Fierce Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 Hi Guys, Long time lurker on the forums, first time poster. Right now I have saved up about $2,000 to put together a dream system. I have gotten a ton of good advice about Mobo, Ram, and CPU's. Just wondering if you guys can recommend something better than the setup I have virtually built on the net to figure out prices? I want to OC and Watercool with this setup. BTW I have my certification in A+, but I am new (Few months) into learning how to Overclock/Watercooling. Will this water cooling kit suit me for the ~$300.00 it costs? One last question, should I shell out an extra $100.00 for the 152 Venus or $200.00 for the 154 Venus or go off in a different direction with the San Diego or Toledo CPU's? I was looking at the Danger Den 4200 Water cooling Kit: http://www.dangerdenstore.com/product.php?...2&cat=65&page=1 I will be running an AMD Opteron 150 Venus 1000MHz HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103594 Motherboard - DFI Lanparty UT CFX3200-DR Socket 939: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813136009 LOGISYS Computer CS888UVBL Blue Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811148012 ASUS EAX1900XT/2DHTV/512 Radeon X1900XT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814121554 G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820231021 All-in-all I have a total of ~$1800 with these parts priced from newegg.com and dangerden.com Any comments/suggestion greaty appreciated. -Fierce Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 I haven't seen anyone with an opty 150. For that price you should get a dual core opty 165 or an Athlon X2 3800. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 Thanks Raider I will look into the 165 or a 170 if I can squeeze a lil bit more $ out of the Laptop I am selling to one of my troops. BTW I noticed you are at Beale AFB! I am at Robins AFB. I know soem people who work at the U2 Life Support Shop there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 lol I didn't even notice your location. But yeah I don't know any U2 people. I work with Globalhawk. The price on the 3800's are pretty good you should look into that as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robc1880 Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 the x2 4400's are going for only $250 right now, might want to use that extra money if you go for one and get a better case. acrylic cases run hotter b/c they don't dissipate heat as well as the aluminum ones. I would suggest looking at the CM Stacker or like case to give you room for W/C and plenty of room for future upgrades you might make. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharmd24 Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Just my 2 cents: If I was going to build a new (from the ground up) system I would do AM2. I believe the OC is about the same (but I'm not 100% so check it out), and with the DD2 memory you will have better options for upgrading later. Say if CoreDuo really really takes off you would just need a MB and CPU. Or if you get a X2 3800 - very cheep right now - you can upgrade later to the latest and gratest AM2. Good luck on the build! and I don't think you can do much better than DD. They have really exellent products and people! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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