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Spartan611

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I will be pulling the trigger on my brand new $3500-3800 custom built computer. I would like to ask the people of [H] forums to confirm that every part I list below will be compatible with each other, have no problems with each other, and will fit snuggly with each other, among various other things. I have been doing research for about 6-9 months on this computer picking my parts, changing back and forth, and patiently waiting for the time to buy. I have decided after going back and forth between AMD and Intel that AMD is the way for me because I would like to be able to have K8L. That is the reason I chose AMD AM2 over Intel Core 2 Duo.

Here it goes:

Processor:
AMD AM2 FX-62

Motherboard:
Asus Crosshair Nforce 590 SLI Motherboard

Memory:
OCZ DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) Special Ops Edition Urban Elite (Only if I can find it online)

OR

OCZ DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) Special Ops Edition

Video Card:
EVGA Nvidia 7950 GX2

Sound Card:
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty

Hard Drive 1 (For OS and games):
Western Digital 74gb Raptor 16mb Cache

Hard Drive 2 (For everything else):
Western Digital 250gb Caviar SE16 Sata3g

Optical Drives:
2x Plextor 755SA Sata Optical Drive

Case:
Silverstone TJ07 Black with Custom Window with casters purchased from www.performance-pcs.com

Power Supply:
Silverstone Zeus 750 Watt SLI Power Supply

Cooling:
OCZ Tempest CPU Heatsink
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Grease
Stock Case Cooling
Stock Video Card Cooling

Fan Controller:
Aerocool Power Watch

Lighting:
2x Logisys Blue Lazer LED's
2x Logisys UV Lazer LED's
2x Sunbeam White Lazer LED's
2x Sunbeam Red Lazer LED's

Light Controller:
2x Sunbeam Lightbus

Floppy:
External USB Sony Floppy Drive

Noise/Sound Dampening:
Sound Mat
Silverstone Power Supply Acoustic Cover

Physics Card:
This is a maybe but I probably will get one in the future.


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That was the computer stuff. I have already purchased my Home theater setup which is below. It is for my bedroom so it is small.

HDTV:
Samsung LN-S2651d 26" LCD HDTV

Surround Sound Speakers:
Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround Sound

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So I want to make sure that every computer part I listed above is compatible. This means enough power from the power supply, no problems with the memory and mobo working together, no problems with fitting anything, and no problems with cabling or heat or cooling. IF YOU GUYS THINK OF ANY PROBLEMS WHAT-SO-EVER THAT I COULD NOT THINK OF PLEASE POST IT, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

Thanks guys in advance for responding to this thread and I look forward to talking to you guys about this project. BTW this is my first computer I have ever built and my second PC that I have had. THANKS!
 
Don't forget thermal compound. You might also want to consider going internal on that floppy, if you have to do any bios upgrades sometimes USB will not be working. Alot of people have a floppy laying around that they can plug in and leave hanging for upgrades then throw it back in a drawer.
 
Footer4321 said:
Don't forget thermal compound. You might also want to consider going internal on that floppy, if you have to do any bios upgrades sometimes USB will not be working. Alot of people have a floppy laying around that they can plug in and leave hanging for upgrades then throw it back in a drawer.
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Well I did put the compound in, I will be using Arctic Silver 5. But on the floppy situation, there is only one problem. I do not have enough bays. Let me tell you why. The Silverstone TJ07 has 7 bays. This is what I will be using in those bays.

2x Optical Drives
2x Lightbus
1 Fan Controller that takes up two bays
X-Fi Fatal1ty bay.

However, I know that I will NOT under any circumstances overclock. And if I do overclock it won't be for a while until I learn how and am confident enough to do it on such an expensive machine.
 
If you're spending that much, you might consider a 150GB Raptor. Unless you need the front bay control box and/or XRAM, you don't need the Fatal1ty soundcard. The XtremeMusic (which I have) will do just fine. Also, with the possibility of SLI in the future you might not want the physics card. I don't know that mobo's layout, but you may only have one PCI slot free (which has a soundcard in it unless you change that). I only have one free PCI slot, heck I can't even use the PCI-E slots! The physics card is a bad idea IMO because there is not enough support to compell me to use one. It's a neat novelty, but really, since you might not have room, just scrap the physics thing. Other than that, you will enjoy your system!

