Comp Update going to order soon...

[Rockwild]

Computer Ideas.... This one is air cooling solution

COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 $240
Thermaltake A2018 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - Retail x 8 = $87
Vigor Monsoon II TEC CPU Cooling System w/ 5.25" Bay Controller - Intel LGA 775 (CSCOO00004) 150 dollars.


or Water cooling.

SilverStone Temjin TJ09 Tower Case w/ Window / Black (SST-TJ09B-W) $279 dollars.

Black Ice GTX240 $100
Copper TDX Block for Intel 775 Processors $52
1 Danger Den Acrylic 5 1/4 Bay Reservoir $30
10 ft of 1/2" ID Tygon Tubing
10 Hose Clamps



Computer Specs


BFG Tech BFGR1000WPSU ATX 12V 2.2/EPS 12V 2.91 1000W Power Supply - Retail $286

2x Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM $380 (running raid 0)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000KD 400GB 7200 RPM $120

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard $240

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz $315

CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D $331

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card $539

Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail $80

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBN - OEM $32

 

[deusex]

I'd go with Water-cooling if you are comfortable with it - expertise?

And is that dual eVGA 8800GTXs I see?
-If you can wait another quarter, the 8900s are right around the block...

 

[Rockwild]

I have the funds to buy the water cooling, I'm just trying to get the best possible cooling / case option.

Well I was thinking about waiting for the newer video cards, but I'm not just going to sit around forever and I really don't just want to buy a cheap card for x months then spend 500-650 dollars on another.

I'd just drop 125 bucks for a gpu water block and buy the gtx now... Yet I am posting this topic for points like this. Thanks!

 

[deusex]

I believe that the first half of this year will undergo many changes in graphics technology. RD600, g80 revisions....

G8900


I would personally wait a while for the releases...

If you absolutely can't wait, go ahead and buy the card - 8800GTXs are quality cardsXD.

 

[Rockwild]

BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express 92 dollars... I could get that card for now and wait till summer time for the new cards..

 

[alcattle]

BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express 92 dollars... I could get that card for now and wait till summer time for the new cards..

Sounds good and start with air cooling. Unless one of the pieces are water cooled now.

 

[Rockwild]

Nothing is water cooled yet, But I think I am just going to go air cooled for a while, after I choose which case I want to deal with.