ERMM I PERSONALLY THINK U SHOULD GET e6300 n o/c la save ur 500 bucks for more power RAM, coz if u wanna o/c u need to have a high perfomance ram to get da job done nicely, dont follow me value ram only hehehe but manage to get o/c 2.8ghz maaa,for da psu if ur budjet is limited n still wanna get good psu, i suggest u buy acbel 450wtt,it coz u only rm280 currently im using that psu to o/c n it get da jobs done very good n most importantly its CHEAP n reliable,for da MOBO maybe if have da budjet just go for gigabyte DQ6 coz it support for da coming Quad proc i thing da price is below 1k...............hope this help u

This post has been edited by kunyit_kampung: Oct 13 2006, 08:14 AM

Thankyou..u did helped me..wahh..so relieve now...but now i still wann E6600 la..haha..geng mah...then Oc when got $$$...Ram i will upgrade to 2 gb when the ram price is drop or pc fair lor..hehe..now just 1gb 1st...

so..urs psu is true power or wat

This overclock section lar...not hardware recommendation section lar. Recommendation ask elsewhere lar. Become rojak only.

You wanna buy next year? Always follow market trend. There are quad cores coming.

Regardless of what/how you and other ppl say, you better follow the market trend to buy stuff. 1 year after this year brings a lot of changes.

Sorry for late reply. Was very busy with my work nowadays..

LOL..i mean next year january...when the quad cores is coming out?..dam when it comes up then dual2core pricing will drop..haiz..quadcore sure more exp than d2c la

It'll begin shipping in mid-november. Guess the price of C2D won't be reduced as quad-core is aimed at different market segment, which is the enthusiasts'. C2D will remain as the mainstream line of products.

I agree wif the above, so called 'quad-core' is basically 2 C2D bridged into one quad core proc.........dude, jz like putting 2 engines into a car........zzz

if u ask me, not wat ppl call 'new technology breakthrough'

btw, my comments shouldnt b read by any pros here though........coz i learnt from them hehe

for me, i think u can save alot if u choose E6300 or E6400

INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.13 GHZ E6300/E6400 <RM600/<RM700? (chk the bulk orders got a fella selling cheap)
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 i965P CoreDuo RM530 (spend lil time survey in LYP u can get lower than this)
1GB Corsair PC5300 DDR 667 DDR 2 CL5 Value Ram RM440(dun waste time getting this, jz look for any KVR DDII 533 for lesser price)
Western Digital Caviar 160GB SATA II RM215
Galaxy 7900GS 512MB DDR3 RM730
CRT samsung monitor 19'' RM300

Suggestions:
casing:CM Centurion 5 (Black-Silver/Blue) RM170-185(in LYP)
PSU:TT FMAII 4?0(forgot its 430 or 460) RM290

hope that helps

Yup, not worth to pair the E6600 with DS3, cannot OC too much.

yeahh, from H|F database, e6600 paired with DS3 highest stable just around 3.5Ghz
but then, i still believe its nice enuff

This post has been edited by gengstapo: Oct 19 2006, 07:47 PM

look on the bright side, E6600 got double the cache (4Mb), plus if u run E63/E64 at 3.5Ghz the temp would b higher than E66

i think u might wanna select all the 3d games test ?
that way u should get your full 3dmark score.

Well I do not know you guys, but I personally think that more GHZ does not really mean more fun.

I mean, come to think of it...do you really notice the difference between a 2.4 GHZ E6600 (for example), compared to an OC version of 2.7, 3.0, 3.5? Yeah maybe you get better results for Superpi, but I am talking about noticeable difference in real world applications.

If you are talking graphics wise, processors are the first to reach its bottlenecks, it is actually your GRAPHIC CARDS that will push your gaming experience further.

Processor speeds help most for people who do heavy video editings, compiling/decompiling things for programmers, etc...there are also those who are hardcore overclocking enthusiasts who just want to see pure OC results, but then again it's a different topic.

For most of us who are just casual computer users with some tastes in gaming, an adequate processor + good graphics card mostly already helps. Then comes a question why would I want an E6600 and a 7900GT when I can already use AMD chips with a decent card. Well, it's a good timing for me to buy a new PC already...so I choose things based on my budget.

Just want to voice out my opinions to those who are still thinking what to buy and when. There is NEVER a right time to buy things, it's the budget you have, and your desire/need to get it just when the time is right (based on your judgement).

This post has been edited by josephng: Oct 24 2006, 07:55 PM

I don't understand how quad-core will be useful for us. Reason is my understanding on WindowsXP is it only support 2 processor max. To support 4 processor you need Windows 2003 server.

Also, E6300 or E6400 would be a good buy as you can o/c min 3Ghz easily on stock heatsink. I had a DS3 and E6400 and able to hit 3Ghz on my first run. Ram I'm using using Mushkin value ram, 2Gb, each stick costing me RM 395. I believed the performance of the CPU should be able to last us at least 2 more years before the next upgrade cycle. My buying cycle is very simple, everytime if there is a good overclockable CPU, I'll do the upgrade as you get the highest performance CPU at half the cost.

This post has been edited by pierreye: Oct 28 2006, 06:39 PM

As Vista matures and games such as Crysis and Alan Wake supporting multi-core CPUs are released, dual core will become the norm and that's when you'll see quad-core become more feasible.

To: Joseph...

Since you did mention that without overclocking, you're pretty happy. Before I go on, do you plan to play games like Oblivion or just wanna bench it?

I know I am not happy yet with my rig even when overclocked; I still wanna go for SLI.

Hey bro,

I'm kind of a selective person when comes to games. Believe it or not, I don't play Oblivion, cuz I simply really have no time! I'm kind of a pick-up-and-play gamer.

I already shifted to a new Shuttle casing, you can click my signature to see how my new rig looks like.

Wow, you are still not satisfied?? To you, overclocking is like a sport. To me, I will only do it when it is necessary, I'm satisfied with the speed of applications/games now.

Yeah I'm looking forward to lots of games!

Crysis- Will it look so different between DX9 or 10?

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

HL2: Episode 2

Hellgate: London

More time for me!