Finally! Permission to build!

[Wile E]

The monitor you are considering doesn't do true HD. The image would have to be down-scaled.

You can take a browse thru these to see if there's something you like. These are all the 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 monitors on Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...eValue=1099:9240&PropertyCodeValue=1099:17843 These all do 1080p. The 1920x1200 monitors would just have a little black bar at the top and bottom while watching something that's in 1080p. It doesn't have to scale the picture at all, tho.

As for fans, only 5 would need replaced if you wanted to rid yourself of leds. My favorite case fans I've tried so far are my Scythe S-Flex fans. Little pricey for a fan tho. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2108 1372726538 1372826143&name=Fluid Dynamic

 

[JrRacinFan]

The monitor you are considering doesn't do true HD. The image would have to be down-scaled.

Although in theory image quality would be the same .....

Either way, nice build Bokteelo. I have a feeling its going to turn out very very nice. Little too powerful for my tastes but it will be an amazing rig!

 

[Bokteelo]

Do DVD players read CDs? Such as software CDs?

@JrRacinFan - Thanks a lot buddy! It's going to last me 5 years, and I have 1 shot at building this thing so... why not go all out? ^_^

 

[Wile E]

Although in theory image quality would be the same .....

Either way, nice build Bokteelo. I have a feeling its going to turn out very very nice. Little too powerful for my tastes but it will be an amazing rig!

No, the quality is rarely the same. But I'm picky, too. I notice scaling artifacts.

Do DVD players read CDs? Such as software CDs?

@JrRacinFan - Thanks a lot buddy! It's going to last me 5 years, and I have 1 shot at building this thing so... why not go all out? ^_^

Yeah, dvd burners read (and write) CDs

 

[Bokteelo]

Oh, forgot to thank you Wile E, I'm looking through the LCDs right now.

As for fans, only 5 would need replaced if you wanted to rid yourself of leds. My favorite case fans I've tried so far are my Scythe S-Flex fans. Little pricey for a fan tho. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2108 1372726538 1372826143&name=Fluid Dynamic

It'll actually be 7 because I ordered 2 more fans. Being a full tower, it should fit right?

 

[KBD]

http://www.artic-cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_&mID=244

Wow, didn't know this. This is freaking great, finally an X2 air cooler!!!!!!!!

It'll actually be 7 because I ordered 2 more fans. Being a full tower, it should fit right?

Not sure why you want to replace the fans, they are blue LED like you wanted and Antec Tricool are actually very nice fans with 3 speed fan control.

 

[Bokteelo]

Okay, maybe I shouldn't do WCing. I kept my air setup, and am now looking for a better motherboard to OC with. Might get lucky and pull 4.0 on air, if a better mobo can help me get there then why not? Looking to order before Tuesday so I can get the parts by Friday and spent the rest of the night + Saturday/Sunday building it.

I've got a few mobos to choose from:

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
ASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm
Gigabyte UD4P/UD5
Foxxconn BloodRage
DFI

Edit2: It's Monday!! I want to order by tomorrow and start running that baby ASAP!
Edit3: Still Monday, and I've chosen the P6T Deluxe. If I don't see any replies by the end of tomorrow afternoon, I'm placing the order.

 

[Wile E]

Okay, maybe I shouldn't do WCing. I kept my air setup, and am now looking for a better motherboard to OC with. Might get lucky and pull 4.0 on air, if a better mobo can help me get there then why not? Looking to order before Tuesday so I can get the parts by Friday and spent the rest of the night + Saturday/Sunday building it.

I've got a few mobos to choose from:

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
ASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm
Gigabyte UD4P/UD5
Foxxconn BloodRage
DFI

Edit2: It's Monday!! I want to order by tomorrow and start running that baby ASAP!
Edit3: Still Monday, and I've chosen the P6T Deluxe. If I don't see any replies by the end of tomorrow afternoon, I'm placing the order.

Don't get the P6T. Asus screwed the pooch on the BIOS. I'd get the Gigabyte, just because it has a nice and usable slot layout. Second choice would be DFI, then Foxconn.

 

[KBD]

Don't get the P6T. Asus screwed the pooch on the BIOS. I'd get the Gigabyte, just because it has a nice and usable slot layout. Second choice would be DFI, then Foxconn.

i second what Wile said, dont get any of the P6T series boards, folks that owned them were not happy. Gigabyte, DFI, Foxconn Bloodrage are good choices. Though DFI's BIOS may be intimidating for a novice overclocker. I had to do a lot of reasearch just to figure out what do options on my DFI X48 board mean so if you are not prepared to commit a lot of time for reasearch/tweaking i'd hold off on DFI for now, but if you are willing to learn go for it.

