Rig Check prior To Order

[EvilMunky]

Can you guys check this for me :

2 different suppliers - Scan and Overclockers due to stock availability and price

LN7998 256Mb XFX PCI-E 6800Ultra DDR3 Dual DVI Tv/Out£374.83

LN10608 AMD Athlon 64 3700 32/64Bit CPU S939 "San Diago" Retail inc Heat Sink Fan & 3 Years Warranty £229.56

LN10447 530W Tagan 2Force T530-U22 SLi U-Quiet 21db Also support 12v EPS/SATA/XEON 3 Years Warranty ATX/BTX £93.99

LN6346 74Gb Western Digital Raptor Enterprise (10Krpm,8MB) - SATA £116.90

LN10612 320Gb Western Digital Caviar 3200JD-FDB (7200rpm,8MB) - SATA £124.67

LN9754 Pioneer DVR-109 Black 16x16 Multiformat DVD±RW Dual Layer DVD Writer, UK OEM £72.80 (2xdrives)

and

DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-011-DF) 1 £124.95
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200PT TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-039-CS) 1 £159.95
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR) 1
£18.95

Aloso still undecided on case - but most likely shoving all this stuff into a ThermaltAke Armor as i like them

Can you guys cehck and let me know please :
Oh yeah - and let me know anything ive missed :0

[grimpy]

get the OcUK ATI Radeon X850 XT PE 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI/CRT (PCI-Express) - OEM

its only £328 and get a artic cooler on it for a extra £20 and still save yourself 30.

change the heatsink to a xp-90 / ystech 90mm fan to if u plan on overclocking.

[EvilMunky]

dont want an ATI

[DavidM]

Good choice - I preffer XFX myself as well

[myth]

Its up to you but I'd swap that 74 gig raptor for 2 36 gigers and raid 0 them It should cost the same price.... And they'ed be faster! Other then that wimpy storage I cant find anything wrong with your setup... Hey, wait... Wheres your soundcard? Thinking Audigy 2 ZS?

Edit: And if you want a better PSU ditch that tagen and get a PC power and cooling if you can aford it.... And set aside some cash for your PPU as well

[EvilMunky]

good point - forgot soundcard - altho i do have an audigy 2 zs i can use.........might just get a new one n e way

also - was thinking the same about the hard drives - but then it also occured me that in a month or two i would stuff another 74gb raptor and raid 0 them!

[EvilMunky]

double post

[Merlin4458]

2 words that springs to my mind.

"IM" "JEALOUS"

I build new rigs in my mind everyday, for when i get the money in about 50 years time, and that setup was it this week

[Nox]

yes, don't buy that memory...

Nox

[Nox]

and that mobo has a sound card on it, well my lanparty sli-d does so assuming the dr does. (its pretty good too)

Nox

[EvilMunky]

was wandering about that sound...........

why not that memory?

[ozzyo99]

My suggestion would be to avoid OCUK at all costs, and get the same for cheaper at www.cpucity.co.uk

I'd also get an Artic Cooler 64 (if you want low noise) and OC your San Diego like hell. Apart from that looks good, just hope you don't get a ticking Tagan :/

[Jinx]

Can't really see too many problems......although may I suggest:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=184657

This cooler is quieter and much much much more efficient that the Freezer variety that you have selected. Even though this is an air cooler, it has been known to cool a loaded A64 to 17 degrees below stock cooling......and on a second rig I've built, it got it down by 12 degs compared to the standard one that came with the CPU.

Just a thought.

[EvilMunky]

thanks for the headsup - overclockers were a kind of 4th choice supplier - will check out the one u suggest Ozzy.

Anyone suggest appropriate ram then?

[EvilMunky]

Can't really see too many problems......although may I suggest:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=184657

This cooler is quieter and much much much more efficient that the Freezer variety that you have selected. Even though this is an air cooler, it has been known to cool a loaded A64 to 17 degrees below stock cooling......and on a second rig I've built, it got it down by 12 degs compared to the standard one that came with the CPU.

Just a thought.

I will bear that in mind - i want to try the Arctic Cooler as i have seen a lot about them - however, i may well get both to compare them - they dont cost much so its not gonna break the bank

[Nox]

ask me in a day or two, i have this mobo and memory if you hadn't guessed, and am having some serious issues at the moment!

its been 'fine' in my abit ic-7 max3 for 6 months, not a single problem, other than not being able to post at correct timings (fine at 3-3-3-8 rahter than 2.5-3-3-8 on an intel rig) ok big prob, for some, but that really doesn't make much difference to me! now, my sticks would not even overclock by 1mhz... well, not stable! that DFI motherboard runs at 200.9mhz.... and is the slowest it'll go. i'll be doing a bucket load of testing tonight once d&d online trailer has finished downloading! If its a dodgy stick, the lifetime warranty is handy, including using mem dividers! i'll get back to you.

Nox