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mazeroth

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I decided last week it was time to build a new computer. I was dead set on not spending over $600 on everything, minus RAM and HD that I am reusing from my old computer, until I can get some more funds. Well, after countless threads here and beating myself up I opted to go with the Opteron 165 over the Athlon64 3200+, after MANY of you recommended it. I also can't believe I just dropped $109 on an Enermax Liberty 500w power supply. I never thought the day would come when I would spend over $50 on a power supply, but after hanging out here for a few weeks I can see why. And $109 (on sale) for a case without a power supply?!?! I must be smoking crack!

With that, here's my new system!

AMD Opteron 165 Denmark 1GHz FSB 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express
Antec Performance I P180 Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply
Reusing Corsair Value Select 2x512mb PC3200 (until I get more money)
Reusing WD 7200RPM ATA133 80GB (Going to add a 200GB in a month or so)

Total came out to $940 shipped. Only $340 over budget :)

So, how did I do? I think this thing is going to be a screamer from the get-go. I'm going to see how high I can OC it with the Corsair I have, but after reading about incompatability with the DFI I may be forced to sell it soon and snag some good memory. Any recommendations?

Thanks for all your help. I really do appreciate it!
 
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theMan

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LOL. at least you have a kick ass rig now! good luck. although, i really dont think you really need that power supply.
 
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rise

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spending good money on a nice case and psu is never a waste :)

i thought you were against the opty yesterday :p

nice rig. :beer:
 
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Koing

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PSU is good.

I spent ~ £90 on my S12! Couldn't believe that either...my Enermax 350W one was a champ and it lasted very well. Still got it :thumbsup:

Koing
 
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JEDIYoda

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Power Supply is the most critical piece of equipment you can purchase for your computer.
With that said i have had many systems where I bought the case with the generic PSU included and had NO problems!!

Until within the last year or so....
So I decided if I am going to purchase a seperate PSU I might as well go all the way.
I am very happy that I did get a seperate PSU from the case.

I know own 2 PC Power & Cooling PSU`s.......who would have figured!!

Nice system btw!!
 
aigomorla

aigomorla

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:thumbsup:

id look into OCZ ram as an upgrade. I love mine. Also for some wierd reason the DFI boards overclock better when u use ramslots 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 3. So if ur on 1 and 3 u might try moving the ram over to 2 and 4 and try to oc there.

This is from dfi forums btw incase some of u guys call shins.
 
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robertk2012

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The ram wont hurt your overclocking. Im using the same stuff. The way i look at it is why spend 200-300 on ram for only a small gain. Thats as much as the CPU cost. That is as much as the 7800 gt cost. Thats like 3 power supplies. You get the point.

Your system looks really similar to mine. ;-) Your going to love it.
 
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mazeroth

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Wow, Robert...nice OC! What kind of RAM are you using? And yes, I agree with you on the expensive RAM.
 
Ichinisan

Ichinisan

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Enjoy! I went WAY over-budget recently too. I was supposed to just stop at a $500 board and CPU bundle + cheap mid-range PCIe graphics but I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF. Damn Hot Deals forum. ;)
 
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robertk2012

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Corsair Value Select. Just like the stuff you have. If you do go for expensive stuff just remmeber timings are more important than bandwith (speed).
 
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furballi

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No problem pushing the Corsair VS up to 273MHz FSB with 5:6 memory divider. Timing is 2.5-3-3-6-1T. You would probably not be able to find RAM capable of running faster than 270MHz @ 1:1 ratio (same as FSB).
 
Maximilian

Maximilian

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I did the same, was gonna buy a 6800GS then a 7800GS and instead i bought two dual core opty's a new mobo and an X1900XT.
 
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stevty2889

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Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
good luck w/ DFI+corsair
Click to expand...

Yep..there is a known compatibility issue with the DFI motherboard, and corsair value select..so you might run it to a problem there..
 
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alimoalem

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congrats on the new system...you can still save $100....get a fortron 450w to drop down th $50 and get a $50 case....there's quiet a few good cases out there for $50

and if you're smoking crack...make sure not to do it around the rig ;)
 
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mauiblue

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What's the sense of getting all this new stuff and not putting it in a new high end Lian Li or Silverstone case?:D. You know you want to...hehehe!
 
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RossCorp

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yep, value ram can sometimes be a real value! My Kingston Value Ram can run at 2.5-3-2-5@DDR440!!! Gotta love it.
 
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