just spent 800 on rig

[Skratch]

After waiting for what seems like 2 years to finally upgrade my xp heres what I just ordered.

VGA SPPHRE X700 PRO (Qty=1,Price=$140.00)
HD 120GB|HITC SATA 8MB 13G0253 % (Qty=2,Price=$122.00)
CDRW/DVD COMBO52X32X52X16|LITEON B% (Qty=2,Price=$66.60)
WIRELESS PCI|LINKSKEY LKW-G520 (Qty=1,Price=$25.00)
MB DFI|NF4 LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D (Qty=1,Price=$141.99)
ADAPTER HDTV TO DVI ADAPTER ATI% (Qty=1,Price=$27.00)
CPU AMD 64 |3200+ ATHLON 939P 90 R (Qty=1,Price=$191.00)
KB&MS LOGTCH|CRDLS DKTP OP USB/PS2% (Qty=1,Price=$24.00)
CPU THERMPASTE|ARCTIC SILVER5 3.5G% (Qty=1,Price=$7.99)
CASE ASPIRE| XDREAMER II ATX BLK (Qty=1,Price=$56.99)
FDD 1.44MB NEC|FD1231H-302 OEM BLK (Qty=1,Price=$8.00)

Subtotal:$810.57
TAX:$.00
Shipping and Handling Charge**:$32.45
Total:$843.02

I have some Bh5 waiting to be used.

My current specs are a 1700 xp running at 225x10 2-3-3-7 1t on a pos asus nf2 board.Do you guys think Ill notice a huge gain.I decided to keep this rig and just build a whole new system.

Ill post more when the stuff gets here.I cant wait to go athlon64 :banana4: :banana4:

[GRAFiZ]

Thats a pretty solid build for $800 bucks!

No doubt about it, you'll notice the speed gain the first time you turn it on.

Have fun with it!

[isp]

I hope you enjoy the new rig, but don't forget to put the old one on "folding duty" now. :thumbsup:

[Skratch]

yea I cant wait to get this stuff in.I saved money by getting the hard drives, video card,wireless card and floppy drive refurbrished.I ordered used stuff with newegg before so these should work just like new.I would of got an 3000+ 939 but they only had the 3200+

[IvanAndreevich]

Should've gotten a 6600GT

[Poki]

If your using the PSU that comes with the case you might have problems.\
Great system otherwise.

[Supertim0r]

If your using the PSU that comes with the case you might have problems.\
Great system otherwise.

LOL
I was about to blame the psu till I saw your post :P

[Skratch]

Should've gotten a 6600GT

I got the cheapest decent card for 140 It has 256megs also.I didnt want to spend much on a card because Im waiting till the r520 comes out so the x800s prices will drop.

The case also comes with a 350 watt psu.If it dosnt work well ill switch it with the 450 watt one I have in my old rig.

Thanx everyone for helping out

[Skratch]

follow up on the rig,its finally up and running.After 2 days of leaning these 64's Im stuck at 238x10 @2-2-2-7 1t bh5@3.17 cpu@1.56 case is closed and stock AMD heatsink.

I tottally forgot to look at the stepping because I was in such a rush to get this thing up and running.

3d01 score to come.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

After waiting for what seems like 2 years to finally upgrade my xp heres what I just ordered.

VGA SPPHRE X700 PRO (Qty=1,Price=$140.00)
HD 120GB|HITC SATA 8MB 13G0253 % (Qty=2,Price=$122.00)
CDRW/DVD COMBO52X32X52X16|LITEON B% (Qty=2,Price=$66.60)
WIRELESS PCI|LINKSKEY LKW-G520 (Qty=1,Price=$25.00)
MB DFI|NF4 LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D (Qty=1,Price=$141.99)
ADAPTER HDTV TO DVI ADAPTER ATI% (Qty=1,Price=$27.00)
CPU AMD 64 |3200+ ATHLON 939P 90 R (Qty=1,Price=$191.00)
KB&MS LOGTCH|CRDLS DKTP OP USB/PS2% (Qty=1,Price=$24.00)
CPU THERMPASTE|ARCTIC SILVER5 3.5G% (Qty=1,Price=$7.99)
CASE ASPIRE| XDREAMER II ATX BLK (Qty=1,Price=$56.99)
FDD 1.44MB NEC|FD1231H-302 OEM BLK (Qty=1,Price=$8.00)

Subtotal:$810.57
TAX:$.00
Shipping and Handling Charge**:$32.45
Total:$843.02

I have some Bh5 waiting to be used.

My current specs are a 1700 xp running at 225x10 2-3-3-7 1t on a pos asus nf2 board.Do you guys think Ill notice a huge gain.I decided to keep this rig and just build a whole new system.

