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The thing i’m worried about is that i might be getting 2 of those video cards for sli. So do you think the power supply is good enough? and other comments would be greatly appreciated

By: Jillin G

My specs are:
-Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Socket LGA775, 3 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache, 65nm (Retail Box) (BX80557E6850)

-Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Ultimate Gamer Case

-Galaxy GeForce 8800GT Overclocked Chipset (600Mhz) 512MB DDR3 (2000Mhz) Dual Dual-Link Display PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card

-Seagate Barracuda (ST3500320NS) ES.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s 500GB Hard Drive (OEM)

-A-Data DDR2 800 240pin 2GB Kit (2×1GB) Unbuffered-DIMM Non-ECC Memory (w/ Heatsink)

-Asus P5K-SE Socket 775 Intel P35 + ICH9 Chipset Dual-Channel DDR2 1066/800/667Mhz GigaLAN SATA/eSATA HD Audio Support 1333Mhz CPU

-Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX Triple Power Supply 120MM Fan 12V 50A Continuous 24PIN ATX Modular

-Microsoft Windows XP Home (OEM)

-Sharp Aquos 1080p 42″ Widescreen LCD HDTV** (LC42D64U)

-(DVI to HDMI Connection for the TV)

By: JAKEEEEE!

Hey. Just note that I’m 14…so go easy on the critique(Me and my uncle built the computer together)

Intel Q6600 2.4ghz Quad Core processor
MSI Platinum nForce 750i SLI motherboard
XFX GeForce 9600GT
4GB PC6400 OCZ memory
Antec 550W SLI ready power supply
Dell 19in. monitor(Don’t know the resoloution offhand..)

What do you guys think?
-Peter
Oh, and BTW. It’s an LCD monitor…and I have Vista Home Premium w/SP1(I only got Vista for DX10..because I play Hellgate London and Crysis, and soon Starcraft 2 which all thrive on DX10)

By: Peter

Intel Q9450
2x 8800GT in SLI Configuration
eVGA 780I SLI
Corsair HX620 620W
Antec p182
22″ Monitor
Crucial Ballistix 2GB 3-3-3-12 DDR2-800
Asus DRW-2014L1T
G15-Refresh
Razer eXactMat
BeyerDynamic DT234Pro
ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme
ThermalRight HR-03 GT
2x Scythe Slip Stream (one for U120, one for HR-03)
Tuniq TX-2 Thermal Compound
Hmm, i might get a 720W, but the 4gb ram is quite expensive, 200$…. and yes i am overclocking

By: Ryan1894

Antec 900 case
Intel E8500 core 2 duo CPU @ 3.16 Ghz
Gigabyte GA-eP45-D3R mobo
4GB PC6400 GEIL 800Mhz RAM
Gecube HD4870X2 (woohoo)
500GB Seagate HDD SATA 2
750Watt Apevia Warlock PSU
Logitech Z-5500 550Watt 5.1 surround speakers and sub
Acer 24 inch 2ms response widescreen LCD
Razer Copperhead mouse
Logitech G11 keyboard
Winfast digital TV tuner card (PCI)
Vista Home Premium SP1

What would you rate my rig out of 10?
I went for a duo rather than a quad ’cause of the faster clock speeds and the fact that there isnt much software out there that is written for multiple cores right now.
There is definitely a quad in my future though.
hmmmmm, or maybe i’ll skip the quad and go all out for an i7
blue bsod: I asked for a rating, not a lecture.
I’m cool with any rating you want to give the machine but you dropped the rating because i dont know EVERYTHING about chips??? Arrogant A-Hole!!!!
Thanks for the condescending response.

By: Dr House

I wan to ask any experts what they think about the large/heavy after market CPU coolers like the Zalman CNPS8700-LED and others.
I have in the past used a Asus Star ICE (the jet engine look alike) it did a great job,
However the pc did brake down, with the Mobo and my expensive geforce 7800 GTX also gone. the ram, HDD was fine.
Thus i was thinking maybe it was the Very large and Very heavy fan may have been to blame.
So i put everything in the bin and purchased a Sony Vaio laptop.
after 20 months, i need more power and thought i would Build a PC again.
Spec:
Intel Q6600
geforce 8800GTX
4 GB ram
ASUS P5kc IP35
coolermaster m620 psu
antec 900 case.

