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The (new) Official PC building thread!

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by creaky, Nov 27, 2006.

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  1. Mort81

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    I personally have a corsair 620HX and it is the one I recommend. whisper quiet, can't even hear it. it comes with a better selection/more modular cables than the 520HX and will make your rig more future proof.
     
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    Crucial is going cheap on us. They don't use the same memory chips as before, they now use Micron D9DQW, which are not very good overclockers.

    Looks like it's OCZ after all.
     
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    Cheap or not it's still pretty good memory. ;)

    You have Corsair, G.Skill, and Mushkin left boozer.... <<<<< Those are GOOD too!!!!! I'm with a little doctor friend of mine.... /me likes the Mushkin.... :D

    .....gm

    Mort you still looking at DFI or have you dropped that idea and gone with ASUS like you wanted to in the beginning?? NOT a bad choice me thinks.....
     
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    How does the PC8500 Corsair stuff stand up with overclocks?
     
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    Just checked and Crucial stuff is 30, hard to pass that up.

    Sam, the 8500 version still uses the D9 chips so they are good.
     
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    So are they worth recommending in place of the Ballistix then?
     
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    i would say the corsair DDR2 1066(PC2-8500) is way better than the crucial ballistix same stuff... thats what i wanted when i got hte crucial cause i couldnt find any corsair....just my 2cents
     
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    I'm fairly sure corsair PC2 8500 dominators is what I'm going to go with. problem is everybody is out of em.

    I'm a little concerned about their height depending on which mobo I go with. on the DFI mobo I'm looking at the dram slots set awful close to the cpu socket and a TR ultra 120 extreme w/fan might not clear since the dominators are taller than std memory due to the large heatsinks.

    everything should clear (I think) with the asus mobo I'm considering.
     
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    ballistix OC like the dogs bolocks.

    imo they are one of the best, if not the best, when OCing ram.

    a couple of mates have their 667Mz running around the 900 mark.

    but their falure rate is a bit much, but with the 48hr replacements i think they are superb in CS aswell.

    corsair for me are only good with high end stuff. there slower stuff just doesnt OC much.
     
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    thanks sam. got some dominators on the way. I'm in no hurry so the free shipping at buy.com was a bonus.
     
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    It's a good thing you posted that Mort cause you were gonna get a PM with all caps to BUY that RAM!! lol.

    Man if that RAM would have been available when I got my Crucial Tracers I wouldn't have Crucial Tracers!!! hehehe. :p

    NICE buy Morty buddy!!!

    yeh thanks for the links sammy.... ;)

    ....gm
     
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    Yeah I just checked and Crucial 8500 and Corsair 8500 use the SAME CHIPS(Micron D9GMH). They should OC the same as well.

    Except for the fact that there is one revision of the Corsair that doesn't use the Micron D9GMH, so lets hope you got lucky and got Micron chips and not the Infineon ones.

    EDIT: Seems like the ones from buy.com use the Micron chips. Watch out for PC2-8500C5 Rev 2.1 from Corsair, they use the Infineon chips.
     
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    i agree 100% them ballistix would still be on the shelf at the newegg wharehouse in jersey...lol
     
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    hopefully I'll get the good ones. if not, DDR2 memory right now is one of the least expensive PC components and I can replace it with some munchkins er mushkins or OCZ's
     
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    Speaking of yellow brick roads...

    There’s a yellow brick road
    That we follow back home
    ’cause I know you can’t wait
    Your belligerent hate
    There’s no place like home
     
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    Heck that SOG has had that 830 Stacker begging him to build for a few months!!! lol.

    Don't be silly!! docTY (kivory666) can't be goaded into anything. hehehe. Heck he's got a Q6600 sitting in his closet ready for installation in something. lol. I'm sure knowing him he's got an E8400 or E8500 sitting next to it. hehehe. j/k docTY if you read this. :p

    ....gm
     
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