Just ordered...

[Parm]

...these components:
http://www.parm.btinternet.co.uk/Spec.htm

I should be getting them Saturday morning and I can't wait!

~~There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.~~

 

[shadus]

For those who are to lazy to click links...

Intel P4C 3Ghz 800FSB Retail £217.38
ThermalRight SP-94 (Socket 478) Cooler £44.59
Vantec TD9238H Tornado 92mm fan £12.93
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe £147.76
Corsair 1GB DDR XMS4000 Pro TwinX £280.83
Asus Radeon 9800XT £400.68
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS £86.07
Coolermaster Praetorian PAC-T01 £102.23
Coolermaster Cooldrive 4 £42.30
Enermax 460Watt PSU £66.86
Plextor PX-708A Retail DVD RW £170.08
Icemat (Black) £24.68
120Gb Western Digital WD1200JD Serial ATA £89.89
Total: £1,686.28

I think you will be quite happy with that pc, congrats and let us know how it performs once you get it assembled!

Shadus

 

[lisabob2]

lOOKS GOOD BUT GET THE WD HD WITH 8MB CACHE
Bob

 

[lisabob2]

oops didn't read good enough see your getting serial ata sorry

 

[addiarmadar]

Im glad you got the money

F-DISK-Format-Reinstal DO DA!! DO DA!!

 

[HardWareBoss]

Enjoy your new rig when it arrives.

 

[Parm]

hehehe, lisabob2, you had me worried for a moment ^_^

~~There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.~~

 

[lhgpoobaa]

Just have to show off dontcha?

Well all i can say is that My PSU is better!
hehehe


<b>Lead me not into temptation.
I know the way myself.
Regards,
Mr no integrity coward.</b>

 

[coolsquirtle]

well my MSI NEO-FIS2R lights up, so does my R9600pro! BEAT THAT

BLING BLING OWNS!!!

RIP Block Heater....HELLO P4~~~~~
120% nVidia Fanboy
FX5700Ultra, the next Ti4200? seems so

 

[pIII_Man]

wait isn't that the heatsink melting from extreme overclocking?


If it isn't a P6 then it isn't a procesor
110% BX fanboy

 

[lhgpoobaa]

No.. thats from the excess neons in his rice-case

<b>Lead me not into temptation.
I know the way myself.
Regards,
Mr no integrity coward.</b>

 

[Parm]

mmm neons. I'm not sure if they do a side panel with a window for the CoolerMaster Praetorian yet, I presume it'll be the same as the old ATC 201 but I didn't get a side window yet just incase. I'll do the decorating later, need some of the ol' wireloom too. Lights lights lights, its christmas!

Ooooh I can't wait, is it Saturday yet? Is it is it?

~~There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.~~

 

[ChipDeath]

bah. As someone who shoves his PC under his desk it's awful hard to see the attraction of ricing them up like that :tongue:

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[Parm]

I'm curious, does anybody know if a Live Drive from a Creative Sound Blaster Platinum 5.1 would still work if it was connected to a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS?
I have a Platinum 5.1 at the moment, and although the live drive (the thing that goes into the cd bay) has only one use, its a vital use as its where I plug my headphones in.
Other than that, the only place I could plug them in would be in my soundcard on my new case which would be a little too far.
Anyone have any ideas?

~~There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.~~

 

[Parm]

Well, scan.co.uk made an error and I won't be recieving the parts now until Monday. They have however reimbursed the delivery charge.

~~There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.~~

 

[coylter]

This system is cutting edge (or ..almost)

My own beast: Athlon 2700xp+ (oc: 3200xp+ with 200fsb) , Radeon 9800pro (oc: 410/370) , 512mb ddr400. SO MUCH faster than my last computer (pIII 550......)

 

[Parm]

<b>*UPDATE*</b>

So, guess whats on my bed right now? No, not Natalie Portman, but the next best thing...

<A HREF="http://www.parm.btinternet.co.uk/pics/PC/003.jpg" target="_new">http://www.parm.btinternet.co.uk/pics/PC/003.jpg</A>

It looks so pretty I almost don't want to ruin my castle!!! I am sooo excited. Right, gonna dive into these boxes head first, I will see you when I manage to find my way back out.

Yay yay yay yay yay

~~There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.~~

 

[HardWareBoss]

Nice looking setup. I see you went with the Asus Babe!!!!!

 

[shadus]

Looks good! ... and hey are you in my damn bedroom? That's my friggin bedspread!

Shadus

 

[tombance]

Mine too....

<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6752830" target="_new">Yay, I Finally broke the 12k barrier!!</A>

 

[Parm]

I purchased this fan:

I was aware of the high noise levels, so I bought a Coolermaster Cooldrive 4 in an attempt to keep it quiet.
Unfortunately, I can't control the fan speed from the fan controller.
The fans in my PC connect to the controller using 3 pin connectors. Unfortunately, the Vantec Tornado's 3 pin connector only has the one yellow wire. I can therefore read the fan rotation speed on my controller, but can't adjust it. The red and black cables are connected to the 4pin connectors and therefore can't be connected to the Cooldrive.

Has anybody else come across this problem and does anybody know a sollution?
Or will I need to buy another fan...?

~~There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.~~