help with new rig

[Bushman5]

Well im planning to buy my new rig soon and need alittle advice on parts.

I already have planned the sapphire 1900xt opteron 165

wat i need is a mother board ( i plan to oc the life out of stuff )
a powersupply
2gb ram kit

i have a few ideas of wat i think may be the best but i want to be sure as this is alot of money

also where i should buy everything would be a huge help

 

[Ricemarine]

Antec NeoHE 500w
DFI Ultra-D
2X1GB G.Skill DDR500 kit, or Mushkin. If you want the best, Crucial Ballistix PC4000 Tracers (if they still are for sale...)

 

[DasFox]

I'm using the Antec Neo HE 550W and OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Platinum. Great parts, you can't go wrong 😉

ALOHA

 

[Corporate Thug]

using the Neo HE 500w, top notch unit

 

[goobernoodles]

I'd say a seasonic PSU, however, I'm recommending the DFI Ultra-D, and Seasonics apparently have some compatibility issues with newer seasonics.

Listen to ^those guys.

 

[DasFox]

Btw my Antec NEO is doing what it's suppose to do, power SLI 😉

6 years of Antec usage, never one let down. 😉

ALOHA

 

[essasin]

dfi expert, ultra d
Power and Cooling 510w sli
Ocz 520w powerstream

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Antec NeoHE 500w
DFI Ultra-D
2X1GB G.Skill DDR500 kit, or Mushkin. If you want the best, Crucial Ballistix PC4000 Tracers (if they still are for sale...)

all the way with these 3

 

[wacki]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
using the Neo HE 500w, top notch unit

Better than the Enermax Liberty?

 

[Bushman5]

would that dfi be the very best socket 939 available ? when it comes to mother board ill spend endless money on it prividing it has no stupid problems like a slow usb transfer or bad voltage. i know the dfi has the best voltage so

 

[theMan]

PCP&P 1KW FTW!

 

[TheNewGuy8]

if you want the best mobo out now it is the Asus A8n32-Sli Deluxe, hands down.

The DFI is supposedly great, but it has lots of compatibility issues, and is very finicky with hardware. Lots of people love it though. The A8n32-SLI is newer and has more features and OCs better, plus it has a HEATPIPE cooling system on it - which if nothing else looks awsome and cools the NB and SB passively.

im doing this debate myself as well - can't decide which to go with. Its like a $80-$100 difference, nothing to sneeze at.