CD2 owners, If you had a chance to start over...

Sniper.nkc · 12-17-06, 10:01 AM

C2D owners, If you had a chance to start over...

Based on your experience with the purchase of your C2D, ram, cooling, and motherboard, are you happy with your set-up or would you have purchase something different.

freeagent · 12-17-06, 10:06 AM

i built this after i killed 2 amd boards withing 2 hours of each other, i had like 0 extra money at the time.. but if i couldve, for sure i wouldve gotten ddr800 ram, and at least a 6400, tho a 6600 wouldve been nice. i gotta say this is by far the fastest rig ive ever had, so im still pretty happy

Rattle · 12-17-06, 10:09 AM

this is the best setup I ever owned and its far less buggy then NF3/NF4/AM2 as far as settings and OC, much stabler, much less needless fine tuning.

DJCorpse · 12-17-06, 10:19 AM

I am content with everything (even my 6300) except for the ram I have. I should have done more homework in October and got some stuff with Micron d9's but oh well, you live and learn! Otherwise the first Intel rig that I built myself has been great, very happy with it.

Silver · 12-17-06, 10:24 AM

I'm happy with both of my setups though if I had it to do again I would reconsider the DS3 (due to ide problems) though I would not exclude it. I would go with the e6400 rather than the e6300 due to the savings on ram and better potential for slightly better performance.

deathman20 · 12-17-06, 10:27 AM

If I had to do over again I should of just went with what I have now and not gone crazy and bought 2 other CPU's and an accidental another

jimmsch · 12-17-06, 10:29 AM

I am brand new to OCing, but as far as I am concerned this C2D chip is awesome!! I can run it at 3.0ghz using 2.6v in BIOS vcore and it is stable. The system runs at 36C idle and 44C in orthos and 49C using TAT. All temps recorded with fans running in silent mode.
I had it stable @3.2 but I had to set my RAM to DDR2400 and the temps were a bit high for my liking (I am a chickensh**). They idled @ 39C and under stress rose to 53C.
I also ran it @ 2.7 for a while using 1.325 (37C idle and up to 53C load) vcore and realized I can lower the vcore to lower temps and it will do the 3.0!

The only thing that bugs me is I can't seem to use my RAM to its fullest. I have to set it at DDR2600 with 4-4-4-10 timings (the RAM is supposed to be 5-5-5-12) to pass orthos, although it passes TAT @ DDR2800 and 4-4-4-10. If anybody knows how to get it to pass orthos @ DDR2800 please let me know. I have the voltage set to 2.1 in BIOS.
My only regret is not getting the Tuniq Tower, but I like the look of the Zalman and it seems to be cool enough.

Mr. $T$ · 12-17-06, 12:36 PM

I love everybit of my new computer. The motherboard is very solid and user friendly. The DDR 667 ram will do 3-3-3 at 800. Although I don't have a bum processor I really wish I could hit 4Ghz. I like the graphics card although if I'd waited another month I could have gotten a 8800GTS for $50 more, atleast it's purty.

Shelnutt2 · 12-17-06, 12:42 PM

I'm happy with my setup but If I could do it again I'd switch to a Gigabyte S3 and use the extra $$ to get a E6400, over the E6300 I have.

dkizzy · 12-17-06, 01:20 PM

Initially I thought I would completely regret getting my supertalent memory but after finally figuring out the "sweet spot" with it, I'm running 4-4-4-8 on 2.15v. Its awesome in my opinion without trying to push the ram. I got one dilemma, I have gskill on the way and don't know if I should send the super back or not. I hope someone helps me decide lol. But besides that getting the Tuniq Tower was the best 65 dollar investment I have made with a cpu component. So no regrets for me! Even if I have to run a higher vcore voltage than others things are progressing.

Lames · 12-17-06, 01:40 PM

I love my new setup!

E6400 @ 2.81GHz 1.31vcore
EVGA 680i
EVGA 8800GTX
Ballistix DDR2 PC10000 @ 4-4-4-12 @ 1.9v

Only thing that is very frustrating right now is trying to find a good aftermarket CPU cooler that I don't have to mod the backplate to fit the 680i board that I have.

