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Coolio_Alert   04-14-2008 at 10:17:10 PM

Do you guys like my new gaming system? I'm putting:

-Thermaltake VA8003SWA Armor Super Tower
Aluminum case Silver w/ 25cm fan side panel

-Antec NEOPOWER 650 BLUE 650W ATX12V v2.2
120mm Blue LED Fan 80PLUS ROHS Power Supply

-Asus Maximus Formula Motherboard

-Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket LGA775, 3 GHz,
1333 MHz FSB, 6MB L2 Cache, 45nm

-Corsair XMS2 Dominator TWIN2X2048-8500C5D
2GB 2X1GB PC8500 DDR2-1066 CL 5-5-5-15-2T
240PIN Dual Channel Memory

-BFG GeForce 8800GTS OC nVidia GeForce 8800GTS
Chipset (675Mhz) Shader Clock (1674Mhz) 512MB (1940Mhz)
GDDR3 Dual Dual-Link DVI PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card

-Seagate Barracuda (ST3500320AS) 7200.11 SATA
NCQ 3.0Gb/s 500GB 32MB Cache

-LG G-H20L-S10 /Black SATA LightScribe DVD-Writer
20xDVD+R/-R 8xDVD+RW/6x DVD-RW 12xDVD+/-R9
Dual Layer 48xCD-R 32xCD-RW

-LG G-H20L-S10 /Black SATA LightScribe DVD-Writer
20xDVD+R/-R 8xDVD+RW/6x DVD-RW 12xDVD+/-R9
Dual Layer 48xCD-R 32xCD-RW

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litlrabi   04-14-2008 at 10:22:53 PM
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I like it. The only things I would change would be the power supply and motherboard.

Switch the PSU to one more reliable, like the Corsair 550VX or Corsair 620HX. Change the motherboard to a P35 chipset. You'll get more for your money that way.

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Coolio_Alert   04-14-2008 at 10:26:21 PM
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the motherboard is bought, and i hear the power supply is great but its a matter of opinion right XD

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litlrabi   04-14-2008 at 10:34:59 PM
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Unfortunately, I don't have a link to more information about the PSU. The one source I had is missing now. I think either will work, I just understand that the Corsair is more stable.

Also, are you going to overclock? If so, you'll need an aftermarket cooler for your CPU. The Xigmatek HDT-S1283 is a great choice.

Why are you getting 2 DVD drives?

Finally, you also might want to think about getting the WD 640GB (WD6400AAKS) HDD. It is one of the best performers out right now, and only $30 more than the Seagate. However, the 7200.11 is also a great drive, so that is not a huge difference.

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Coolio_Alert   04-14-2008 at 10:42:06 PM
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I am staying with my hard drive because i dont need 640 gb, i have a 150 now by WD so 500 is good enough, i will not be over clocking since it will be fast enough for me compared to my current computer, after all i am only 13 and this will be a majour improvement. i am getting 2 dvd drives so i can copy dvd to dvd without having to save to hard drive then burn. :D

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Silverion77   04-14-2008 at 10:45:41 PM
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Coolio_Alert wrote :

the motherboard is bought, and i hear the power supply is great but its a matter of opinion right XD


No, its not a matter of opinion....fact is fact. That PSU is okay, pretty stable, not a lot of ripple and good components but I personally like Corsair, Silverstone is good, Seasonic (Corsair units), and Ultra X3.

Mobo is good but unnecessary with a nvidia GPU, but since u bought it I say overclock. It would be good with that board as it is very stable and can hit 500 FSB with a dual core.

------------------------------ Antec 1200|Antec Signature 850w|Asus Maximus II Formula|Q9650|4GB Dominator 1066|EVGA 9800GX2
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Coolio_Alert   04-14-2008 at 11:28:27 PM
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I might go with a Corsair PSU...

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mihirkula   04-15-2008 at 12:03:13 AM
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Go for the Corsair 450vx/550vx

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Coolio_Alert   04-15-2008 at 12:18:57 AM
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Im going 650w minimun mabye even 750w...

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Shadow703793   04-15-2008 at 12:44:48 AM
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^Why? A Corsair 550VX is more than enough for that build. Remember Watts do not equal performance/reliability,etc.

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mihirkula   04-15-2008 at 12:52:35 AM
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^ As he said.

------------------------------ Intel E6750 * Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L * Galaxy 8800GT 512mb 620MHz* Corsair VX450 * 2GB Transcend 667* 2x120GB Seagate SATA * Altec Lansing ATP3*
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Coolio_Alert   04-15-2008 at 01:13:34 AM
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I am going back to the Antec Neopower 650w because the Corsair does not have modular power in the wattage and price range I want.

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Shadow703793   04-15-2008 at 01:04:15 PM
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^How about this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ir%2b520HX
$110 after MIR.

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Silverion77   04-15-2008 at 02:17:20 PM
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Shadow, the 620 is like $110 at buy.com (cant get a link atm)

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Coolio_Alert   04-15-2008 at 02:27:21 PM
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I'm Canadian so I will be buying from the stores themselve: Tiger Direct (Canada) or Canada Computers.. But anyway I think I will be staying with the Antec 650 because the 620 is not in my range and the 520 seems a little low.

------------------------------ Thermaltake Armor - Asus Maximus Formula - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 - Thermalright Ultra 120-Extreme Cooler - Corsair Dominator 4GB (1GB x 4) - BFG 8800GTS OC 512MB
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jtt283   04-15-2008 at 02:54:21 PM
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The 520 will be more than enough. My build with a Q9450 sips <160W when idle. I haven't checked under load but I doubt it doubles. I actually considered an Antec Earthwatts 380 for it, although the Enermax Liberty 500 I chose is also 80+ and has modular cables. It is also on tier-2 of the list at http://www.tomswiki.com/page/Tiere [...] ngs?t=anon, so I am confident of its quality. It is also very quiet.

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Shadow703793   04-15-2008 at 03:06:36 PM
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Silverion77 wrote :

Shadow, the 620 is like $110 at buy.com (cant get a link atm)


True, can't get link atm from school I will post when I get home.

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