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Old January 22nd, 2006   #1
 
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could you guys rate my PC config =P thx(edited)

From NCIX: (Canadian Dollars)
Video Card: ATI Radeon X1800XT 625MHZ 512MB 750MHZ 256BIT GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI HDTV-OUT Video Card Retail
$706.25
Mother Board: DFI LANParty UT RDX200 CF-DR ATX S939 RD480 DDR 2PCI-E16 SATA Sound
$254.49
RAM: OCZ Gold EL PC4000 2GB 2X1GB DDR500 CL3-4-4-8 184PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit W/ Ramsink
$297.54
Hard Drive: : Western Digital 150GB SATA 10KRPM Raptor 5YR MFR Warranty Hard Drive
$370.64
Power Supply: OCZ PowerStream SLI 600 Watt ATX12V V2.01 BTX 24PIN Low Noise Power Supply
$235.62
CPU: AMD Opteron 148 Processor S939 Venus 2.2GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 90NM 64BIT Retail Box *Limit 1 Per Cust*
$339.72
Case: Thermaltake VA8000 Armor Super Tower Case Black 10X5.25 2X3.5 6X3.5INT W/ Window
$171.35
Optical Drive: LG GSA-4167B 16X DVD+-RW 16X Dual Layer Writer IDE 2MB Black OEM W/ SW Burner
$57.53

Accessories:
Monitor: Samsung 915N 19IN LCD Monitor 1280X1024 700:1 8MS 0.294MM Analog Black
$402.28
Keyboard: Logitech Office Pro Keyboard Black PS/2 W/ Multimedia Keys & Detachable Palm Rest OEM
$12.00
Mouse: LOGITECH MX518 GAMING-GRADE OPTICAL MOUSE 1600-DPI USB SILVER-BLACK
$57.76
CPU cooling: Zalman CNPS9500 LED Copper CPU Heat Sink 92MM Fan 1350-2600RPM 18-27.5DBA W/ Blue LED
$77.69
Controller: THERMALTAKE HARDCANO 13 5.25IN MULTI FUNCTION DRIVE BAY CONTROLLER W/ 6 IN 1 CARD Reader & LCD DISP.
$78.54
Total: (undecided on some parts so didn't add it all yet.)
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Old January 22nd, 2006   #2
 
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Where are you getting those prices from? It's too expensive.
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i got it from www.NCIX.com



CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
Board: ASUS M2N-E 570 Ultra
Memory: 512*2mb corsair
Video Card: EVGA 7900 GTO
HDD: Seagate barracude 7200.9 SATA 160GB
Sound Card: X-fi Soundblaster Xtreme
Case: Ultra Grid Defender
Power Supply: Antec Neo HE 550W
Cooling: Scythe mine
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Old January 22nd, 2006   #4
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I'd dump the motherboard. If you are going with an ATI based card then why get an SLI board? If you are going to go ATI, get a Crossfire board. The DFI RDX200 CF-DR is a pretty good board. If you are going SLI, the DFI NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT is as good as there is.....look for our review shortly (this week).
You list DDR2, which isn't supported by your system, or AMD processors (yet). So thats totally incompatible. Check out our recommendations pages for different options as far as hardware goes.
The Raptor is a complete waste of money.....a generation ago, they were great HDD.... now, with SATA 2.5 it is rather outdated, small, and really no better than some much cheaper alternatives.
As to the cooler, I've never cared for Zalman, cumbersome and ppor cooling..... they get a lot of play because they are pushed so much in Fatality set ups. If you are going air, consider the Thermalright XP90C or the XP-120, both very good air cooled solutions.



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I second the XP-90C heatsink as well......it will be what I use for cooling soon (when I get some extra money to get it, for now I'm going to lap the stock HSF and live with it until I get that money)......you can't go wrong with a pure copper heatsink, very good choice for high-end air cooling IMO. Couple it with a Panaflo H1A or something from Delta, and you have a very powerful cooling solution :)
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ok Thx guys i would change it right away ^^



CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
Board: ASUS M2N-E 570 Ultra
Memory: 512*2mb corsair
Video Card: EVGA 7900 GTO
HDD: Seagate barracude 7200.9 SATA 160GB
Sound Card: X-fi Soundblaster Xtreme
Case: Ultra Grid Defender
Power Supply: Antec Neo HE 550W
Cooling: Scythe mine
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Should i use liquid cooling for the cpu? and which one would you reccomend?
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Depends upon your budget. For around $95 you can get the Cooler Master Aquagate mini-120, a pretty good cooling solution. i like that it fits every current socket on the market. I also like that it is a sealed system, which means no filling or maintainence.
If you have a little more, Corsair is getting ready to release their Nautilus 500 cooler, which for $150 disipates 500W of heat (most liquid coolers in this price range dissipate anywhere from 200-250W). By disipating 500W you can later integrate waterblocks for your video card and chipset and still get good performance.
If you have $200-300 you can go with a custom kit from PolarFlo or Danger Den, probabluyy the two best cooling companies out there. I've used products from both companies and found them to be very high quality.
If you have an unlimited budget and want all out best cooling, I'd recommend the Koolance Exos-2. It dissipates 700W of heat, is an external set up, and has a full range of excellent water blocks.



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the Nautilus is only $150?!?!?!?!? :shock:

holy crap, that's a good deal for 500W of thermal dissipation........now I'm inclined to grab that system a little later down the line, as it's an integrated external system and it uses 3/8" tubing, a very good choice for the pump they're using IMO.
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looks pretty impressive.... hopefully they'll add additional blocks down the road, but even if they don't you should be able to add blocks as long as they are 3/8' tubing



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