Rebuilding for Warhammer

LoL. What enginurd is saying is correct. Even the Antec EA 650 PSU you are referring to is the same thing. It has a 120mm fan mounted on the bottom of the PSU. Other PSU also have 1 x 80 mm fan exhausting air out of the PSU. I don't like this type. They tend to be louder and not cool the PSU internal components as well as a 120mm or even a larger 134mm fan blowing into the PSU and cooling the inner components.

enginurd said:
huh? :confused: If the Antec, or any PSU, has a 120mm fan, its on the bottom, not the top. You can flip your PSU over if you want, so that the fan is on the top, but this is only good if you mount your PSU on the bottom of your case (though the flip is not required for such a mount).
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Idk, like some reviews on that Mobo say that it has an outdated BIOS and doesn't have a good setup for OC'ing?
 
gamerx11 said:
Idk, like some reviews on that Mobo say that it has an outdated BIOS and doesn't have a good setup for OC'ing?
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Umm, just about every motherboard ships with an outdate BIOs. Mobo manufacturers do release BIOs updates after their mobos have been packed and shipped off. Also, you can always just update the BIOs....

But the UD3R is an excellent choice for overclocking. If you're willing to spend the extra money (If you get it, you'll go over your $400 budget), then get it. But I recommend going with the rest of HG's recommendations.
 
Do you think the MSI board could overclock decently? People were reviewing saying they could overclock up to like 3.2ghz which is what I was thinking of trying to do.
 
gamerx11 said:
Do you think the MSI board could overclock decently? People were reviewing saying they could overclock up to like 3.2ghz which is what I was thinking of trying to do.
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It's doable.
 
I plan on getting this all together in December for Christmas so ill have to let you know how it goes. The first/last computer I built went very smooth, hopefully this one goes the same.
 
gamerx11 said:
I plan on getting this all together in December for Christmas so ill have to let you know how it goes. The first/last computer I built went very smooth, hopefully this one goes the same.
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A week before you buy, make another or post back here in this thread with your parts list. There might be cheaper/better parts for the prices in Dec.
 
gamerx11 said:
Which is better, OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 or G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800? Is there any different or wat? The OCZ seems like it would have better cooling.
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But RAM doesn't need that heavy of a cooling. Anyway, I'd go with the G.Skill since it'll have less compatibility problems due to the fact that it only requires 1.8V whereas the OCZ RAM requires 2.1V, which some mobos have a problem with occasionally.
 
So there will or wont? Dont feel like spending the money on a better vid card and turns out I cant even use its full potential.
 
lowteckh said:
YES THERE WILL... at like 1024*768. Back to vacuuming... *whistles*
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LOL!

@ gamerx11
Unless you play at 1024x768 and below, don't worry about a CPU bottleneck. Not for a while. Besides, you can always just overclock the CPU to limit any potential bottlenecking whenever you feel like it.
 
gamerx11 said:
This is my current idea for my build. Might not get the HDD though, debating whether to upgrade to SATA or not. Good idea?
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I'd say upgrade the HDD. Today's SATA HDD will be a lot faster than that old IDE drive you have. Also, if you do upgrade the HDD, I recommend spending the extra $10 for a significantly faster drive than the 7200.10 250GB:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $60

Or if you don't mind a slightly big speed loss compared to the 320GB above, you can get twice the space for just $10 more:
Western Digital WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $60
 
gamerx11 said:
Should i get BFG GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB and CORSAIR 4GB DDR2 800 combo for $180 instead of the Asus Radeon HD 4850 512MB for $170, $30 MIR? The card and RAM seem pretty good? Seems like a good deal, the GTX would be sweet to have.
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This is where you are going to have to decide for yourself. Look up reviews where the 9800GTX and HD4850 were pitted against one another. See if the $210 for the HD4850 + GSkill RAM set you have in your wishless is justified over the $170 for the 9800GTX + Corsair RAM combo.
 
What about one that has good air filtering (b/c there is a lot of dust where i'm at) and enough room for the geforce 9800 gtx? Can't seem to find a decent priced one like that...
 
gamerx11 said:
What about one that has good air filtering (b/c there is a lot of dust where i'm at) and enough room for the geforce 9800 gtx? Can't seem to find a decent priced one like that...
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IIRC, the CM590 has some air-filtering foam/sponge thing behind each of the 5.25" bays. So air filtering there is taken care of. If I'm wrong, just use coffee filter, foam, or pantyhose as a filter.
 
enginurd said:
coffee filter?
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What? Never tried coffee filter as an air filter for your PC? :D


Yes I was really bored that day and had a ton of coffee filters around for some reason......It worked-ish.
 
gamerx11 said:
Looks like a great case but now they took off the free shipping. :(
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Thats what happens when you take too long... lol. Then again, some other good deal will roll around again, so now you just have to wait. If you can't, then just bite the cost.
 
Well that's why I ordered it Tuesday! Still got it for $50, what a deal. :D But, since the CPU and HDD can't be too opinionated, the mobo look pretty good to get? Its a combo with the CPU atm.
 
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