New Build soon... need suggestions ~

sahil

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Hi

Would like to build a new system..

Heres the Config:
Antec Truepower 2.0 EPS12v 550w (PSU)
Coolermaster CAC-T05-UW Centurion 5 Mid Tower Silver (CASE)
OCZ OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K 2GB DDR400 PC3200 Platinum Edition Dual Channel (MEMORY)
WD Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM (HDD)
LiteON 16X Dual-Layer DVD-/+ RW DRIVE w/ Superallwrite (DVD-ROM)
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 ULTRA-D nForce4 (MOTHERBOARD)
AMD Opteron 144 (PROCESSOR)
Thermaltake A1744 Venus 12 (HEATSINK/COOLER)
eVGA GeForce 7600GT (VIDEO CARD)

$783.00 - Shipped

I don't really care for Dual-core, so don't need suggestion on that because I'm on a budget and would like to go with these configurations, just need some final thoughts. If I could fix up anything else other than the processor let me know in same price. I would also like to overclock the processor, I read reviews some people have successfully overclocked to 2.8ghz at 1.4v. I'm hoping I will be able to too, without harming the processor or any other parts. Maybe I will switch my fan to a Zalman CNPS 9500.

Thanks
 

sahil

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Alright, I think that video card is good enough for me, How about the cooler/heatsink is that good or should I go with

Artic Cooler 64 PRO
Or some other one?


I might save up and get big typhoon but if the one I picked or Artic Cooler 64 Pro is good then I'll just go with either one because I'm on a tight budget I might not get the big typhoon
 

bilbo3660

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I'm not familiar with the TT Venus but the 64 Pro is good, very quiet and inexpensive. The Big Typhoon is very good but costs twice as much.
 

bilbo3660

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The Zalman 9500 while very good is overrated and overpriced. The best right now is the Tuniq Tower 120. The Big Typhoon and Thermalright XP90C are better than the Zalman 9500 too. :p
 

sahil

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I read some reviews people got it succesfully up to 2.8ghz 2.9?
not sure if 2.9 is possible with opt 144

But I would like to do it up to 2.8 if possible with the Venus 12
 

RichPLS

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I do not doubt that, it is a good board and single core chips overclock better than dual core ones.
I have an A8R32-MVP with an opteron 175 that will overclock stable to 2750MHz at 1.5 volts, and that is with using 4 sticks of Corsair XMS memory.