Looks very good Seaking, sweet case
Last edited by Varegg (2007-06-12 04:11:32)
Wait behind the line ..............................................................
Yeah, like I said, they were coming from Thermaltake cases which would fit my computer, IN it's case and a small child... LOL... I hate having to help them move those things to and from LAN parties... lol... But anyway, I was just wanting to give you a heads up on their complaints. I thought it was a nice looking case myself, and considered buying one until I saw it was tool-less.Poseidon wrote:
Ah, good. I was getting worried, especially with the GTX.LT.Victim wrote:
Don't bother...Poseidon wrote:
It's a little late unfortunately. I looked at the reviews on Newegg and they were good, so I went for it.
I could always put it up on eBay though...
I don't know what these people were talking about with cramped spaces... Theres plenty of room to work around inside of it..
And the fans are for cooling your hard drives.. They have racks that they sit on.
But you can remove them.
I'll probably keep them in, I just don't like only having only 3 5.25" externals. Only gives me room for one more optical drive because I have a floppy drive.
So I opted for this one instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811146026
I have owned 2 NZXT cases and loved them both. (The first one was the black version of this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811146003 and I would still be using it if not for inconsiderate lightning hitting it...)
Already bought the memory. I heard Patriot eXtreme is awesome.Kurazoo wrote:
Loving the case
What about this for memory ?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MY-090-OC
As promised, some pics. Everything's still in the box as i'm waiting for the monitor, sound card, gfx card and networking card to arrive.
Selling:
Here's what I have right now.
Selling:
Here's what I have right now.
Last edited by Poseidon (2007-06-12 12:30:09)
Thought you were going with the EVGA 680i mobo?
Edit: And a Core 2 Duo?
Edit: And a Core 2 Duo?
Last edited by HITNRUNXX (2007-06-12 14:49:01)
I am. I'm selling those two and buying a C2D and a 680i.HITNRUNXX wrote:
Thought you were going with the EVGA 680i mobo?
Edit: And a Core 2 Duo?
Ah, ok... By the way... I spent a lot of money on "High End" ram, and am very happy with it. A friend bought the Patriot for his system because it was so much cheaper... The difference between the two is very minor... Just wanted to let you know that people might recommend "better" memory, but the Patriot is actually really good... Made me feel a little silly for spending almost 3 times as much... LOL...
Holy crap. 3 times? Damn.HITNRUNXX wrote:
Ah, ok... By the way... I spent a lot of money on "High End" ram, and am very happy with it. A friend bought the Patriot for his system because it was so much cheaper... The difference between the two is very minor... Just wanted to let you know that people might recommend "better" memory, but the Patriot is actually really good... Made me feel a little silly for spending almost 3 times as much... LOL...
Well, exactly. I don't need SUPAH FAST L33T HAX0R MEMORYZ. I just need a good 2 gigs that'll be damn good for gaming and shit.
75 bucks now for 2 gigs of DDR2800. Patriot's teh sex.
Sweet dude..... Im getting dual 8800GTS 640MB cards next week myself
You might want to get another dvd-rom drive tho (doesnt have to be a writer) - saves HEAPS of time and is VERY convenient
when u want to burn dvds and cds. No swapping out cds
You might want to get another dvd-rom drive tho (doesnt have to be a writer) - saves HEAPS of time and is VERY convenient
when u want to burn dvds and cds. No swapping out cds
2 gigs Corsair Dominator Series plus about 6 months ago = $279... lolPoseidon wrote:
Holy crap. 3 times? Damn.HITNRUNXX wrote:
Ah, ok... By the way... I spent a lot of money on "High End" ram, and am very happy with it. A friend bought the Patriot for his system because it was so much cheaper... The difference between the two is very minor... Just wanted to let you know that people might recommend "better" memory, but the Patriot is actually really good... Made me feel a little silly for spending almost 3 times as much... LOL...
Well, exactly. I don't need SUPAH FAST L33T HAX0R MEMORYZ. I just need a good 2 gigs that'll be damn good for gaming and shit.
75 bucks now for 2 gigs of DDR2800. Patriot's teh sex.
