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i2ice

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well anyway i think this is one of my first post on [H] and so i've ben looking around getting ideas and saving up teh funds to build my next computer well i ordered from egg .so i just wanted to have some preveiws of my build nothing very special yet. nothing new or anything but anyways ups delivered the goods today.... :D oh and flirting with the idea of water cooling maybe next month

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lian li pc-7b
ultra xconnect 2 (looked sexy) and its sli + modular 550w
p4 3.0 631cedar mill
p5n32-sli
xfi
lg dvd rw and cd rom
2 gb of ddr2 gskill
250gb WD
evga 7900gt
zalman cpu cooler
nv 5 for 7900( fitment issues?)
nexus fan and light controler
6 cold cathodes
various uv active wires and etc uv stuff
logitech z5500
g5
saiteck eclipse( was about to get g15 maybe later)
head set from plantronics

oh and the rear left speaker i just had to test hahah couldnt resist so riped it open, cranked it up, changed undies, then took pic :D
 
Welcome to the case modding forum. :D Since we only do case modding, I moved you over to the general hardware forum where you can discuss builds and stuff.
 
nice except for the xfi and the intelness, looking forward to the benchmark
 
Is there anything better outthere other than the X-Fi?? If so, what would that be?
 
F.E.A.R. said:
Is there anything better outthere other than the X-Fi?? If so, what would that be?
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For gaming? No. For music/movies/ect yes.
 
i2ice said:
lian li pc-7b - Should have got a case with 120mm fans. Lian Li makes good cases, but for the money spent you could have got a better case.
ultra xconnect 2 (looked sexy) and its sli + modular 550w - looks got ya huh? Hate to say this but it is probably going to the be the noisy thing. I would have got a 500 watt Seasonic. You do not need more than 400 watts to run that system.
p4 3.0 631cedar mill - good choice for a P4
p5n32-sli - Awesome board, but if you not planning Sli. Assume you are.
xfi - decent
lg dvd rw and cd rom - Does not matter all DVDRW are pretty much the same.
2 gb of ddr2 gskill - good value
250gb WD - Hard drives are reletive
evga 7900gt - good choice
zalman cpu cooler - Really good. I would have got the Scythe Ninja though.
nv 5 for 7900( fitment issues?) - Zalman VF700 would have been easier to install.
nexus fan and light controler
6 cold cathodes - Going to add some extra heat and might cause issues with the power supply unless you power them on a seperate line.
various uv active wires and etc uv stuff
logitech z5500 - Good
g5 - good mouse.
saiteck eclipse( was about to get g15 maybe later) - whatever works for you.
head set from plantronics - whatever works.

oh and the rear left speaker i just had to test hahah couldnt resist so riped it open, cranked it up, changed undies, then took pic :D
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My critque.
 
the pc-7 does have 120mm fans 1 in front and 1 in back,wats with xfi? and wats wrong with xconnect2? its not on the list of ones to aviod? and im not sure on sli yet
 
There are SOOO Many better PSU's than an X2. Try, next time, to go with something like an Enermax, Antec, etc...
 
videodrone83 said:
whats wrong with the x-fi? I plan to buy one
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There's nothing wrong with the X-fi. It's a great sound card. The problem is that if you have a motherboard (which you should if you plan for your computer to boot... :D), then it's useless. Especially considering how freakin' expensive they are for audio that isn't any better than onboard...
 
PWMK2 said:
There's nothing wrong with the X-fi. It's a great sound card. The problem is that if you have a motherboard (which you should if you plan for your computer to boot... :D), then it's useless. Especially considering how freakin' expensive they are for audio that isn't any better than onboard...
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I'd like to disagree with you on that. I can tell a great difference in my onboard and my x-fi. Also, I gained at least 5-10 fps in every game I have, in some cases as many as 20, that is well worth the 120 I spent, and then some as far as I'm concerned.
 
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