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[Particle Physicist]

in terms of silence? it is very quiet. I have two low speed case fans, and a pretty quiet PSU. I really only hear the hard drives and the graphics card (x1800).
I didn't like the bars at first, but rarely look at the case, since it is on the ground.

did the fans come with the case or did you buy them separately?

 

[Hooker]

Tip: if you want this computer to play games, don't spend more on a CPU then a graphics card.

That's not really the best advice. The new GPUs are all being held back by CPUs. Your PC needs to be balanced, that's the most important thing.

A 8800GTX on a E4300 will probably yield the same results as a 8800GTS320 on a E4300.

As for the cases posted, they're all ugly as sin (except for the cube, but I don't like cubes. Midi-tower FTW) My new case is sooo much better than the stuff posted. The Lian-Li A10B (review)

What I'm buying in a few months. May hold of for Yorkfield and Bearlake.

Intel Core 2 Quad QX6700
Abit AW9D-MAX / Intel BadAxe2
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4D (x2)
ATi r600 XTX (1GB)
Lian-Li PC-A10B
Seasonic M12 600W
Razer Barracuda AC-1 & HP-1
Western Digital RE2 500GB

 

[Fragamemnon]

A 8800GTX on a E4300 will probably yield the same results as a 8800GTS320 on a E4300.

Maybe at 1024x768, and maybe on a stock E4300, but who on earth plays at that resolution and buys a retail E4300 without the intent of overclocking it.

I agree that it generally makes more sense to spend more on the video card than the CPU as a rule. For example, someone getting an E6600 and a 7900GS (paying more for the CPU than the video card) would get much worse gaming performance than someone buying a E6400 and a 8800GTS 320m (paying more for the video card than the CPU).

 

[Diablos]

I'm gonna be getting one of these cases in the near future:

 

[Hooker]

It's at the larger resolutions where you'll notice the CPU bottleneck.



And you can't really cross-compare different generation products in this way The G80 is sooo much better than anything before that

EDIT: Diablos, too much plastic. Plastic = bad. 100% aluminum for me. Hell, I'm even going to change the plastic power button for Vandal switches in the one I posted above

 

[DreamMachine]

OK, Well I have looked around done more research even found a cheaper place to shop..

which is really awesome..

here is what I have seattled on.. for pretty much the same price but just a little steeper.

everything I am pretty satisfied on, maybe the only thing I don't know to much is a cable for my monitor cuz it doesn't include one.

GENERIC DVI-D/DVI-D M/M 10FT DIGITAL LCD MONITOR CABLE
$16.20


Seasonic S12 ENERGY+ 550W ATX12V V2.2 20/24PIN Active PFC Power Supply Retail Box
$122.04


Antec Solo Quiet Mini Tower Case ATX Silver Black 4X5.25 4X3.5INT No PS
$94.75


OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
$242.51


SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE
$6.75


Samsung SH-S182 DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL-8X DVD Writer IDE Black OEM W/ Software
$38.23


Razer Diamondback Plasma Blue 1600DPI Optical Mouse USB
$41.17


Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard USB Black Silver LCD Panel Programmable Backlit Keys
$80.25


Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 SE PCI 7.1 Surround Sound Card OEM
$49.57


Samsung SyncMaster 931BW 19IN Widescreen Glossy LCD Monitor 2000:1 1440X900 2MS HDCP VGA DVI-D
$288.20


Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 4MB Cache Retail Box
$373.36


Maxtor Maxline Pro 500 500GB SATA2 3.5IN 16MB 7200RPM Hard Drive Oem 5YR Mfr Warranty
$152.99


EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 500MHZ 640MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card
$467.74


Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX LGA775 Conroe P965 DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 GBLAN Audio Motherboard


$164.30

Total : 2,138.06

 

[Hooker]

That's a nice setup, but don't order just yet. There's a small possibility that your videocard won't fit in the case you've chosen now.


Someone at another forum made a large list of cards which fit and don't fit. Looking for it now...

 

[CabbageRed]

I know nothing about the case but the parts are excellent! I'm using the same RAM and am very impressed with it considering the relatively low price I paid. Remember that it takes 2.1v when you first boot up as you will likely have to set that in the BIOS (+.3 on a DS3 I believe).

 

[Hooker]

Your GTS should fit. The longer GTX will have some problems, but nothing a dremel can't fix.



Take a lookie here:
http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1030351731&postcount=235

(NOTE: This is the GTX, yours is smaller)

 

[DreamMachine]

Your GTS should fit. The longer GTX will have some problems, but nothing a dremel can't fix.



Take a lookie here:
http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1030351731&postcount=235

(NOTE: This is the GTX, yours is smaller)

Thanks for the tip hooker, I researched that before, I decided to get the card. The GTS is 9.5 inches and the case will hold 10 inches.. it get to be a problem with the XTS card which is 10.5 but I won't be buying a new gx card for a long time.


Do you know if the Dvi cable will work with my monitor and graphics card?

 

[DreamMachine]

Double Post

 

[Hooker]

You should be alright. DVI's a digital signal so the brand and make of cable shouldn't have any influence on the quality of the image

 

[DreamMachine]

You should be alright. DVI's a digital signal so the brand and make of cable shouldn't have any influence on the quality of the image

cool, I was just wondering becuase I don't know the difference between, a dvi-i cable and a dvi-d cable.

 

[Pimpbaa]

I recommend against the OCZ memory. I have gotten bad memory from them 3 times.

 

[element]

why are you getting the audigy card? onboard sound is pretty damn great these days.

I'd advise getting a larger case if you are going DX10 card. I built a machine for whiteman using the Antec P150 and it was CRAMMED. I mean not a lot of space to work with at all.

 

[Nicodimas]

I like that one DM it seems very balanced.

Id also do some research with that specific OCZ Ram and the DS3 to see how well they work together. Ram/MB combos can be tricky.

If you did not already that is.

 

[CabbageRed]

Id also do some research with that specific OCZ Ram and the DS3 to see how well they work together. Ram/MB combos can be tricky.

I'm using an S3 with the same RAM and the volt issue I mentioned above is the only one he is likely to run into so he is likely to be fine. With the f10 bios, these boards a remarkable for the price.

 

[DreamMachine]

Well, I just bit the bullet and went with the stuff I have.. *bites nails*

hopefully everything is in working order when I get it.

I'll post pics and what not, once the beauty is set up

 

[Diablos]

EDIT: Diablos, too much plastic. Plastic = bad. 100% aluminum for me. Hell, I'm even going to change the plastic power button for Vandal switches in the one I posted above

Pfft, whatever. Those cases are awesome. I can't decide which one I want. I don't need it to be 100% aluminum!

 

[DreamMachine]

DAMN IT.. first problem..

payment failed, and don't know why. There is enough money on the credit card..

Well, this is annoying one more day of waiting till I get my computer IF this problem this is resolved.

Will keep you all updated on my computer journey..

Of course, the bad luck starts.. lol..

EDIT: I am an idiot. I put the expiry date wrong

 

[DreamMachine]

Update for fun..

the product is shipping from Vancouver, not sure how long it'll take but 4 packages are shipped!!