As its my first post in THG forums....hello all....glad to be here at last....im reading THG for a few years already but somehow got registered on forums just now....amazing isn't it? 
Now to the proper subject.....at last i'm able to build my dream machine (money is no object) and need some advice or different opinions as im not entirely sure what to choose in some cases......
thats what my shopping list look like now....
AMD FX60 (Socket 939) - Retail
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2
GeForce 7800GTX Extreme XXX Edition 512MB VIVO x2 (SLI)
Western Digital Raptor-X 150GB - x2 (RAID-0)
Plextor PX-130A 16x50x DVD-ROM
Plextor PX-755A Dual Layer DVD-RW
ThermalRight XP-120
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition (or elite pro)
Some case (don't know yet)
Some PSU (don't know yet)
Logitech Z-5500 THX
Logitech diNovo Laser Media Desktop
Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor
As everyone can see my main problems are case and PSU.
I never followed that subject to close and really don't know what to do with these....as far as case is concerned my main priorities are aesthetics and completetly aluminium build with best thermal and air flow solution possible (all in one isn't it?)....which way to go? Lian Li? Coolermaster? (im opting for a nice glass window at the side as well....
For PSU i have a few choices (Enermax Liberty 620w, OCZ 620w)but i mainly fear (as im going to overclock my system...to the limit) that most PSU won't handle it....i also looked at PCPower 850w PSU but these are not compatible with most motherboards and wont fit most cases (as well as not having modular cables) so won't suit me.....(don't consider TT Purepower 680w as well because it doesn't have modular cables too)....im completetly clueless with this one....or maybe im mistaken (hope i am) and most modern 620W PSU's will handle this rig without problems? - and im considering alternative which is 2 times X1900 Xtx in crossfire which consumes even more power so..... :? 8O
Regarding memory....i've aimed at corsair (2x1gb)....don't think will find much better....and im not considering 2x512 conf...any other ideas?
As for optical drives...picked up plextor as i always liked this company....dont know though if their recorders are capable of laser labelling DVD's as well.....really want that lightscribe or laserflash possibility.....as i said my pick in this case was more or less a guess-on so any better alternatives are welcome....
SB Fatality - dont know if there is any difference betwen FPS edition and elite pro except control panel so is it worth it? (not in terms of money but in general)
Logitech Z5500....probably wont get any better speakers will I?
and a few things about a monitor....i saw Dell 2005fpw as an ultimate gamers choice on many websites....but sometimes i wonder between widescreen (2005fpw) and normal screen (2001fpw) solution....which one should i take (dont want bigger screen than 20')? is that true that there are really some problems with that widescreen and native 1600x1050 res on many games? maybe its better to choose normal screen with native 16x12 (2001fpw). and one last thing....is that true that on these monitor you can use lesser res (like 1024x768) without going off from native res - just having a smaller window centered on the screen so you wont't get that interpolation? (i hope everyone knows what i mean...my english is far from perfect)
and last things.....im not considering water cooling solutions...just dont want them.....the only main exception is Zalman Resorator for CPU but from what i'e heard it won't outperform the XP-120 with decent (not too loud) fan so probably it isnt worth it......any opinions about that?
and i will definitly overclock my system as much as possible so that should also be considered as a highest priority, as well as going to Ati crossfire instead of SLI in terms of power needs and PSU.
i think that's all for know....any advice or different opinions are really apreciated.....and for anyone who read through that piece of junk......thanks :roll:
best regards guys..... :lol:
Now to the proper subject.....at last i'm able to build my dream machine (money is no object) and need some advice or different opinions as im not entirely sure what to choose in some cases......
thats what my shopping list look like now....
AMD FX60 (Socket 939) - Retail
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2
GeForce 7800GTX Extreme XXX Edition 512MB VIVO x2 (SLI)
Western Digital Raptor-X 150GB - x2 (RAID-0)
Plextor PX-130A 16x50x DVD-ROM
Plextor PX-755A Dual Layer DVD-RW
ThermalRight XP-120
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition (or elite pro)
Some case (don't know yet)
Some PSU (don't know yet)
Logitech Z-5500 THX
Logitech diNovo Laser Media Desktop
Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor
As everyone can see my main problems are case and PSU.
I never followed that subject to close and really don't know what to do with these....as far as case is concerned my main priorities are aesthetics and completetly aluminium build with best thermal and air flow solution possible (all in one isn't it?)....which way to go? Lian Li? Coolermaster? (im opting for a nice glass window at the side as well....
For PSU i have a few choices (Enermax Liberty 620w, OCZ 620w)but i mainly fear (as im going to overclock my system...to the limit) that most PSU won't handle it....i also looked at PCPower 850w PSU but these are not compatible with most motherboards and wont fit most cases (as well as not having modular cables) so won't suit me.....(don't consider TT Purepower 680w as well because it doesn't have modular cables too)....im completetly clueless with this one....or maybe im mistaken (hope i am) and most modern 620W PSU's will handle this rig without problems? - and im considering alternative which is 2 times X1900 Xtx in crossfire which consumes even more power so..... :? 8O
Regarding memory....i've aimed at corsair (2x1gb)....don't think will find much better....and im not considering 2x512 conf...any other ideas?
As for optical drives...picked up plextor as i always liked this company....dont know though if their recorders are capable of laser labelling DVD's as well.....really want that lightscribe or laserflash possibility.....as i said my pick in this case was more or less a guess-on so any better alternatives are welcome....
SB Fatality - dont know if there is any difference betwen FPS edition and elite pro except control panel so is it worth it? (not in terms of money but in general)
Logitech Z5500....probably wont get any better speakers will I?
and a few things about a monitor....i saw Dell 2005fpw as an ultimate gamers choice on many websites....but sometimes i wonder between widescreen (2005fpw) and normal screen (2001fpw) solution....which one should i take (dont want bigger screen than 20')? is that true that there are really some problems with that widescreen and native 1600x1050 res on many games? maybe its better to choose normal screen with native 16x12 (2001fpw). and one last thing....is that true that on these monitor you can use lesser res (like 1024x768) without going off from native res - just having a smaller window centered on the screen so you wont't get that interpolation? (i hope everyone knows what i mean...my english is far from perfect)
and last things.....im not considering water cooling solutions...just dont want them.....the only main exception is Zalman Resorator for CPU but from what i'e heard it won't outperform the XP-120 with decent (not too loud) fan so probably it isnt worth it......any opinions about that?
and i will definitly overclock my system as much as possible so that should also be considered as a highest priority, as well as going to Ati crossfire instead of SLI in terms of power needs and PSU.
i think that's all for know....any advice or different opinions are really apreciated.....and for anyone who read through that piece of junk......thanks :roll:
best regards guys..... :lol:
thats not a big issue though....
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