Cidate Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 DFI Lanparty UT SLI-DR Expert AMD Athlon 64 FX-57(hopefully) G.Skill F1-4800DSU2-1GBFF PC4800 (can anyone recommend any other ram that runs at PC4800 or can OC to that speed?) XFX GeForce 7900GTX 512MB PCI-Ex16 OCZ PowerStream 520W Possibly a Vapochill LS im thinking about picking up a 600W PSU i plan on getting this all after may 26 the only reason being, money is tight and im throwing a concert in may so all my extra money is going to that pretty much so hit me up with any advice you can, thanks guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeUpDead Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 WOW, you sure are going all out! All you have listed is fine. You could look at the Opterons, they are real hot right now and overclock past the 57 speeds. Get the Powerstream 600 if you have that much to spend, that way if you ever double up(SLI) on that XFX, you will for sure have plenty of power and G. Skill has very good memory. Man, have fun building your system, I sure would! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cidate Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 yea, only thing is i got 2 months to wait but whatever its gunna be a sick system. and isnt SLI only really good for benchmarking and all that, like only gives you a couple extra FPS. I really havent looked into SLI much but I mean it could be useful in the future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 no slis good for gaming.. a 7900gt will suck compared to the rest of the vid cards (anandtech) but once put in sli it skyrockets past the levels of an x1900xt... once you sli even the lowend 7900 card, u get great performance... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsonte Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 I would advise against the OCZ Powerstream 520 or 600...I have heard and seen and am experiencing issues with my PSU not booting properly. Cold boots are a really big problem with the OCZ power supplies and the Expert boards. If you dont buy it just search the issue of Cold boots and the EXPERT mobo. Its a problem and known by OCZ and DFI. I would go with a PC Power and Cooling ASL a little louder but garuntees ZERO troubles. Also RAM try MUSHKIN...just a thought new XP series runs DDR5300 (667mhz) check out there web site. Also the 7900 GTX does not and is not going to suck to the best of my knowledge....its also only $30 more than a 7800GTX in some cases I think that would be a good choice for gfx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle. Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Are you getting 7900GTX SLi x2?? IMO SLi is pointless, a single card will come outer giving better performance and be cheaper then getting 2 cards, it always happens, in most cases that is the facts. really nice choice of parts tho!! but if i was you i would save money and get non-SLi, and spend the money else were, or save the money your choice, just giving my opinion. Sumarry of the . i said: If your getting a SLi Mobo, get the 2 cards at the one time, becuase if you dont before you get around to it, a single card will be out cheaper, and better. In most cases i havent seen SLi makes a HUGE dfference that is worth the money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cidate Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 I would advise against the OCZ Powerstream 520 or 600...I have heard and seen and am experiencing issues with my PSU not booting properly. Cold boots are a really big problem with the OCZ power supplies and the Expert boards. If you dont buy it just search the issue of Cold boots and the EXPERT mobo. Its a problem and known by OCZ and DFI. I would go with a PC Power and Cooling ASL a little louder but garuntees ZERO troubles. Also RAM try MUSHKIN...just a thought new XP series runs DDR5300 (667mhz) check out there web site. Also the 7900 GTX does not and is not going to suck to the best of my knowledge....its also only $30 more than a 7800GTX in some cases I think that would be a good choice for gfx i think its just DDR2 though oh well haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWho Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 Looks good, I like the Silverstone 600w PSU due to the cables, they now sell a short cable set at the egg to go with it. I would also go Opteron 185 or FX60. I tried SLI and it was a pain and really heated things up in my case. They both covered up my chipset fan on the expert. The next VPU I buy will be single slot. OCZ has some 4800 so does Patriot. My gSkill wont run 300fsb at CAS2.5 but will at 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWho Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 Another thought, by May the new Corsair XMS4400 2GIG Kits should be out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 I would advise against the OCZ Powerstream 520 or 600...I have heard and seen and am experiencing issues with my PSU not booting properly. Cold boots are a really big problem with the OCZ power supplies and the Expert boards. If you dont buy it just search the issue of Cold boots and the EXPERT mobo. Its a problem and known by OCZ and DFI. I would go with a PC Power and Cooling ASL a little louder but garuntees ZERO troubles. Also RAM try MUSHKIN...just a thought new XP series runs DDR5300 (667mhz) check out there web site. Also the 7900 GTX does not and is not going to suck to the best of my knowledge....its also only $30 more than a 7800GTX in some cases I think that would be a good choice for gfx on the benchies from anandtech it does.. and im talkin bout the gt, not the gtx... the gtx is a good 260ish for base model more than the 7800gtx... go to anandtech and read up my friend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_dought Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 More than enough , yet gives the option for future SLi set ups. Man though, FX-57....why not a X2 or nice Opty? And if you really want to save money why not a 3700? Well, anyways nice rig man, keep us informed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 Are you getting 7900GTX SLi x2?? IMO SLi is pointless, a single card will come outer giving better performance and be cheaper then getting 2 cards, it always happens, in most cases that is the facts. really nice choice of parts tho!! but if i was you i would save money and get non-SLi, and spend the money else were, or save the money your choice, just giving my opinion. Sumarry of the . i said: If your getting a SLi Mobo, get the 2 cards at the one time, becuase if you dont before you get around to it, a single card will be out cheaper, and better. In most cases i havent seen SLi makes a HUGE dfference that is worth the money. a single card will give better performance than 2 cards always? yeah rite. no kidding costs will be higher, but there IS a performance benefit, comeon man. depends on what cards ur putting in sli, dont say stuff that isnt true. and how do u kno that a single card will be cheaper and better? if ur sli two 300 dollar cards and pick up a single 300 card, the cost is the same for one card... duh. for example, one x1900xt and 2 7900gts. yes the 2 7900gts is more ( i think ) but it smokes a single x1900 by a lot. performance benefit is good. 2 cards> 1 if ur buying good cards. duh. unless hes an ati fanboy, dont listen to what he sez. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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