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Old April 20th 07, 10:28 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Robert McKay[_2_]
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Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800 series. Im
curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use with the 8800.
CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..


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Old April 21st 07, 12:19 AM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Phil
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"Robert McKay" wrote in message
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Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800 series.
Im curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use with the
8800. CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..



With my recent addition of a BFG 8800 GTS 320, I completed an upgrade that
began last year with a new mobo/cpu/mem.

Rig specs:
http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.aspx?rigid=33996

3DMark 06 sco 9028
PCMark05 sco 8302

I can't recommend enough the Intel Core 2 Duo line of processors, matched
with a 975X or P965 Intel chipset based motherboard. With the refresh of
Core 2 Duo chips due next week, the original line is set to see dramatic
price drops. For example, you should be able to get a E6600 for just above
$200 US.

-phil

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Old April 21st 07, 09:51 AM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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"Robert McKay" wrote in message
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Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800 series.
Im curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use with the
8800. CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..


...... as well as the basic performance specs, also consider the physical
size (length) of the cards when buying your case.

For instance I had to cut a chunk out of 1 of the HDD bays in my Antec Solo
case to accommodate a 8800GTX - it is the longest graphics card ever made!


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Old April 21st 07, 01:29 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Nonymous
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"Robert McKay" wrote in
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Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800
series. Im curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use
with the 8800. CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..


Get the fastest CPU you can afford, preferably a core 2 duo. There are
some benchmarkt out there that show the 8800gtx is so fast, that it gets
'starved' for data if the CPU is slow, lowering its potential performance.

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Old April 21st 07, 04:03 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Venger
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"Robert McKay" wrote in message
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Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800 series.
Im curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use with the
8800. CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..


Get a Core Duo. Forget AMD for the near future.

Motherboard is important. I cannot recommend enough the Asus P5N32-E SLI.
Solid overclocker, great board. I've got one overclocking a 1.8 Core Duo to
3.4 on stock retail heatsink and fan. I cannot describe how fast that is.
That chip is, I believe, the best overclocking chip in history based on %
gain.

Get fast RAM, at least 667. I recommend Crucial, especially the top end
stuff if you can afford it. And if you get the LED ones, they look cool in
the case...

GET A GOOD POWER SUPPLY.

Maybe you didn't hear that.

GET A GOOD POWER SUPPLY.

This is CRITICAL. No off brand BS, get at least 500W. Get a brand that
doesn't suck. Antec, Thermaltake, etc. A cheap power supply will dick the
whole thing up. I've had great luck with the Antec line.

Venger



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Old April 21st 07, 04:31 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Phil
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"Venger" wrote in message
. net...

"Robert McKay" wrote in message
...
Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800 series.
Im curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use with the
8800. CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..


Get a Core Duo. Forget AMD for the near future.

Motherboard is important. I cannot recommend enough the Asus P5N32-E SLI.
Solid overclocker, great board. I've got one overclocking a 1.8 Core Duo
to 3.4 on stock retail heatsink and fan. I cannot describe how fast that
is. That chip is, I believe, the best overclocking chip in history based
on % gain.

Get fast RAM, at least 667. I recommend Crucial, especially the top end
stuff if you can afford it. And if you get the LED ones, they look cool in
the case...

GET A GOOD POWER SUPPLY.

Maybe you didn't hear that.

GET A GOOD POWER SUPPLY.

This is CRITICAL. No off brand BS, get at least 500W. Get a brand that
doesn't suck. Antec, Thermaltake, etc. A cheap power supply will dick the
whole thing up. I've had great luck with the Antec line.

Venger





Just to add to the PSU recommendation, The 8800 GTS requires a PSU that can
deliver a combined 26 amps on the 12v rails. 28 amps if you go with a GTX.
The wattage is not the only factor you need to consider when buying a PSU
with latest gen videocards. They are very power hungry.

-phil

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Old April 24th 07, 07:39 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Jethro
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Venger wrote:

"Robert McKay" wrote in message
...
Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800
series. Im curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use
with the 8800. CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..


Get a Core Duo. Forget AMD for the near future.

Motherboard is important. I cannot recommend enough the Asus P5N32-E
SLI. Solid overclocker, great board. I've got one overclocking a 1.8
Core Duo to 3.4 on stock retail heatsink and fan. I cannot describe how
fast that is. That chip is, I believe, the best overclocking chip in
history based on % gain.

Get fast RAM, at least 667. I recommend Crucial, especially the top end
stuff if you can afford it. And if you get the LED ones, they look cool
in the case...

GET A GOOD POWER SUPPLY.

Maybe you didn't hear that.

GET A GOOD POWER SUPPLY.

This is CRITICAL. No off brand BS, get at least 500W. Get a brand that
doesn't suck. Antec, Thermaltake, etc. A cheap power supply will dick
the whole thing up. I've had great luck with the Antec line.

Venger




I haven't had my board for long enough yet but I too bought the Asus
P5N32-E SLI.
Slapped in the E6600, 2 x 1Gb OCZ Platinum RAM, BFG 8800GTS OC2 640mb.
Didn't even upgrade the PCU from a Antec NeoHE 500W modular.
Runs a treat.

--
Jethro[AGHL] aka Phat_Pinger
Reply Email: jethro86 (at) gmail (dot) com
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Old May 21st 07, 05:40 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
[email protected]
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On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:03:32 GMT, "Venger"
wrote:


"Robert McKay" wrote in message
.. .
Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800 series.
Im curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use with the
8800. CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..


Get a Core Duo. Forget AMD for the near future.

