Hey everyone, I'm looking for advise on my planned future build.
My current situation is this:
I have a Q6600 at 3ghz on a P5KC P35 motherboard with 4GB (4x1GB) OCZ 800mhz 2.1v CL4 ram and a 8800GT graphics card. Its perfectly stable in its current form but I've tried overclocking to 3.4 where Prime95 doesnt run for more than a minute without giving me a "fatal error" and I have tried 3.6 where I get a BSOD as soon as I start Prime95 small FFT's. I've tried numerous different Core voltages and NB voltages with no success. Personally I feel my system is a little outdated and I am looking at starting again.
At this point I should note that I mostly play Flight Simulator X, but also play COD, Crysis and Bioshock most of the time too.
This is what I am thinking of:
I7 930 (Which I will want to overclock as much as possible on air)
Asus P6TD Deluxe Socket 1366
Corsair 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz XMS3 Memory CL9 (9-9-9-24)
GTX470 OR ATI 5870
Now, I'm confident in the processor and mobo, as I've read plenty of reviews of them and their overclocking abilities. What I am worried about is the compatibility of the RAM (Should I be looking at a lower MHZ if I will be overclocking the I7??). The graphics I am torn between. I know the 5870 is probably the better card, but for flightsim Nvidia has always had the better compatibility and drivers.
Any advise would be gratefully listened to, and I'm sure you guys get these questions all the time so thanks for taking the time to read through my post. I really do need an expect oppinion on this one so I dont get it wrong!!
Many Thanks
Sam.
My current situation is this:
I have a Q6600 at 3ghz on a P5KC P35 motherboard with 4GB (4x1GB) OCZ 800mhz 2.1v CL4 ram and a 8800GT graphics card. Its perfectly stable in its current form but I've tried overclocking to 3.4 where Prime95 doesnt run for more than a minute without giving me a "fatal error" and I have tried 3.6 where I get a BSOD as soon as I start Prime95 small FFT's. I've tried numerous different Core voltages and NB voltages with no success. Personally I feel my system is a little outdated and I am looking at starting again.
At this point I should note that I mostly play Flight Simulator X, but also play COD, Crysis and Bioshock most of the time too.
This is what I am thinking of:
I7 930 (Which I will want to overclock as much as possible on air)
Asus P6TD Deluxe Socket 1366
Corsair 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz XMS3 Memory CL9 (9-9-9-24)
GTX470 OR ATI 5870
Now, I'm confident in the processor and mobo, as I've read plenty of reviews of them and their overclocking abilities. What I am worried about is the compatibility of the RAM (Should I be looking at a lower MHZ if I will be overclocking the I7??). The graphics I am torn between. I know the 5870 is probably the better card, but for flightsim Nvidia has always had the better compatibility and drivers.
Any advise would be gratefully listened to, and I'm sure you guys get these questions all the time so thanks for taking the time to read through my post. I really do need an expect oppinion on this one so I dont get it wrong!!
Many Thanks
Sam.