FINAL specs of my new computer. Order has been placed!

[dalearyous]

yeah what he said ^

 

[dalearyous]

btw gonna stick with the original PSU. ive read enough to feel like its definately good enough for me

 

[MBentz]

Originally posted by: dalearyous
btw gonna stick with the original PSU. ive read enough to feel like its definately good enough for me

Good choice. I have the red model and it's awesome. Very quiet considering it has two fans. It handles the system in my sig without breaking a sweat. A nice feature that has gone unmentioned is that after shutting down your PC, the 80mm fan in the PSU stays on to get rid of the hot air. :thumbsup:

 

[dalearyous]

wow really, thats encouraging you got one. how long have you had it?

btw i noticed that your chip is overclocked to 2600mhz...what cools your cpu?

 

[i1o0i]

I wouldnt want ATI on sli motherboard.. get 7800gtx 512mb instead

 

[alimoalem]

it all looks good...what's your budget? nice build but do you need the SLI board? if you're getting the 2nd card in the next month (maybe two) then i would stick with it but otherwise, why not drop down to non-SLI?

 

[dalearyous]

ok bringing up kinda old thread. just posting my final results. the oder has been place and thanks to newegg it was only 8 dollars more for 2nd day shipping. here is what i finally went with:

opteron 175
asus A8N-SLI Premium
asus 1900xt vid card (on sale and has 3 year warranty)
2 gig OCZ kit
Scythe Ninja
Lian Li PC-V2000B case
foxtron 500watt psu

2 10k rpm WD raptor drives-raid 0 (already own)
audigy 2 plat (already own)
plextor dvd burner (already own)
dvd player (already own)
NEC FP2141sb CRT (already own)

will post 3dmark scores, OC'ing results, and reviews once im finished

 

[potato28]

Good choices. I still wouldve liked to see that good modular PSU in your system... other than that :thumbsup: on the ordered parts!

 

[dalearyous]

Originally posted by: potato28
Good choices. I still wouldve liked to see that good modular PSU in your system... other than that :thumbsup: on the ordered parts!

yeah i actually still may go with it. i ordered the foxtron and the modular PSU. one is mine and one will be my friend's. so you may see it in my case after all

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: dalearyous
ok bringing up kinda old thread. just posting my final results. the oder has been place and thanks to newegg it was only 8 dollars more for 2nd day shipping. here is what i finally went with:

opteron 175
asus A8N-SLI Premium
asus 1900xt vid card (on sale and has 3 year warranty)
2 gig OCZ kit
Scythe Ninja
Lian Li PC-V2000B case
foxtron 500watt psu

2 10k rpm WD raptor drives-raid 0 (already own)
audigy 2 plat (already own)
plextor dvd burner (already own)
dvd player (already own)
NEC FP2141sb CRT (already own)

will post 3dmark scores, OC'ing results, and reviews once im finished

Foxtron?

 

[alimoalem]

foxtron = fortron spelled wrong

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
foxtron = fortron spelled wrong

I hope he did.

I wasn't going to say anything, but he typed foxtron twice.

 

[jpeyton]

The specs were good the first time around.

LanParty SLI-DR is a proven board. The 4400+ is a great CPU. I won't make a judgement call on the Hiper PSU; it looks well built, flashy, and it may/may not have a good OEM behind it's guts.

Opteron vs. X2...you can get good performance from either CPU depending on the week. The advantage of getting a 4400+/175 vs 3800+/165 is the 10X multiplier vs 9X multiplier. You won't need to max out your FSB to get a good overclock with a 10X multiplier. If you have the money for a better CPU, why not?

 

[dalearyous]

lol yeah sorry i dont' know what i was thinking. fortron is the correct one.

 

[gobucks]

As for the mobo, I'd recommend maybe either an nforce 4 ultra, like the MSI Neo4 Platinum, since it has extras like a PCIe x4 slot, or maybe an ATI crossfire mobo, like the Abit AT8, which i just got today. It's really nice, has Azalia Audio and crossfire and firewire and all sorts of goodies.

For PSUs, the recommendations above are good. I also like Antec and Vantec. I have a Vantec 520W PSU and I love it.

 

[atybimf]

Some people think Fortron, OCZ, PC P&C, Antec, and Seasonic are the only good PSU brands. In fact, Hiper is an awesome PSU brand and that PSU is a rock solid choice. Have fun with your build .

 

[Azndude2190]

Why did you buy another Raptor?You could've went with a 250GB HD for a secondary storage.

 

[JEDIYoda]

can`t go wrong with the Fortron 500watt....

Also if I was going to go modular that Hiper Type-R 580W PSU is one of the few companies that does modular right!!

Enjoy your new system!!

 

[dalearyous]

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
Why did you buy another Raptor?You could've went with a 250GB HD for a secondary storage.

these raptors are from my old computer. ive had them for 2 years or so. i bought them when they first came out. i have another 200gig normal hd i didn't list.

 

[dqniel]

Motherboard: I would have waited for the RD580 boards to come out if I was going the ATI route (in which case I'd get a Powercolor x1900xt). However, if you don't feel like waiting, the Asus A8R-MVP would probably have been my choice...
Videocard: Like I said, Powercolor x1900xt
PSU: Probably the Enermax Liberty 500w. DFI is very picky about which PSUs they like, not sure why. I'd go Fortron, OCZ, Zippy, or Enermax with a DFI. If you go Asus, I'd get a Seasonic 600w.
CPU: I would have gone Opty 170. Extra overclockability is there just in case, even if you don't think you're going to use it

Everything else looks fine.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: dqniel
Motherboard: I would have waited for the RD580 boards to come out if I was going the ATI route (in which case I'd get a Powercolor x1900xt). However, if you don't feel like waiting, the Asus A8R-MVP would probably have been my choice...
Videocard: Like I said, Powercolor x1900xt
PSU: Probably the Enermax Liberty 500w. DFI is very picky about which PSUs they like, not sure why. I'd go Fortron, OCZ, Zippy, or Enermax with a DFI. If you go Asus, I'd get a Seasonic 600w.CPU: I would have gone Opty 170. Extra overclockability is there just in case, even if you don't think you're going to use it

Everything else looks fine.

If you go Asus, I'd get a Seasonic 600w---huhh......