DoubleStack Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Hello all. I am new to the forums, as well as a new user to DFI motherboards. I have heard a lot of great things about the boards, but until now have not had the money or desire to spend all my money on a top of the line overclocking rig... Until now.. I am also going to watercool this computer to further my ocing and keep it nice and cool. Anyway since I am new to overclocking, I was wondering what the pros would advise for a nice tinkering board to learn on, and have a high end gaming rig. Here is what I have choosen thus far: Product Description Total Price COOLER MASTER Cross Flow Fan $ 27.99 COOLER MASTER CM Stacker Case $ 158.50 COOLER MASTER Silver Side Window $ 29.99 DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR $ 189.00 VANTEC Black Fan Controller $ 19.99 eVGA Geforce 7800GTX x2 $ 918.00 ENERMAX All in One Noisetaker Series 600W PSU $ 149.99 AMD Athlon 64 FX55 San Diego $ 811.00 Crucial Ballistix 2GB (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit $ 296.00 Arctic Silver 5 $ 5.89 Panasonic Panaflo 120mm HydroWave Case Fan x2 $ 33.98 Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers $ 219.98 Arctic Silver Themal Adhesive $ 10.99 SAMSUNG Black Floppy Drive $ 7.99 Subtotal: $2,892.29 Watercooling setup: CPU Water Block: Danger Den TDX Top Style: Lucite - Clear Video Card Water Block: *NEW* Acetal MAZE4 GPU for the Nvidia 6800/7800 Series SLI Kit Fitting Size: 1/2 OD Fitting for 1/2 ID Tubing Pumps: !NEW! Danger Den 12V D5 1/2 OD Fittings Tubing: 10 Feet of Tygon Reservoir: Dual 5 1/4 Bay UV Blue Reservoir Hold Down Style: Socket Hold Down Tabs Misc: 20 Hose Clamps Subtotal: $ 313.93 Danger Den Case Badge $ 2.49 Black Ice Xtreme II - X - Flow $ 59.99 Total: $3,268.70 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boppo Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 The parts look good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistix Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Looks perfect...excellent choices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 No HDD's or opticals? :confused: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleStack Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 No HDD's or opticals? :confused: Opps. Forgot to say that I will be using the optical drives/hard drives/SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS, and Dell 2001 FP 20.1" LCD from my current rig. 100gig / 200gig Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 8MB Cache for storage, LiteOn DVD Rom, and a LiteOn DVD Burner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Opps. Forgot to say that I will be using the optical drives/hard drives/SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS, and Dell 2001 FP 20.1" LCD from my current rig. 100gig / 200gig Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 8MB Cache for storage, LiteOn DVD Rom, and a LiteOn DVD Burner.Looks pretty good to me! :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleStack Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Wow I thought for sure someone would recommend at least 1 change... hehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Wow I thought for sure someone would recommend at least 1 change... heheOk, upgrade PSU to PC P&C 510 ASL, CPU to X2 3800+ & RAM to OCZ Platinum 2GB (2X1Gb). EDIT: What mobo are you getting? :confused: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boppo Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 He lists DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR $ 189.00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 He lists DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR $ 189.00 I need to put my reading glasses back on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleStack Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Ok, upgrade PSU to PC P&C 510 ASL, CPU to X2 3800+ & RAM to OCZ Platinum 2GB (2X1Gb). hehe I was going to go with some OCZ Platinum RAM, until I heard so many good things about the Ballistix. I was also going to go with the X2 4800+ for a little more future proofing security, but I really dont need dual core. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jero Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Why not get the new expert? and I cannot fathom spending more on video cards than what it cost me to build my system in my sig :drool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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