AM2 5000+ build

[lsim001]

I've just taken the plunge and put in an order to the local computer shop for this:

Asustek M2N-E
Corsair 2 x 1024Mb DDR2-667 TwinX Dual Channel Memory Kit Series 4-4-4-12
ASUS PCIE N7900GT 256MB DDR3 2XDVI
AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ CPU (AM2), Socket AM2, 2.6GHz, 512kb cache per core, Supports 64 Bit, Retail Boxed with Cooler
Seagate Barracuda (320GB) SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache
Lian Li PC-V600B Plus - Aluminium Case, Black, non-power
AcBel 500W power supply

What do you guys think? Am I going to be a happy camper or have I just wasted a wad of cash?

 

[w1retap]

Well, it looks pretty decent.. just how much is a "wad of cash"?

Just last night I ordered my core components for my system I'm in the process of building.

AMD X2 5000+ (AM2) - $300
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wifi Edition (590 chipset) - $200
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$500

Next, I'm ordering my RAM, HDD's, and optical drive.. then it will be complete.

2GB (2x1gb) Corsair XMS2 Pro with LED's (DDR2-800) - $250
74GB Raptor 16mb cache SATA - $140
500GB WD 7200rpm 16mb cache SATA2 - $200
Plextor SATA DVD-Burner - $100
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$690

I already have the other misc stuff installed and ready to accept my components that are on order. Its a pretty high end water-cooling setup as well, so that adds in a bunch of money.

LianLi v1000b+ case with window - $200
OCZ 700w GameXtream PSU - $140
XFX 7900gt (520mhz/1500mhz version) - $260 (temp until DX10 arrives)
VL System LIS 2 VFD screen - $100
Water Cooling Stuff including temperature lcd, rad, pump, tubing, res, etc (see sig) - $350
4 120mm fans, sleeving, sound dampening mat, cathodes - $60
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$1110

So.... add all that up, and it comes to about $2300. But.. its pretty badass. ^_^ I guess you could compare the money you spent to the money I spent by pricing the individual components, taking into consideration different models have much different prices.

edit: fixed my price, I messed up one of the prices.

 

[-=Antimatter=-]

lol, LED ram

those both look like good builds guys, just don't cheap out on the power supplies and you'll be golden. Good call on picking corsair over OCZ.

I wish I had $2200 to spend

 

[w1retap]

lol, LED ram

those both look like good builds guys, just don't cheap out on the power supplies and you'll be golden. Good call on picking corsair over OCZ.

I wish I had $2200 to spend

hellz yea LED ram.. LOL.

for this mobo I ordered, corsair supposibly runs great in it for the reviews i've seen compared to people that have tried ocz in it. Also, its listed on Asus' website as being a for sure compadible ram module. BUT, I put OCZ EL Platinum DDR2-800 in my brothers AM2 machine with the MSI K9N Platinum SLI, and it runs flawless. I would still order OCZ ram any day if I knew it was compadible with a mobo. Its very inexpensive and runs awesome.

 

[vsrdan]

I have an M2N-E (with 3800+) in office. It is a very nice board, but the problem are there are no firewire headers. It is very good for an office computer (no video editing, etc.)

 

[engiNURD]

For Core2Duo, you don't need DDR2-800. There is little to no performance increase from DDR2-667. On the AM2 platform, however, the performance increase is much more noticeable. So for the OP, I'd recommend the jump to DDR2-800 instead of DDR2-667. Read the Anandtech article for more info.

http://anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2800

 

[Blauman]

OP just as someone else said just make sure the PSU is up to snuff. Sometimes brick and mortar places can use some shaddy PSU's. No sense in buying a nice setup to have a cheap PSU blow it all to hell.

 

[lsim001]

Well, it looks pretty decent.. just how much is a "wad of cash"?

Just last night I ordered my core components for my system I'm in the process of building.

AMD X2 5000+ (AM2) - $300
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wifi Edition (590 chipset) - $200
=========
$500

Next, I'm ordering my RAM, HDD's, and optical drive.. then it will be complete.

2GB (2x1gb) Corsair XMS2 Pro with LED's (DDR2-800) - $250
74GB Raptor 16mb cache SATA - $140
500GB WD 7200rpm 16mb cache SATA2 - $200
Plextor SATA DVD-Burner - $100
=========
$690

I already have the other misc stuff installed and ready to accept my components that are on order. Its a pretty high end water-cooling setup as well, so that adds in a bunch of money.

LianLi v1000b+ case with window - $200
OCZ 700w GameXtream PSU - $140
XFX 7900gt (520mhz/1500mhz version) - $260 (temp until DX10 arrives)
VL System LIS 2 VFD screen - $100
Water Cooling Stuff including temperature lcd, rad, pump, tubing, res, etc (see sig) - $350
4 120mm fans, sleeving, sound dampening mat, cathodes - $60
=========
$1110

So.... add all that up, and it comes to about $2300. But.. its pretty badass. ^_^ I guess you could compare the money you spent to the money I spent by pricing the individual components, taking into consideration different models have much different prices.

edit: fixed my price, I messed up one of the prices.

that sounds very bling. nice. Mine's gonna cost me bout NZD$2400 with equates to about USD$1490. I would love to have a bigger case and a couple of stripped 150gig Raptors but can't afford it at the moment.

I just went to the shop to check on the progress of the build and the boss told me that i won't be getting the machine til the 10th cause all AM2 5000+ is back ordered. I was also a bit disappointed with the case when I said I was thinking about putting in a Zalman CPU fan. It turns out that the mini-itx case has the PSU right next to the CPU! so I've got no space to put a fan in. I assumed Lian-Li would have thought about issues like this through. I guess it was my fault for assuming. Nevermind. I guess I'll live.