reir Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 This is going to be my first time doing a build in over 3 years, as you can see from my sig my current system is pretty ancient. It is overclocked slightly so I do have some experience. I've been lurking the forums for a few days now and have come up with this. DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813136152 AMD Opteron 165 Denmark 1000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model OSA165CDBOX - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103588 ATI 100-435705 Radeon X1800XT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?...N82E16814102624 G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820231021 OCZ PowerStream OCZ520ADJSLI ATX, BTX, EPS12V 520W Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817711002 ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16835118223 I think everything here should go together pretty well, will be reusing my HD for the time being and I am still undecided on a case. I was thinking an Antec Lanboy but I'm not sure it would all fit in there with the monster Zalman HSF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kandoo Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Antec Lanboy i think would be too small, You will have heat issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey6787 Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 I have seen people using the 9500 in the LANBoy case so it should be fine. Looks like a really nice system to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundx98 Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Always nice to have more room in the case. More room for cooling and more room for working. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasr Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 reir To DFI-Street. I’m running x2 4400 solid at 2.7Ghz 1.350v@113% = 1.50v Vcore (roughly) with temp at 27C Idle and 45C Loaded. I am duel core prime95 stable for over 12 hours. I have Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu HSF with AS5. It has a nice low profile. The rest of my cooling consists of four Case fans. One 120mm TT adjustable in the front is pulling cool air in, one 80mm in the side is pulling cool air in and two 80mm in the rear pulling hot air (exhaust) out. My Sunbeam Nuuo 550w PSU also has two fans a 120mm and 80mm in exhaust mode that are adjustable. I also cut all the stock fan guards out of my case (RaidMax Horizon ATX-287WB Mid Tower Case) with a Dremel for better air flow. My ambient temps are 16ºC – 19ºC. I set in the BIOS, under PC health the “NB Fan Fully On…” at 40ºC and the “CPU Fully On…” at 27ºC. My point is my air cooling is fairly good and so would any air cooling system with the right setup. So just don’t rely on just a CPU HSF but the whole system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reir Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Thanks for the speedy replies everyone! The main reason I'm considering the lanboy is its vertical height, it needs to be under 18 inches to fit under my desk. Also it should have good airflow, the two 120mm's and the 9500 all pulling air from the front to the back. Still looking though, can't find anything yet that satisfies me 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_geekster Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Welcome to the Street, reir! You should enjoy your new build. It will be very fast. The main concern I have is the ATI video card. I have read reviews from many who are having "mucho problemas" with the drivers. Hopefully--you won't have any problems. One other thing I want to mention is, I just completed a new build (see my sig.) using a larger case than the one you chose and had some problems finding room for all of the cables. The "OCZ Powerstrem ADJ. 520W" is a great PSU, but it certainly isn't modular. The main power lead is like a water hose; well, maybe slightly smaller. Good luck on the build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 if you want to check out the OCZ 600w GX (game extreme) psu, it should be about the same price as the Powerstream 520w and is brand new from OCZ...I've got the 700w version and it is supa fantastical and quickly becoming my favorite (and that is hard after all the 520w Powerstream pimping I've done) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingspar Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Well, you could always try the Antec Solution SLK3000-B http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811129152 It’s 18.3 inches tall if that extra 0.3 inches isn’t too much. That’s the case I went with, and here is a shot of my rig. Stock hsf, but tons of room for the Zalman HSF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundx98 Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 UNcleDavid's http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...3&postcount=812 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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