New build

[Carbine]

Building/upgrading my system to 680i.

What do you think of this set-up:


EVGA 680i Mobo
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB)
C2D e6600
XFX 8800GTX
Lian Li G70
Creative XFI EM
2x750Gb Seagates
Enermax Galaxy 1Kw

Cooling:

Full Aquacomputer, 2 loops

Loop 1:

Cuplex XT CPU Block, Laing DDC Ultra with plexi top, Evo360 rad, Aquacomputer 8800GTX block, Alphacool Repack reservoir.

Loop 2:

2x Twinplex chipset blocks, V-Reg Block, Aquadrive Dual, Laing DDC Ultra, Thermochill PA120.1mm rad, Alphacool Repack Reservoir.

Ones highlighted in red is what i already have.

[NightshadowUK]

Drop the Dominator RAM, it's just the same as the PC8500 XMS2 sticks... only overpriced and with fans.

[staffsMike]

Looks like a very nice system.

Have fun with it.

Careful with the ram it may not boot first time on the pc8500 stuff.

[Carbine]

What ram would you suggest i'd go for? Then again, i've heard some mobo's are dodgey or fussy with certain ram manufacturers.

How good are Team Xtreem 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-8000C5 1000MHz Dual Channel Kit? I've heard from reviews, they are a pretty good manufacturer but nothing else to do with overclocking

[staffsMike]

I didn't mean so much the manafacturer..the dominator stuff is really good..although possibly over priced compared to the xms2 stuff as it is just a different heat sreader.

Its the speed and the volts they require..the 680i may kick up a fuss as it defaults 1.85 volts and is expecting 800mhz ram