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2007-04-14 17:39:19
[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober
mmmm...Toasty!
+91|7191|Oregon
this what im planning on upgrading to in the next 1-2 months (depending on paycheck).

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i

Memory: Corsair XMS2 DDR2 1066 2x1GB

Power: Thermaltake ToughPower 700W Dual 12v

Harddrive: 4x Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 16MB Cache SATA 3.0GB/s (Raid 0 or 5 array...suggestions?)

Video Card: ATi Radeon X1900xT 512MB GDDR3 (taken from current system)

Sound Card: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum (taken from current system)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CL-P0310

Case: Antec Performance (P) series case (already in possession)

Optical Drives: Lite-On DVD burner and CD burner (dual drives, the CD burner for the faster CD-ROM speeds) (looking for issues/compliments re: Lite-On)


any suggestions/previous issues with above hardware would be greatly appreciated.
2007-04-14 17:46:54
claor
Member
+39|6884|Australia
really nice rig, i cant see any problems there. no bottlenecks...
good luck
2007-04-14 18:05:07
Bell
Frosties > Cornflakes
+362|7018|UK

Looks great, although personally, you may as well save and get 800Mhz RAM instead, but that is just me

Martyn
2007-04-14 18:09:52
CommieChipmunk
Member
+488|7039|Portland, OR, USA

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober wrote:

this what im planning on upgrading to in the next 1-2 months (depending on paycheck).

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i

Memory: Corsair XMS2 DDR2 1066 2x1GB

Power: Thermaltake ToughPower 700W Dual 12v

Harddrive: 4x Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 16MB Cache SATA 3.0GB/s (Raid 0 or 5 array...suggestions?)

Video Card: ATi Radeon X1900xT 512MB GDDR3 (taken from current system)

Sound Card: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum (taken from current system)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CL-P0310

Case: Antec Performance (P) series case (already in possession)

Optical Drives: Lite-On DVD burner and CD burner (dual drives, the CD burner for the faster CD-ROM speeds) (looking for issues/compliments re: Lite-On)


any suggestions/previous issues with above hardware would be greatly appreciated.
If I'm not mistaken, the P series cases from antec have no side fans.  In that case, I'd get a zalman cnps because it blows out the back fan, with the heatsink you have, you'll potentially be blowing hot air into your case, never a good idea.

And what Ram do you have now? with DDR3 coming out it might be worth it just to wait.  I have the 680i/E6600 combo and I love it.
2007-04-15 09:55:24
[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober
mmmm...Toasty!
+91|7191|Oregon

CommieChipmunk wrote:

If I'm not mistaken, the P series cases from antec have no side fans.  In that case, I'd get a zalman cnps because it blows out the back fan, with the heatsink you have, you'll potentially be blowing hot air into your case, never a good idea.

And what Ram do you have now? with DDR3 coming out it might be worth it just to wait.  I have the 680i/E6600 combo and I love it.
good call on the fan direction...i chose the thermaltake because it installs via screws: i cant stand those damn push-in thinggies...ill look around for one that blows sideways.

i currently have 4x512MB DDR2 667 ram...but im not gonna get DDR3. the first generation of everything these days is buggy as hell, and i think ill be able to last another 1.5-2years on the memory above...
2007-04-15 10:36:41
Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|7208|Toronto | Canada

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober wrote:

this what im planning on upgrading to in the next 1-2 months (depending on paycheck).

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i

Memory: Corsair XMS2 DDR2 1066 2x1GB

Power: Thermaltake ToughPower 700W Dual 12v

Harddrive: 4x Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 16MB Cache SATA 3.0GB/s (Raid 0 or 5 array...suggestions?)

Video Card: ATi Radeon X1900xT 512MB GDDR3 (taken from current system)

Sound Card: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum (taken from current system)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CL-P0310

Case: Antec Performance (P) series case (already in possession)

Optical Drives: Lite-On DVD burner and CD burner (dual drives, the CD burner for the faster CD-ROM speeds) (looking for issues/compliments re: Lite-On)


any suggestions/previous issues with above hardware would be greatly appreciated.
I just got almost the exact same thing except for the hard drive and video card.  I got an 8800GTS with Vista Ultimate and I love my new computer.  Games look so different with graphics on max with 4x AA.  I recommend you get a DX10 card so you dont have to upgrade later.

Last edited by Winston_Churchill (2007-04-15 10:37:30)

2007-04-15 11:20:11
[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober
mmmm...Toasty!
+91|7191|Oregon
i can run everything on max with 6xAA right now... (50fps too). and im sticking with xp until at least later this year...once they figure it all out...

 

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