This is nice... I have my DVD-ROM which is basically my BF2 drive, lol, then I have my burner... I don't ever take out the BF2 disc unless I need the drive for something else... lol...-101-InvaderZim wrote:
You might want to get another dvd-rom drive tho (doesnt have to be a writer) - saves HEAPS of time and is VERY convenient
when u want to burn dvds and cds. No swapping out cds
NO BAD 680i, get a 965 mobo, futureproof with DDR3 and DDR2 memory, with 45nm cpu support too!Poseidon wrote:
I'm so excited! Tomorrow I'm going to be buying the last of my parts for my new rig*, which as people on IRC know, I've been saving up to buy for about 6 months now.
Here's my specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115003
EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813188019
EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130072
Antec 900 Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811129021
Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220144
Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136011
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822144701
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817153036
Lite-On 20X DVD-R/RW DVD Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827106045
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6829102006
LINKSYS WMP54G IEEE 802.11b/g, PCI 2.2 and 2.3 32bit PCI2.2 Wireless-G Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6833124115
That's it. I can not WAIT. I have a few questions though.
1. Will Vista 64 Bit OEM System Builders Edition (Home Premium) run any different than a normal one? Or is it just for one use only?
2. For the RAM, do I put them next to each other, or in alternate slots?
3. If I ever wanna go SLi (which i doubt...too much money), do I just add the card it? What do I have to do to make my OS recognize the second GPU?
If i have any more questions, I'll add them on.
* I'm selling my AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and 590i mobo for a C2D and 680i.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 28048!!!!!
I think you mean P35 chipset. I dont think you can get them in the US at the moment though.SoC./Omega wrote:
NO BAD 680i, get a 965 mobo, futureproof with DDR3 and DDR2 memory, with 45nm cpu support too!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 28048!!!!!
Edit: Actually, you can http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128046
Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-06-13 08:47:08)
Ya that's what I meantbuLLet_t00th wrote:
I think you mean P35 chipset. I dont think you can get them in the US at the moment though.SoC./Omega wrote:
NO BAD 680i, get a 965 mobo, futureproof with DDR3 and DDR2 memory, with 45nm cpu support too!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 28048!!!!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128048
DDR3 Isn't gonna be mainstream till 2009. Stick with the 680i.buLLet_t00th wrote:
I think you mean P35 chipset. I dont think you can get them in the US at the moment though.SoC./Omega wrote:
NO BAD 680i, get a 965 mobo, futureproof with DDR3 and DDR2 memory, with 45nm cpu support too!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 28048!!!!!
Edit: Actually, you can http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128046
It'll become mainstream next year. It'll take longer to integrate than DDR2, but that only took a few months after mass production to get into the mainstream.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
DDR3 Isn't gonna be mainstream till 2009. Stick with the 680i.buLLet_t00th wrote:
I think you mean P35 chipset. I dont think you can get them in the US at the moment though.SoC./Omega wrote:
NO BAD 680i, get a 965 mobo, futureproof with DDR3 and DDR2 memory, with 45nm cpu support too!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 28048!!!!!
Edit: Actually, you can http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128046
Do you know how much DDR3 fucking costs to produce? Around 5 TIMES more expensive. That is to produce the chip (10usd per chip compared to 1.8 of DDR2)buLLet_t00th wrote:
It'll become mainstream next year. It'll take longer to integrate than DDR2, but that only took a few months after mass production to get into the mainstream.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
DDR3 Isn't gonna be mainstream till 2009. Stick with the 680i.buLLet_t00th wrote:
I think you mean P35 chipset. I dont think you can get them in the US at the moment though.
Edit: Actually, you can http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128046
DDR3 will be mainstream totally in 2009, in 2008 it'll still be expensive as fuck.
The main reason its expensive is becasue hardly anyone is making it! Its the same with all technology, if hardly anyone is making something its going to be expensive. Thats why I was talking about mass production on my post above, and thats happening at the end of this year.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Do you know how much DDR3 fucking costs to produce? Around 5 TIMES more expensive. That is to produce the chip (10usd per chip compared to 1.8 of DDR2)buLLet_t00th wrote:
It'll become mainstream next year. It'll take longer to integrate than DDR2, but that only took a few months after mass production to get into the mainstream.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
DDR3 Isn't gonna be mainstream till 2009. Stick with the 680i.
