[PROJECT] "The blank.box"

[Parker]

So, do you think I'll be alright?

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

What rad are you using? Too lazy to go back and check. Either way, I'm sure you'll be fine.

[Parker]

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

What rad are you using? Too lazy to go back and check. Either way, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Lol, MCR320 rad with 6 fans on it (push and pull).
I should be good, cuz 8800GT's don't put out to much heat and neither do P35 chipsets, it's the quad that'll be putting out the heat

[screwballl]

another board worth looking at although I know you are hooked on that DFI board....

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3P LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail

GA-EP35-DS3P
E = energy efficient
P35 chipset
D = durable
S3 = series 3
P = pair of PCIe x16 slots for ATI crossfire or dual video cards

heatpipe for the northbridge cooling and fanless heatsink for the southbridge
supports almost every LGA775 processor including the new 45nm procs and also supports FSB OC to 1600MHz and DDR2 memory OC to 1200MHz (memory OC depends on brand)...

[Parker]

Hhmm, thanks screwball.
But I think I'll stick with my DFI..

I should be ordering soon, because I just sold my E6600 so now I've got some $$....

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by Parker

Hhmm, thanks screwball.
But I think I'll stick with my DFI..

I should be ordering soon, because I just sold my E6600 so now I've got some $$....

Swimmin' in the dough, eh?

I remember the radiator now... You definitely will be fine.... haha...

[Parker]

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

Swimmin' in the dough, eh?

Ha, nope not really.

I remember the radiator now... You definitely will be fine.... haha...

Okie dokie then! Thanks guys!!
Can't wait to order stuffs!!!

[Parker]

Hey guys!
Just thought I'd let you know what I just ordered from the egg:

Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS2 DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC, CCC - Retail

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

I decided to go with the dominators instead of the crucial because they are more reliable and because they have better cooling.
The total cost of that order was $512.84 shipped, + theres $90 in MIR's!!
MIR's FTW!!! w0000t!!!
Can't wait to get some hardware!!

BTW, I've decided to keep the striker mobo, because I found out that the board is kinda "special", it's the ASUS Striker Extreme "Green" board.
Not sure what thats supposed to mean, but in my way of thinking... it's an ES proc.

So, I will post more updates once I have more updates!
Thats all for now folks!

[polobunny]

Hey nice, I bought the same burner. It's super stuff, not exactly silent but not hyper noisy either.

Edit: As for the video card, yesterday while talking about flashing a 8800GT I flashed mine to 700/1728/2000 over the stock 650/1620/1900, it wasn't very hard.

Here's the quick process;
Get your original BIOS either using Nvflash, NiBiTor or GPU-Z. Under Vista x64 NiBiTor won't work, so use GPU-Z or Nvflash (DOS utility). Keep this file, you might need it later.
Open NiBiTor, open BIOS and modify clocks to what you want. Try not to go too crazy, it's better to go slowly and overclock it with ATITool or Riva Tuner (if you're able to make it work under Vista x64)
After modifying your BIOS, save it to a new file. You want to keep your original BIOS in case something goes wrong.
Make a bootable USB or bootable DOS CD with latest Nvflash (techpowerup.com has it) and both your original BIOS and new modded BIOS. Boot from CD and flash your new BIOS.
Reboot, enjoy. :D

[Parker]

Originally Posted by polobunny

Hey nice, I bought the same burner. It's super stuff, not exactly silent but not hyper noisy either.

Good, thats what I was hoping to hear!
I don't like noisy burners...
I hardly ever burn dvd's anyways, I just play games, so it shouldn't be too loud.