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acoz   06-29-2008 at 09:16:56 PM

Im planning on building a new computer and wondering if there is any changes you would make. TIA.

Motherboard: Gigabyte X48-DS4 ATX LGA775 X48
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
RAM: Corsair DC TWINX 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar 640GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Buffer
Hard Drive 2nd: Western Digital Caviar 640GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Buffer
VIDEO: ATI RADEON HD 4870
Power: Corsair TX Series TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX
CPU COOLER: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 CPU Cooler

Any Advice is helpful :)

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foxhound009   06-29-2008 at 09:18:49 PM
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that's pretty much a good built :)

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acoz   06-29-2008 at 09:28:32 PM
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thanks foxhound009, i have been doing alot of reading/research for months end.

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Shadowthor   06-29-2008 at 09:45:33 PM
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Looks good, all you need is a case.

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acoz   06-29-2008 at 10:50:55 PM
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thanks Shadowthor. Im getting replys from other forums saying i should go with 1066MHz memory instead of 800MHz. Is this a good change?

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Bronze Home Brew badge Why_Me   06-29-2008 at 11:04:36 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233019 $6.99
XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0&Tpk=mx-2 $6.99
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

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pcgamer12   06-29-2008 at 11:16:24 PM
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Stay with PC-6400 DDR2-800. The Retention Bracket is worth it. Also, the thermal grease is good, also look at the classic Arctic Silver 5.

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acoz   07-01-2008 at 02:58:53 AM
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Anyone from Canada know where i might beable to find this ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] %2bBracket
XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket - Retail

I tried NCIX, Tigerdirect, Canadacomputers, Infonec, CTY, Bestbuy, Futureshop, ICCT.

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Bronze Home Brew badge Why_Me   07-01-2008 at 06:49:30 AM
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That bolt up kit for the Thermaltake (LGA775) works fine for the Xigmatek's. It's identical to the Xigmatek bolt up kit.
Also down below is a list of Canadian Xigmatek dealers.

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/sid [...] ldwide.htm <----- Sidewinder ships to Canada.

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/lgboforulula.html $6.95
LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit w/ Hold Down for Thermalright Ultra-90, Ultra-120, and HR-01

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/info.html <---Sidewinder contact info.

http://www.xigmatek.com/distributo [...] merica.php <----Xigmatek Canadian Dealers

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acoz   07-01-2008 at 07:19:40 PM
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Why_Me, thank you so much! I just place my order and everything went great. :)

Also thanks to everyone advice. I place my order today,should be coming in later this week or early next week. See you guys around.

:hello: :hello: :hello:

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darkorb   07-13-2008 at 06:55:43 PM
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hi there. sorry to bump an ageing thread, but i have a OCZ Vendetta 2 and i absolutley hate the pushpins. i also do live in Canada. I cant find the xigmatek bolt through kit anywhere. do you no what would work for me?

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darkorb   07-14-2008 at 06:14:27 PM
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any idea guys?

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fusion3000   07-16-2008 at 03:50:59 AM
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darkorb wrote :

hi there. sorry to bump an ageing thread, but i have a OCZ Vendetta 2 and i absolutley hate the pushpins. i also do live in Canada. I cant find the xigmatek bolt through kit anywhere. do you no what would work for me?



Why_Me wrote :

That bolt up kit for the Thermaltake (LGA775) works fine for the Xigmatek's. It's identical to the Xigmatek bolt up kit.
Also down below is a list of Canadian Xigmatek dealers.

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/sid [...] ldwide.htm <----- Sidewinder ships to Canada.

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/lgboforulula.html $6.95
LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit w/ Hold Down for Thermalright Ultra-90, Ultra-120, and HR-01

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/info.html <---Sidewinder contact info.

http://www.xigmatek.com/distributo [...] merica.php <----Xigmatek Canadian Dealers



Quote answer to quote ;)

PS: I order (almost) the exact built.. how is it running? Any heads up?

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