Any Improvements?

MicroUnC · Sep 15, 2007

Any Improvements? Before i press ORDER Botton

Hardware I am about to buy:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme 2.67Ghz 8Mb
GPU: 2x eVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1200 APFC Modular (SLi Ready)
RAM: 2x Corsair TWIN2X2048-8888C4D 2048MB (2x 1024) DDR II 1111 Dual XMS with EPP (SLi Ready) (Total 4098MB)
HDD: 2x WD Raptor 150GB SATA 10000 Rpm
LCD: Samsung Syncmaster 22" Black (226BW 2ms WIDE DVI)
Mobo: XFX nForce 680i SLi MCP EPP LGA775 Motherboard
Case: Thermaltake VD4000BWS Kandalf LCS (with Water Cooling)
DVD-ROM: Sony 16/48 Bulk Black SATA
DVD-RW: Pioneer DVR-212BK Black x16 SATA

Thanks!

panchoman · Sep 15, 2007

the psu. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817714001 built by topower, non-modular, powerful, active pfc. picked it cause the thermaltake oem is chanellwell which is notorious for things such as the smart power series, etc. not a good oem overall, topower will keep you much happier.

idk why you're spending so much on things such as the grafix cards and not spending much on the memory, i suggest getting a gigabyte p35 board that does ddr3 memory, and you can get some good ddr3 stix. and chop down the 8800 ultra's to gtx's cause the ultras a basically oced gtx's. 2 of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220248 = sick. but http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220242 are probably more sensible lmao.

get lite on dvd burners and roms, they are better and make sure that they are sata.

me like thermaltake tai chi wced case with its hydralic doors lol.

keakar · Sep 15, 2007

get this PSU instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817814003

just compare the amperages it puts out to the one you picked. my 400watt ultra puts out the same amps as the high priced portable heater you picked. also remember higher watts means more heat so a push pull fan setup is what you should look for in any high watt PSU.

panchoman · Sep 15, 2007

higher watts doesn't mean higher heat. low efficency means that power becomes heat, and also, the more of your psu capacity that you use, the more heat. for example if you use 500w on a 1000w psu, you're gonna have less heat then using 500w on a 550w psu. that hdd deal is sweet btw. btw the abs tagan 1100w has 6 rails, which is preety bad, if i may recommend this over all the psu's http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703007. more amps, better cooling, single rail, non modular.

hat · Sep 15, 2007

modular is a GOOD thing...

panchoman · Sep 15, 2007

hat said:
modular is a GOOD thing...

nope, you're wrong, not many people know about the downside to modular cabling. it causes voltage drop, equivalent to 2 feet of normal cabling, due to electrical interference, i weight that over the increased airflow, which you can gain by good cable management.

JacKz5o · Sep 15, 2007

I would go with a Silverstone PSU. The Zeus and Decathalon are two good series.

Also, why not go with 2x2GB RAM? 2GB is pretty much last year's 1GB now..

panchoman · Sep 15, 2007

JacKz5o said:
I would go with a Silverstone PSU. The Zeus and Decathalon are two good series.

Also, why not go with 2x2GB RAM? 2GB is pretty much last year's 1GB now..

agreed about the ram, but pc power and cooling powns all the psu's.

MicroUnC · Sep 15, 2007

Thanks All, I am going to think over, But iam afraid that PSu's all you specified, are not currently available in my Country, ill have to order from another country.

panchoman · Sep 15, 2007

i just noticed that you're located in israel.. you're fine with the thermaltake then.

MicroUnC · Sep 15, 2007

Thanks ALL!

MicroUnC · Sep 15, 2007

panchoman said:
i just noticed that you're located in israel.. you're fine with the thermaltake then.

Why there is something wrong in other countries?

panchoman · Sep 15, 2007

no, i meant that if you cant get the ones that we mentioned, the thermaltake is probably the best.

JacKz5o · Sep 15, 2007

OCZ has pretty good world-wide sales, and since they own PC P&C I'm sure you can probably get one of those in most countries too

panchoman · Sep 15, 2007

JacKz5o said:
OCZ has pretty good world-wide sales, and since they own PC P&C I'm sure you can probably get one of those in most countries too

true but pcp&c is still a relatively new company so..

MicroUnC · Sep 15, 2007

System Name	¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MEG X670E Ace
Cooling	EK Nucleus CR360
Memory	64GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Titanium 6000Mhz CL30 1.4v
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090 ROG Strix OC
Storage	Samsung 990 Pro 2TB \ Kingston KC3000 2TB
Display(s)	LG GQ950-B 4K 144hz 32"
Case	Lian Li Lancool 216
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 Gen2 \ SS Arctis Nova Pro \ DT 770 Pro
Power Supply	MSI A1000G 1000W ATX 3.0
Mouse	HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2
Keyboard	NuPhy Filed75
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s)	ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case	Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

Processor	Intel Core i7-4790 Haswell Quad-Core 3.6GHz LGA 1150 84W
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI
Cooling	CPU - Cooler Master Hyper T4 / Case - cooler master 120mm rear case fan (Air cooling)
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Video Card(s)	GTX1060 6GB
Storage	Samsung 512 GB 840 PRO SSD Main Drive and Samsung 512 GB 840 EVO SSD Backup Drive
Display(s)	ASUS 23" LED Monitor
Case	COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 (silver & black)
Audio Device(s)	(onboard audio) Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	CORSAIR SU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
Software	Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit Edition

Processor	Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s)	ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case	Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

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Motherboard	XFX nForce 780i
Cooling	Ultra 120 eXtreme (lapped)
Memory	4GB G.Skill PC2-8000 PQ
Video Card(s)	eVGA GeForce 9800GTX
Storage	640GB + 250GB + 2x500GB (external)
Display(s)	Samsung 216BW 21.6"
Case	CoolerMaster Cosmos S
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 750W Silencer
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