Motherboard is important. I cannot recommend enough the Asus P5N32-E SLI.
Solid overclocker, great board. I've got one overclocking a 1.8 Core Duo to
3.4 on stock retail heatsink and fan. I cannot describe how fast that is.
That chip is, I believe, the best overclocking chip in history based on %
gain.

Get fast RAM, at least 667. I recommend Crucial, especially the top end
stuff if you can afford it. And if you get the LED ones, they look cool in
the case...

GET A GOOD POWER SUPPLY.

Maybe you didn't hear that.

GET A GOOD POWER SUPPLY.

This is CRITICAL. No off brand BS, get at least 500W. Get a brand that
doesn't suck. Antec, Thermaltake, etc. A cheap power supply will dick the
whole thing up. I've had great luck with the Antec line.

Venger


I'd love to know what settings you're using to get 3.4 out of that 1.8
with a stock heatsink. Would something like that work with a P5N-E
SLI?
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Old May 21st 07, 08:17 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Phil Weldon
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'Robert McKay wrote:
| Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800 series.
Im
| curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use with the 8800.
| CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..
_____

I just built a system using an E4300, an EVGA 680i motherboard, and an EVGA
8800 GTS 320 MByte graphics adapter.
The memory is Patriot DDR2-1066 SLI ready (extended SPD table for high speed
operation. The hard drives are two 500 GByte Seagate Barracuda 16 MByte
buffer 7200 RPM units. The power supply is an Antec 550 Neo HE modular
cable supply with 3 X 19 Amperes 12 volt rails, enough for two 8800 GTS, but
not two 8800 GTX.

The E4300 overclocks quite merrily at 2.7 GHz with the CPU core voltage set
below stock and with the standard Intel boxed retail heatsink/fan. The
memory bus and the FrontSide bus are both run at 1200 MHz for a 1:2 CPU
Clock : Memory Clock ratio.

The EVGA 8800 GTs 320 overclocks quite easily at 650 MHz core, 850 MHz
memory with stock cooling. The memory won't do 875 MHz, the core may
overclock higher, I just haven't tried. The voltage and cooling are
standard.

The free version of 3DMark06 reports ~ 10600.

The EVGA 680i supports quad core and 1333 MHz FSB. It can overclock using
very high FSB speeds and offers a great many BIOS settings not available
with other chipsets. Slotwise it has three physical PCI-E slots (two are
electrically X16, the middle one is 8X), two PCI-E X1 slots, two PCI slots.
You lose one PCI-E slot when one 8800 series card is installed. Installing
a second 8800 series card blocks a PCI slot.

I would recommend all of the above components, except at this point, with
the drop in Intel Core 2 Duo prices, the E6320 is perhaps preferable to the
E4300 at the low end. Considering the overclocking potential of the E4300
and E6320, it does not seem worth it to chose anything else unless your
budget will handle a Core 2 Extreme. If you plan to go for two 8800 series
graphics adapters then consider a good power supply in the 650 Watt and up
range, preferably with three or more 12 volt rails.

Phil Weldon

"Robert McKay" wrote in message
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| Hey- im trying to build a system that would accommodate the 8800 series.
Im
| curious as to the specs on other people's systems they use with the 8800.
| CPU, motherboard, memory, etc. Any info appreciated..
|
|


  #10  
Old May 21st 07, 10:27 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Mr.E Solved!
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Phil Weldon wrote:

I just built a system using an E4300, an EVGA 680i motherboard, and an EVGA
8800 GTS 320 MByte graphics adapter.
The memory is Patriot DDR2-1066 SLI ready (extended SPD table for high speed
operation. The hard drives are two 500 GByte Seagate Barracuda 16 MByte
buffer 7200 RPM units. The power supply is an Antec 550 Neo HE modular
cable supply with 3 X 19 Amperes 12 volt rails, enough for two 8800 GTS, but
not two 8800 GTX.

The E4300 overclocks quite merrily at 2.7 GHz with the CPU core voltage set
below stock and with the standard Intel boxed retail heatsink/fan. The
memory bus and the FrontSide bus are both run at 1200 MHz for a 1:2 CPU
Clock : Memory Clock ratio.

The EVGA 8800 GTs 320 overclocks quite easily at 650 MHz core, 850 MHz
memory with stock cooling. The memory won't do 875 MHz, the core may
overclock higher, I just haven't tried. The voltage and cooling are
standard.

The free version of 3DMark06 reports ~ 10600.

The EVGA 680i supports quad core and 1333 MHz FSB. It can overclock using
very high FSB speeds and offers a great many BIOS settings not available
with other chipsets. Slotwise it has three physical PCI-E slots (two are
electrically X16, the middle one is 8X), two PCI-E X1 slots, two PCI slots.
You lose one PCI-E slot when one 8800 series card is installed. Installing
a second 8800 series card blocks a PCI slot.

I would recommend all of the above components, except at this point, with
the drop in Intel Core 2 Duo prices, the E6320 is perhaps preferable to the
E4300 at the low end. Considering the overclocking potential of the E4300
and E6320, it does not seem worth it to chose anything else unless your
budget will handle a Core 2 Extreme. If you plan to go for two 8800 series
graphics adapters then consider a good power supply in the 650 Watt and up
range, preferably with three or more 12 volt rails.

Phil Weldon


Well done! Can I ask:

1) Why did you not go for an E6600 CPU initially?

2) What are the specs of your ram?

3) How loud is the fan on the GPU? Mobo chipset?

4) What is your favorite pixel-shader heavy game, is that why you upgraded?
 




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