Ill post more when the stuff gets here.I cant wait to go athlon64 :banana4: :banana4:

Congrats man, nice rig for low price - even my FX was more than $800.........

[Skratch]

Congrats man, nice rig for low price - even my FX was more than $800.........

Thanks man

I wish I had the money for an FX right now.I ended up buying a 500 watt xconnect psu so add 60 to that price pretty nice system for under 900.


I just got 20k in 3d01 I thought It would of been a little faster than that,maybe a 21k with more tweaks but still Is that a normal score for an x700 pro ?

[texuspete00]

Seems about right. The bench relies alot on the system power as well. 238 * 10 is ok but not enough for really killer scores with an x700. That said, hopefully the cpu can give you more. I dont know how much you've pushed it but usually you can get more. Maybe I'm wrong though. Score seems close to what a 9800pro box might get before at 238*10 with vc not clocked. I dont know how much better the x700 is in this particular bench.

[Skratch]

Things are getting a little better the more I get used to this board

21.4k @245*9 My goal is 22k

[KoolDrew]

I agree that you should of gone with a 6600GT, but I am going to build a system soon for around $1,000 (including monitor, keyboard and everything else but OS)

[Skratch]

I agree that you should of gone with a 6600GT, but I am going to build a system soon for around $1,000 (including monitor, keyboard and everything else but OS)

Good luck with your sytem I bought the x700 to save some money.I want to upgrade to a x850 when the r520 comes out.Spending 60 more for the 6600gt was not worth the money for me.

just got 22,197 and climbing new goal 23k

[muzz]

GL Skratch!!

[SLaY3r07]

Good luck with your sytem I bought the x700 to save some money.I want to upgrade to a x850 when the r520 comes out.Spending 60 more for the 6600gt was not worth the money for me.

just got 22,197 and climbing new goal 23k

Yeah, that sounds like a good plan to get that X700 and then get the R520.

[Skratch]

Hate to bring this back but I just broke 23559 in 01 with windows xp 64 beta.

The only thing holding me back from braking 24k is my crappy winny.I can't get it over 2360 mhz Iv tried everything.This has to be the worst chip ever.

23k was done with 236x10 2-2-2-2-1t 3.2v
x700 pro at 460 core 527 mem(not bad for an aircooled refurbed card lol)

[Richie]

Good work man, i love to see people pushing their PC's to new goals, especially new machines !!

so $900 these days can get you a great rig!, this puts my rig to shame as i keep on doing impulse buys, when i should be saving up for a Asus 6600gt!

When are the prices going to drop in video cards? you mentioned that they are going to drop when the r520 comes out? whats happening there?

[Skratch]

Good work man, i love to see people pushing their PC's to new goals, especially new machines !!

so $900 these days can get you a great rig!, this puts my rig to shame as i keep on doing impulse buys, when i should be saving up for a Asus 6600gt!

When are the prices going to drop in video cards? you mentioned that they are going to drop when the r520 comes out? whats happening there?

Thanks man

Right now curcuit city has a nice deal $350 for a 6800 gt I would wait right now tho.Its not a good time to buy a top end card because ATI is about to bring out a new card soon.

[SLaY3r07]

Thanks man

Right now curcuit city has a nice deal $350 for a 6800 gt I would wait right now tho.Its not a good time to buy a top end card because ATI is about to bring out a new card soon.

Soon as in May/June.

[Skratch]

Soon as in May/June.

Yea if he waits 2 more months he will save 200 on an 850xt

[JDizzle]

I got the cheapest decent card for 140 It has 256megs also.I didnt want to spend much on a card because Im waiting till the r520 comes out so the x800s prices will drop.

The case also comes with a 350 watt psu.If it dosnt work well ill switch it with the 450 watt one I have in my old rig.

Thanx everyone for helping out

You just spend $800 on parts, don't fry everything by using a crappy PSU. Pick up a nice 24pin PSU to go with your nice parts.

[Skratch]

You just spend $800 on parts, don't fry everything by using a crappy PSU. Pick up a nice 24pin PSU to go with your nice parts.

I went out and got an 500watt xconnect psu.

My rails are rock solid with this psu.It was 90 dollars with a 30 dollar mail in rebate(I know im mad cheap)lol

I got my ram to run at 250+ tight timings but my cpu dosnt want to run over 2400 mhz.I tried everything from huge fans,more volts,open case and then I even busted out the tornado 80mm fan with no luck.Highest was 2440 but not stable enough for a 3d bench.

[nOx34]

Did you try AndyOCZ's trick for vCore on the DFI ?