So I basically have the same PC as I did 3 years ago. I used to play a lot of WoW and my system has not been cutting it with 10 fps in raids. The only things upgraded were adding a 512 stick of DDR and a gForce 6600gt over the MX420. My current processor is an AMD Athlon 1700+, I have 2 100gb old ATA WD HDDs, a 380 watt Antec PSU, a Highpoint PCI RAID card (mobo has no onboard RAID chip), and a MSI KT400 mobo (really old). I pretty much wanted to go with top of the line everything. When I mean everything not just the tower, but I also need new peripherals such as a monitor, speakers, printer, etc.
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=1866279
I was also wanting to add a Prometeia cooling setup to it:
http://www.frozencpu.com/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Prometeia/mp=menu_search.html
This is what I came up with. I am thinking maybe the FX60 is a little too extreme and maybe I should go down to a AMD64 4800+ Toledo. But when I look at the price I have already I figure whats an extra $400?
Another thing I am concerned with is the case I chose. I really want something that looks unique (I do love dragons), also provides good cooling, doesn't jam everything within 1mm is a plus, and is lightweight (not like my current antec steel case). If you have any recommendations for a different case, I would be very open to it (must be black).
btw, do I need registered RAM for the FX60?
Am I just crazy or are there other ppl on these forums that spend as much as I do? Should I buy a 2nd car instead? 8O
UPDATE: Upgraded to a Samsung 24" widescreen monitor and switched from Prometeia to a Swiftech water cooling kit. Still looking for some better case recommendations.
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=1866279
I was also wanting to add a Prometeia cooling setup to it:
http://www.frozencpu.com/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Prometeia/mp=menu_search.html
This is what I came up with. I am thinking maybe the FX60 is a little too extreme and maybe I should go down to a AMD64 4800+ Toledo. But when I look at the price I have already I figure whats an extra $400?
Another thing I am concerned with is the case I chose. I really want something that looks unique (I do love dragons), also provides good cooling, doesn't jam everything within 1mm is a plus, and is lightweight (not like my current antec steel case). If you have any recommendations for a different case, I would be very open to it (must be black).
btw, do I need registered RAM for the FX60?
Am I just crazy or are there other ppl on these forums that spend as much as I do? Should I buy a 2nd car instead? 8O
UPDATE: Upgraded to a Samsung 24" widescreen monitor and switched from Prometeia to a Swiftech water cooling kit. Still looking for some better case recommendations.