I posted a question regarding my new intended build (ASUS P5B or P5W DH based) a few days ago and got great amount of valuable information. However, since the 680i chipset and 8800 GPU became available in the meantime, I couldn't resist and ordered the following parts today:
eVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
eVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) TWIN2X2048-6400C4D - Retail
I also ordered some AS5 if needed after reading about high chipset temps due to poor thermal material used.
Now, I'd like to use the following parts from my old machine:
1/ two identical Seagate HDD's (ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s) for RAID-0 setup
2/ two PATA optical drives
3/ Antec Truepower 2.0 480W (I ordered the 4 pin to 8 pin 12V converter, I think I needed it for the mobo)
4/ Antec SX1030 case, I'm sure you guys know that case
Is there anything what would be problematic with this setup? I think that the PS should be OK ( dual 12+V rail with 18A each), and I hope that I'll be able to fit the 8800GTS inside as well, although the space between HDD's (in the lower drive cage) and edge of the card may be tight ( I currently use the PNY 6800GS and that one is very long too, but it fits). I wonder, is it possible to use the lower PCI-e 16x slot (secondary?) instead of the primary upper one on the eVGA mobo? If so, the card would probably fit perfectly... If not, I'd like to get new case - something well built, black (piano maybe?), quiet, if possible with 120mm fans. I don't want to break the bank since I stretched myself with those parts I bought today at newegg already, so somewhere up to $150.
n7, (if you read this?), is it the right RAM with D9's? I picked this one because it is SLI certified and they have $40MIR on it plus $20 off if bough together with the mobo... earlier today I almost bought the well-priced TeamXtreme RAM with D9's you suggested earlier, but it didn't appear to be SLI; I took this one instead since they just got in in stock again (plus it has those effective $60 off).
Anyway thanks for suggestions about the case fit, PS and memory choice. I hope I didn't screw up myself with this motherboard, I read mixed feedback (while reviews are all positive) and there are some issues, but so they are always issues with the other boards too - I figured I'll give it a shot, at least it is the latest technology afterall.
Dave
eVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
eVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) TWIN2X2048-6400C4D - Retail
I also ordered some AS5 if needed after reading about high chipset temps due to poor thermal material used.
Now, I'd like to use the following parts from my old machine:
1/ two identical Seagate HDD's (ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s) for RAID-0 setup
2/ two PATA optical drives
3/ Antec Truepower 2.0 480W (I ordered the 4 pin to 8 pin 12V converter, I think I needed it for the mobo)
4/ Antec SX1030 case, I'm sure you guys know that case
Is there anything what would be problematic with this setup? I think that the PS should be OK ( dual 12+V rail with 18A each), and I hope that I'll be able to fit the 8800GTS inside as well, although the space between HDD's (in the lower drive cage) and edge of the card may be tight ( I currently use the PNY 6800GS and that one is very long too, but it fits). I wonder, is it possible to use the lower PCI-e 16x slot (secondary?) instead of the primary upper one on the eVGA mobo? If so, the card would probably fit perfectly... If not, I'd like to get new case - something well built, black (piano maybe?), quiet, if possible with 120mm fans. I don't want to break the bank since I stretched myself with those parts I bought today at newegg already, so somewhere up to $150.
n7, (if you read this?), is it the right RAM with D9's? I picked this one because it is SLI certified and they have $40MIR on it plus $20 off if bough together with the mobo... earlier today I almost bought the well-priced TeamXtreme RAM with D9's you suggested earlier, but it didn't appear to be SLI; I took this one instead since they just got in in stock again (plus it has those effective $60 off).
Anyway thanks for suggestions about the case fit, PS and memory choice. I hope I didn't screw up myself with this motherboard, I read mixed feedback (while reviews are all positive) and there are some issues, but so they are always issues with the other boards too - I figured I'll give it a shot, at least it is the latest technology afterall.
Dave
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