Only thing which i am unsure of is the CPU cooler, the stock is not good enough to OC, and i dont want to damage my pc with a heavy FAN, any recomenditions will be welcomed.

Thanks guys in advance
also if you are using an after maket cpu cooler tell me which one and how it preforms. please

By: BengalTiger

I am going to be upgrading to Intel Quad core Q9450 processor and will likely get either:
Asus Striker II Formula 780i SLI Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard, OR
EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard.
I currently have 2x XFX geforce 9600GT XXX OC Alphadogs,
8GB DDR2 800MHZ PC6400 ReaperX ram and also an Antec 1000Watt power supply. I want to Over clock the new processor but i want to get a Case with good air flow through it 1st.
I also have Akasa AK922 Evo Blue CPU cooler.

Any suggestions (I dont want water cooling).
Thanks

By: jg_uk2005

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3714946&Sku=MBM-780I-Q6700 -motherboard and processor

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/nVidia-by-EVGA-e-GeForce-8600-GT-1GB-DDR2-Graphics-Card-01G-P2-N795-TR/sem/rpsm/oid/209675/catOid/-13043/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do -video card

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Antec-TriCool-120MM-PC-Case-Fan-75024/sem/rpsm/oid/143891/catOid/-17721/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do -case fan

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Thermaltake-Purepower-500W-Power-Supply-W0100RU/sem/rpsm/oid/191602/catOid/-17741/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do -power supply

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/LG-Internal-DVD-Drive-GSA-H54LI/sem/rpsm/oid/185289/catOid/-17223/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do -disc drive

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080626160119AAn9mXH&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHzJb5jFus5SaL.WxV50zLDOlw9Lp18tR_lxg–&paid=asked&msgr_status= -continued question

By: crzyboarder1197

Here are my Specs…

1. Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail

2.ASUS P5QC LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

3. CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel … - Retail

4. SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

5. Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 550W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply with Three 12V Rails - Retail

6.DIAMOND 4850PE3512V Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

7. LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech Black SATA Model GH20NS15 - OEM

8. RAIDMAX Sirius ATX-701WS Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

By: OCDestruction$BoViCe$

I’m assembling my new computer.I’ve already decided on a particular configuration.I need an opinion about the feasibility of such a combination.& I’d be grateful if u have any suggestions that would improve my configuration.
Processor:
AMD Phenom X4 series 9850 Black Edition, Quad Core
Motherboard:
AMD 790FX Chipset
RAM:
OCZ, Flex II 4 GB(2GB x 2) XLC Dual Channel,SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC29200)
Hard disk:
Seagate, Barracuda 7200.11 SATA,1TB/750MB (3Gb/s)
Soundcard:
Creative Sound Blaster X-fi, Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Pro
Graphics card:
ATI Radeon HD 3870 x 2
Power supply:
Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W
Cpu cooler:
Arctic cooling Freezer 7 Pro or Thermaltake
LAN Card:
LinkSys, EG1032, 1000Mbps, PCI Network Adapter 1xRJ45
DVD r/w:
Samsung / LG
The WebCam, Headphones,Speakers,Keyboard and mouse ain’t important for now although I’ve already decided on what to get.
I have cold feet about the motherboard choice.I haven’t mentioned the nitty gritties but i’d appreciate if u gave me a feedback.
10Q
Thank you Robbie, Stuart, Benjamin, Joe and KingAeacus for your feedback. The time for this question is about to expire and even though I wish I had a few more user opinions, I appreciate what you guys have offered.
P.S. : However, if there are users out there who may come across this Q&A and have any suggestions, please do email me. I won’t be buying this system until the next 4 months. And thank you Kingaeacus for the ATI graphics card update.

By: Hally