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I've put a lot of research into this and gotten lots of good advice from around the forums. And today is the day I will finally order all of my components. That being said I'm looking for a couple last opinions on the build.

Non-negotiable:
Lian Li PC-60 $99
AMD 3200+ Venice $190
DFI LP UT nF4 SLI-DR $175

Negotiable:
Brand of 7800 gtx, currently looking at the evga, xfx oc, or bfg $530-540
OCZ Platinum 1x1024 2-3-2-5 $128
Needs an SLI capable power supply for 7800gtx, and I'm looking at either:
Enermax Whisper II 535W $90
Antec Truepower II 550W $115
HSF - Thermalright XP-90 or Zalman 7000B (92mm) or
Attempt to squeeze on an XP-120 or the 120mm Zalman version

I feel pretty solid with what I got here, the psu and hsf I think are the least decided at this point.

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STFU to people who are going to say 2x512MB

1gb module rox yo!

Let me check the gfx forum, I don't remember seeing it but I'll give it a second look.

Only issue with the XP-120 is this:

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LANPARTY UT nF4 - The first of PCI-e slots will be blocked by the heat pipe loop and the over-hanging fins will be in the way of the memory modules if they have the heat spreader/sink installed.

Reply to fate

All looks good just the way it is... all of Wusy's recomendations are good.

Go date P4man or something, bye!

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LANPARTY UT nF4 - The first of PCI-e slots will be blocked by the heat pipe loop and the over-hanging fins will be in the way of the memory modules if they have the heat spreader/sink installed.

so bascially somone can't install the OCZ el gold VX PC3200 on dimm 1 and 3? or can it? i mean i donlt care the PCIE 1 part but me want dual channel!

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O.o i didn't know that.... thought that SLI-DR was just get more stuff like the frontx figgy, well when i get my mobo i dl a pic of a top view of a XP-120 with 120mm fan and print it and do a sitlito on my CPU b4 even thinkign of purchsing one

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I just found this thread with some pics from a guy who fitted the XP-120 on. Looks like a tight fit but seems like the ram will just clear it underneath the fins.

<A HREF="http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50963&highlight=xp-120" target="_new">Duck ramz!</A>

And like wusy said anyone have any ideas on the psu?

Reply to fate

That thing is so rediculously large... I hope you do some very extreme OCing on this rig with that beast on it.

Go date P4man or something, bye!

Reply to Starfishy

wusy you are extreme :smile:

Go date P4man or something, bye!

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lmao yes he is

be back in 30 mins so hopefully i'll know what psu when i get back, i'm leaning to the tp2. a cheap 535w scares me for sli, because of the risk for not pulling enough power for the cards

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