Eleo attempts to build a computer

Originally Posted by Dayvon

Unless you have DDR2, no you probably can bastardize RAM.

Eleo, that's a good system build. Again, like Free said, the mobo's you are choosing are top dollar, and there are other options out there. Here's an ASUS board I've been hearing pretty good things about...
-> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131030 <-
It's a bit cheaper but still high quality. The 975 chipset you have on your wishlist is actually quite a bit older than the the one I linked, even though the 975 is "superior", the 965 uses newer tech. Might be something to consider.

As long as Eleo isn't planning on using RAID setups I fully recommend that board as well (I bought one for myself about a week ago and the only problem is its odd RAID configuration *see journal entry*) Maybe there will be a patch to fix this problem but I'm not going to hold my breath.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Heh, I wouldn't jump in and overclock a new 1000 dollar computer if you have never done it before. Do you know anyone that can physically guide you or maybe even take the responsibility of overclocking your machine?

With that little warning out of the way I very much recommend getting a aftermarket heatsink-fan and some artic silver thermal grease. Thermaltake's Big Typhoon (their blue orb II is nice as well), Zalman 9500, and Artic Cooling's freezer7 are some of your best choices for the LGA775 socket.
As for watercooling, I can't help you there. Never done it myself, they're just too expensive for me ._.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yes, just about all the new motherboards out there have a fail-safe mode (incase of thermal runaway, over-voltage, and etc.) But there's still a chance of playing with the CPU too much will cause something to uh, pop or burn. Yeah, I really recommend having someone with you that can supervise you in tweaking your computer.

That other user is right I suppose. In order to actually overclock the CPU it helps lots to have flexible (yet expensive) ram. Afterall its all about voltage tolerance and increasing your front side bus speed .

How ya doing, buddy?

I don't think you'll see the difference in latency between your #1 and #2 choices so I would go for the cheaper one. Which is still pretty good for the price.

Unless you overclock, its good to keep your ram "matched" with the rest of the system's FSB. You can run slower ram like a DDR2 675 but the mismatch in clock speeds will actually degrade performance.

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