The grad build! - Page 3

Panda Man · May 20th, 2007

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Originally Posted by fps justin

i'd ditch the two HDDs and just get one 500gb seagate perp drive, 7200.10

I already have the 300GB one, its a tad bit old, and 160GB is just being used in the old pc for the media center. The raptor is for obvious reasons ;)

Computer-Ed · May 20th, 2007

Like everyone else, congrats on the graduation.. Now on the PC building..

Skip the Raptor and ignore it build with a solid WD SE16 and you will have plenty of HD speed. The rest of the build looks good, concerning the DS3, Newegg is shiping revision 3.3 so you SHOULD be okay with the newest revision.

I am curious why all the lighting kits, the Nine hundred lights up pretty nice. I would also look to get a good third party cooler.

Panda Man · May 20th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Computer-Ed

Skip the Raptor and ignore it build with a solid WD SE16 and you will have plenty of HD speed. The rest of the build looks good, concerning the DS3, Newegg is shiping revision 3.3 so you SHOULD be okay with the newest revision.

I am curious why all the lighting kits, the Nine hundred lights up pretty nice. I would also look to get a good third party cooler.

Thanks :D

Very well, I haven't ordered the raptor so I'll just let it go

The lighting kits are just to screw around and give it a tri-color effect, Lots of blue and green and a little red :D

EDIT - I noticed that the latest BIOS revision for the 3.3 adds the E6420 support. Do you think it will be shipped with that revision? It was released Apr-26.

halutzparilla · May 20th, 2007

Congrats and Congrats

with the build,

most probably they will ship it with the latest bios for E6420... but none the less you could give the Eggz a call and find out...

[Dr. V] · May 20th, 2007

congrats man! cant wait to see this thing go!

**simple_inhibition** · May 21st, 2007

just FYI your DS3 is the 1.3 version. HERE is the DS3 that they have been shipping version 3.3. you may run into issues if your ram cant boot with 1.8v but seeing that its stock voltage is 1.9v you should be just fine.

congrats on graduating and getting a killer rig!

Computer-Ed · May 21st, 2007

It will likely NOT have the newest BIOS so I am not sure how that will work. In theory it will see the processor just not ID it correctly. It might have the settings wrong but should run. I would flash ASAP.

**Capper** · May 21st, 2007

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Originally Posted by simple_inhibition

just FYI your DS3 is the 1.3 version. HERE is the DS3 that they have been shipping version 3.3. you may run into issues if your ram cant boot with 1.8v but seeing that its stock voltage is 1.9v you should be just fine.

congrats on graduating and getting a killer rig!

That Corsair memory should default to DDR2-800 @ 5-5-5-15 and boot just fine at 1.8V.

Nice avatar Ed

Panda Man · May 21st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by simple_inhibition

just FYI your DS3 is the 1.3 version. HERE is the DS3 that they have been shipping version 3.3. you may run into issues if your ram cant boot with 1.8v but seeing that its stock voltage is 1.9v you should be just fine.

Crap, I figured they would have updated the page on that one if they started shipping 3.3. Might have to send it back if it doesn't boot and get the 3.3.

EDIT- just checked my email. Somehow or another newegg will be getting all 4 orders here on the 23rd. Pics to come!

**simple_inhibition** · May 21st, 2007

yeah like capper said, it should default to 5-5-5-15 1.8v. you start running into problems when you try to use kits that need 2.2v to run properly

May 20th, 2007	#22
Computer-Ed .. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 452	Re: The grad build! Like everyone else, congrats on the graduation.. Now on the PC building.. Skip the Raptor and ignore it build with a solid WD SE16 and you will have plenty of HD speed. The rest of the build looks good, concerning the DS3, Newegg is shiping revision 3.3 so you SHOULD be okay with the newest revision. I am curious why all the lighting kits, the Nine hundred lights up pretty nice. I would also look to get a good third party cooler. Computer Ed Core2 Duo E6600 \| Gigabyte 916P-DS3 \| 4 Gig Corsair XMS2 \| ATI HD 2900XT X Fi Xtreme Gamer \| WD SE16 32 Gig \|Liteon 20X DVDRW SATA \| Bose Companion 2.0 Antec Nine Hundred \| Thermaltake Toughtpower 1KW \| BenQ FP202W \| Vista Ultimate 64

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halutzparilla ako the pinoy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: by the beach Posts: 1,694	Re: The grad build! Congrats and Congrats with the build, most probably they will ship it with the latest bios for E6420... but none the less you could give the Eggz a call and find out... Abit IP35-E C2D E6750 G0 @ 2.66ghz [TR Ultra120EX] EVAG 8800GTS [TR HR03] Corsair [2gbDual@800] 820GB HDD[120/200/500] Antec TP 550W Silverstone Temjin 09 Saitek Eclipse1 & Razer DeathAdder Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

May 20th, 2007	#25
[Dr. V] Yes - the Doctor is back. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,637	Re: The grad build! congrats man! cant wait to see this thing go!

May 21st, 2007	#26
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,436 Blog Entries: 1	Re: The grad build! just FYI your DS3 is the 1.3 version. HERE is the DS3 that they have been shipping version 3.3. you may run into issues if your ram cant boot with 1.8v but seeing that its stock voltage is 1.9v you should be just fine. congrats on graduating and getting a killer rig! Q6600 @ 3.6ghz (400x9 @ 1.408v) Gigabyte X38-DQ6 2x2GB G-Skill DDR2 1000 @ DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 2T 2.1v Visiontek HD4870 Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB Cache HDD Razer Barracuda AC1 Silverstone DA750 Samsung Dual Layer DVD Burner Lian Li G70WB Thermochill PA120.3\|Swiftech Storm Rev.2\|Swiftech MCP 655

May 21st, 2007	#27
Computer-Ed .. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 452	Re: The grad build! It will likely NOT have the newest BIOS so I am not sure how that will work. In theory it will see the processor just not ID it correctly. It might have the settings wrong but should run. I would flash ASAP. Computer Ed Core2 Duo E6600 \| Gigabyte 916P-DS3 \| 4 Gig Corsair XMS2 \| ATI HD 2900XT X Fi Xtreme Gamer \| WD SE16 32 Gig \|Liteon 20X DVDRW SATA \| Bose Companion 2.0 Antec Nine Hundred \| Thermaltake Toughtpower 1KW \| BenQ FP202W \| Vista Ultimate 64

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simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,436 Blog Entries: 1	Re: The grad build! yeah like capper said, it should default to 5-5-5-15 1.8v. you start running into problems when you try to use kits that need 2.2v to run properly Q6600 @ 3.6ghz (400x9 @ 1.408v) Gigabyte X38-DQ6 2x2GB G-Skill DDR2 1000 @ DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 2T 2.1v Visiontek HD4870 Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB Cache HDD Razer Barracuda AC1 Silverstone DA750 Samsung Dual Layer DVD Burner Lian Li G70WB Thermochill PA120.3\|Swiftech Storm Rev.2\|Swiftech MCP 655

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