Please Opine: Mid Range Core 2 Duo

orangepips · Post by **orangepips** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:51 pm

Newegg Wish List ID: 3672634

Case/PSU: Antec p150 / NeoPower 430
Motherboard: ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP P965
Video: BFG Tech BFGR79256GSOCE GeForce 7900GS
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
RAM: Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2
HD: SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Monitor: HP LP2065 Silver-Carbonite 20.1" 8ms DVI LCD Monitor

Goals

Performance/quality relative to price and energy consumption
Overclock CPU w/stock cooling
Quiet
Upgrade CPU & GPU in 12-18 mos

Usage

Programming
Moderate Gaming (mostly RPGs or Strategy)

cotdt · Post by **cotdt** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:28 pm

E43000 overclocks poorly, typically limited only to 3.2GHz.

orangepips · Post by **orangepips** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:54 pm

Poor overclock compared to which chip? A 50% overclock strikes me as a good value.

jackylman · Post by **jackylman** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:56 pm

Looks like a nice set of components except for the video card. You're probably going to need an after-market cooler because I'd imagine the stock one is noisy under load.

You might also consider investing in quiet case fans depending on the ambient noise in your room. The Tri-Cool is okay on low, but there are better fans (read the roundup).

Edit: One more thing: if you're looking to upgrade your CPU in 18 months, get a board with a P35 chipset.

orangepips · Post by **orangepips** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:20 am

Based on comments revamped:

Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P
Video Card MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC GeForce 7900GS
RAM G.SKILL Hz 2GB (1GB x 2) PC 6400

Going to wait on Tricool case fans to see how much the noise (or lack thereof) bothers me.

Any other comments appreciated.

Complete Build Newegg wishlist:

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wis ... er=3672634

Arvo · Post by **Arvo** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:30 pm

Similar videocard with heatpipe cooling: MSI NX7900GS-T2D512EZ.

orangepips · Post by **orangepips** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:00 pm

Looks like a nice, silent, card, but doesn't seem to be sold in the US and no factory OC.

Arvo · Post by **Arvo** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:54 am

Sorry, I din't check availability

It is readily available here in Estonia, usually things stand opposite.

I found such cooler on newegg: Thermalright HR-03 Rev A VGA Cooler - if I wanted to make my fast videocard (which I don't have BTW- for me fanless X1650Pro is more than needed

) silent, then I'd seriously consider something alike. I don't know, does it fit into Antec P150 though.