need some eyes before purchase-new build

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10-13-2007, 07:06 AM
MikeB12

need some eyes before purchase-new build

I'm biting the bullet and building my quad early, was gonna wait for q9450... but said screw it...
so i'd like to tap some brains here, spot any holes before I click buy.

any suggestions welcome...
the if's in my mind are:
1.
ram-thought about going 2x2gb, but the xtreem 2x1gb looks to be a better performer, plus doubt I need 4. but anyone with abit ip35pro thats had good ram results I'd luv to know... yeah and I saw the huge ip35pro +100 page thread... great resource.

2.
2900 pro-i'm just an occasional gamer, so I still want a decent video, but is it worth the extra $70 for gddr4..
Thanks in advance for looking...
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6576/49854533qt2.jpg
10-13-2007, 07:17 AM
Maxfly

looks pretty damn nice!enjoy your new rig :D
10-13-2007, 07:23 AM
L'enFer

good enough ;).
10-13-2007, 07:50 AM
The_Beast

good :up:
10-13-2007, 08:00 AM
emoners

do you still need a floppy drive? & don't forget your hard drive
10-13-2007, 08:04 AM
MikeB12

thanks, I caught that too a couple minutes after I posted... hd added
prob keep the floppy for bios and raid stuff..
10-13-2007, 08:17 AM
MikeB12

I think (hope) I got everything in one click. not that it'll make any difference before monday... after confirming looks like egg is shipping from 3 whse's, ca,tn, and nj...
10-13-2007, 08:30 AM
stimpson

l00ks good . one thing you can pick up a guarnteed go q 6600 at clubit for 265.00 oem. but you dont need the sink any way
10-13-2007, 11:16 AM
Nosfer@tu

Very good choises :D

I would go with a Raptor drive :D
10-13-2007, 11:49 AM
justin_c

bigger HD? no floppy? ballistix 6400s? i prefer pioneer or liteon writers.
10-13-2007, 12:10 PM
perkam

Go for it.

Perkam
10-13-2007, 01:08 PM
MikeB12

Thanks for the confirms.. takes some of the immediate buyers remorse away...

I looked around at ram and considered quite a few, ballistix being one of them; but ended up with the xtreems because they were on the approved list at abit and had the lowest latency on the list:
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2609/17745960jo5.jpg

could have ordered a better hd, but I like wd and was trying to skim a little on the price to keep it at around 1200, which I slid right up to. plus I already have 500gb (2x250) in my current box..

now that its said and done, I look forward to playing with the new toy in about a week... Thanks :)
10-13-2007, 01:35 PM
Alik4041

I would recommend an upgrade from 250gb to 500gb western digital for only $30 more :up:

PS: I've never seen a brand new floppy that cheap :eek:
10-13-2007, 01:48 PM
zanzabar

the samsung 500j is faster than the wd500gb, and were are the fans for that case it needs 5 extra 120/140 and 1 extra 80
10-13-2007, 02:22 PM
MikeB12

I knew I missed something... fans! I'll see what the 3 it comes with do, then pick up some more if I need to locally... the sflex I ordered is for the thermalright...

edit: I thought about it and went ahead and ordered some more sflex's
10-13-2007, 04:34 PM
cloned

well honestly i would have gotten a 640 MB 8800 GTS for only about a $100 more but overall it looks pretty good and should serve you well
10-13-2007, 04:56 PM
voltaire2030

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alik4041

I would recommend an upgrade from 250gb to 500gb western digital for only $30 more :up:

PS: I've never seen a brand new floppy that cheap :eek:

30$ upgrade very well spend ...

If you plan to overclock your system, maybe a higher powersupply...
10-13-2007, 07:09 PM
Alik4041

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloned

well honestly i would have gotten a 640 MB 8800 GTS for only about a $100 more but overall it looks pretty good and should serve you well

Which brings up the question; At which resolution will you be playing?
10-18-2007, 12:48 PM
MikeB12

well, it all came in, no problems from ups... and I got a G0-SLACR.... lucky so far...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/IMG_0157.jpg
10-18-2007, 05:24 PM
Maxfly

ah thats a beautiful thing,nice new hardware ready to get abused!<---never fails to bring a smile to my face :D
enjoy your new rig!
10-18-2007, 05:42 PM
emoners

looking good! :up:
10-18-2007, 09:45 PM
MikeB12

got everythng installed and posted first try.. lucked out and the abit IP-35 they sent me already had bios 14, so no need to flash.. but man routing all those fans was a pita.. I ended up using all the places the case had 7, plus 2 on the thermalright push/pull.. 6 of them are blue leds so it's lit pretty well... anyway vista is installing now,

Thanks for yalls help, think I'll like it... :D
10-19-2007, 04:26 AM
Alik4041

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeB12

got everythng installed and posted first try.. lucked out and the abit IP-35 they sent me already had bios 14, so no need to flash.. but man routing all those fans was a pita.. I ended up using all the places the case had 7, plus 2 on the thermalright push/pull.. 6 of them are blue leds so it's lit pretty well... anyway vista is installing now,

Thanks for yalls help, think I'll like it... :D

I'm using beta 16 and it's the best sofar IMHO.
10-19-2007, 12:05 PM
MikeB12

I'll have to check out the beta 16...
I found a comfortable oc 3.4 at 1.4v, passed an hr occt, so I put it on the smp folding this morning and it's been going all day no errors. temps are nice with the thermalright, I may just be happy with this for a while, but I'm sure 3.6 is next, let it sit here for a couple days folding and tweak it a little further. but I'm pretty sure 1.4v is close, cause 1.375 failed occt 1 hr test.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Hudson/2-7.jpg