Decent Gaming Build - Component longevity in mind

MWHarrell said:
-snip, build-
Total Price after tax and shipping:
$707 ($627 TOTAL if i get my rebates)
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That thing is a /beast/ for the money. A friend of mine put together a similar build without a case (reused his old Antec Basic mid-tower) and it was closer to $900 about 2 months ago.
 
silent-circuit said:
That thing is a /beast/ for the money. A friend of mine put together a similar build without a case (reused his old Antec Basic mid-tower) and it was closer to $900 about 2 months ago.
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Honestly, i couldn't believe it either. If i get this e2160 running at 3ghz (closer to 3.2-3.4 with proper cooling), the rest of my rig up and running, and a little luck with my mail in rebates, i'll be one happy camper.

For close to $600, I was extremely pleased. I really tried to pick my component battles and shop around a bit, but newegg has such good deals, and i got a hell of a deal with my case. Wish me some luck with my $80 in MIR though heh? -.-
 
I'm not sure you'll reach 3Ghz on stock cooling if the stock cooler is the tiny HSF. :(
 
enginurd said:
I'm not sure you'll reach 3Ghz on stock cooling if the stock cooler is the tiny HSF. :(
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I've looked around on the Abit boards, and a few other Motherboard sites and it sounds like even with the smaller stock coolers, i can still hit around 3ghz. Supposedly I shouldn't have to increase the voltage too much, but if it does become an issue, i'll just stop by a local Frys or Microcenter and pick up a HSF (living in LA ftw sometimes : / )

Thanks for the concern :D

I'll keep you guys updated.
 
the two bottom rigs in my sig easily reached 3ghz on stock cooling.

edit: saw u changed your mind on the cpu. I think you might be able to pull 3ghz w/stock on a 2160 but if it were me, I'd go third party for the cooling in which case, you spent more cash on the cooling instead of going for a higher clocked processor. It's always like that though...

I thought this was a good deal for a similar price...
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131214
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144456
3 yr warranty and less for about 9 bucks more.
 
Pkirk618 said:
the two bottom rigs in my sig easily reached 3ghz on stock cooling.
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Were they the standard full height coolers, or tiny half height coolers? Did the E8400 come with the same cooler as the E2180s? Also, what are the load temps of the E2180s @ 3Ghz?

Thanks.
 
Load temps are great. Never see it go above 48-52c. Prime95 is another story but stable nonetheless. Usually idles around high 30s.

edit: Full size/height coolers and yeah, the coolers looked the same--at least that's what I remember ;)
 
Update:​

Got my rig up and running a few days ago with absolutely no hang ups or glitches during construction. Rocketfish was a great case to build with, lots of room to work around with. However, it is a tad noisy, and i think something went wrong during my CD drive installation, as it shakes rattles and rolls quite a bit when I give it a CD to install with (aluminum panels that aren't exactly flush being the major problem i believe.)

The 8800GTS is far too big for its own good (its hard to reach my CMOS jumper), and damn, that thing gets HOT, but i hear high 70C's and low 80C's are normals. The OC ability of the E21xx (2160 in my case), and my Abit IP35-E are quite insane for the cost. Im currently running Prime 95 with a solid 66C on my cores @ 9x350 1.42v for 3.150 Ghz on a stock Intel HSF. (Yes, the small Heat sink to boot.)

Thanks for the help guys, good rig, plays COD4, Stalker, The Witcher and my mmos like a madman @ 1920x1080. I can still manage High-high medium settings on crysis, but thats certainly good enough for me!

I cant stress enough how easy this system came together, thanks again guys.
 
You think an 8800 GTS 512MB gets hot... the older GTSs and the GTs run even hotter, and none of those even come close to the GTX. Not even close.
 
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