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thank you for that info. as stated at the very start of this topic, we did not want to just buy another pre-made rig. instead this was a project to gain both skills and knowledge. i am using a Theralright Ultra 120 heatsink as i will be overclocking the quad processor as mentioned...

i am looking for an appropriate operating system to go with this new machine. i have 4 gigs of RAM installed at the moment but i have another 4 gigs on stand-by that we would really like to use. i guess Vista Ultimate would be the way to go but which version should i be going for?? 32bit...

hi again everyone! i have found that the heatsink i was looking at seems impossible to get here is Aus so i was wondering if you could give your opinions on a couple of these. im not very knowledgeable when it comes to this sort of thing so i dont always know which one is better ...

fans are preffered over water. plus my boss is basically just a big kid with too much money lol

because of the case i am using i didnt think i would need a cpu fan http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/p...=25&ss_index=61&g=spec that is the case. would i still need a fan?

can anyone suggest a good fanless heatsink??

hey again everyone! just wondering if anyone could help me with finding an appropraite heatsink for my boss's machine. so far we have confirmed these parts: Case: Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80 Mobo: Asus Rampage Formula LGA775 CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad X5460 3.16GHz RAM: 4x 2GB Patriot Viper...

hi again guys, just hoping to get some more opinions. we have decided to go with a Lian Li case http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/p...=25&ss_index=61&g=spec what do you think?? is it suitable for the rest of my config?? also, i was wondering what you guys thought of blu ray and wether...

ok that is fair enough. i would definatly not be wanting have to upgrade anytime soon. the want is for a absolute, top of the line system that wont need upgrading for a while. thank you for the info!

mmmm i see, that is fair enough. this is not an urgent job but dont want to be waiting around for the next 6 months to finish it. would you have any idea on when they are doing the Die Shrink to 55nm?? i realise DDR3 is pricey and to be honest i was origionaly looking to use DDR2 but the...

that is understandable. do you think you could suggest any other motherboards that are capable of running SLI and the other things i mentioned that would be worth buying? i have been searching through alot of reviews and forums but it is hard to find a trustworthy sorce that isnt just...

i wouldnt be able to tell you the exact resolution but i do know it is one big ass screen! incredebly high resolution and top of the line graphics. i read through the thread you directed me to and i must say i am now incredebly confused. everywhere i have read reviews and forum posts saying...

to be honest i absolutly fu%*$ing hate vista! id much prefer to use XP but i do realise that i may not be able to do so. is it possible to use xp for this sort of config? i do realise the motherboard has quite a good onboard soundcard but i was looking to go a little over the top for the...

thanks so much for that info! heres what i have so far. id love to know what you guys think. Case: Antec 1200 Motherboard: nVidia XFX 790i Ultra SLI (DDR3 compatable) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9950 (2.83GHz, 12 MB) RAM: 2x or 4x 2GB Crucial DDR3 PC3-1600 Ballistix 240-pin DIMM...

ok first off 'BTRY B 529th FA BN' im not quite sure if you were insulting me or complementing me to be honest. because im not a salesman. im a software consultant who has just gotten into the hardware side of things. however if it was a complement, then thank you :) i would be looking to use...