Recent content by slayerized

I would suggest sapphire X1950pro. It is a tad bit under 200 bucks and well worth the price. As far as the D695P-DS3 goes; I think the memory problems were fixed with the F6 bios and newegg ships it with that version of BIOS. It is better to double check in any case with someone with the...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811146025 I bought the orange version of this case and it is awesome. It has 2 120mm fans and provision to add a front 120mm fan. I had no problems with it and recommend it w/o reservations.

No I do not. If i did believe that was the case why shouldn't I have suggested a 700W PSU and stop with 550/500? You do get reasonable 700W PSUs for ~+/-70 bucks.

It beats me as to why a better rated PSU (wattage) would be an ill-informed decision when it comes to future upgrades (I dont remember mentioning anything about overclocking). I would direct you to well written articles such as the following to get a better feel...

My intention was not to say it was insufficient. All i wanted to convey was the fact that a better supply will always come good in the future when he plans to upgrade to better power hungry components.

I think you recommended a 400W PSU. Most graphic cards these days require atleast 450W for a single graphic card and 550W for SLI/Crossfire. I am assuming the graphic card that he has chosen falls into these categories. Also a higher rated PSU will be useful for future upgrades. For examples the...

Looks good..I guess any of those power supplies should be fine. As long as you get stable voltage on the rails you should be good. I would also suggest the case that I bought recently..it rules..installation was a breeze and the tool-less design was awesome. Antec cases are pretty good too. I...

Antec PSUs are supposed to be notorious when it comes to DoAs. I followed the anandtech guide for mid-range conroe builds and got the FSP Group (Fortron Source) FSP550-80GLC-R ATX 2.01/EPS12V 4 SATA 2 PCI Express 550W Power Supply. It is a bit expensive, but it works perfectly. The rosewill...

Newegg is selling DS3 for 130 and S3 for 125 now..I got DS3 on black-friday for 130..is S3 90 bucks on any website now?

The reviews on newegg for the case wernt very convincing; thats one of the reasons I went with the one I ordered. But as you said there are way too many options for cases (even though most of them are crappy/overpriced!). You should buy a good PSU in case you plan to SLI in the future. I got the...

I have the same memory with a GA-965-DS3 and it works at the rated speed without problems. I havent tried OCing it yet because I just put together my rig. I can say its a very decent stick. The heat sink on the memory looks amazing when you see it; the picture in newegg doesnt do any justice. I...

I just put together a system with this case and IMHO it kicks butt! Assembling is a breeze and its tool less + its cheap. Give it a thought (looks much better than the pic) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811146027 I echo others suggestions regarding the PSU. My...

BTW, what display do you plan on getting? Does the 2k budget not include a display?

OK! Finally I re-assembled the rig after jump starting the PSU and bam I see the start up screen! Thanks for your feedback

To go to the Memtest stage of things I first need to atleast fire up my rig! I guess I will have to wait for a replacement board to arrive to do that.