Final decision on a upgrade

2008-02-10 12:17:33

#1

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

So after lots of debate, I have made my mind up.

Q6600 - Q9300 : Q6600 does not work well on 780i.
Abit 650i - XFX 780i : To support my Q9300 and is a good OC board.
2GB PC5300 - 2GB PC6400 - Supports SLI Ready.
Dented and scratched Sunbeam Transformer - HUGE Lian Li V201B : Lots of room and the MB hangs upside down (srsly).
2x 80GB IDE/SATA - 1 74GB Raptor : I still got over 90GB left so I don't need much room and it's faster.
Zalman FS-C77 Fatal1ty CPU Cooler - Freezer 7 Pro : Don't need a LED fan.

Of all this, the case is the most expensive with a pricetag of 282,95. So I had tp make some cuts:
Saving my IDE DVD Burner.
XFX 88GTS 512MB - XFX 88GT XXX 512MB : Difference is not noticible in performance and for 198,00, I find it better than 290,00.
Hiper 580w Modular - APX 500w non-modular : 500w is enough with 2 12v rails.

Pics will follow shortly. Any one good any good suggestions? (No Intel or AMD Chipsets, no crying about the GTS to GT thing)

Last edited by _NL_Lt.EngineerFox (2008-02-10 12:18:25)

2008-02-10 12:19:08

#2

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6816|Long Island, New York

Looks good to me. The motherboard hangs...upside down? Do explain.

2008-02-10 12:20:42

#3

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

@ Poseidon:
In the Lian Li case, the MB tray is mounted upside down.

Last edited by _NL_Lt.EngineerFox (2008-02-10 12:26:43)

2008-02-10 12:21:56

#4

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6693|Finland

why that PSU? corsair makes some excellent PSUs like the 520HX.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2008-02-10 12:22:25

#5

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
why that PSU? corsair makes some excellent PSUs like the 520HX.

I had to make cuts due to the big price of the case.

2008-02-10 12:30:14

#6

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6584|Florida

Why not just get a Thermaltake Armor 8003BWS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811133021

Looks better IMO and is cheaper so no need for cuts, its also massive and huge. You dont need anything bigger.

2008-02-10 12:35:43

#7

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

If this was 3 weeks ago, I would say the same thing but I'm done with flashy LEDS and Neon.

2008-02-10 12:37:20

#8

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6584|Florida

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
If this was 3 weeks ago, I would say the same thing but I'm done with flashy LEDS and Neon.

Your choice.

2008-02-10 12:40:22

#9

RandomSchl: |\/|€|\/|ß€|2; +52|6722|California

why buy a super expensive case? I have a 60$ one and it works perfectly.

2008-02-10 12:49:03

#10

']['error: Banned; +630|6922|The Netherlands

RandomSchl wrote:
why buy a super expensive case? I have a 60$ one and it works perfectly.

lol I still have the cheap stock case that came with my prebuild PC. The case and the DVD drives are the only things I haven't replaced

2008-02-10 13:12:53

#11

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6856

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
why that PSU? corsair makes some excellent PSUs like the 520HX.
I had to make cuts due to the big price of the case.

just so you know the PSU is way more important than a case. What good is your new pc if the PSU dies? well it least it will look good. not trying to be an ass but the PSU is not somewhere to cut costs as it can kill evey single part of your pc if things go bad. the corssair 520hx is not that expensive for piece of mind (I have one)

2008-02-10 13:16:05

#12

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

I don't know the brand but that is not a reason not to pick it and try it.

2008-02-10 13:25:23

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

Pc 6400? Don't understand why. Pc8500 is just a BIT more expensive and a LOT faster.

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2008-02-10 13:31:37

#14

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

.Sup wrote:
Pc 6400? Don't understand why. Pc8500 is just a BIT more expensive and a LOT faster.

I'm going to OC the shit out of the new setup when it's complete

2008-02-10 13:38:50

#15

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

Just sold my CPU and RAM, so that will be ordered on friday.

2008-02-10 13:42:13

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Just sold my CPU and RAM, so that will be ordered on friday.

Uh you sell the stuff fast, maybe you could sell my old pc for me.

2008-02-10 13:44:48

#17

smartdude992: Keep your head down, smart's got a gun; +30|6210|Georgia, US of A

One Word Ebay

2008-02-10 13:45:42

#18

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

smartdude992 wrote:
One Word Ebay

Fuck eBay, www.hardware.info ftw

2008-02-10 13:48:52

#19

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

omg the second pic is just........pr0n
http://www.hardware.info/nl-NL/news/ymi … wijgen_op/

2008-02-14 06:40:45

#20

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

Little Revision:

XFX 780i
Q9450 instead of Q9300
OCZ Reaper HPC Dual Channel PC 6400 instead OCZ Nvidia SLI Ready Edition PC 6400

2008-02-14 06:59:59

#21

Bull3t: stephen brule; +83|6580

Looks good.

2008-02-15 05:03:42

#22

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

Got back from work and based on whats in stock, I'm getting an ASUS Striker 2 Formula II 780i, E8400 and OCZ Reaper 2048MB PC6400. Be back in a hour and then I'm gonna hook it all up.

2008-02-15 05:27:28

#23

CrazeD: Member; +368|6951|Maine

God you change your mind a lot...

Watch, he'll come home with a Gateway or something.

2008-02-15 07:06:32

#24

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

Negative. Just got the stuff and when I went to the shop, they didnt have OCZ Reaper so I got....4GB PC6400 OCZ nvidia SLI Ready Editon, only 25,00 more . Will set it up 2night and post pics. I promise.

2008-02-15 07:14:31

#25

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6899|London, England

You're just doing it because you can. You don't even need to

Upgrade your truck instead

Last edited by Mek-Izzle (2008-02-15 07:14:46)

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