Building the X Machine

Sir. XaliaS · 09-04-2007

Current Shopping List

Mainboard
Abit IX38 QuadGT - £147.39 - Received

Power supply
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 - £88.98 - Received

CPU
Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "G0" - £159.79 - Received

Heatsink

Tuniq Tower 120 LFB - £27.01 - Received
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - £7.04 - Received

Memory
2x GeIL 2GB Kit (4x1GB) PC2-6400C4 - £75.18 - Received

Graphics Card
Nvidia GF7800GTX - FREE - Received

Hard drive
2x Western Digital WD5000AAKS - £125.72 - Received
Setup as RAID 0

Case
Thermaltake Armour Super Tower - £96.34 - Received

CD Drive
Samsung SH-S203B - £17.62 - Received

Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer OEM - £49.79 - Received

Operating System
M$ Windows Vista Home Premium OEM (64 Bit) - £62.00 - Received

Monitor
Samsung SM206BW 20" TFT - £171.72 - Received

Sir. Sashdaman · 09-04-2007

Nice choice on the case

I'd suggest sitting in a channel on the computer you're on with Bobcat and/or MatDef.
Should be quite simple if you get to grips of where everything shoulf go, just by looking at the mobo picture.
9800GTX will be beastly.

Sir. MatDef · 09-04-2007

1. As for the foreseeable future you don't need a 45nm cpu (since those won't be out until Jan at the earliest), you don't need ddr3 (no speed improvment, but 2x the cost), and you sure as hell won't be getting a 9800 anything, since the new gpu will probably be the 65nm replacement for the 8800gts, not gtx or ultra.

I'll put a list together when I get home.

Sir. XaliaS · 09-04-2007

The case was a no-brainer decision really, it easily appears to be a case in the positive spotlight with countless reviews across the interwebs.

And nobody needs to worry about giving me a building tutorial. I'll be more focused on keeping the dust away during that time. The parts just need to arrive undamaged.

How is everyone's experience with Overclockers UK?
I don't need to buy everything from them but if anybody has any feedback at all on where to buy, please post.

Sir. Sashdaman · 09-04-2007

I find Overclockers kinda pricey compared to www.scan.co.uk.
I created teh same system on each site and Oveclockers was like £100 dearer.

Sir. bzb · 09-05-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir. Sashdaman

I find Overclockers kinda pricey compared to www.scan.co.uk.
I created teh same system on each site and Oveclockers was like £100 dearer.

Dont forget www.dabs.com

Sir. Sashdaman · 09-05-2007

Yeah, since BT took over them... their prices have also gone up. But yes, they are good... better than overclockers.

Sir. Jameslcfc · 09-05-2007

Overclockers only do next day delivery too, which is like £8+
For my upgrades eBuyer has been the cheapest option, check that too

superj358 · 09-05-2007

wtf i saw a quad core prossesor for $200 in first post...

on newegg its $900

Sir. Side · 09-05-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by superj358

wtf i saw a quad core prossesor for $200 in first post...

on newegg its $900

its coz ur freakin blind. :angry

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

09-04-2007	#1
Sir. XaliaS Sir. Community Member Driving Machine Join Date: 26 May 2007 Location: South England Posts: 1,493	Building the X Machine Current Shopping List Mainboard Abit IX38 QuadGT - £147.39 - Received Power supply Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 - £88.98 - Received CPU Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "G0" - £159.79 - Received Heatsink Tuniq Tower 120 LFB - £27.01 - Received Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - £7.04 - Received Memory 2x GeIL 2GB Kit (4x1GB) PC2-6400C4 - £75.18 - Received Graphics Card Nvidia GF7800GTX - FREE - Received Hard drive 2x Western Digital WD5000AAKS - £125.72 - Received Setup as RAID 0 Case Thermaltake Armour Super Tower - £96.34 - Received CD Drive Samsung SH-S203B - £17.62 - Received Sound Card Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer OEM - £49.79 - Received Operating System M$ Windows Vista Home Premium OEM (64 Bit) - £62.00 - Received Monitor Samsung SM206BW 20" TFT - £171.72 - Received Last edited by Sir. XaliaS; 11-12-2007 at 12:23 PM.. Reason: Version 1.33.7.0

09-04-2007	#2
Sir. Sashdaman Sir. Community Admin Join Date: 30 May 2007 Location: No place like 127.0.0.1 Posts: 2,182	Re: Building the X Machine Nice choice on the case I'd suggest sitting in a channel on the computer you're on with Bobcat and/or MatDef. Should be quite simple if you get to grips of where everything shoulf go, just by looking at the mobo picture. 9800GTX will be beastly. Last edited by Sir. MatDef; 09-04-2007 at 06:54 PM.. Reason: Fuck you.

09-04-2007	#3
Sir. MatDef Sir. Community Member Join Date: 7 Jun 2007 Posts: 248	Re: Building the X Machine 1. As for the foreseeable future you don't need a 45nm cpu (since those won't be out until Jan at the earliest), you don't need ddr3 (no speed improvment, but 2x the cost), and you sure as hell won't be getting a 9800 anything, since the new gpu will probably be the 65nm replacement for the 8800gts, not gtx or ultra. I'll put a list together when I get home. Last edited by Sir. MatDef; 09-04-2007 at 07:05 PM..
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09-04-2007	#4
Sir. XaliaS Sir. Community Member Driving Machine Join Date: 26 May 2007 Location: South England Posts: 1,493	Re: Building the X Machine The case was a no-brainer decision really, it easily appears to be a case in the positive spotlight with countless reviews across the interwebs. And nobody needs to worry about giving me a building tutorial. I'll be more focused on keeping the dust away during that time. The parts just need to arrive undamaged. How is everyone's experience with Overclockers UK? I don't need to buy everything from them but if anybody has any feedback at all on where to buy, please post.

09-04-2007	#5
Sir. Sashdaman Sir. Community Admin Join Date: 30 May 2007 Location: No place like 127.0.0.1 Posts: 2,182	Re: Building the X Machine I find Overclockers kinda pricey compared to www.scan.co.uk. I created teh same system on each site and Oveclockers was like £100 dearer.

09-05-2007	#7
Sir. Sashdaman Sir. Community Admin Join Date: 30 May 2007 Location: No place like 127.0.0.1 Posts: 2,182	Re: Building the X Machine Yeah, since BT took over them... their prices have also gone up. But yes, they are good... better than overclockers.

09-05-2007	#8
Sir. Jameslcfc Sir. Community Member Join Date: 6 Jun 2007 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 1,784	Re: Building the X Machine Overclockers only do next day delivery too, which is like £8+ For my upgrades eBuyer has been the cheapest option, check that too
	Now less Wotty!

09-05-2007	#9
superj358 Registered Join Date: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 142	Re: Building the X Machine wtf i saw a quad core prossesor for $200 in first post... on newegg its $900

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