Would you change anything? (preliminary spec on new rig)

2008-03-08 09:37:33

#1

Pete: Member; +3|6817

PROBLEM! Read #17 please

Am just about to order the following and was wondering if there is something I should possibly change in your opinion?

Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4 Intel X38
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB (with the view of using the step-up programe to move onto that 9800GX2)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB
Thermaltake ToughPower 750W
Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos

Adding in a heat sinc, paste, optical drives and such it comes to a total of £814 including delivery

What would you change if anything?

Gratz

Last edited by Pete (2008-03-12 12:15:46)

2008-03-08 09:40:53

#2

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6807|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

A less powerfull PSU, 750w is massive overkill, a 600w or even 550w will suit fine.

2008-03-08 09:41:25

#3

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6769|N. Ireland

Not a thing! Maybe just a Samsung drive instead of Seagate but otherwise it seems okay..

2008-03-08 09:41:34

#4

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6858|SE London

Very nice. Though you'd be much better off with 4GB of cheaper PC6400 RAM. You'd get much better performance, especially if running Vista.

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
A less powerfull PSU, 750w is massive overkill, a 600w or even 550w will suit fine.

He's right....

Last edited by Bertster7 (2008-03-08 09:42:09)

2008-03-08 09:41:46

#5

Stimey: +786|6396|Ontario | Canada

Q6600 tbh.

2008-03-08 09:42:52

#6

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6825|UK

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
A less powerfull PSU, 750w is massive overkill, a 600w or even 550w will suit fine.

Agree, although, considering he said he would like to move onto a 9800GX2, it makes more sense to be ready to go for that.

Looks good xD

Martyn

2008-03-08 09:44:41

#7

Kurazoo: Pheasant Plucker; +440|6961|West Yorkshire, U.K

Nice rig, like that board

Does it make a difference to performance having more watts that you need on a PSU ? I thought it would be better incase you wanted to expand Graphics etc...

2008-03-08 09:45:06

#8

Pete: Member; +3|6817

Bell wrote:
_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
A less powerfull PSU, 750w is massive overkill, a 600w or even 550w will suit fine.
Agree, although, considering he said he would like to move onto a 9800GX2, it makes more sense to be ready to go for that.

Looks good xD

Martyn

That was exactly my reasoning. I knew for an 8800GT it would be more than enough but a 9800GX2 is bound to suck up more juice out of it.

2008-03-08 09:51:38

#9

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6825|UK

Pete wrote:
Bell wrote:
_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
A less powerfull PSU, 750w is massive overkill, a 600w or even 550w will suit fine.
Agree, although, considering he said he would like to move onto a 9800GX2, it makes more sense to be ready to go for that.

Looks good xD

Martyn
That was exactly my reasoning. I knew for an 8800GT it would be more than enough but a 9800GX2 is bound to suck up more juice out of it.

Well with that considered I think you are good to go with that PSU personally.

Martyn

2008-03-08 09:56:25

#10

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6740|cuntshitlake

Yeah, the only thing is 4gb of Ram if you are going for vista.

This would be a choice for 4gb of PC-8500: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MY-110-OC

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2008-03-08 09:57:16)

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2008-03-08 10:17:28

#11

']['error: Banned; +630|6920|The Netherlands

DeathUnlimited wrote:
Yeah, the only thing is 4gb of Ram if you are going for vista.

This would be a choice for 4gb of PC-8500: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MY-110-OC

this

2008-03-08 10:32:49

#12

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6858|SE London

DeathUnlimited wrote:
Yeah, the only thing is 4gb of Ram if you are going for vista.

This would be a choice for 4gb of PC-8500: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MY-110-OC

Very nice.

2008-03-08 10:39:53

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6730|The Twilight Zone

I would go for DS5 mobo. Excellent choice on the memory!!!!

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

2008-03-08 11:20:11

#14

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6769|N. Ireland

I can't believe the price on that memory! I sound so old but...I remember back in September 2 years ago I bought my 2GB Corsair RAM for £196!

2008-03-08 14:49:53

#15

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6425|'straya

As previously mentioned only thing i would change is if ur on Vista boost that up to 4 GB

2008-03-08 18:30:44

#16

aimless: Member; +166|6401|Texas

A x64 operating system.

2008-03-12 12:13:11

#17

Pete: Member; +3|6817

I chanced the spec around again but the problem I have is specific to one component. The CPU. I loaded it up got everything going and it was reading 117 on the temperature. I checked the heat sinc, paste, and even took the thing appart and put it all together again yet I am still getting the prob. Took this pic to see if someone can spot a blaring mistake.

https://img135.imageshack.us/img135/121/editedcosmosgo3.jpg

I checked the voltages on the motherboard and there all normal. I really cant work out what is wrong

Any ideas?

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