New Computer - Please help

[HanZo]

Hi guys.

I just ordered my new rig, now I need some last minute advice before the CM Stacker arrive, then I will pay the full balance.

All parts are bought from NCIX.com, boxing day sales.

CANADIAN DOLLARS


COOLERMASTER CM STACKER Black ATX - $197.22

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Processor S939 San Diego 2.2GHZ 1MB - $248.99

DFI LANParty UT NF4 ULTRA-D Motherboard ATX S939 NFORCE4 Ultra - $135.99

OCZ EL Platinum REV.2 (TCCD) PC3200 1GB 2X512MB DDR CL 2-2-2-5 184PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit - $189.98

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB SATA W/ NCQ 7200RPM 8MB 8MS - $117.99

1.44MB Black 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE - $9.75

BFG GeForce 7800GT 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV VIVO SLI Ready Video Card - $379.88

Fortron FSP/SPI AX500-A 500W ATX12V 2.0 24PIN Blue Storm Power Supply W/ 120MM Fan Retail - $100.79

PIONEER DVR-110D Black DVD-RW 16x616 DVD+RW 16x6x16 Dual Layer - $47.99

ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU LGA775 S478 S754 S939 S940 COPPER 1000-2000RPM 20-32DBA CPU HEATSINK FAN - $57.14

CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS 7.1 1394 24BIT OEM SOUND CARD - $76.53

LOGITECH MEDIA KEYBOARD Black ULTRA FLAT DESIGN W/ AUDIO CONTROLS & ENHANCED FUNCTION KEYS - $27.00

LOGITECH MX518 GAMING-GRADE OPTICAL MOUSE 1600-DPI USB SILVER-BLACK - $57.76

SamSung SyncMaster 19in LCD 930BF 4MS 700:1 contrast ratio w/DVI cable - $434.99

Total - $2342.70 (taxes included)

 

[Sieravor]

For what you're spending, you might want to consider picking up an Opteron. With the parts you have, you should be able to overclock it rather well. Looks pretty good though, but I'm sure someone on this board can find you a way to drop that price some. Wow...

 

[HanZo]

For what you're spending, you might want to consider picking up an Opteron. With the parts you have, you should be able to overclock it rather well. Looks pretty good though, but I'm sure someone on this board can find you a way to drop that price some. Wow...

Well I hope someone can help me lower that price abit. What Opteron? I have read alot of comments about it. Basically its the same chip as athlon64 socket 939? I'm guessing u are talking about AMD Opteron 148 Processor S939 Venus 2.2GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 90NM 64BIT - $$307.95. Cost alittle bit more, but I want to save some money so I can get aerocool gatewatcher or coolermaster LED Case fans plus the side window for the stacker.

I'm planning to overlock the Processor to atleast 2.7ghz trying to obtain FX speed without spending too much.

 

[Sieravor]

I'll start doing some price searching, maybe find something that is a bit cheaper. I'll post in a few hours when I get off of work with some results, if I find anything worth looking into.

 

[HanZo]

I'll start doing some price searching, maybe find something that is a bit cheaper. I'll post in a few hours when I get off of work with some results, if I find anything worth looking into.

Thank you guys. Very Helpful. LOVE HARD FORUM!!!

 

[HanZo]

well I just got all the parts and assembled the computer. Actually I'm writing this message to let u guys know. Thank you for the help.

I changed the CM stacker to CM praetoran. Let me tell ya, the pic don't do this case justice. outstanding. I will try to post pic when I have extra time.

 

[Sieravor]

Well, cool. Sorry I didn't post any info about prices. I got home and ended up having to post a question in the OS forum myself. Damn windows. Yes, post some pics.