Upgradezzzz

by im a tree • 10 Jan 2008, 20:05 • Journals
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
£70.50
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136365

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
£118.73
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130484

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) E.P.P. Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty
£52.84
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/111439

edit: Forgot cooling, lol.
Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler
£15.14
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105994

Total: £242.07
Total: £257.21

Old specs: Athlon 3000, 1gb corsair ram, geforce 7950GT

Anyone recommend any changes or wants to tell me why I shouldn't get these?

In other words, you got beef with my upgrade?
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v1ech 10 Jan 2008, 20:08
not even a salami
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h8m3 10 Jan 2008, 20:09
w8 4 new processors
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im a tree 10 Jan 2008, 20:11
Well it's not like I'll have enough money to buy them, unless you mean wait for them so that the price on the C2D's goes down, in which case, how long do I have to wait? :\
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duumed 10 Jan 2008, 20:30
I've read the new Intel Penryns will be released within two months
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im a tree 10 Jan 2008, 20:40
But I've got lots of 1080p sat on my harddrive that could be getting played :( :( :(

Suppose I could maybe get an audio player now and upgrade later
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Arcade 10 Jan 2008, 20:12
New gfx card Meezer?
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im a tree 10 Jan 2008, 20:15
Why bother... The only thing better than my card is the 8800 series, ala top of the range. Don't have the money and don't need it.
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Arcade 10 Jan 2008, 20:20
Suppose, but an 8800 would be nais!
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Xo 10 Jan 2008, 20:43
you would also have to wait 2-3+ before you get it :<
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Fist 10 Jan 2008, 20:16
QuoteCorsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) E.P.P. Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty
£52.84

Pretty expensive imo.
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im a tree 10 Jan 2008, 20:41
Corsair XMS <3 <3 <3
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eXoz 10 Jan 2008, 20:22
thats very good, but i'll would take the Asus P5K but im a fanboi. That mobo is also even good.

Maybe wait for month till new processors.
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d227_speedy 10 Jan 2008, 20:23
what for you need that PC, imo your old one is still n1ce
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im a tree 10 Jan 2008, 20:42
Athlon 3000? Not really... it's a HUGE bottleneck. It sometimes struggles to play back high bitrate 720p files :\
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TosspoT 10 Jan 2008, 20:55
No gfx card or keep old?
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im a tree 10 Jan 2008, 21:54
It's a 7950GT that I received a few weeks ago, there is no need since it's better than all the 8600's, and I don't need a 8800 :<
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Sgt.Pepper 10 Jan 2008, 21:00
your motherboard is a bit cheap

might slow the other stuff down
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zenix 10 Jan 2008, 21:24
not really.
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Nonix 10 Jan 2008, 21:42
motherboards just for plug ur stuff
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Sgt.Pepper 11 Jan 2008, 01:31
true, but a cheap motherboard wont configure very well in bios
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zenix 11 Jan 2008, 11:56
this is a very reliable and not a cheap motherboard.
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Nonix 11 Jan 2008, 14:43
configure what? :)
you know there are some ppl who dont really want to overclock their hardver


my brother bought a very cheap asrock motherboard and he still can use his 3400+ around 4200+, he just changed the fsb easily.
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Sgt.Pepper 11 Jan 2008, 15:17
I just have bad experience with my current motherboard, cheap as fuck, cant even change fsb in bios
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Nonix 11 Jan 2008, 15:50
I bet you bought few years ago and not in 2007/8
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zenix 10 Jan 2008, 21:26
You can also take E2200 and overclock it to 3ghz or smth. And then after the E8400 Q9450 are realised you can change it :)

Btw your hardware is pretty expensive.
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Deactivated6289 10 Jan 2008, 22:00
where to get some fast downloads for HD content?
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im a tree 11 Jan 2008, 00:39
private torrent trackers
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frozz. 10 Jan 2008, 22:13
Erm, u can also take P35-DS3L if u dont need raid and DDR3 support...but, if u ll take E6750 i suggest u to take new E8200, it's cheaper than e6750, same speed but more cache (this has 2mb more)..dunno about multy though... but I would rather take e2160/80 or e4500 and overlock it to 3ghz, the difference won't be that big (comparing e6750 to those at same freq), and then u can also take cheaper ram with cheaper chips, because their multy is very good so u dont need high fsb (334x9 @e2160 on auto voltage)
rest is fine...and about gpus, AMD has bestbuy graphics atm, HD3850 is a bestbuy, but i wouldnt change it for that one either.
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zenix 10 Jan 2008, 22:28
uhm only P35C has DDR3 this board is allready without DDR3. And raid is allways usefull for the future =)
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frozz. 10 Jan 2008, 22:47
mm ye,thought that this has ddr3 aswell...then it's better to take ds3 because it has raid,and its a lil cheaper than this
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im a tree 11 Jan 2008, 00:41
Im not sure I have the cooling to get that to 3ghz

Also, I'm a linux user, me using ati would be like trying to make a car run on shampoo
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frozz. 11 Jan 2008, 01:24
to be honest, u only need E2160 with M0 stepping... and with box cooler u can get 3ghz, i ll take p31-ds3l, 1gb kingmax 667 and e2160 m0 stepping this month. the fact is that it's not worth to give so much money on components anymore...another fact is that u can get a very good mbo for 80-90€ and good cpu for 70€...technology is moving rapidly, and prices are cheaper every day
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zenix 11 Jan 2008, 11:55
yap thats true, and E2xxx cpu is good middle step for upgrading to E8xxx serie and Q9xxx in the future.
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frozz. 11 Jan 2008, 15:45
indeed...
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im a tree 11 Jan 2008, 17:01
anymore information on this OC business then? I'm new to intel, was always an AMD fanboy.
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frozz. 11 Jan 2008, 17:06
i never had intel before as well, and i still have amd but i ll definetely go to intel now...and since i'm buying new mbo & cpu now i found some croatian forum which is very good and i have read enough about it...and they all say it can go to 3ghz without any big problems. read on some international forums, should be somewhere around
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