Ordering tonight need opinions plz

[jtbroussard]

Hey everyone,

I have been reading through these forums over the past few months looking for the best build for me and i want some final opinions on my build before I order it tonight.



Thanks for any input

 

[jsc]

PSU?

 

[jtbroussard]

Crap forgot to mention that i have already bought:

Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Antec 900
PC Power & Cooling 750W (red one)
Asus 21.5 HDMI Monitor

 

[jcknouse]

Hey everyone,

I have been reading through these forums over the past few months looking for the best build for me and i want some final opinions on my build before I order it tonight.

Thanks for any input

You have 1 set of DDR2-800 and 1 set of DDR2-667 memory.

 

[WR2]

case?
Why 2 sets of RAM? Crucial and G.Skill shown.
You can save $30 on your CPU cooler: XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V $40

 

[jtbroussard]

Case -> Antec 900

the g.skill ram is for my girlfriends laptop.

As far as the cpu cooler goes the dark knight was my second choice being that i read the V8 cooled better and if i would plan on ever upgraded to an i7 i would be able to use that one just fine.



Also price limit being 1200 (including shipping)

Thanks

 

[WR2]

i read the V8 cooled better and if i would plan on ever upgraded to an i7 i would be able to use that one just fine.

Where did you read that? And did you know the XIGMATEK Dark Knight is also a socket 1366 cooler?

 

[jtbroussard]

I didnt know that the dark knight was that socket also.

As far as cooling goes I just read different people's responses to using each of the coolers which cant be 100% accurate.

I may go with the dark knight and just up the shipping

 

[WR2]

I wasn't knocking the CM V8 - I was just hoping you'd seen a comparison.
From what I've read so far the CM V8 trails the Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme 1366RT and Noctua NH-U12P just slightly.
And we've seen the XIGMATEK S1283 beating the 775 socket versions of the Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme.
So I'd hoped you'd have a review that showed what an extra $30 worth of cooling could get in a head-to-head DK 1283 and CM V8 test on the OC'd i7 920.