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04-01-2007, 05:02 PM
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C2D gaming build under USD$920
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Motherboard: ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131030 $122.99 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115005 $183.00 RAM: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model VS2GBKIT667D2 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145098 $113.99 Video Card: EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130082 $279.99 - $20 MIR Case: XCLIO A380 Silver SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811103008 $96.99 Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817139001 $119.99 Total: $916.95 After Mail-in Rebate Total: $896.95 I know it doesn't have cd/dvd burner and hdd - wasn't supposed to 
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04-01-2007, 05:13 PM
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Wait till April 22, E6600 becomes $220
Unless you plan on running two PCIe Cards, you might want to check out a cheaper PSU. My set up is similar. http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.p...45#post1234945 |
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04-01-2007, 05:13 PM
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Good list. Only thing I'd draw your attention to is the impending price drops on the C2Ds - the E6300 is to be replaced by the E6320 at the end of this month - it will have double the L2 Cache. The DX10 range might be larger by then, too.
EDIT: Hazaro beat me on the price issue. I'd say stick with the Corsair, though. The GTS isn't as powerful as the GTX, but it's still a top-end card.
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04-01-2007, 05:44 PM
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Your list looks great to me. I'd keep that power supply - it can supposedly run any single card on the market, and it is a quality unit.
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04-01-2007, 06:21 PM
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Good setup.
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04-02-2007, 09:14 AM
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Nice Setup..You're using the same Case as I am for my build
Heres a bit better Intel Processor for $35 more. If you can afford it. Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache But yours looks okay, if your OCing it.. Last edited by DropPoint; 04-02-2007 at 09:17 AM. |
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04-02-2007, 09:25 AM
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I'd say that the E6300 was better value for money - I don't think the minimal performance increase with an E6400 is worth the extra, at stock speeds. E6400s are generally preferred for Overclocking purposes.
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04-02-2007, 11:27 AM
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04-02-2007, 02:05 PM
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So - wait till after 4/22 and get a E6320. It's going to be about $165.
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04-02-2007, 02:33 PM
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Are those prices even right? It says the e6x00's prices are the same as the e6x20's.
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CPU Clock frequency Bus frequency L2 cache Price Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66 GHz 1066 MHz 4 MB $316 Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz 1066 MHz 4 MB $224 Core 2 Duo E6420 2.13 GHz 1066 MHz 4 MB $183 Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 GHz 1066 MHz 2 MB $183 Core 2 Duo E6320 1.86 GHz 1066 MHz 4 MB $163 Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz 1066 MHz 2 MB $163 Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB $133 Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB $113 |
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04-02-2007, 02:50 PM
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That's right, from what I've seen there'll be no price increase from the 00s to the 20s.
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04-02-2007, 03:01 PM
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So then what's the point of getting a 2MB cache if you can get the 4MB cache for the same price? Intel is insane.
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04-02-2007, 03:03 PM
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I believe that the 6300 and 6400 will be discontinued. The 6320 and 6420 will take their place.
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04-02-2007, 03:07 PM
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So all the c2d will have 4MB L2 cache, that's cool.
e6600 2.4GHz, $224 e6420 2.13GHz, $183 Don't think the e6600 be worth the extra $40 for 276 extra MHz. |
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04-02-2007, 04:17 PM
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All the 6xxx series will be 4mb cache and 1066 FSB. The 4xxx series will be 2mb cache and the Pentium-E 2xxx series will be 1mb cache. All 3 are dual core, the 4xxx and 2xxx will be 800 FSB.
The E6300 and E6400 actually have 4mb cache NOW - but 2mb of it has been disabled. I guess the quality control is good enough now so they don't have to cripple it any more. All 6xxx processors are essentially identical - they simply "bin" them and configure them to what each one can handle and be stable. |
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04-02-2007, 06:05 PM
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Is it possible to enable the other 2MB cache? lol
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04-02-2007, 06:20 PM
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