My build is done...

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HTown Max

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See this thread for the hardware I bought...

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1227050&highlight=%24800

I was going to take pictures of everything but it really looks messy. The PSU was definately not designed to be mounted at the bottom of the case. One scary thing too is when you reset the system or power it on, it powers on, then off, then back on again. My heart sunk the first time that happened. I thought I did something very wrong until it came back up.

About the case... I was really un-impressed by the case until I looked at my temperatures...

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I'm not 100% sure about this but I think those numbers are pretty good. The GPU runs about 59C idle and 75C at load. You can see what the CPU is running there...

Here is my 3dmark06 score...

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This is with no tuning, overclocking, or tweaking what-so-ever. I think the RAM is running at 1.8v when it should be 2.1v. My next post will be in the overclocking area...

Thanks to everyone who commented about my questions. I'm very pleased with this build.
 
Nice... what's your system specs again? I'm too lazy to look through that other thread, lol.
 
for the 'nurd :D

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $59.99

MSI NX8800GTS-T2D640E-HD OC GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - $364.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply - Retail - $109.99

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail - $129.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail - $192.99

ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $184.99
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Pretty good build, glad it worked out for ya! Are you planning on OC'ing that conroe?
 
Actually I went with a XClio 500w PSU rather than the Corsair I originally had planned.

My revision is G0 with a VID of 1.3500v. Just curious, what does that mean and why does it matter?

I think I will overclock it pretty soon. I just want to make sure I know what I'm doing first.
 
HTown Max said:
Actually I went with a XClio 500w PSU rather than the Corsair I originally had planned.

My revision is G0 with a VID of 1.3500v. Just curious, what does that mean and why does it matter?

I think I will overclock it pretty soon. I just want to make sure I know what I'm doing first.
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The Stablepower is a fine PSU.

All E6750 (currently) are G0. The VID is basically the stock voltage. The lower it is, the better, because that means you have more headroom for OC'ing with less voltage requirements. Intel's recommended max voltage for the E6750/E6850 is 1.55v @ 60°C Load. Use CoreTemp 0.95.4 to measure temps. You could probably do 3.2Ghz on stock voltage, just raise the FSB to 400.

My E6750 has the same 1.35v VID. My friend's is 1.25v. :mad: He can reach 4Ghz on 1.55v, but I need 1.65v to reach that high, which I'm not comfortable giving, despite my temps being 52°C Load with my 3.8Ghz 1.55v settings. I could go higher, since my load temps are lower than 60°C, but I just don't want to, lol. Me scurred. :eek: BTW, I have the DS3R, Ballistix DDR2-800, and an Ultima90 w/ Panaflo Hydrowave 92mm fan. I had a Tuniq on here, but the Ultima performs similarly but is lighter (weight).

edit: forgot you got the stablepower instead of the goodpower. adjusted my post accordingly.
 
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