
| (at least they say) early 2008. Each of the 8 cores will be hyperthreaded.
I
| just read the damn article and forget the code name of the thing.
| With your cooling and tenacity, I would guess you will probably get the
| 4300 processor to a 100% OC.........:-). Somewhere between 3.4 and 3.6
would
| be very good. Keep us informed on your progress, I am really interested.
| Whichever I decide on, I will probably go with just water cooling sans the
| Peltier. Good luck pal.
|
| Ed
|
|