Ok, first off, thx to everyone who has participated in my past threads. I have taken everything into consideration and tried to shape my build around that, and I still have most of the components you recommended. So, now let's get to the build components, and you can suggest some changes. PC Case - Thermaltake Tsunami Black - 108.99 Floppy Disk Drive - Sony 1.44MB - 9.99 Hard Drive - Hard Drive - Raptor (74gb x 2) - (160 x 2) CD-ROM Drive - Asus 16x CD 48x DVD - 22.99 Processor - Opteron 170 - 396.00 Processor Cooling Fan - Zalman 120mm - 49.99 Motherboard - DFI Lanparty Ultra-d - 122.99 Power Supply - OCZ 520W - 139.99 (25 mail in rebate) Video Card - ATI x1900xt - 529.00 RAM - Mushkin extreme (2 x 1GB) - 216.45) RAM Cooling - Thermaltake AMCOOLING KIT - 7.99 Northbridge Cooling - Cooler Master - 29.99 Other Video Card Possibility - EVGA 7900GT - 369.00(might get this instead of the x1900xt.) PC Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811133132 Floppy Disk Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16821103116 Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144160 x 2 CD-ROM Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827135136 Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103586 Processor Cooling Fan - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835118115 Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813136152 Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817711002 Video Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814195002 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130282 RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820146397 RAM Cooling - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835116004 Northbridge Cooling - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835103169 This is just what everyone wants to see, so I don't need any comments about needing an OS, Mouse, keyboard, ect..... So, remember. I am overclocking this, so check up on it for me, make sure everything looks good and is compatible. I am not sure that Zalman fan is compatable, so check that. Thx for all the input. *EDIT* - I have decided to change to Mushkin RAM, instead of the OCZ I was originally getting. If you think this is the wrong idea, tell me. Also, added RAM Cooling and Northbridge Cooling. Tell me if I need something different on these, or if they will suffice for my OCing needs. Also, someone said I should get a Thermal Right XP heatsink, and then just get a fan for that. Thoughts???? Also, thinking of getting an EVGA 7900gt instead of the x1900xt.
looks good... and as you might know, you can OC at any time and un-OC sat anytime. Best use of a system is to only OC at a point where it needs it. might want to look into a cheap cooling system for the ram, doesn't have to be insane or anything but yeh. same applies for the northbridge
Actually, my wallet will only be $520 dollars light. My mom is paying for the rest. And come on people, comments pls.
Why dont you get just 1 150gig raptor instead of 2 74 gigs? And no, get the 1900xt if you have to money. Not sure also if those CPU coolers are compatible.
Ok you can drop the Opteron 170 to a 165 especially if you are overclocking. YOu can drop the PSU to an Antec Smart Power II 500W or 550W which will save a fair amount of money. This cpu cooler is the best on the market at the moment its alot better than the zalman - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835106061 floppy?
that northbridge cooler is a bit much. you probably can just get by on passive cooling or maybe passive with a cheap fan. unless you do EXTREME OCing there is no need for that. this would most likely be sufficient and it wouldn't be as likely to block something like your graphics card(I have a friend who had to make a custom heatsink because of this) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835103155
