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PurdueRy

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Originally posted by: MatrixVPR
It really looks like your going to have a pretty good system kickin! Someone made mention of your case choice and I really don't think that your going to like the one that you have picked out! I have seen it at Micro Center and it's cheap looking to me. My buddy has the Wave Master and that one is sweet but it's all aluminum and it was like 250 bones. I have built many computers and I have finally found a case worth more than you'll end up spending on it. the Cooler Master Centurion 5 is nice becuae it's cheap and it looks good! The from bezel is aluminum and steel. You can get it in Red and Blue. If you cool with spending and extra 5 bucks then you can get the one with the window.. It looks like quality and it has a good tooless, quiet fans, blue LEDs and front panel firewire. The only thing i didn't like was the tooless fastener for the 3.5 bays. which i just took out and used a screw. I kinda wish it had the 2 3.5 openings but i got around that as well. :)
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I own a Wavemaster, it was $150 "bones" ;)
 
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MatrixVPR

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Originally posted by: PurdueRy


I own a Wavemaster, it was $150 "bones" ;)
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Yeah, the all aluminum Cooler Master Wavemaster is a sweet a$$ case. When I first saw it a few years back i want to say they were asking like 300 at the brick and mortar stores. I think you got a deal! It really is a sweet case but I can't spend that much money on a case right now. :( The plastic case just can?t hold a candle to the Wavemaster, it looks like a plastic case trying to be the Wavemaster. To the OP, it?s a matter of personal preference when it comes to cases. Some people like a crazy alien head and other like a more refined and classic look case. If I owned one of those crazy cases my girlfriend would probably not spend the night at my apartment ever again. She?d be too crept out! :D
 
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acegazda

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no problem, I was in your same dilemma, so I know the frustration of shopping around.:confused:
 
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PurdueRy

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Phantom Deuce
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

Hows that for a power supply?

And I really dont see any cases I like. I want one thats real stylish, and thast what te soprano was. Too bad itwas plastic. Thanks for the help.

P.S. Updated Wishlist

Edit: nvm
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194002

or you can keep the seasonic, both are very nice.

I can now approve your computer ;) Its 1. Cheaper than it was originally and 2. Will blow away the original in gaming performance.
 
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Phantom Deuce

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Thanks, Im using that Enermax. Thats cool that it has SLI support with just 400W. =)

Thank you for all your help! Ive posted this on a ocuple other forums (Non-hardware) and showed a couple people and didnt get nearly as much helpful advice as you. So, THANK YOU!

And is there anywhere I could buy that case? Looks perfect.

Also, did you see the new RAM? It's OCZ gold, but it has different timings and a better heatspreader. =D
 
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PurdueRy

Lifer
Nov 12, 2004
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Originally posted by: Phantom Deuce
Thanks, Im using that Enermax. Thats cool that it has SLI support with just 400W. =)

Thank you for all your help! Ive posted this on a ocuple other forums (Non-hardware) and showed a couple people and didnt get nearly as much helpful advice as you. So, THANK YOU!

And is there anywhere I could buy that case? Looks perfect.

Also, did you see the new RAM? It's OCZ gold, but it has different timings and a better heatspreader. =D
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Actually considering we're going with the OC'd version of the 7900 I would maybe consider the next step in the enermax line

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194003

It'll give you more headroom when you decide to add another card or get your next one and it really isn't that much more. It's right in between the 400 Watt and the Seasonic.

Which case are you looking to get now? The wavemaster or the soprano?

Ya, I saw the new ram, I like it much better than the old OCZ you had there.

EDIT: This is a good one too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104934
 
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Phantom Deuce

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Jun 24, 2006
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Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Actually considering we're going with the OC'd version of the 7900 I would maybe consider the next step in the enermax line

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194003

It'll give you more headroom when you decide to add another card or get your next one and it really isn't that much more. It's right in between the 400 Watt and the Seasonic.

Which case are you looking to get now? The wavemaster or the soprano?

Ya, I saw the new ram, I like it much better than the old OCZ you had there.

