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02-07-2006, 12:46 AM
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Check my first build
I posted about a week ago a tentative first build I was going to attempt, but after mucho research and figuring out all what i needed i've changed the setup quite a bit. See what you guys think. I plan to use it for video editing/audio recording and gaming.
PSU: Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931 Case: Update COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068 CPU: AMD Opteron 165 Denmark 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model OSA165CDBOX - Retail (Plan to overclock) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103588 MoBo: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI Audio/GB-LAN/PCI-E/USB/IEEE-1394/SATA/DDR/ATX 64 939 http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...AFFIL=FRG&NR=1 Memory: gigaram 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered DUAL CHANNEL System Memory Model GR1DD8T-K2GB/400/2.5 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820221133 HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701 FDD: MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal 8 in 1 Floppy Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16821104104 Video: eVGA 256-P2-N517-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130249 Monitor: Rosewill R912E Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824021019 DVD: BenQ Black ATA/ATAPI DVD Burner With LightScribe Model DW1655 - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101006 LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner Model SHW-160P6S - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106013 Wireless Adapter: GIGABYTE GN-WPKG PCI Wireless Adapter - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839121008 TV Tuner: Leadtek TV2000XP RM PCI Interface Tuner Card with Remote Control - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122221 OS: XP I also plan on purchasing an M Audio 1010 pci sound recording system when I find a good deal (runs for about $400 new, found $300 refurbished and varying on ebay). Should I get a full tower case? Anybody know any other places to get the MSI board from? I was originally gonna get the ASUS sli premium but from reviews it sounds like the MSI is better overall and better for OCing (something I plan to do down the road). For the Mobo I need a min of 3 pci slots (rules out most DFI) and onboard firewire. Really would like an SLI capable board even though i'm not using it right now and may never. |
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02-07-2006, 03:46 AM
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Here are a few. Zipzoomfly has it. If you enter K8N SLI Platinum
in the search box at the top left of the page at Supercompare you can get the results from a couple dozen search engines. I found it at quite a few places. Also check back at Newegg, they usually restock pretty quickly. |
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02-07-2006, 03:43 PM
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Thanks Joe, but the ones you have listed are the non-sli version. I read somewhere that the SLI version of the board is actually discontinued...so i might be reconsidering my mobo selection. Anyone have a suggestion? (Need atleast 3 pci slots, sli would be nice, firewire port, opteron compatible)
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02-07-2006, 03:50 PM
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Actually I think I'm just gonna forget SLI altogether...seeing that one GTX can top 2 GT's (I'm sticking with GT for now, but whatever card comes out in the future I'm sure one of those will top two gtxs).
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02-07-2006, 03:50 PM
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That looks like a nice build. I Hope you have fun with it.
I agree about the whole SLI thing. I'd rather buy a single "superior" card once mine goes out of date. Last edited by Hitokiri; 02-07-2006 at 03:53 PM. |
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02-07-2006, 04:07 PM
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For a motherboard recommendation, I'd go ASUS simply because they're top quality. The A8N-E has a single PCI-E Slot.
DFI also make quality boards for the overclocker. However, they're considered to be for experienced builders, since they're picky about what hardware they support fully. Freakitchen
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02-07-2006, 04:09 PM
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the fundamental flaw w/ SLI is that very few want to have SLI "in the beginning" and by the time they wanna put another card, there is a much better one out already
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02-08-2006, 08:14 AM
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MSI K8N Diamond Plus nForce4 SLI Opteron/Athlon Both in stock at ZZF. The only board at Newegg I found that takes an Opteron is a 940 pin foxconn.
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02-08-2006, 01:37 PM
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Hah thanks jay, but now I've decided to drop SLI and most likely go with the MSI neo4 platinum you originally recommended
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