'Thomas' wrote, in part:
| I understand more about what you're trying to do... With exploring the
| limits, you dont want to be limited by something like yr memory.
|
| I've been overclocking, too, this started on my P75 :-) I went with a
| watercooling setup with my P4C 2.6, but this time I'll see how the current
| air cooling solutions pay out first. I'll be keeping that setup running,
my
| girlfriend was surprised how fast photoshop runs on it :-) Good excuse for
| me to pass that system to her and make a completely new build.
_____

Yeah, I'm passing my overclocked Pentium 2.6 GHz overclocked to 3.2 GHz to
my brother. Also he has built himself a machine shop, so we may make some
water blocks.

Phil Weldon

"Thomas" wrote in message
...
| Phil Weldon wrote: (also in part)
| 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.
|
| I understand more about what you're trying to do... With exploring the
| limits, you dont want to be limited by something like yr memory.
|
| I've been overclocking, too, this started on my P75 :-) I went with a
| watercooling setup with my P4C 2.6, but this time I'll see how the current
| air cooling solutions pay out first. I'll be keeping that setup running,
my
| girlfriend was surprised how fast photoshop runs on it :-) Good excuse for
| me to pass that system to her and make a completely new build.
|
| I'm now mainly interested in building a 'budget' rig, and trying to get
the
| most out of all my components. In the past, i tried to make my pc's future
| proof, but that never really paid out :-) I kept upgrading half my PC
| because the upgradability was less good than advertised.
|
| I'm mainly doubting about my mainboard. I'm planning on getting an Ati
| x1950XT vid card, and it'd be good to have at least the possibility of
| adding an extra card with crossfire. Currently, I'm leaning towards the
Asus
| P5W DH Deluxe.
|
| Anyway, when (if...) I finish the build, I'll report back!
|
| --
| Met vriendelijke groeten, Thomas vd Horst.
|
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