Intel Core2Duo ... anyone got one working yet?

[recordingguy]

thanks for postin' recordingguy. was that 110 DVERBS that you got out of your box?? also, does that MOBO allow you to overclock?? thank again...mykhal

DIGI, could we get a sticky for this thread so we can use it as the main CORE2 DUO build thread?? thanks

Yes 110 D-verbs. Digi 002R... the MB does allow you to overclock and has very good cooling but I haven't tried to because the current bios it shipped with limmets to 333mhz but I have read that flashing the bios lets you go higher. Probaly not the best overclocking board but runs very solid out of the box.

[mykhal c]

Yes 110 D-verbs. Digi 002R... the MB does allow you to overclock and has very good cooling but I haven't tried to because the current bios it shipped with limmets to 333mhz but I have read that flashing the bios lets you go higher. Probaly not the best overclocking board but runs very solid out of the box.

thanks again man. real nice numbers. i'm lookin' at the E6600 with the ASUS P5W DH DELUXE right now. but just beginnin' to look at boards with the 975x express chipset that can take an upgrade to the QUAD processors!! but it's nice to know the numbers that you cats are seein' with your new systems.

[mykhal c]

good 'DUAL CORE DIY' article in FEB issue of SOS mag. E6600 with INTEL DP965LT mobo. i'll post the complete component list in a bit.

SOS build...
CORE 2 DUO E6600 2.4Ghz
INTEL DP965LT mobo
2GB CORSAIR TWIN 2X2048-6400 ram
GIGABYTE 7300LE 128MB graphics card
2 SAMSUNG SP2504C 250GB HD
PIONEER DVR111 DVD burner
1.44MB floppy
PAQ 4U 550 POWERFUL and QUIET case
SEASONIC S12 430W PSU
THERMAL RIGHT XP120 COOLER/120mm fan


hopes this info helps some with their builds...mykhal

[mykhal c]

hey all. this link was placed by one of the other members in the QUADZILLA thread. a good read!! INTEL'S NEW PRICING??

[djamf]

Hello. I've been a loooooong time DUC stalker. This will be my first "real" post. So I figured it was time to contribute to the forum. Over the weekend I built this system for my 002:

P5B-E motherboard
E6300 cpu
1gb ocz ddr2 5400 memory
sata 250gb 16mb cache hard drive (haven't ordered the 2nd one yet)
500w power supply in case

With this setup, I was able to get 32 tracks + 96 reverbs. Keep in mind this is with one hard drive and no XP tweaks. I think this is VERY good considering one drive. In the next week or so I will get another 1gb of memory and another 250gb hard drive. These CPUs are better than I realized. I've always been an AMD supporter. My last 3 builds were AMD (last one being amd athlon 64 3000). This entire system so far has cost me around $700. So I figure another $180 for the drive and memory would put me at $880-$900. Well worth it to me!

Now off to watch the super bowl....

[mykhal c]

Hello. I've been a loooooong time DUC stalker. This will be my first "real" post. So I figured it was time to contribute to the forum. Over the weekend I built this system for my 002:

P5B-E motherboard
E6300 cpu
1gb ocz ddr2 5400 memory
sata 250gb 16mb cache hard drive (haven't ordered the 2nd one yet)
500w power supply in case

With this setup, I was able to get 32 tracks + 96 reverbs. Keep in mind this is with one hard drive and no XP tweaks. I think this is VERY good considering one drive. In the next week or so I will get another 1gb of memory and another 250gb hard drive. These CPUs are better than I realized. I've always been an AMD supporter. My last 3 builds were AMD (last one being amd athlon 64 3000). This entire system so far has cost me around $700. So I figure another $180 for the drive and memory would put me at $880-$900. Well worth it to me!

Now off to watch the super bowl....

thanks for postin' man. definitely helps us that are lookin' to build. pls post back after you've made your mods to your system. peace...mykhal

[mykhal c]

hey djamf. just curious but was there any one thing that made you choose the E6300 over the faster ones??

[djamf]

hey djamf. just curious but was there any one thing that made you choose the E6300 over the faster ones??

Yeah, I really only wanted to spend a total of $700 on a new pc. But it's gonna end up around $900 I knew it would be a little more than I wanted to spend, so I had to cut a corner or 2 somewhere! Even with the lowest core 2 duo, I knew I would get better performance than the AMD. So I went with this setup. Once the extreme processors come down in price and protools is compatible with those, I'll upgrade at that point. The 96 verb count is plenty power for me. Once I get the drive and the memory I should be set for quite a while. I'm still amazed I got that many verbs with one hard drive and a gb of memory.

[Khatru]

Hey all,

I'm glad to have found this thread and seen the smokin' results thus far with these processors. After having buried myself in the AMD world and almost gone the Dual Opteron 270 route, just in the nick of time - I might add, I've opted for the following and am just finalizing the specs with my builder. This rig is a couple hundred bucks less than the AMD 270 system I was planning on and looks to be quite the screamer . Haven't seen anyone using an MBox. Hope I'm okay with that. Any thoughts always welcome.

AcoustiCase C6607B (Black)

2 X AcoustiFan 120mm, noiseless, dustproof fans

Xion Supernova 600W Modular power supply

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz
4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

Asus P5W DH Deluxe (975X Chipset)

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit

Western Digital 80 GB 7200RPM 8MB SATA Hard Drive

Western Digital 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB SATA Hard Drive

BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB
128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R
DL 20X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X
CD-ROM IDE Burner with LightScribe Technology

Samsung 941BW Black 19”4 ms GTG widescreen

XPpro SP2

PT LE 7.3 upgrade from 6.4

[mykhal c]

great choices on the E6600 and mobo, IMHO!! the Asus P5W DH Deluxe (975X Chipset) got GREAT reviews for the CORE2 DUO in CPU magazine in the 9/06 issue. i've made the same choices thus far for my proc and mobo. hopefully my build will be happenin' by march or april at the latest. don't forget to come back and post your D-VERB results!!!