LivingGhost Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Right now, I am looking at this, but I want to make sure that I will have a good one for overlocking and CrossFire. I have all my other compents lined up, and I am planning on the ASUS x1800xt and the CrossFire master when it comes out, if there is a better card, let me know. Thanks. Also, I plan on running a 4000+, and overclocking that. If you would like a full line up of what I have, just ask. Thank you, noob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) Welcome to OCC . That board is great for overclocking and Crossfire. Make sure you read the online extended manual though, and don't touch anything if you don't know what it does. DFI is the benchmark for stability and overclocking performance. Make sure you ask here about stuff in the BIOS. Ignore the bad reviews, as they're mostly by idiots who messed with the BIOS too much and screwed up the board. Then, they didn't realize that you have to put the Clear CMOS jumper back to "Keep Data" before booting up. Oh yea, and get some UV CCFLs for that board . Btw, you may want to get a socket 939 Opteron for overclocking. It'll be cheaper and will overclock much farther. Edited December 5, 2005 by Kamikaze_Badger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) Well, my brother has been building computers since he was about...probably 8 years old. I am no where near that good. He hasn't really built one in a couple years, so he knows . about parts right now. He said the stuff I had was fine. Oh, btw: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813136165" target="_blank">AMD-compatible Motherboards Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 DFI LanParty UT RDX200 Cross-Fire Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire AMD Motherboard - Retail Model #:LP[uT] RDX200 CF-DR Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $199.00 -$10.00 Instant $189.00 </a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811133153" target="_blank">ATX Computer Cases Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000SWA Silver Chassis: 1.0mm Aluminum, Front Bezel: Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #:VA9000SWA Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $229.00 $229.00</a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813999107" target="_blank">Card Readers Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 BYTECC BT-618 16-in-1 IEEE 1394 and USB2.0 Internal Card Reader/Writer - Retail Model #:BT-618 (16-In-1) Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $26.99 $26.99</a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152058" target="_blank">CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives) Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 NEC Black IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM Model #:ND-3550A BK OEM Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $39.99 $39.99</a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835106055" target="_blank">Fans, Heatsinks (Case, CPU, Chipset) Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Thermaltake CL-P0075 80 x 80 x 20 mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan - Retail Model #:CL-P0075 Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $33.99 $33.99</a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821103116" target="_blank">Floppy Drives Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM Model #:MPF920 Black Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $10.00 $10.00</a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144160" target="_blank">Internal Hard Drives Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM Model #:WD740GD $20.00 Mail-in Rebate Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $161.00 $161.00</a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145587" target="_blank">Memory - System Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model TWINX2048-3200C2PRO - Retail Model #:TWINX2048-3200C2PRO Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $285.00 $285.00</a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817163108" target="_blank">Power Supplies Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 SILVERSTONE ZEUS SST-ST65ZF ATX12V 650W Power Supply - Retail Model #:SST-ST65ZF Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $169.99 $169.99 </a> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103529" target="_blank">Processors Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000BNBOX - Retail Model #:ADA4000BNBOX ** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. what's this? Add item to Cart Add this item to your cart $334.00 $334.00</a> Subtotal: $1,478.96 Mind you, that is without the video card(s). Thank you, I hope to get this baby burning! EDIT: Oh dear, the links seem not to be working...Strange, I copied it from where I posted it on another IPB board... EDIT2: What are UV CCFLs? And, are you sure about an Opteron? I asked in two places (not overclocking forums) and they said to go x2 or a 4000+...I can't afford water cooling, sadly... Edited December 5, 2005 by noob in need of help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) It looks good, except for the Thermaltake items. I recommend a Thermalright XP-90c or XP-120/SI-120 (the XP-90c is copper, and has a smaller size than the aluminum XP-120. The SI-120 is more minimalistic). For a fan... well, see if you can find a Panaflo 92mm fan. Otherwise, pick one out from here. The X2 overclocks horribly because of the two cores. An Opteron gets very far on air, and I believe a member here (hardnrg) has breached 3.0 Ghz on air. UV CCFLs are Ultraviolet Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp, or UV Cold Cathode for short. Here's a good pair. Edited December 5, 2005 by Kamikaze_Badger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Which opteron would that be? And, is my case any good? Sorry, as you can see, I really am a noob... I also want to order this yesterday...But I am still too unsure on my parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptikaliLLusion Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Wow I'm amazed your username wasn't already taken. UV CCFL's are lights that... dang what's the word... expel UV light. A lot of pieces on the LanParty motherboards light up when UV light is exposed to them. So those orange pieces will glow orange in the dark when a UV light is exposed to them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Good thing you asked here then . Here's the Opteron you would want to buy. The case... not good. For about the same price, you can get this for about the same price, and window mod it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) So are they just for show or do they serve a purpose? Those lights, that is. And I went into my shopping cart and exchanged the cases...I want to get as much as possible from newegg so the shipping is theoretically less... And, if I overclock that Opteron, will it be good for gaming? I am mostly making this system for graphic design (photoshop, flash, fireworks, etc.), webdesign (dreamweaver), and gaming (bf2, FEAR, Far Cry, etc.), as my current system can barely do any of these things... Thanks again! Edited December 5, 2005 by noob in need of help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 It'll be great for overclocking . However, if you do a lot of multi-tasking, the X2 will be a better buy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) I don't, but they are a little too much for me honastly... Ok, now I feel like a real nublet, how do you overclock? Can you point me to a guid? And, is that ASUS x1800XT the best? I found one for $550 but it's either out of stock or unrealesed... Oh, Y HALO THERE Hyper. Guess who this is. Edited December 5, 2005 by noob in need of help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 And, if I overclock that Opteron, will it be good for gaming? I am mostly making this system for graphic design (photoshop, flash, fireworks, etc.), webdesign (dreamweaver), and gaming (bf2, FEAR, Far Cry, etc.), as my current system can barely do any of these things... Thanks again! 590342[/snapback] the opteron 146 seems to top out around 3ghz...and yes, they POUND in gaming. it's basically like a really souped up venice (like, amd 64 3200+ and stuff) afaik *nod* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 The lights are for cosmetic purposes. And to wow your friends, when they come over to see your 1337 butt system. "Duuuude! Your PC, it like, GLOWS!" "Yea, I use uber hacking skillz for that!" However, if you say the latter, I may have to hunt you down and... well, it'll be worse than death . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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