DDR3 will be mainstream totally in 2009, in 2008 it'll still be expensive as fuck.
It'll be expensive until 2009 when the price difference between it and DDR2 is about 20%. You have to remember that the bearlake chipset will become more mainstream, and that will be helped by the 45nm CPU's. These will take advantage of DDR3 and then you may see it become more manageable.
Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-06-13 09:41:13)
The new rig i ordered is just about the same as yours. I m getting a 8800 gtx, 4 gb ram, intel dual core 6600, antec 900 etc. I m getting 2 74 gb wd raptors in raid 0 tho in stead of just one larger raptor.
Yeah, I'm gonna stick with the 680i. A P35 with two PCI-E x16 slots (for if i ever wanna go SLi, which i probably will once I my job kicks in) is massively expensive. I'm not very worried about DDR3 right now. I don't need the newest stuff, just the stuff that'll run BF2 and Crysis on good settings. And I'm getting that.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Do you know how much DDR3 fucking costs to produce? Around 5 TIMES more expensive. That is to produce the chip (10usd per chip compared to 1.8 of DDR2)buLLet_t00th wrote:
It'll become mainstream next year. It'll take longer to integrate than DDR2, but that only took a few months after mass production to get into the mainstream.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
DDR3 Isn't gonna be mainstream till 2009. Stick with the 680i.
DDR3 will be mainstream totally in 2009, in 2008 it'll still be expensive as fuck.
As of 6/13, my monitor, sound card and networking card shipped. And my 8800 GTX arrived. It's at my dad's though and I'm going there today to get it, so I'll post pics of that later.
Ok. One thing here. 4GB of RAM is not recommended. Especially "not so good" RAM.
XP and Vista still cannot handle 4GB well. At All. You will have problems with the RAM and mobo working well. The best you can get is 3GB. 4GB wont work too well, or will not work at all. Unless you get very good RAM and have checked that 4GB is perfectly compatible with the mobo.
Honestly. It's a waste of money.
XP and Vista still cannot handle 4GB well. At All. You will have problems with the RAM and mobo working well. The best you can get is 3GB. 4GB wont work too well, or will not work at all. Unless you get very good RAM and have checked that 4GB is perfectly compatible with the mobo.
Honestly. It's a waste of money.
I only have two gigs...Zimmer wrote:
Ok. One thing here. 4GB of RAM is not recommended. Especially "not so good" RAM.
XP and Vista still cannot handle 4GB well. At All. You will have problems with the RAM and mobo working well. The best you can get is 3GB. 4GB wont work too well, or will not work at all. Unless you get very good RAM and have checked that 4GB is perfectly compatible with the mobo.
Honestly. It's a waste of money.
or was that directed at Echo?
What's the name of the best ram chip(?) out right now? And mobo? Ok, AND graphics card as well?? I really do not know anything about these things.
Vista 64bit supports a lot more ram.Zimmer wrote:
Ok. One thing here. 4GB of RAM is not recommended. Especially "not so good" RAM.
XP and Vista still cannot handle 4GB well. At All. You will have problems with the RAM and mobo working well. The best you can get is 3GB. 4GB wont work too well, or will not work at all. Unless you get very good RAM and have checked that 4GB is perfectly compatible with the mobo.
Honestly. It's a waste of money.
To Bullet:
I know tech grows and things become cheaper, this is speculation that DDR3 won't be really mainstream until it becomes better and when AMD uses it (DDR/ DDR2 era).
I wouldn't be suprised if AMD goes bankrupt and we see the rise of Sun Microsystems. Just remember you heard it here first!cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Vista 64bit supports a lot more ram.Zimmer wrote:
Ok. One thing here. 4GB of RAM is not recommended. Especially "not so good" RAM.
XP and Vista still cannot handle 4GB well. At All. You will have problems with the RAM and mobo working well. The best you can get is 3GB. 4GB wont work too well, or will not work at all. Unless you get very good RAM and have checked that 4GB is perfectly compatible with the mobo.
Honestly. It's a waste of money.
To Bullet:
I know tech grows and things become cheaper, this is speculation that DDR3 won't be really mainstream until it becomes better and when AMD uses it (DDR/ DDR2 era).