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08-15-2006, 11:34 AM
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New build list, please critique
Hey guys, not been around for a while but now i'm looking to buy some parts for a new build as the XP3000 is getting a little sluggish for gaming. Anyways here's my list which has pretty much brought me bang-on my budget
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core 4600+ http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/111292/rb/21057226230 Motherboard: MSI K9N Platinum Nforce 570 http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=110733 Ram Corsair XMS2 1gb matched pair http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/92870/rb/21054552278 Hard Drives (x4) Maxtor 7V250 sata 300 7200rpm http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/103061 PSU Enermax Liberty 620W modular PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/106365/rb/21055000475 Graphics cards (2x for SLI ? ) XFS GeForce 7900GT 470M Extreme http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/113872 Sound Creative Soundblaster X-Fi extreme http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/110454 Optical Drives NEC DVD-RW dual-layer 16x http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98442/rb/21055234704 Sony DDU161510 DVD-ROM http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/94654/rb/21055256623 And a Sony floppy drive to load RAID drivers Can i have your opinions please guys, i'm not too sure of the PSU and not overly sure of wether i need 2 of those graphics cards for SLI as i'm not too clued up with it. Any advice please. If you guys reckon i've come up with a good build i'll be ordering it all today  Also re-using my existing Coolermaster Tsunami case (not PSU) and other peripherals.
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08-15-2006, 11:55 AM
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Currently, you have a Socket 939 CPU with a Socket AM2 Motherboard and 240-pin DDR2-800 RAM. You need a Socket AM2 Athlon 64 CPU instead of a Socket 939 CPU. You also currently have a single card motherboard - you will need the K9N SLI if you need to leave the SLI possibility open.
I'm not entirely sold on modular PSUs even if it's from a reputable manufacturer like Enermax. The Seasonic 600 W PSU may be better suited. kram
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08-15-2006, 12:04 PM
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Would this be more suitable: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=113974 Last edited by Designer; 08-15-2006 at 12:45 PM. |
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08-15-2006, 12:26 PM
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Wow, running 4 HDDs in RAID 0 mode is like playing with fire...
But its your computer, so do as you like.  Everything else looks okay. |
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08-15-2006, 12:51 PM
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Back to the motherboard what about this one: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=113974 |
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08-15-2006, 12:56 PM
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The ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe board is a good choice.
Wow, so you need 1000GBs (4 x 250GBs) running in RAID 0 mode to play games? I'm not ragging on you, just curious as to how you are thinking.
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08-15-2006, 01:23 PM
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i'm just a speed freak but on a budget, the maxtors at that size sem good value for money.
So those graphics cards are fine for SLI? and that motherboard does what i want? and the ram/processor selection is ok then? just to be sure as im ordering this lot in about half hour
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08-15-2006, 01:28 PM
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RAID 0 is NOT cost effective. Nor is the speed gained noticeable (in some cases, it can slow things down, like response times). About the only time speed gains are noticable is in benchmarks, which are useless for real life. SLI isn't cost effective either. It's not for folks on a budget (but, our definition of "budget" may differ
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08-15-2006, 01:31 PM
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Only problem with that board is if you run it in SLI mode both cards will only be running at x8 mode, NOT x16.
You can read about it here: http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?m...&l2=101&l3=301 It is in the "Expansion Slots" section. But... that is still pretty good. Last edited by minsonngo; 08-15-2006 at 01:40 PM. |
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08-15-2006, 01:38 PM
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Can you recommend another board off that site thats more suitable for what i need? trying to avoid a gigabyte board though
i'm trying to get everything from one place as if there's any problems then i can just return the lot for them to sort out |
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08-15-2006, 01:47 PM
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ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition supports two PCI-E cards running in SLI mode at x16.
But there isn't too many other good AM2 boards right now that will run SLI mode at full x16. |
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08-16-2006, 09:13 AM
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well, placed the order, revised a few bits and pieces though, changed the power supply to a coolermaster, went with that asus board in the end and got different ram but other than that i should have everything delivered saturday with a bit of luck
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08-16-2006, 09:15 AM
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Let us know how it goes for ya.
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08-16-2006, 09:46 AM
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08-19-2006, 12:52 PM
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It was a matter of necessity really, this one actually looks to be quite well built which i was pleasantly surprised by and the cabling used also looks to be high quality
Just got it all up and running, still installing stuff and cant wait to see how well it does running games
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08-19-2006, 12:55 PM
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Sounds like your all set. Enjoy your new system!
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08-19-2006, 12:56 PM
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The enermax liberty 620W is one of the most highest quality powersupplies out there. It beats most psu's that dont have modular cabling. II would choose that thing over a 510W pc power and cooling anyday, which says something.
And your better off with a single 7950GX2 versus those two gt's. It runs cooler, faster, and guzzles less juice.
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08-19-2006, 07:03 PM
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Thanks for all your info guys, just got a bit of tweeking here and there to do now but everything's up and running sweet
Ran 3dmark06 earlier just to see how it compared to my old system and it got 7418 Vs 2693 so was very impressed and still havnt had a chance to gives some games a go yet. |
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08-19-2006, 08:03 PM
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Pretty nice scores. It should handle your games nicely.
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