Help me

[[AK]Camelwalk]

So motherboard on my machine took a dump last night. Think my video card did the same. Im stuck at verifing DMI pool data and wont even turn on most of the time. Im going to salavage what I can and put most of the parts in my old stand-by comp whichis what I will be playing on till I get my new one. Apple atm is out of my price range so I put this together which clocks in at about $1400 which I can afford and should be a good system for a couple years.

What I need to know first is will all these componets mesh. I checked myself and I think they will but would like a second opinion. Second if anyone has any suggestions on different hardware which might be better or mesh better. Thanks in advance!

*Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
*ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard Item
*EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 *PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
*Tuniq Ensemble 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
*Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
*OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK
*Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

[[AK]Brorlis]

Camel we've peiced a few boxes together in the past few months on here for folks. Check out this thread...

http://augustknights.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10675


I don't see a problem with any of the gear you picked out. It looks like it should make you one good gaming rig. My only suggestion is if your going to buy a SLI supported Vid card you might as well pick up a motherboard that is SLI ready in case you decide to add a
2nd Video card in the future. That mobo might be I didn't look but other than that it looks good.

[[AK]Hylander]

Camel,

Just my thoughts... but I think the best video card for the money on the market is the ATI 4850 / 4870. I have an 8800GTS 512mb myself and have been contemplating buying the 4870 (which is 2 slot and exhausts the heat out of the case).

Additionally... there is very little that supports Quad core at the moment and unless you plan on experimenting with overclocking - you may want to stick with Dual Core and save a few bucks. I have a Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz that I'm running at 3.0Ghz. You'd probably be better off getting a faster clocked Dual Core at this point than a slower clocked Quad Core.

Here is my current system:

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* Windows VISTA 64-Bit / XP Professional
* Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
* ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink
* ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
* CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel RAM
* Antec Performance One P180B Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
* BFG GS-650 Power Supply
* EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 512mb Video Card
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Sound Card
* DELL UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand
* HP Scanjet 4670
* Logitech Quickcam Chat
* Quick Swap SATA Mobile Rack
* Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
* VANTEC NexStar 3 External HD enclosure (300GB HD)
* Thermaltake SilverRiver Aluminum 5.25\” USB 2.0 External Enclosure (160GB HD)
* LG 16X DVD±R Super-Multi DVD Burner
* Creative Labs I-Trigue 3400 speakers
* Griffin PowerMate
* SanDisk 5 IN 1 USB Flash Card Reader
* SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5\” Internal Floppy Drive
* Belkin 4-port USB 2.0 HUB (F5U224)
* Sennheiser RS 130 Wireless headphones
* Plaintronics .Audio 90 headset with boom mic
* Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000 v1.0 keyboard
* Logitech MX1000 Cordless Laser Optical Mouse

[[AK]Camelwalk]

[QUOTE='[AK]Hylander;83692']
there is very little that supports Quad


Now not sure what you mean. I checked and the motherboard does support the quad. So what other hardware would I have issues with? Also the mobo, from the over 200 reviews has an easy overclocking software that comes with it and most say they can get 3.0-3.8 out of it no problem. I do want to mess with overclocking, and this board at least sounds like a good beginners card to mess with. One issue and I think all mobo have is they said the NB gets hot but nothing a little paste and fan cant handle. With the SLI, I have one at the moment 2 6800gt, but I was reading that one card with this setup for what I do would be sufficante. Im going with the sli card in case I hate the mobo and change or I go a different route in the future. Again thanks for the help!

[[AK]Brorlis]

I think he was referring to software support for quad core not hardware Camel.

[[AK]Hylander]

Now not sure what you mean. I checked and the motherboard does support the quad. So what other hardware would I have issues with? Also the mobo, from the over 200 reviews has an easy overclocking software that comes with it and most say they can get 3.0-3.8 out of it no problem. I do want to mess with overclocking, and this board at least sounds like a good beginners card to mess with. One issue and I think all mobo have is they said the NB gets hot but nothing a little paste and fan cant handle. With the SLI, I have one at the moment 2 6800gt, but I was reading that one card with this setup for what I do would be sufficante. Im going with the sli card in case I hate the mobo and change or I go a different route in the future. Again thanks for the help!

