Your opinion on next build.

[GuyOnTheCouch]

Ok, i'm gonna put down what i want to use for next build, with some options, u can give your own opinions on what you like disregarding the other options, and i would like your honest opinion and feedback.

CPU: San Diego core AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Gonna OC)
HSF: Thermalright XP-90c w/generic red LED fan or any fan you recommend, doesnt have to be LED (sry red is my favy color)
MoBo: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR or MSI K8T Neo4 Plat/SLI (Gonna increase FSB on either one)
GPU:eVGA GF 6800 GT PCI-e (one for now) Gonna OC
GPU HSF: Zalman VF700-Cu
Memory: Corsair XMS PC4400 (DDR 550) (for that fsb baby ).
PSU: Antec TruePower 2.0 550W
HDD: Seagate 250GB SATA 1.5 w/NCQ (do the nf4 chipsets support NCQ?)
Case: Xoxide Bio-X w/4 80mm Red LEDs
CD-ROM: 52x ASUS brand

 

[overclock]

Please have all of the components shipped to my house and I will put it together and test it for you to save you the frustration.

Concerning NCQ/nforce4
This technology has been developed with the purpose of replacing the older, much less efficient Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ). The technology was brought in with Intel’s latest 900 series chipsets and just recently found its way into nVidia’s nForce4 chipset. Seagate has done a great job at bringing this technology to the market without delay. This should make them a choice manufacturer for hard drives for all those people looking to purchase a new i900 series or nForce4 based system.

 

[burningrave101]

Athlon 64's dont have a FSB and overclocking the HTT speed isn't going to improve performance. That Corsair PC4400 is a waste of money. The CPU speed is all that matters and you can overclock it without even changing the speed of the RAM at all.

Dont buy a SLI board unless your going to use it. The DFI Ultra-D is a better choice if your not planning to buy two 6800GT's.

Get a Thermalright XP-90 instead of the 90c. Its cheaper and the performance difference will be minor.

 

[kirbyrj]

You'll get a healthy 1:1 OC with that RAM, but you might be better off running it at say 220mhz on a divider with tight 2-2-2 timings (those are the TCCD Corsair sticks right?).

 

[burningrave101]

You'll get a healthy 1:1 OC with that RAM, but you might be better off running it at say 220mhz on a divider with tight 2-2-2 timings (those are the TCCD Corsair sticks right?).

He would be better of with OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev2 which is on sale for $199 at Newegg if he wants overclocking RAM.