lot of conroe build advice needed

hi all ive just bought a new system
and now my main problem is i do not really want to go with stock cpu heatsink and fan so i need a few suggestions as im not up with all this at the moment so please help


also could any 1 tell me if it is a decent setup as i dont want to upgrade for another 2yr lol


here is my new specs

core 2 duo e6700 conroe

2gb ocz gold xtc edition pc6400 800mhz 4x 512mb

asus p5wdh deluxe wifi motherboard

2x gecube ati x1600xt 256mb gddr3

also could any 1 tell me if it is a decent setup as i dont want to upgrade for another 2yr lol

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if you can, i would go for the asus p5b deluxe and the ati x1900 series :) that will last

c'mon mate ive already bought this lot

Regarding cooling most people go Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro or (hope i am not wrong) the big but obviously good scythe . As i said the scythe is big so check if your case can handle that.

Why u using 4 sticks of 512 ram? wont that use all the memory slots on the mobo?

Probably most wont agree with me but i would drop crossfire and just get one strong GFX.




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Originally Posted by wreksta

hi all ive just bought a new system
and now my main problem is i do not really want to go with stock cpu heatsink and fan so i need a few suggestions as im not up with all this at the moment so please help


also could any 1 tell me if it is a decent setup as i dont want to upgrade for another 2yr lol


here is my new specs

core 2 duo e6700 conroe

2gb ocz gold xtc edition pc6400 800mhz 4x 512mb

asus p5wdh deluxe wifi motherboard

2x gecube ati x1600xt 256mb gddr3

also could any 1 tell me if it is a decent setup as i dont want to upgrade for another 2yr lol

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Theres a couple of odd things about that list..

2 x x1600xt ??
4x512mb ram?

2x1gb and an x1900xt or x1950xt would be your best bet.

cooler wise, if you have the room, one of the scythe ones should do the trick, or the arctic cooling freezer 7 pro.

edit: thatll teach me for taking my time posting :lol:

Conroes prefer to address 4 sticks of RAM for some reason, rather than 2. The Arctic Freezer 7 Pro is very good (I use one myself) and it keeps the temps down around the 30s even when I'm gaming. I've not had any experience with the Scythe, but people have said very good things about it. The only thing to consider is the size. It's supposed to be a monster.

As for the 2 x1600xt, it's your choice, but I would have gone with my single very high end card with the chance to crossfire them later, rather than already having corssfired mid range cards.

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c'mon mate ive already bought this lot

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mate, dont ask if its a good set up if you have already bought it, that is just strange.

so what if i said, erm its not that good what would you do? run away and cry?

why ask that when you have already bought the stuff.

a good air cooler is the artic cooler which has been mentioned and 2x1gb will be better

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Originally Posted by Pie_uk

mate, dont ask if its a good set up if you have already bought it, that is just strange.

so what if i said, erm its not that good what would you do? run away and cry?

why ask that when you have already bought the stuff.

a good air cooler is the artic cooler which has been mentioned and 2x1gb will be better

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sorry mate anyways i bought 2x512mb as i was short and the week after i bought another 2x512mb

also mate i dont mind a bit of criticism also im nnot an overclocker so do you think it is decent

i also got the 2x x1600xt cheap
can i ask y i would change my board from this
http://www.pugetsystems.com/zoom_pic.php?id=8464
it has cost me more and has good read ups

well if ur not an overclocker you probably want a heatsink that is quiet - in which case the above mentioned arctic freezer is a fine choice or perhaps another tower style cooler- alternatively theres the zalman stuff? just get the best you can afford ;)

that motherboard is good dont worry, get an arctic freezer 7, or a zalman flower type thing or something from sycthe if it will fit, ninja or infinity.

ah i see, well if your not into overclocking, you got yourself a damn nice board :)

so you have got 2x x1600? how much was that?

ah i see about the memory issue, well 2x1gb will perform better i.e you can run 1T where as i dont think thats possible with 4x512mb sticks. unless this was just the case with AMD