Vento1 · 12-17-06, 01:44 PM

I am a little disappionted with the ram i have i can't get the rig to run 24/7 above 385mhz, maybe Santa will bring me some new ram to try in the new year and then i will be very happy.

dkizzy · 12-17-06, 03:50 PM

yeah i was really disappointed with my ocz memory, I am now finally really happy with my supertalent but I got gskill on the way. After some consulting on here about the supertalent and if i should keep it or keep the gskill, im going to have to either rma one of them or I guess sell them to someoone on here or something. But the advantage is I know the right specs now for the supertalent and I can talk to enough people on here to get the gskill setup correctly if I end up keeping that.

inkfx · 12-17-06, 04:40 PM

If I had a chance to redo it. I would definitely get different memory. Mine stops at 460mhz. Other than that, this system is absolutely amazing.

z0n3 · 12-17-06, 05:05 PM

I would have spent the extra $50 to get an SLI or Crossfire motherboard.

drshivas · 12-17-06, 05:28 PM

I would have gotten better cooling for the C2D in my sig. I'm concerned about my load temps come summer. They are a little high with my arctic freezer pro 7 - high 50s- low 60s. I even lapped the IHS and the HS block.

nd4spdbh2 · 12-17-06, 05:50 PM

i could not be happier with my setup... i have had 0 problems... i love my e6600... she does 4ghz

, my ram is AMAZING... does 1100mhz @ 2.4v @ stock timings (4-4-4-12) my board i really couldnt ask for more... it does 445 + fsb, has AMAZING oc options and heck the stock nb cooler is really good if you pop a lil 40mm fan on it.... i have never used the wifi on it so i can say n e thing about that.... the board layout is great and everything is in the right spots. My hd setup is AMAZING... 2 250gb perpindicular seagates on matrix raid... amazingly fast... and gfx well i ust to have a 7900gt ko 512, currently i am on a Matrox IS-STORM r2 from 1995... but tommorrow the lil brown truck of joy will be delievering me a brand spankin new 8800gts! from evga!

i wouldnt change a thing... my case MUAHAHHAHAH Lian Li V2000b is AMAZING... and everything else is great... i couldnt be happer plus its like 3 to 4 times faster than my old system and twice as fast as my friends x2 4400

Dragonprince · 12-17-06, 06:17 PM

I might have spent the money on the 6800, otherwise I can't think of anything I'd do different.

meionm · 12-17-06, 06:20 PM

Instead of getting e6600, I would have got e6400

natewildes · 12-17-06, 06:53 PM

I feel the same as meionm, but I found someone wanting to spend lots more on a little more performance, so we're swapping

