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Wow really cheap at Frys. I just ordered one, Thanks for that post ADrenalin would have never looked if you didn't mention that.

So ram just went on sale at the shop by me Crucial Ballistic X Tracer 4gb pc2-6400 4-4-4-12 $85 after mail in rebate Corsair Dominator 4gb sms2-8500D 5-5-5-18 $150 after mail in rebate. Still looking to buy a Q6600 But i would also like to be able to upgrade that later down the...

2nd dibs if willister doesn't work out

I'm putting these BFG 8800 GTS 640mb OC on Water blocks. http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr88640gtsoce.aspx I've been reading a bit on the solder vmod, but have yet to find a good guide (with images) showing this mod. Is this a good mod to perform on these boards? Or is there something else...

Cosmos 1000, I have a 3x120 on the roof (with very minor cutting) + 1x120 on the back side. The case is huge, people have issues with no air flow through the case but i have not had these problems.

Bump nice cards, PS: What site was that in the image you attached.

:( They don't have your side panel in right now, check back as often as you can. it always changes.

http://cmusashop.coolermaster-usa.com/catalog/index.php Should have your side panel. I would start looking at other things in your system. How were the temperature in the case at lower ambient temperatures? I have a 1000 have do not have any of these issues, I removed all the stock fans...

Just recieved my swiftech water blocks along with my EK mosfet water blocks. Question: the EK blocks came with a thermal tape? Should I use Arctic silver instead of this thermal tape or is the thermal tape the stuff i should use?

Does anyone have some good likes on drive setup. aka 1 drive for everything vs 2 drives one for os one for programs, is it worth it?

Well, it has been a good read. Lots of Dual vs Quad for gaming threads. :)

Check your pm.

Alright i'll stick with the quad as I originally decided then. Ok I believe I found the ram I will buy....thoughts? http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX19639(ME).aspx?curtab=2 Mushkin HP2-6400 High Performance DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-12), 4GB Dual Pack $104.95 If i remember...

Ok good to hear I didn't want to hear that parallel was better. Mosfet coolers? Should I even buy those? there expensive do i need them? I'm going to overclock the 680i evga as much as possible....thoughts?

Alright good to know What about the difference between running SLI in parallel vs serial setup. I'm looking at getting the Swiftech stealth's

Some guy at work is telling me I should buy a E8400 instead of the Q6600. He said that since most games even ones in the close future don't seem to use quad core's that I should get a E8400 as he has seen them oc'ed to 4.1 stable. where as the q6600 are very mixed at getting around 3.5...

Is it not worth it to just buy 8 gigs of ram also since by the time i do need it i'll most likely have a hard time finding the same ram to match?

Thanks, I do feel better about doing this. At this point I feel that I do this upgrade as most likely i won't be able to afford the next generation cards when they come out anyways, although it will lower the price of the old ones so I may try and hold off as long as possible. In the...

Sigh...It seems as though I should just sell the Mobo and wait untill after June to do this upgrade once the new video cards come out. I mean by that time the q6600 should be cheaper and even perhaps ddr2 ....but then i might as well upgrade to ddr3 sigh...I have the case and the water...

Thank you. Alright 2nd to last upgrade question. Hard drives. This is what I was thinking 1 36gig Raptor for OS 1 36gig Raptor for programs/games Or is it better (performance wize) 2 36gig raptors in Raid 0 for OS 2 36gig raptors in raid 0 for Programs/games Or any other...

Alright, So The question of all questions, is my decision right? Should I be going with a GTS? Lets say for a moment that money variance of a couple hundred dollars is not an issues. Should I be getting the 9800 GTX and overclock it? and last quesiton why can i not run the 9800gx2?

There is a guy that has two of these for sale http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143081 Do you think this would be a good purchase for this gaming system? If i water cool them could I get some good Over Clocking out of them?

Did some reading and I think I'll try and get a 8800GTS 512 SLI should I stick with evga for brand? eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Regular Price $259.95

Dan, your a wealth of knowledge I thank you. So, if what I'm understand is true, your saying i should buy two video cards (aka sli?) Or perhaps i don't understand what SLI means. Does the order from best to ....least best go GTX GTS, GT? PS: I just recieved my D5 pump and my 5 1/4 dual...

Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB $449.95 eVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 KO Edition 1GB $599.95

Alright good to know. So to continue the update. evga 680i 4g DDR2 800 Q6600 Video card time. I want an upgrade path on this, ie: so i can add a future card later. Should I get the 9800GX2 I have a 24" dell monitor and would love to play games like hl2 and bf2 at full everything on...

Yea, thats the only good computer place we have around :( Alright deal. now for a really dumb question. I'm not able to get a 9800gx2 card (if i had the cash right) because it requires pci-e 2.0 and the board only has .....pci-e is this correct or incorrect?

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX20232(ME).aspx OCZ 4GB PC2-8500 Reaper HPC Is this what I should get, seems like a nice cheap price, doesn't look like I can put a fan on the top but from what i've been hearing I shouldn't oc the ram anyways.

Danny; I bought the board used on this board. I was trying to copy the Maximum PC Dream Machine 2007, since now i can afford that stuff :D I though it was interesting that you mentioned that I only need 4 gigs of ram if i'm going to be mostly gaming, this is going to be a pure gaming pc...

After much reading I would like to hear some different view points. I'm stuck with the 680i as i've already purchased it, so whatever. But Should I be looking to get 2x2gb or 4x2gb of ram? I mean if i were looking at doing an SLI of two video cards do you really require SLI ram? Because I...

How come? Do you think the setup is bad?

Ok, what about this for a question. What is the best processor I could purchase for the evga 680i under $500 that will oc well.

Well, i'm stuck with a evga 680i A1 for now. I'll have to do the best I can with that.

I would like to get every little bit out of this system, I also would not like to close my doors to any upgrades in the future, I originally looked at the 780i but the cost of DDR3 + new board was way outside my limits. As i'm doing everything with water I would like to max out this system...

What about if I was looking to do 8gig's could i simply just buy two sets of the g.skills and my system would be happy?

I tried to use that site although I live in Canada and it did not work. I have a local shop that I can get it for $114. http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX18779(ME).aspx

Corsair 750 sounds like the beast that i'll pick up then. I agree, I don't want to cut myself short for any future upgrades.

I will take a look.

Cosmos 1000 Case Liquid Cooled CPU, NB, VGA, Mosfet Evga 680i A1 Motherboard. Now I'm looking at purchasing a Q6600 G0 because of the over clocking potential I read about. What memory should I look at purchasing in order to get max out of the system with this type of setup. I'm going to use...

Any suggestions on a good oc ram