Well, here it is finally

[Matt2]

How much is the Epox SLI board???

If you get a DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D for ~$120 all it takes is a freakin EXTREMELY simple mod with a #2 pencil that a chimp could do to make it SLI.

Plus the DFI would allow for some extreme overclocking.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: Matt2
How much is the Epox SLI board???

If you get a DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D for ~$120 all it takes is a freakin EXTREMELY simple mod with a #2 pencil that a chimp could do to make it SLI.

Plus the DFI would allow for some extreme overclocking.

The Epox SLI is $135 (and the Ultra is $100)

I know about the pencil mod, but as ive said before (not in this thread i dont think) i dont want to deal with a DFI..... i know it overclocks really good, but i want something thats rock stable also, which the Epox is

 

[suicidalpigeon]

switch off with benq dw1640 and a tagan u22?

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
switch off with benq dw1640 and a tagan u22?

I liked the BenQ, but i just want to go with a name i can trust, plus the Nero software appealed to me


And i wasnt sure about the Tagan, i know the Enermax is highly reccomended also, but i dont see the whats better then one over the other...........

 

[suicidalpigeon]

anandtech picked the benq out of all others including the 3540a, so you can trust that, and benq has been around for quite some time. tagan has a lot of wires that will supply any future add-ons, better 12v amps, and its quiet. well actually im kind of biased because im not really up to date with the enermax lineup.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
anandtech picked the benq out of all others including the 3540a, so you can trust that, and benq has been around for quite some time. tagan has a lot of wires that will supply any future add-ons, better 12v amps, and its quiet. well actually im kind of biased because im not really up to date with the enermax lineup.

Can you link me to the BenQ?

also, does the tagan run hot, or does it seem to influence case temps?

 

[suicidalpigeon]

Text. the tagan should run cool, but cant say how cool because i have 7 case fans running.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

they dont have that model at newegg though..... thats the reason why i was getting the Lite-On

 

[suicidalpigeon]

shouldn't be a problem ordering items from different sites for one build. ive ordered from 6 different sites when i made this one...not a single problem, lucky me.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
shouldn't be a problem ordering items from different sites for one build. ive ordered from 6 different sites when i made this one...not a single problem, lucky me.

yea, but i want to get everything in two bulk orders from newegg.
Ill look into a little more though


and ive been looking at the Tagan, but i dont see the point in getting that, when i can get the Enermax for $2 cheaper, plus the Enermax has 50 more watts

 

[suicidalpigeon]

ampage>wattage.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
ampage>wattage.

Ok, so i went with the Tagan


it will look good with my case at least...... but i was attracted to the blue look of the Fortron

 

[BigCoolJesus]

there, i think its final

the only thing left to wait and see about is a 7800GTX, and maybe a little faster RAM (cas2.5)

 

[suicidalpigeon]

egg has the msi one on sale for $480, but it's oem.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
egg has the msi one on sale for $480, but it's oem.

yea, i can also get the retail Asus one for $490 with the purchase of a 3200+


I might get the one from monarch though, eVGA for $500, plus a free copy of Battlefield 2



but i have to wait till tomorrow to finalize (thats when my auction on ebay is over, its up to $810)

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Also, vijay333

for my Floppy and IDE cables, is it a small enough case that a 10" floppy and a 18" ide cable would be long enough (i dont want to get to long of a cable, then its just more excess i need to hide)??

thanks

 

[vijay333]

Yep, you should be good on both counts. Bays are well positioned so that you really don't extra long cables. I basically used the default set of cables that came with the Asus motherboard...

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Power Supply Pending


Not going with the tagan, read into it more and decided its not the best i can get for my budget