Last minute parts check

[entropy1982]

So here are the parts and places i'm ordering from (click on links)
I will be overclocking the CPU, GPU, RAM to whatever I can get out of it

X2 3800+

DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D ATX AMD Motherboard

Crucial 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory - OEM
2 of these of course

Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer

Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150 MCE

Four of These CoolerMaster Fans

MITSUMI Black floppy and 8 in 1 card reader

I already have an Antec P180, an 80GB Raptor, an OCZ Powerstream 520W, and 2 cooldrive 6 hdd cooler/fan controllers, and a NEC 3520A drive, and a BFG 7800GTX OC on its way.

Now my questions are the following:

1. I have heard that the TT big typhoon has a hard time fitting on the DFI ultra D without some special long screws. Does anyone know which screws I have to use and where to get them?

2. Instead of the happauge card should i get the ATI instead?... some people say it is better quality... I have Time Warner cable)

3. I saw this review about the Hitachi drive... anyone know what he is talking about?
here's the review:
These drive come only enabled for Generation 1 (1.5Gb/s) so to get max performance with your 955 or 945 chipset you need to download the toolkit from Hitachi web site and enable Generation 2 capability. These drives real smoke when running in Gen 2 mode!

4. I need a surge protector and a UPS.... can anyone suggest any good ones? (i don't mind paying a little more for good ones but i don't want to pay like $150 for a UPS)

5. Do you guys think just one dvdrw drive is enough? I plan to get one with lightscribe later one (when they improve) so would it be worthit to get just some random DVD ROM for the moment or will this drive suffice by itself?

6. Am I missing anything?

Any suggestions would be great guys.... I know i can get a few dollars cheaper in some places but I like getting almost everything from one place unless it's like 10 or more dollars cheaper for the item somewhere else.

I would also like to say that so many of you have helped me so much in picking all my parts. It has been nothing but a pleasure getting help from all of you.

THANK YOU

 

[xanis]

Sounds like a sweet rig. The only thing I didn't see was a video card. If you let me know what GPU you will be getting, I can better reccomend a TV-Card. Now for your questions:

1. Have not heard of this. Don't know why it wouldn't fit, but double check somewhere else just to be sure.
2. Unless you want a super-high quality picture, then you'll be fine with the Hauppage.
3. Tell him to stop smokin crack. He's an idiot, I've enver heard of any of that Gen1/Gen2 BS.
4. Don't know too much about products in this area, but try any of the Belkin UPS products.
5. One DVDRW is fine.
6. Video card...?

 

[entropy1982]

I already have an Antec P180, an 80GB Raptor, an OCZ Powerstream 520W, and 2 cooldrive 6 hdd cooler/fan controllers, and a NEC 3520A drive, and a BFG 7800GTX OC on its way.


thanks dude

 

[xanis]

Sweet video card. Yeah, the Hauppage will be fine.

 

[entropy1982]

i've heard that ram overclocks pretty well (3-3-3-8 at like 230ish) is that wrong? I dont mind paying another 50-100 if i'll see a decent performance diff with other ram any suggestions?

 

[entropy1982]

OK i changed my mind to this ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210