ordered a new rig, need expert opinion please

Looks good. Did you remember the retention bracket for the RS1283?

I can't see much use for XP64/Vista64 together. Makes more sense to have XP 32 with Vista 64.

Looks good otherwise.

Well, 8Gb is fine if the software you use needs it. Games don't use that much. Video editing or photo editing might.

yeah, ur both right, its for 32/64 dual boot, ive seen a few users hit a 5-6 gigabyte usage on vista with multitasking all day without restarting, those 8 gigs r only fail-safe feature i decided to implement, makes me sleep easier lol

anyone had any experience with NCQ on WD 640 gb?

also, how far do u think ill be able to push q9550 on air without worrying about it melting down?

very nice build.

wd 640gb is a great drive. best price per gb you will find and fast. ncq is a benefit. i think you will be very happy with it. haven't had any issues.

+1 to retention bracket, well worth $7.

you might want to look into the page file stuff on vista. have heard you can have some pretty nice gains by adjusting that since you have the ram.

that case and the xigmatek should keep everything nice and cool 4870x2 also has the exhaust. so all of that combined should keep it nice in there. don't think you are going to have temp problems.

if you are going to push the q9550 just do it incrementally and test it and the temp. but you should be able to push it pretty good with that set up.

corsair ram is good. i don't think you will have any issue with that.

i haven't used that cooler. but the vendetta 2 is the one with the 120mm not the 90mm right?

mounting will probably be a pain in the a** because i'm pretty sure push pins are your only option. just make sure you get it on there right.

get some more opinions but i have heard of people using the xigmatek retention bracket. i haven't done it myself so can't give you more details but worth exploring.

do u think Corsair HX Series, CMPSU-620HXEU 620W, Modular would be enough for my build?

also, why is corsair 750 w better than chieftec 750 and vice versa?

While the 620 is probably enough, you happen to have the guys that favor more responding to your thread. Others will tell you to just get the 620W.

It's a really big question about the relative quality of PSUs. You have to understand that a PSU is actually a fairly complicated thing. When they are made poorly, they will run too hot, or loud, or the DC current they produce will not be stable enough causing your computer to have mysterious problems. You can't really tell for yourself what is good, and you cannot trust 90% of the reviews you find with a google.

Really bad PSUs can even fail spectacularly, taking your hardware with them.

Really, the main site for PSU reviews is http://jonnyguru.com/ .

Sorry, I don't know of many modular units right now. There is some patent litigation going on, and many of the quality PSU makers are shying away from modular cables for that reason.

I have to say I favor the 750TX as well.

Yep a quality PSU is efficient at normal loads, regardless of it's wattage rating. If your components were actually pulling 500W, then your 80% efficient PSU would be pulling 625W or less at the wall, regardless of it's max wattage. (Your actual numbers would be lower than that by a good amount. Remember you need to add in other factors like how hard your PSU is working and how long you want it to last.)

You don't have to go to a 1K model to get a good one though...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817256036

Both of those are good quality units, both modular.

killer network gaming card. JUST KIDDING.

build looks great.

+1 to vista 64gb. i'm not the one for the advice but there may be some junk on vista to turn off to keep peak performance. another thing that could eek out some more would be a partition on the hard drive for your OS. But again, that isn't my strong area so i can't tell you how much that would help and what the positive vs. negatives would be.

pc power and cooling 750W silencer! best 750 watt there is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703009

hmmm looks like it may well be the best 750 w psu out there

the card is sapphire ati HD4870X2, is there any way to get the sound output to tv via hdmi cable? the card itself is connected to HDMI cable via DVI-HDMI adapter

may want to post a new thread about this issue. that way the subject line will attract mainly people who should know.

how do you have each separate output connected?

ok one more question. are you running two sets of video as well to two monitor/tvs or just trying to run two different sets of audio?

1 issue is the dvi-hdmi. hdmi is just dvi + audio. so if you are running dvi (which has no audio) to hdmi adapter then sound shouldn't be included because sound isn't carried over dvi so once it hits the adapter that is only carrying the video signal. so it could be that really you only have one audio output connected? i don't think the video card has an audio output? you aren't actually getting sound with just that connection are you?

ok so to make sure i understand.

1. you can get audio straight from your video card to your monitor/tv
2. you want two different sources of audio, one from video card and one from mobo at the same time
3. you can only do one or the other but not both?

is that about right or am i still missing something. thanks for your patience.

wow that really seems like a setting issue. i wish i could be more help but i've always had to run through one source so personally haven't run audio out my video card and mobo at the same time. but it seems like you can set each piece of hardware run audio for the specific apps.

i think this is probably a good thing to post a new thread on in the audio section or even homebuild but with a new title to get the right people on here. i am interested in the answer too but i'm pretty sure there is a way to do that, specify which source goes with which piece of hardware.

sorry to drag this out and then not deliver a better answer then that. until i really understood I thought i could be more help. best of luck and if you do post a new thread can you put the link here or send me a pm with the link so i can check out responses? thanks!!

no problem. hopefully someone else can be a bigger help. like i said the only thing i can think of is making one default and then on a specific program/app that you are running that you want to use the other audio device go into settings or options for that app and pic the other one. but again hopefully others know more than me on this.

good luck! and great build!!!