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12-17-06, 10:01 AM	Thread Starter #1
Sniper.nkc Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Palmdale CA	C2D owners, If you had a chance to start over... C2D owners, If you had a chance to start over... Based on your experience with the purchase of your C2D, ram, cooling, and motherboard, are you happy with your set-up or would you have purchase something different. __________________ CPU: AMD 1090T Black EditionThuban Cooler: Corsair H50 Hydro Series (push/pull) MB: Asus Crosshair IV Formula 890FX SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 60 Gb HD: 2 x WD Caviar Blue (Raid 0) Mem: OCZ Gold series DDR3-1600 GPU: Sapphire HD 6970 in CrossfireX PS: Corsair HX1000W Modular Case: AZZA Solano 1000 Last edited by Sniper.nkc; 12-19-06 at 07:52 AM.
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12-17-06, 10:06 AM	#2
freeagent Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Winnipeg!	i built this after i killed 2 amd boards withing 2 hours of each other, i had like 0 extra money at the time.. but if i couldve, for sure i wouldve gotten ddr800 ram, and at least a 6400, tho a 6600 wouldve been nice. i gotta say this is by far the fastest rig ive ever had, so im still pretty happy __________________ Xeon X5690 E.S. @ Stock+Turbo Corsair H100, 4x 38x120 Panaflo Asus Rampage III Formula 3x2GB SuperTalent Chrome @ 1333Mhz 6-6-6-18 1T, 1.6v Asus GTX580 Matrix Platinum @ Stock\|LG 42" Auzentech Prelude\| NAD, Mirage, Mission, Monitor Audio OCZ RevoDrive 120GB, Intel 520 120GB 2x WD 1TB Black, Hitachi 300GB, RaptorX Corsair TX850\|CM Stacker STC-01
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12-17-06, 10:09 AM	#3
Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	this is the best setup I ever owned and its far less buggy then NF3/NF4/AM2 as far as settings and OC, much stabler, much less needless fine tuning. __________________ M5G \| 2600k @ 4.5 \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX680 Sig SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| 550d \| 900w HCG \| VG24QE \| 120forceGT \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
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12-17-06, 10:19 AM	#4
DJCorpse Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Fargo, ND	I am content with everything (even my 6300) except for the ram I have. I should have done more homework in October and got some stuff with Micron d9's but oh well, you live and learn! Otherwise the first Intel rig that I built myself has been great, very happy with it. __________________ EVGA X58 SLI LE Intel Core i7 930 @ 4022 MHz Noctua NH-U12P SE2 G.SKILL Ripjaws 3x2GB DDR3 1600 XFX Radeon HD 5870 1GB Asus VE228H 21.5" 1080p LED LCD (x3 in Eyefinity) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.0 GB/s SATA Corsair TX750W Lian Li PC-65 Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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12-17-06, 10:24 AM	#5
Silver Senior Citizen (aka old fart) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dallas, Georgia	I'm happy with both of my setups though if I had it to do again I would reconsider the DS3 (due to ide problems) though I would not exclude it. I would go with the e6400 rather than the e6300 due to the savings on ram and better potential for slightly better performance. __________________ Xeons 1.6LV at 3.2Ghz 3000+ (754) at 2.5Ghz 2800+ (754) at 2.5Ghz P4 2.8C-478 at 3.4Ghz Celeron 315D at 3.4Ghz Celeron 310D at 3.0Ghz Celeron 335D at 3.7Ghz Celeron 315D at 2.8Ghz C2D E6300 at 3.2Ghz C2D E6300 at 3.0Ghz FOLDING FOR TEAM 32 - 30.7 Ghz Avatar by Shocker - Many Thanks Sir!
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12-17-06, 10:27 AM	#6
deathman20 High Speed Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Where the Cheese Heads Live	If I had to do over again I should of just went with what I have now and not gone crazy and bought 2 other CPU's and an accidental another __________________ -=The Gamer=- MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) \| i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz \| 1.3875V \| 28C Idle / 65C Load (LinX) 8Gig G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 @ 1600Mhz w/ 1.5V \| TR Ultra eXtreme 120 w/ 2 Fans Sapphire 7950 VaporX 1150/1500 w/ 1.2V/1.5V \| 32C Idle / 64C Load \| 2x 128Gig Crucial M4 SSD's BitFenix Shinobi Window Case \| SilverStone DA750 \| Dell 2405FPW 24" Screen -=The Server=- Synology DS1511+ \| Dual Core 1.8Ghz CPU \| 30C Idle / 38C Load 3 Gig PC2-6400 \| 3x Samsung F4 2TB Raid5 \| 2x Samsung F4 2TB Heat
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12-17-06, 10:29 AM	#7