EDIT: This is a good one too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104934
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I'll go with that PSU and the keyboard for this paycheck, then save some and use my next paycheck to buy the case and ram or Hard Drive. I seriously am not gonna have enough money though, not because of the changes, but because my job isnt giving me many hours =/ Anyways, this is the case I was talking about:

Originally posted by: Phantom Deuce
Edit: http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/midtower/armorjr/vc3000bws.asp

Anyone know where to buy it?
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I cant find it @ newegg, nd Im not sure where else to look. We have no computer stores in Colorado, besides MicroCenter. And that's not that wonderful =/
 
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Phantom Deuce

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Jun 24, 2006
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Yea thanks, I realy like it.

Is there any way I can actually upgrade the side panel window?
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/chassis_index.asp
^^ If you look under the misc. section, theres side panel upgrades for the kandalf and armor series. Is there a similar for Armor Jr. ?

And I will be replacing the stock fans, can you reccomend a good company? I know Scythe and MAXcool but which would you guys personally reccomend?

Im also looking at this sexy beast: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133014

I'd like more reviews, but it looks very good, and very solid. So which should I go with??

EDIT: I need 2 120mm fans for the front/rear intakes and a 90mm (?) for the side panel fan. Suggestions?
 
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opmike

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Funny, I ordered that exact power supply for my AM2 system. I hope we don't run into any problems (no reason why we should). I also like your case choice, I almost got that one myself as well; but I found a pretty good deal on a Cooler Master instead.
 
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Bateluer

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From what I see on your wishlist now, it looks solid and should serve you well. Here's what I put in my AM2 system a few weeks back.

MSI K9N SLI Platinum
2x1GB Muskin DDR2-800
X2 4200
Radeon X1900XT
2x300GB Seagate hdds
1x500GB Seagate hdd
Pioneer DVD-ROM
Plextor PX-716A (Having minor issues with)

I've got three man gripes, all are fairly minor. 1) My Plextor DVD burner may have an internal short, not sure how it got it, but it causes the system to power down when I try burn a disk) 2) The NB on the MSI board is covered with a relatively small heatsink. I may move the Radeon down to the lower PCIe slot to free up some more room for the JingTing chipset cooler. 3) All nvidia drivers for the NF 500 series chipsets are beta at the moment. Lazy bastards. Other than that three things, it preforms like a champ. :)
 
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MatrixVPR

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Nov 12, 2003
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Originally posted by: Phantom Deuce
Thanks, Im using that Enermax. Thats cool that it has SLI support with just 400W. =)

Thank you for all your help! Ive posted this on a ocuple other forums (Non-hardware) and showed a couple people and didnt get nearly as much helpful advice as you. So, THANK YOU!

And is there anywhere I could buy that case? Looks perfect.

Also, did you see the new RAM? It's OCZ gold, but it has different timings and a better heatspreader. =D
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Absolutely! I had the 400 watt Enermax and that is going to be good enough (probably) but you?re not going to want to reroute wires it's the biggest pain of the whole build!!! I had to upgrade to the 485 watt Enermax and I would recommend the same for you with Parallelism on the rise your not going to want to short yourself. Anand himself has said that you can throw all the quality parts into your system that you want but it isn?t going to do you any good if you don?t have enough power to run the sh!ts
 
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PurdueRy

Lifer
Nov 12, 2004
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Originally posted by: MatrixVPR
Originally posted by: Phantom Deuce
Thanks, Im using that Enermax. Thats cool that it has SLI support with just 400W. =)

Thank you for all your help! Ive posted this on a ocuple other forums (Non-hardware) and showed a couple people and didnt get nearly as much helpful advice as you. So, THANK YOU!

And is there anywhere I could buy that case? Looks perfect.

Also, did you see the new RAM? It's OCZ gold, but it has different timings and a better heatspreader. =D
Click to expand...

Absolutely! I had the 400 watt Enermax and that is going to be good enough (probably) but you?re not going to want to reroute wires it's the biggest pain of the whole build!!! I had to upgrade to the 485 watt Enermax and I would recommend the same for you with Parallelism on the rise your not going to want to short yourself. Anand himself has said that you can throw all the quality parts into your system that you want but it isn?t going to do you any good if you don?t have enough power to run the sh!ts
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He upgraded to the 500 watt liberty
 
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