This is my new "educated" build. Let me know what I can do to max out my performance for money!
AMD x2 4400+ with Zalman CNPS9500 LED
Antec P160W case
Western digital caviar 250gig 16mb sata II
OCZ DDR400 platinum dual channel, 2gig
DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR (or Asus A8N32-SLI deluxe?)
OCZ Modstream 520 watt PSU (OCZ52012U)
Leadtek PX7800GTX
I know double the cache on the 4400+ is not an important aspect to improve performance right now cuz 512k is sufficient for everything you can throw at the 4200+, but I will have this comp for a while, so I went with 1mb cache instead. If I am able to get hold of a 165 from my supplier I'll go for that.
Is the CNPS9500 LED a little heavy for my mobo? It's 530g, recommended weight is 450. But it's a kick ass cooler. Any similar performing coolers that are much lighter?
The motherboard I am unsure of, although I've rounded it down to these last two. I know the Asus has SLI x16 which is a probably an awesome feature later on when games can fully utilize it, but the DFI is cheaper and is just plain awesome as are all their products. So I'm a little torn, the money is not a huge factor in my choice though. Are their any flaws in the Asus board? I know the DFI is pretty much perfect. I won't be overclocking to the max, just from the stock 2.2 to about, 2.5-2.6 on air.
The video card I'm pretty much set on, going to clock it to about 470-80, (not sure what's a good number for it, not a whole lot of info). I'm also looking at SLI 7800GTs, which are the best brand for performance+price?
I'm really excited about the Antec case and the OCZ RAM+PSU. I think they're all awesome choices. But I'm still asking questions, will the PSU be sufficient in running my system with SLI? Will the RAM be good in overclocking? And will the case be able to keep my system cool after overclocking (only two fans, although I've only seen good reviews on it).
Grand total with the DFI mobo = 2167 CAD...seems a little pricey for what I'm getting. Or it just me.
AMD x2 4400+ with Zalman CNPS9500 LED
Antec P160W case
Western digital caviar 250gig 16mb sata II
OCZ DDR400 platinum dual channel, 2gig
DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR (or Asus A8N32-SLI deluxe?)
OCZ Modstream 520 watt PSU (OCZ52012U)
Leadtek PX7800GTX
I know double the cache on the 4400+ is not an important aspect to improve performance right now cuz 512k is sufficient for everything you can throw at the 4200+, but I will have this comp for a while, so I went with 1mb cache instead. If I am able to get hold of a 165 from my supplier I'll go for that.
Is the CNPS9500 LED a little heavy for my mobo? It's 530g, recommended weight is 450. But it's a kick ass cooler. Any similar performing coolers that are much lighter?
The motherboard I am unsure of, although I've rounded it down to these last two. I know the Asus has SLI x16 which is a probably an awesome feature later on when games can fully utilize it, but the DFI is cheaper and is just plain awesome as are all their products. So I'm a little torn, the money is not a huge factor in my choice though. Are their any flaws in the Asus board? I know the DFI is pretty much perfect. I won't be overclocking to the max, just from the stock 2.2 to about, 2.5-2.6 on air.
The video card I'm pretty much set on, going to clock it to about 470-80, (not sure what's a good number for it, not a whole lot of info). I'm also looking at SLI 7800GTs, which are the best brand for performance+price?
I'm really excited about the Antec case and the OCZ RAM+PSU. I think they're all awesome choices. But I'm still asking questions, will the PSU be sufficient in running my system with SLI? Will the RAM be good in overclocking? And will the case be able to keep my system cool after overclocking (only two fans, although I've only seen good reviews on it).
Grand total with the DFI mobo = 2167 CAD...seems a little pricey for what I'm getting. Or it just me.
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