jimmsch Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY	I am brand new to OCing, but as far as I am concerned this C2D chip is awesome!! I can run it at 3.0ghz using 2.6v in BIOS vcore and it is stable. The system runs at 36C idle and 44C in orthos and 49C using TAT. All temps recorded with fans running in silent mode. I had it stable @3.2 but I had to set my RAM to DDR2400 and the temps were a bit high for my liking (I am a chickensh**). They idled @ 39C and under stress rose to 53C. I also ran it @ 2.7 for a while using 1.325 (37C idle and up to 53C load) vcore and realized I can lower the vcore to lower temps and it will do the 3.0! The only thing that bugs me is I can't seem to use my RAM to its fullest. I have to set it at DDR2600 with 4-4-4-10 timings (the RAM is supposed to be 5-5-5-12) to pass orthos, although it passes TAT @ DDR2800 and 4-4-4-10. If anybody knows how to get it to pass orthos @ DDR2800 please let me know. I have the voltage set to 2.1 in BIOS. My only regret is not getting the Tuniq Tower, but I like the look of the Zalman and it seems to be cool enough. __________________ Main Rig - i5 2500K 42x (turbo)...2x2gb Corsair DDR3-1600...Asus P8Z68-M Pro...Corsair HX620...Hanns-G 19" LCD...1 x 80GB Intel SSD...2 x 1TB Samsung HDD...Zalman CNPS9700...Ultra Aluminus (black)...Win 7 Ult x86 HTPC - AMD A6 3650 under volted...2x2gb Crucial DDR3 1600...Gigabyte GA A75M D2H...Seasonic 300W PSU...Samsung 64GB SSD...Silverstone MLO3B HTPC Case...LG 55" 6700 series 3D LED LCD...Onkyo HT Receiver...Onkyo 5.1 speakers and sub...Win 7 Ult x86
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12-17-06, 12:36 PM	#8
Mr. $T$ Member Join Date: Sep 2001	I love everybit of my new computer. The motherboard is very solid and user friendly. The DDR 667 ram will do 3-3-3 at 800. Although I don't have a bum processor I really wish I could hit 4Ghz. I like the graphics card although if I'd waited another month I could have gotten a 8800GTS for $50 more, atleast it's purty.
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12-17-06, 12:42 PM	#9
Shelnutt2 Overclockers Team Content Editor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: /home/	I'm happy with my setup but If I could do it again I'd switch to a Gigabyte S3 and use the extra $$ to get a E6400, over the E6300 I have. __________________ Build!.Borg!.Recruit!.Folding.for.Team.32! Gigabyte P35-DS3R, E6300, 2x512MB Team Group DDR2 667, EVGA 7800GT Heat Want to run the folding@home gpu client in linux? www.linuxfah.info Your teacher is a dumbass. The equation is exact. ~Frodo Baggins Damn....It's 12:00 AM and I thought my 805 would be a magic pumkin and turn into a conroe.........boy was I fooled:) ~Stilletto This is what I get for not only being a newb, but also disregarding instructions! ~ShadowPho I hate women... but im not gay lol. ~MrCrowley Love can fade but knowledge stays forever (unless you develop alzheimers). ~Constantinos
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12-17-06, 01:20 PM	#10
dkizzy Premium Member #15 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: PA	Initially I thought I would completely regret getting my supertalent memory but after finally figuring out the "sweet spot" with it, I'm running 4-4-4-8 on 2.15v. Its awesome in my opinion without trying to push the ram. I got one dilemma, I have gskill on the way and don't know if I should send the super back or not. I hope someone helps me decide lol. But besides that getting the Tuniq Tower was the best 65 dollar investment I have made with a cpu component. So no regrets for me! Even if I have to run a higher vcore voltage than others things are progressing. __________________ i7 2600k @ 4.4GHz, Corsair 600T, H70 Cooler 16gb GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 1600mhz CL8 Plextor M3 128GB SSD F/W 1.05 Samsung 830 128gb 2TB Hitachi 64mb cache MSI GTX670 OC Edition ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Heatware Profile
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12-17-06, 01:40 PM	#11
Lames Registered Join Date: Dec 2006	I love my new setup! E6400 @ 2.81GHz 1.31vcore EVGA 680i EVGA 8800GTX Ballistix DDR2 PC10000 @ 4-4-4-12 @ 1.9v Only thing that is very frustrating right now is trying to find a good aftermarket CPU cooler that I don't have to mod the backplate to fit the 680i board that I have.
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12-17-06, 01:44 PM	#12
Vento1 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Swindon England	I am a little disappionted with the ram i have i can't get the rig to run 24/7 above 385mhz, maybe Santa will bring me some new ram to try in the new year and then i will be very happy. __________________ OVERCLOCKERS.COM THE ONLY TEAM TO CRUNCH SETI FOR Main rig CPU QX9770 @ 4.0 MotherboardFoxconn Blackops Memory 2gig Diablo HD 450gig Raid 10 Graphics EVGA 9800 GX2 Cooling Water Benching rig Anything i havent broken yet.
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12-17-06, 03:50 PM	#13