I'm referring to the fact that very little out there takes advantage of Dual Core, let alone Quad Core is all. It's not a compatibility issue at all. If you weren't overclocking, it would make more sense to get a faster clocked Dual Core than a slower clocked Quad Core.

[[AK]Camelwalk]

HY thanks buddy, I started to do some homework after you posted. I am much more informed now than I was. Pretty much everyone says the same thing you did about quad vs duel. I now understand the diffrence, and can now make an informed desicison.

[[AK]Hylander]

HY thanks buddy, I started to do some homework after you posted. I am much more informed now than I was. Pretty much everyone says the same thing you did about quad vs duel. I now understand the diffrence, and can now make an informed desicison.

Not a problem bud... have fun and good luck. I just did some research about a month ago as I was upgrading my PC. I was really behind the times on the latest CPU and motherboards.

[[AK]Brorlis]

I was really behind the times on the latest CPU and motherboards.

Seeing how Camel posted this thread Yesterday he's now officially behind the times in PC world too... Oh wait its the weekend....Developers don't work on the weekends he should be safe

[[AK]Camelwalk]

CPU INTEL|C2Q Q6600 2.4G 775 65N %
VGA EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR 8800GT 512M
HD 300G|WD 10K 16M SATA2 WD3000GLFS
MEM 2Gx2|OCZ OCZ2P10664GK R
MNTR SMSNG|LCD 22" 2MS GTG 2253BW
CASE ANTEC|NINE HUNDRED BK RT
MB ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA 775 X48 RT
PSU CORSAIR|CMPSU-1000HX 1000W RT - Retail

So I ordered this yesterday, cant wait for it. I did my homework and ths is the rig for me. I went with the quad core for several reasons, the biggie is multiple applications at once. I went without SLI, for heat issues, next rig im going water cooling. Im probly going to give this rig to my kids in the next year. Also 22" LCD, i have never been bigger that 19! Also 8 gb of ram should be fun :P

[[AK]The Beast]

With a rig like that, you'll have to come join us over in AoC to take advantage of it! PvP-centered gameplay--you know you wanna!

[[AK]Clay]

How's your rig working out Camel? I'm getting ready to order mine, am in particular curious how the noise level is working out - sometimes those power supplies and fans get louder than you really want.

[[AK]Camelwalk]

The rig is amazing. This is the coolest and quietest case and system I have ever owned. Antec really out did themseleves with the 900 case. I really love the cpu cooler, so quite. I have a zalman in my other rig and the arctic freeze 7 keeps the cpu cooler than my other rig. I idle at 25c with load 34c. The mother board is so easy to overclock I have the cpu at 3hz with one button. The raptor HD is much quiter than my previous Raptor, they must have made some chages. ALL IN ALL the best rig I have built to date and a recommendation to all! IMO 8 gigs to run vista 64 bit is the only way to go. The other rig I just built only has 4 gigs and can really tell the diffence!

[[AK]Clay]

Here's what I'm eyeing up. I've been out of the game on this for a while, so just sort of picked parts that looked cutting edge-ish.

The motherboard has on-board sound - is this sufficient or do folks recommend picking up a separate sound card?

Is the video beefy enough?

Mistake not to get a Blue Ray drive?




LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model iHAS220-08 - Retail
Item #: N82E16827106265

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129021

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136260

EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130319

ASUS Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A/A5/CARBON/B/CPC - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135172

COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-850-EMBA 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817171017

Koutech IO-RCM620 USB 2.0 3.5"/5.25" Card Reader - Retail
Item #: N82E16820162016


OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR16004GK

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR16004GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227320
(i.e. 8 GB of RAM)


ASUS Rampage Extreme LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131334


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115041

The funny thing is this adds up to a lot less than I paid for my Alienware last time around.

[[AK]Camelwalk]

LOOKS SMOKIN.......dont forget your cpu cooler. I would so get it! The 8gigs was the best purchase I did. And get the cooler I did it rocks!