What kind of monitor do you plan to use that beast for? I don't know the resolution of the HDTV you listed, but usually from what I know, HDTVs generally don't hit the 1600x1200+ res that a 7950GX2 (Quad, anyone?) is meant for. Your system is very much like mine (except I don't do lights etc).

EDIT: You responded before I posted and you seem intent on the Fatal1ty, so feel free to disregard my comment about it. However, I overclocked my machine that cost $3200 or so....just don't do it fast and loose (like I did) and be careful, you'll be fine! I juiced my Opty 170 from stock 2.0GHz to 2.6GHz right off the bat, it works great but I would NOT recommend doing anything like that.
 
Now that MrGuv metions it, why not get an Opteron with a good stepping and overclock? These are very newbie friendly (they OC alot, I got 600MHz out of mine by upping volts but I'm still safe on air). Some will hit 2.8GHz from 2.0 or even 1.8 on stock volts. Heck, 3.0+ isn't unusual...
 
MrGuvernment said:
why are you getting an FX ?..............
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Cus I want the best I can get without overclocking until K8L.

My monitor is the HDTV. It has a screen resolution of 1360x768 or something like that.

I want 2 hard drives and don't need the extra raptor space.

Also I want the Fata1lty because of different reasons one of which is the XRAM.
 
I am with the people who dont understand why you're buying an $825 processor that is outperformed by a $325 core 2. Looking that far into the future is a bit ridiculous. You're blowing $500 in an attempt to future proof, its ludicrous.
 
If you are not going to overclock, you have no need for an FX, unless you like bragging rights. If you insist on going AMD, then get a X2 5000+

And I agree with the person above me. Buying a new mobo for K8L is probably a wise idea, so why wate all the money now?
 
I don't want to say the same thing that's been said 5 times already, but I definitely agree about the whole FX thing. But, then again, I don't have money coming out of my ears.
 
I would go with a PC Power & Cooling 850W or 1KW power supply myself. Not much more out there better than these IMO.
Yes the FX is overkill but then I understand since I only use PC P & C power supplies myself. I want the best out there for my $$$
Intel cpu's are overrated IMO.
Thats my $0.02 worth.
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That 7950 looks tasty :cool:
I'll have to agree with the others on the FX-62 bit. You really should get a E6700 Core 2 and put the rest toward another 7950.
 
I agree with others on the Conroe route. Im not one to change your mind or really care what you get since AMD and Intel do have good processors right now. It just you said you want to get the best you can get without overclocking, and Conroe will get you that. Either a E6700 or even put in an extra 200 dollars since you are already spending alot and get a Conroe Extreme Edition processor. That will get you the best you can get without overclocking. But if you dont want to go Conroe, sounds like a pretty decent build. But give the Conroe a good thought, as they are the best you can get. Plus they are really simple to overclock if you want to overclock in the future.
 
Silverstone TJ07 has crappy airflow. No air moves over the lower-right portion of the mobo where the chipsets are.
 
Really, conroe is the way to go, to spend THAT much money on a processor that is already 2nd best in everything and then HOPE AMD K8L will be better, is not a smart buying move. and beside, if you got this much cash now, in a years time when K8L "might" be out and "might" be better or "might" be equal to anything intel, you can buy a new mobo and cpu.
 
Ok guys, after getting thoughts from people on 3 different forums, I am more inclined to go Intel Core 2 Duo. There is only one problem. There is no motherboard that supports SLI and has a Nforce 590 chipset that is out right now. So here is what I am going to do. First off I would like to thank everybody for their opinion, I do appreciate it. I have seen that Asus posted their board on their website but has not released it yet. I will see in the next 2 weeks if ASUS or DFI releases a Nforce 590 SLI Intel Edition motherboard. If they don't, I can probably wait a couple more weeks. So yes in conclusion you have all swayed my mind to go Core 2 Duo. And if K8L is better, than I will just get a new mobo and CPU maybe when it comes out. Thank you everyone for your opinions. I will still post in this thread later to make sure that the Intel parts won't have problems with the ram (I know they are compatible but maybe they have issues like I have read) and other things as well. THANKS AGAIN!
 
for sure keep us updated, once this rig is together i am sure it is going to eat what ever is tossed at it.
 
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