dkizzy Premium Member #15 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: PA	yeah i was really disappointed with my ocz memory, I am now finally really happy with my supertalent but I got gskill on the way. After some consulting on here about the supertalent and if i should keep it or keep the gskill, im going to have to either rma one of them or I guess sell them to someoone on here or something. But the advantage is I know the right specs now for the supertalent and I can talk to enough people on here to get the gskill setup correctly if I end up keeping that. __________________ i7 2600k @ 4.4GHz, Corsair 600T, H70 Cooler 16gb GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 1600mhz CL8 Plextor M3 128GB SSD F/W 1.05 Samsung 830 128gb 2TB Hitachi 64mb cache MSI GTX670 OC Edition ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Heatware Profile
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12-17-06, 04:40 PM	#14
inkfx Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas	If I had a chance to redo it. I would definitely get different memory. Mine stops at 460mhz. Other than that, this system is absolutely amazing. __________________ \| Dell Studio17 Laptop \| \| T9300 @ 2.5Ghz - ATI 3850 - 3GB RAM - Seagate 320GB 7200rpm - 17" (1920x1200) Glossy widescreen \| Windows 7 64-bit \|
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12-17-06, 05:05 PM	#15
z0n3 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hoosier Land	I would have spent the extra $50 to get an SLI or Crossfire motherboard. __________________ In other words, look for shiny books.-Frodo Baggins OK Oni...I've told ya about rubbing David before. Keep it private, eh?-LutaWicasa I just caught myself putting my credit card into the DVD drive of my computer ... -ghettocomp LOL if I was sapphire I would leave ruby on there and take her shirt off instead...-Rattle What do you most want to accomplish with your life? Ban SilverSinkSam-cw823 Ooo. that 1 comes with a mouse!-WarriorII last friday I got back from annual training and downloaded my duffelbags to my house.-SuperFarStucker Thank goodness the downtime was not any longer I almost got myself a life-UnseenMenace I live in a steel reinforced cave/bunker so unless he is on my list of bad guys to kill, I don't pay too much attention to politics.-TommyHolly
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12-17-06, 05:28 PM	#16
drshivas Sith Lord Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland, USA	I would have gotten better cooling for the C2D in my sig. I'm concerned about my load temps come summer. They are a little high with my arctic freezer pro 7 - high 50s- low 60s. I even lapped the IHS and the HS block.
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12-17-06, 05:50 PM	#17
nd4spdbh2 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Camarillo, CA!	i could not be happier with my setup... i have had 0 problems... i love my e6600... she does 4ghz , my ram is AMAZING... does 1100mhz @ 2.4v @ stock timings (4-4-4-12) my board i really couldnt ask for more... it does 445 + fsb, has AMAZING oc options and heck the stock nb cooler is really good if you pop a lil 40mm fan on it.... i have never used the wifi on it so i can say n e thing about that.... the board layout is great and everything is in the right spots. My hd setup is AMAZING... 2 250gb perpindicular seagates on matrix raid... amazingly fast... and gfx well i ust to have a 7900gt ko 512, currently i am on a Matrox IS-STORM r2 from 1995... but tommorrow the lil brown truck of joy will be delievering me a brand spankin new 8800gts! from evga! i wouldnt change a thing... my case MUAHAHHAHAH Lian Li V2000b is AMAZING... and everything else is great... i couldnt be happer plus its like 3 to 4 times faster than my old system and twice as fast as my friends x2 4400 __________________ #12 in the 4ghz core 2 duo club baby! - 52 inches of CRYSIS! - Black Belt Ubercloxx0r -- Heatware Main -- Lian Li V2000b -- i7 2700k -- MSI Z68A-GD80 -- 12gb 1600 -- GTX560Ti --Adata 128gb S510 & 2x500gb -- Seasonic S12 600w -- Dell 2209WA HTPC -- Silverstone GD05B -- E7200 @ 3.2ghz -- G41-M7 -- 4GB 800mhz -- g210 passive -- 320gb 2.5in WD -- Antec EA 430w -- 52inch Samsung LCD Server -- Antec NSK4480B -- E3300 @ 2.5ghz -- ECS G33T-M2 -- 3gb 667mhz -- Onboard Vid -- 500Gb + 1TB hatachi + 1tb WD -- Zalman 400w Netbook - Dell Mini 9 - Atom 1.6ghz - 8GB ssd - 2GB pc6400 - WIN 7 PRO! Need 4 Speed - BH
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12-17-06, 06:17 PM	#18
Dragonprince Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CT	I might have spent the money on the 6800, otherwise I can't think of anything I'd do different. __________________ GA-EX38-DS4 F3 Bios, Q9650 @3.6, 5870, 8 gig OCZ DDR2 1066, Corsair 750w Power
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12-17-06, 06:20 PM	#19
meionm Member Join Date: Mar 2004	Instead of getting e6600, I would have got e6400
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12-17-06, 06:53 PM	#20
natewildes Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA	I feel the same as meionm, but I found someone wanting to spend lots more on a little more performance, so we're swapping . __________________ Macbook Pro for life.
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