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Well, i've had the rig in my sig for just over a year now, and its time for an upgrade!
Here's the planned upgrades:
Asus P5B Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CellShock DDR2 PC2-6400
I'll be switching these parts with my current mobo/cpu/ram and keeping all the other parts. Baring in mind that the 6200 is just a 'stand-in' while my 7900GT is out on RMA. Been 4 weeks now, so i should get one back pretty soon.
So yeah, now that i've been working my ass off for the last 5~6 weeks, i got enough cash to buy some really shiny upgrades!
First upgrade to aquire is the CellShock. Now the original idea was to get some DDR2 G.Skill HZ, but that stuff is so damn rare, i couldn't find any. Some have you may have seen my thread asking about if the Corsair Dominator's were any good. For those that didnt see the thread, to cut a long story short: Corsair isn't taht good, because they change the IC's too often, so your not guarenteed to get the stuff you want.
The stuff i wanted is Micron D9 IC's, as used on the G.Skill. This is why it overclocks so well.
So, after 'Boredom' pointed me to the CellShock and i dismissed it, because i hand't heard of it, i went back to the drawing board.... And then something very coincidental happened.....
The CellShock appeared on the www.overclockers.co.uk website, available for Pre-order. So, i decided to google it, and find out more about it. Seems that this RAM uses handpicked Micron D9 IC's and overclocks extremely well, even upto PC2-9000.
So ofcourse i had to snap some of it up, in fear that it might sell out fast. And here it is
Once my wages go into my bank account this Friday (1st Dec) i'll pick up the mobo and cpu
Here's the planned upgrades:
Asus P5B Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CellShock DDR2 PC2-6400
I'll be switching these parts with my current mobo/cpu/ram and keeping all the other parts. Baring in mind that the 6200 is just a 'stand-in' while my 7900GT is out on RMA. Been 4 weeks now, so i should get one back pretty soon.
So yeah, now that i've been working my ass off for the last 5~6 weeks, i got enough cash to buy some really shiny upgrades!
First upgrade to aquire is the CellShock. Now the original idea was to get some DDR2 G.Skill HZ, but that stuff is so damn rare, i couldn't find any. Some have you may have seen my thread asking about if the Corsair Dominator's were any good. For those that didnt see the thread, to cut a long story short: Corsair isn't taht good, because they change the IC's too often, so your not guarenteed to get the stuff you want.
The stuff i wanted is Micron D9 IC's, as used on the G.Skill. This is why it overclocks so well.
So, after 'Boredom' pointed me to the CellShock and i dismissed it, because i hand't heard of it, i went back to the drawing board.... And then something very coincidental happened.....
The CellShock appeared on the www.overclockers.co.uk website, available for Pre-order. So, i decided to google it, and find out more about it. Seems that this RAM uses handpicked Micron D9 IC's and overclocks extremely well, even upto PC2-9000.
So ofcourse i had to snap some of it up, in fear that it might sell out fast. And here it is


Once my wages go into my bank account this Friday (1st Dec) i'll pick up the mobo and cpu
