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Bane:
--- Quote from: Statik on 08 May 2008, 14:35 ---Im following Bane's advice and getting the rocketfish case. Full tower, aluminum, etc etc
Also, the advice on the video card, comparing specs, and some tech stuff, Im making a small step down on my vid card to the 8800GTS
Also, ASUS released a new 780a chipset board for the Phenom CPUs, so Im getting that
Full rundown as follows:
Rocketfish Full tower case
ASUS M3N-HT - has integrated NVIDIA 8 series GPU, which WILL work in conjuction (or independantly) of a graphics card
AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition 2.5GHz quad core
BFG Geforce 8800GTS
ASUS Xonar DX PCI-express sound card
Antec 1000W PS
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) RAM
2x Seagate 500GB HDDs
Lite-On 20x DVD burner
I am curious if anyone has any experience with ASUS Xonar soundcards? All of the reviews I have read of them seem to be favorable, and they don't carry the bloated software issues around like creative cards.
Also I didnt specifically find anything about this (to be fair, I only spent a few minutes searching, as Im working on finals stuff) With PCI-express, are there still IRQ conflicts (possible)? Is it a thing of the past? Still a problem when you have a lot of stuff? Granted, Im not putting much stuff in the computer, but Im still curious.
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IRQ conflicts... the only reference I can think of is a blue screen, says something like "IRQL_LESS_THAN_EQUAL_TO". I haven't seen anything else out of my PCI-e slots, through uh, four motherboards and three graphics cards.
You might find that PSU to be a bit loud, 80mm fans gets a bit up there. You might have seen the PC P&C Myths page, but it's a little off. That used to be true, but at higher wattages, a small fan just can't cut it. PC P&C Silencers more or less live up to their names, but TurboCool's are horribly loud. Also, my last Antec PSU (first and last, I might add), had no space between the fan and the heatsinks/capacitors/PCB, so it creates a lot of noisy turbulence. This one is the same way, the fan is very close to the heatsinks in front of it. If you want a big wattage PSU, I'd recommend looking for a 120mm fan, among any other qualifications. Personally, I adhere to the single-rail philosophy. Not a lot of good options at 1000W; I think Ultra X3 is about your best option, maybe a Thermaltake Toughpower could fit the bill, and if they come out soon enough, an HX 1000 should do quite nicely.
The motherboard looks very promising. Somebody used the Crosshair 2 by ASUS to reach 3.57, stable enough for benches at least, plus you have the GPU and SLI potential. 8800GTS G92, right? Also, for the memory, it is very important that you keep it at about 2.1 or less. A Phenom processor, for reasons unknown, dies when the memory is run at 2.2+ or thereabouts.
est:
I've noticed a few noobs in here just posting their system specs. Please, stop doing that.
This started out as a thread for sharing pc hardware knowledge. Discussing pc building, upgrades, etc is kind of on-topic, but e-peen competitions are definitely not.
Digital-Pimp:
I'm really shocked that no one's posted this:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php
Anyway, here's the latest revision of my project PC that I update every month or so... I'm too lazy to actually buy/build it.
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=7520567
Highlights:
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W
ASUS EN9800GTX/HTDP/512M GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
ASUS V-60 92mm Vapo Bearing CPU Cooler
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
Thermaltake W0106RU 700W Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version Power Supply
Yes, I <3 ASUS.
Melodic:
Read est's post DIRECTLY ABOVE YOURS. STUPID.
clockworkjames:
Wow neonorm I was wondering about that case which I get delivered monday hopefully, it is to replace my ammo 533 coolermaster case which was awesome for LAN but now it is falling apart.
Bought the new case as the ammo 533 is now too small for all my drives and cables.
So don't buy one, the front faceplate falls off and looks tacky, it is quite cramped inside.
If you want a lan case buy a holder for a normal mid tower or whatever.
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