Finally purchased the final components...

[TheGamerZ]

I finally purchased the final parts for my new build.
My last build literally went up in smoke due to a freak water cooling leak.
This build has been about 3 months in the making.

I'm very excited to see what it'll do.

I'm coming from:

Opteron 148 @ 3ghz
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D
2 x 1gb G.SKILL PC4000
GeForce 7950GT
X-Fi Platinum
OCZ GameXStream 650w PSU
CM Stacker 810



to my new:

Intel E8500 + TRUE Black
DFI LanParty DK X48-T2RS
2 x 2gb G.SKILL Pi Black PC6400
X-Fi Platinum (kept from old build)
Radeon 4870 1GB
PCP&C 750w PSU
Antec 900



Total cost was $930.11.

I can't wait to assemble this baby and fire her up.
I'll be putting Vista x64 on it, naturally.
I saved my Raptor 150gb from the last build as my primary HDD.

I'm also super excited because I'm putting a new SATA DVD burner in it, I can finally say goodbye to those messy IDE cables!

Any comments?

 

[tiraides]

Which monitor/resolution are you using?

Which games are you going to play on this thing?

When will we see pictures of everything?

 

[TheGamerZ]

Currently using a Sceptre X22WG-Gamer @ 1680x1050.

Will be playing anything and everything.

I have pics from a little while back with the case, mobo, and psu installed, but thats it. You will have final pics ASAP.

Till then: www.bindyboondyba.com/stuff/new_build/

 

[GonzoP]

This one watercooled too?

 

[TheGamerZ]

No, as stated in the first post, it will have a TRUE Black sitting on the cpu. Watercooling was more of a trophy thing.

 

[GonzoP]

No, as stated in the first post, it will have a TRUE Black sitting on the cpu. Watercooling was more of a trophy thing.

yeah I see that now silly me. Those are good components. I see you yourself where also not tempted by the quads. With that TRUE I'd be optimistic of OCing past 4Ghz. For 1680x1050 I think you're looking very solid