Willsonman Posted December 1, 2006 Posted December 1, 2006 Good stuff on this thread. I too got the great deal... though my wife will not let me open till Christmas. Small price to pay for such a lovely piece of hardware. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayj Posted December 2, 2006 Posted December 2, 2006 Good stuff on this thread. I too got the great deal... though my wife will not let me open till Christmas. Small price to pay for such a lovely piece of hardware. I would recommend having at least one IDE hard drive. I'm havng all types of trouble with only SATA, basically the MOBO won't recognize the HDD and I can't load my OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geesosa73 Posted December 2, 2006 Posted December 2, 2006 i would be happy with 2.7ghz on a 4400+. if it's prime stable for over a day then i wouldn't worry about it. of course, that's just me I am satisfied with 2.7 at 1.45 volts. I had my reservations about purchasing this board, but both boards (I also own a DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D) have been trouble free. I am a satisfied with both of my DFI purchases. We'll see how the Crossfire works when I get my new PSU and GPU! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 3, 2006 Posted December 3, 2006 I am satisfied with 2.7 at 1.45 volts. I had my reservations about purchasing this board, but both boards (I also own a DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D) have been trouble free. I am a satisfied with both of my DFI purchases. We'll see how the Crossfire works when I get my new PSU and GPU! Glad to hear everything's been working out for you alright. What PSU are you getting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geesosa73 Posted December 3, 2006 Posted December 3, 2006 I already ordered the OCZ gamexstream 600W, it will be here on Monday. If I have any problems, I return it for the Corsair HX620. The HX620 is getting super reviews, but the OCZ was about 40 bucks cheaper and there was a $18 rebate if you brought it by 11/30. The OCZ 600/700 PSU have been getting good reviews too. I really like the +12 rail (18A) X 4. I used the PSU wattage calculator http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp and came up with 592 watts for my system including the additional X1950 PRO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 3, 2006 Posted December 3, 2006 Is that so? 592w? I only came up with 448w on my system when I had my Opty plugged in... Right now, 373w with my overclocked 3700. Went to Fry's to handpick my Opty 165, so I'm gonna plug that in and see how it goes... Anyways, the OCZ should do you wonders. Good luck with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geesosa73 Posted December 3, 2006 Posted December 3, 2006 Yeah my setup is overclocked, watercooled, and I have cold cathode lighting. I also anticipate keeping the PSU for a least one year. Those features were factored into the total wattage. We'll see what happens with the PSU. Chubbyfatazn have fun with the setup tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 3, 2006 Posted December 3, 2006 Yeah my setup is overclocked, watercooled, and I have cold cathode lighting. I also anticipate keeping the PSU for a least one year. Those features were factored into the total wattage. We'll see what happens with the PSU. Chubbyfatazn have fun with the setup tonight. Hmm... that seems a bit too high... I inputted my system (with an opty 165 anticipated at 2.8ghz, 1.4v) and got 561w. Ah well. Those things aren't the most accurate. Thanks for the support! BTW, what stepping is your 4400? The 89w versions are sposed to be beastly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geesosa73 Posted December 3, 2006 Posted December 3, 2006 The next time I take my system down I'll get the stepping for it.. When I get my new X1950, I'm going to redo the water lines and fluid. I'll look for it then. Here are the results of the wattage calculator. I changed the PSU utilization from 100% (peak power) to 85% and it dropped the number from 592 to 523 watts. System Type: Dual Processor Motherboard: High End - Desktop CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2200 MHz 1.35v -(89 Watts) Overclocked: 2700 MHz, 1.45 V CPU Utilization (TDP): 85% TDP RAM: 2 Sticks DDR SDRAM Video Card: ATI Radeon X1950 Pro Video Type: Crossfire SATA HDD: 1 HDD CD-RW Drive: 1 Drive DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive: 1 Drive Fans Regular: 2 Fans 80mm; 2 Fans 120mm; LED: 2 Fans 80mm; 2 Fans 92mm; Cold Cathodes: 3 Cathodes Motherboard, keyboard and mouse: Yes PSU Utilization: 85 % Capacitor Aging (+ W %): 20 % Total: 523 Watts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 3, 2006 Posted December 3, 2006 The next time I take my system down I'll get the stepping for it.. When I get my new X1950, I'm going to redo the water lines and fluid. I'll look for it then. Here are the results of the wattage calculator. They appear to be higher this time.. System Type: Dual Processor Motherboard: High End - Desktop CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2200 MHz 1.35v -(89 Watts) Overclocked: 2700 MHz, 1.45 V CPU Utilization (TDP): 85% TDP RAM: 2 Sticks DDR SDRAM Video Card: ATI Radeon X1950 Pro Video Type: Crossfire SATA HDD: 1 HDD CD-RW Drive: 1 Drive DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive: 1 Drive Fan Controller: Yes Fans 2 Fans 120mm; Regular: 2 Fans 80mm; LED: 2 Fans 80mm; Cold Cathodes: 3 Cathodes Motherboard, keyboard and mouse: Yes PSU Utilization: 100 % Capacitor Aging (+ W %): 20 % Total: 618 Watts Ah yes, I forgot you were going to run an Xfire setup... I wouldn't take it too seriously, the 600w should run your setup fine. I hesitated on picking up the more-expensive Corsair unit I cu rrently have in my setup, but it was worth it. I was reading over at HardOCP (don't flame me lol) that Redbeard (I think he's Yellowbeard here) was running an 8800GTX SLI setup on the Corsair 620w... if I ever do get an 8800GTX I guess I'll be relatively OK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonOrta Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 I was reading over at HardOCP (don't flame me lol) that Redbeard (I think he's Yellowbeard here) was running an 8800GTX SLI setup on the Corsair 620w... if I ever do get an 8800GTX I guess I'll be relatively OK. Yeah, the Corsair 620w should be fine for 8800GTXs until DX10 drivers and games come out. And Redbeard is not Yellowbeard. Redbeard has been around a bit longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 Yeah, the Corsair 620w should be fine for 8800GTXs until DX10 drivers and games come out. And Redbeard is not Yellowbeard. Redbeard has been around a bit longer. Ah. Thanks for clearing it up for me. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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