Unclean September 22, 2007 Share Unclean Member September 22, 2007 Heya folks! It's about time to start putting together a system for UT3. With some input from DarkArchon, here's what we came up with: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 $279 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard $99 eVGA 8800GTX $529 OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply $89-15 MIR = $74 Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $109-47MIR = $62 Windows Vista 64 Bit Business $150 WD 250GB SATA 3.0 Hard Drive $70 Samsung CD/DVD Burner $32 Thermaltake CPU Cooler $45 Whole thing: http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishli...tNumber=4067909 Total = $1340 AR Looking to keep the total under $1600 if possible. Any comments/suggestions/critiques welcome. ZD, Cujo, ZesteR, I'm looking in your general direction. I have a server case I can put this in, just in case it doesn't fit in the Antec Sonata II I have right now. I'm looking to place the order on Monday or Tuesday, so try to get your digs in before then. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZesteR September 22, 2007 Share ZesteR Member September 22, 2007 (edited) Slickdeals - Crucial and OCZ 2 Gig PC6400 RAM deals ^Crucial - $54.99 but temp. out of stock ^OCZ - $49.99 Slickdeals - OCZ RAM ^OCZ - $57.99 Isn't ur vid card 509 after 20 MIR? ClubIT - Windows Vista 64-bit Business - $133.99 after $10 MIR (Good til 9/30) ClubIT - eVGA 8800 GTX $499.99 after $20 MIR (Good til 9/30) Edited September 22, 2007 by ZesteR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo September 23, 2007 Share Cujo Member September 23, 2007 bump that psu to the 700w version. otherwise looks good. oh ya. consider 4gb. it's so cheap right now and i pass 2gb regularly with super high settings even in an old game like css. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 23, 2007 Author Share Unclean Member September 23, 2007 Have any recommendations for a good, quiet 700W psu? And I was contemplating 4GB... 1GB per core sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill September 24, 2007 Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 24, 2007 My OCZ is all but silent - then again, I haven't done anything approaching load yet... -Fk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek-Almighty September 24, 2007 Share Tek-Almighty Member September 24, 2007 My OCZ is all but silent - then again, I haven't done anything approaching load yet... -Fk EWWWWWWWWW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 24, 2007 Author Share Unclean Member September 24, 2007 Ok, swapped out the PSU with FK's 700W beast and doubled the RAM to 4GB. Just placed the order and upgraded the shipping to 2 day... hopefully it's here on Wednesday for a build! And I'm not a big beer guy, so any recommendations on tasty beverages during build time? I was thinking of white russians, but there are a lot of possibilities with my current stock. Have just about everything available in a standard bar except sour mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler September 24, 2007 Share boiler Member September 24, 2007 beer always goes with builds. they even rhyme. man up and drink a few beers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo September 24, 2007 Share Cujo Member September 24, 2007 but sour mix is what you need. nothing beats a good whisky sour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler September 25, 2007 Share boiler Member September 25, 2007 whiskey/bourbon is also an acceptable answer. the first person to mention margaritas or anything fruity though gets e-slapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly September 25, 2007 Share dragonfly Member September 25, 2007 If you're looking for something thinker, check out Arctic Silver 5... Looks sweet man! Now you make me want to buy some stuff... I just have to hold out for a few more months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZesteR September 25, 2007 Share ZesteR Member September 25, 2007 If you want a little bit of all drinks, def. make a good Long Island Ice Tea. I use to bartend and love making these. If you are going to build this in the morning, bloody mary's, haha. Make sure to make it hott and the celery is healthy lol Pics would be hawtsauce in the bloody mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Soapdish September 25, 2007 Share Nick Soapdish Member September 25, 2007 grab some 151 and make a really sweet build, or a keg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 25, 2007 Author Share Unclean Member September 25, 2007 The sad thing is that I have everything you guys listed... I'm digging the whiskey sour idea too. Don't have any tonic, or I might go the g&t route. And ZesteR -- are you kidding me? Long Island Ice teas? 1, when I make those, they turn out awful. 2, it'd be a disaster after I got trashed off those things and started jamming things where they didn't belong. FIRST PERSON TO SAY "that's what she said" is getting karate chopped in the neck, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZesteR September 25, 2007 Share ZesteR Member September 25, 2007 (edited) that's what sh.. g&t.. nasty christmas tree water! Long Islands are good when ya make right. and yes it usally takes 3 and i'm feeling good. depending on how strong: pour 1/2-1 shot of these into a glass full of ice: gin rum vodka tequila triple sec 3-5oz of sour mix splash of coke for color and a bit of bubble garnish with a ZesteRd lemon Edited September 25, 2007 by ZesteR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 26, 2007 Author Share Unclean Member September 26, 2007 Alright, going to pick up some sour mix on the way home. And according to the tracking number, the parts are delivered. Must... resist... urge to leave work now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 27, 2007 Author Share Unclean Member September 27, 2007 Just set it up last night... Out of the box, the 3DMark06 score was 10675. Any ideas on how to increase that without overclocking? Things to check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo September 27, 2007 Share Cujo Member September 27, 2007 sounds pretty good to me. i get about 11000 with my c2d at 3.2. that quad is really pullin up your score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 27, 2007 Author Share Unclean Member September 27, 2007 I suppose just for fun I could OC it a little. What's a realistic OC amount if I have a big typhoon and plenty of airflow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler September 27, 2007 Share boiler Member September 27, 2007 from what I've heard and tried with my E6600 (before I sold it) was the Core 2's can hit 3.0GHz on air easily without changing voltages and on stock cooling, but I don't know what temps those were. Your 900 has a ton of airflow though, so it shouldn't be too much of an issue. Might be able to touch 3.2 like Cujo, but I'd check with him as to what he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly September 27, 2007 Share dragonfly Member September 27, 2007 Unclean, I'm at 3.3, and have had it to 3.4 but it was a little warm for the summer time. You can reach 2.8 for sure without any trouble, and I'd expect you to hit 3.0 easily too. Might have to nudge the voltage for that though. I'm also using the big typhoon, and my temps are good at 3.3/3.4 - I'll go higher once the winter starts Oh yeah, I'm using the E6600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo September 27, 2007 Share Cujo Member September 27, 2007 bump your fsb to 333 making sure your ram is still at 800mhz and you should be stable on stock volts. your board supports it so the only thing you're really pushing is the cpu. intel has plenty of quad cpus running at 3ghz on stock coolers so it's a risk free oc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 27, 2007 Author Share Unclean Member September 27, 2007 Sweetness. I'll try that when I get home. Sounds like 3 ghz is a safe bet for now. Any guesses on what that'll do for the score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler September 27, 2007 Share boiler Member September 27, 2007 your score will go up just a guess though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 27, 2007 Author Share Unclean Member September 27, 2007 your score will go up just a guess though I feel like I just called 1-900-BOILERSAX for a fortune reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now