Completed Build - With Pics!

[GSte]

Heh, i knew someone would say it.

If it does all i want, and overclocks so well, why would i spend more than what i have done on a motherboard?

Exactly right mate.

[Webby]

Because it only has PCIE v1 so you are potentially losing 2% performance in games!

Yes that is right in some cases you may be loosing a whole frame per second.

In case people are in any doubt this post is heavily laced with sarcasm

[The_Ollienator]

Because it only has PCIE v1 so you are potentially losing 2% performance in games!

Yes that is right in some cases you may be loosing a whole frame per second.

In case people are in any doubt this post is heavily laced with sarcasm

huh? it is? i was under the impression it was 2.0

[LuckyNV]

You went rather overboard on the PSU a 450VX would of been better and cheaper
personally wouldn't of gone with the ACf7p would of gone with the cheaper Akasa AK-965 or more expensive with something bigger
Not too sure on the budget p35 motherboard ether.

But all told not too shabby should run very well and very nice graphics card

VX550 minimum simply because the VX450 only has 1 PCI-E GFX cable

I do think the TX750 is overboard though, especially since its a fixed cable unit and has 4x PCI-E GFX cables in a case with no decent cable management features

[Oobie-]

It took you 4 months to buy/build your pc? o_O

Also, thinking about it, even with the current economy, if you bought all of those parts now, you probably would have paid less.

[The_Ollienator]

It took you 4 months to buy/build your pc? o_O

Also, thinking about it, even with the current economy, if you bought all of those parts now, you probably would have paid less.

but then i wouldnt have a computer at all now would i? mine blew up

[Webby]

huh? it is? i was under the impression it was 2.0

Nope the *3* chipsets (so P35, G33 etc.) only support PCIE v1 (with the notable exception of the X38) obviously still at 16x but that is half the bandwidth of PCIE v2 16x.

It really is not an issue though like I said in the most extreme of cases you might lose 2% performance.

[merple]

Nice build you have there.
I'm loving the dragon head bookends and the mini treasure box.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

but then i wouldnt have a computer at all now would i? mine blew up

eh?

[The_Ollienator]

eh?

pc before this build was running on a cheap psu and it took everything out. I built this pc bit by bit, upgrading cpu from e2180 and ram from 2gb to 4gb just so id have a system running was also on my brothers x800 before. xD

[Max Tractor]

To me the motherboard is the most important component of the pc, always an area for upgrade when a new one comes out.

I would take 2 or 3 budget/overclocking bang for buck boards/ any day of the week, the op has hit "4ghz overclock" on a budget board, to which already stated that he will be upgrading in the future. From my own point of view, psu/case/ram(as per hd/optical) are the most important, they can usually be carried over to the next upgrade/new build. My akasa eclipse/corsair 620 has played host to a whole plethora of boards, to name a recent few
Biostar TForce 560 A2+ £33

Biostar NF61S Micro AM2 SE £10 clearance

Gigabyte - GA-EP31-DS3L £41

Biostar TA790GX A2+ £61

In the past it has also housed MSI - P6N SLI-FI £65/MSI - P35 Neo2 - FR £67 and more


currently housing my Biostar TF8200 A2+ £51 with my am2 4400@3450 there are some cracking bang for buck boards out there, great fun also

cheers