Please help rebuild my AM2 plan for Core 2 Duo
Hi all
I've got a Socket A system and a few weeks ago I planned to replace it with the AM2 when it came out, but whilst I was waiting for the processors and boards to hit the market I looked into the Conroe I'd heard so much about... and whilst I do understand you can't always wait for the Next Big Thing, Core 2 Duo seems to be a Next Big Thing worth waiting for! :cool:
Believe me, I am researching ATI options, 975X and 965 boards, trying to get my head around RAM timings... but I would greatly appreciate your suggestions please to replace components from my AM2 plan. One part of it or the whole deal, whatever you can! I'm not an overclocker, that doesn't bother me, I don't have a window case or want LEDs for the sake of it, what I want is a quiet but fast at stock system. The prices below are the approximate costs of my plan:
Motherboard - passive cooled and dual graphics supporting
Was going to be ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe, ~£135
PSU - needs to be quiet, guessing I need at least 500W
Was looking at Enermax Liberty 500W, or Coolermaster iGreen 500W, ~£70
RAM - I'm a bit lost with timings etc, at least 1GB DDR2 and quick
Was looking at Corsair Twin2X but hadn't decided what speed, ~£75
Graphics - one good card now, and then maybe another alongside it for extra screens and SLI/Crossfire later
Had picked out XFX 7900 GT 256MB 1520/520 VIVO... but maybe I should consider ATI? Although X1800XT is massive and noisy? ~£220
HSF - Most importantly quiet, I won't be running a permanently overclocked system
I'd chosen Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, ~£16
The CPU will be E6600, I have the drives etc. I'm kind of hoping the nForce 590 will be out soon but maybe I should just get an nF4 board... whilst there are few boards out now, I guess most of all I need help with the memory, PSU and graphics.
If you could please recommend me something, I'd be very grateful... :bowdown:
Thanks in advance
DM