 

[Bokteelo]

Phew, just woke up and was going to order if there weren't any replies.

You both recommend Gigabyte, but which one? The UD4P or the UD5?

Edit: I decided to switch out my 6GB Crucial RAM for 6GB of OCZ Platinum. Was that a smart thing to do or should I revert back to the Crucial.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148246
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

And I'm thinking about adding another fan to my Thermalright Ultra for a push/pull effect. If that's the case, I'm going to be adding 4 more 120mm fans to my computer.

x1 Side fan
x2 CPU Cooler fans
x1 Internal fan for either the GPU or CPU (supported by my Antec 1200)

If that's the case, I'm going to add a fan controller to monitor my temps and control fan speeds.
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/sckamaace5ba.html

I can't pick out 2 fans for my TRUE! Is the push supposed to be faster than the pull? Or vice-versa? http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/120mmfans.html

 

[PaulieG]

The IC's in the Crucials are better. They are D9's, and will clock quite high. I've had the OCZ Plats, and have sold them. They seem to have very little overclocking headroom. If it's the look of the heatspreaders on the OCZ heatspreader that pulls you, don't let it. Just get yourself a set of Enzotech or Vantec heatspreaders. They are both very effective and look as good as the OCZs.

As far as the board goes, I'd go with the DFI, Blood Rage or a Giga UD4. I have a DFI x58, and it is solid. I also have a Blood Rage that should be coming back from RMA later this week. Probably the best looking board I've ever seen, though I've yet to be able to play with it. My experience with Gigabyte has been all about stability. They've never had a spectacular bios, and the boards just look decent. However, I've found the 3 Gigabyte boards I've owned to be the most stable boards from the very first boot. There is something to be said for that.

If you are interested in the HAF, I'm selling mine. I'm sticking to an open tech station from now on. It's just easier considering how often I switch out components. It you want it (minus the top fan) it's yours for $50 plus shipping. It's a great case.

Coolers...you should really check out sneekypeetes FS thread. He is selling some bleeding edge core i7 coolers that have only been used for testing and review. The Noctua he is selling probably comes very close to the TRUE's performance...just a thought.

 

[Bokteelo]

That HAF is a really tempting deal, and it can save me a huge chunk of money. I'll give you an answer by tonight.

I'll stick with the Crucial D9's w/ Vantec Iceberg heatspreaders.

Checking out sneekypeetes FS thread now, will come back with an edit.

I've done a lot of Googling, and it seems to me as if the TRUE will give better performance. (Especially when I have 2 fans mounted on it for a push/pull effect.

As for noise, I don't care. The computer will be in another room strictly for gaming, the HP Pavilion a1540n will stay in my room for web browsing, videos, and etc.

 

[PaulieG]

That HAF is a really tempting deal, and it can save me a huge chunk of money. I'll give you an answer by tonight.

I'll stick with the Crucial D9's w/ Vantec Iceberg heatspreaders.

Checking out sneekypeetes FS thread now, will come back with an edit.

Yeah, I'm guessing it will be about $85-$90 or so shipped.

 

[Bokteelo]

Paulieg what's the HAF going to cost if I buy a 230mm fan for the top? The HAF does appeal to me because it has 6 external 5.25'' drive bays for just about everything I can think of adding. (I only need 3 right now though, but it would be a bonus.)
The only con about the HAF is the look, but at your price it's hard to not want it. Like stated, I will give you an answer by tonight.

Going to get 4 http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/scsf75cfms12.html fans. Two for the case, 2 for the CPU. Getting a fan controller to monitor temps/speed.

 

[PaulieG]

Paulieg what's the HAF going to cost if I buy a 230mm fan for the top? The HAF does appeal to me because it has 6 external 5.25'' drive bays for just about everything I can think of adding. (I only need 3 right now though, but it would be a bonus.)
The only con about the HAF is the look, but at your price it's hard to not want it. Like stated, I will give you an answer by tonight.

Going to get 4 http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/scsf75cfms12.html fans. Two for the case, 2 for the CPU. Getting a fan controller to monitor temps/speed.

I think I'll go ahead and include the fan for $97 shipped. LMK.

 

[ghost28]

Dude go with the HAF...thats a sweet deal Paulieg is offering....i have the HAF and i love it...i think for air its great with all the flow it ofers and for water there is soo much room....trust me the looks will grow on you....

 

[KBD]

Agreed, thats a sick deal. I'm getting my own HAF 932 soon as well, been actually planning to for a few months but had some cash problems. Really a perfect case for both air and water. As i said above, if you get it dont forget to make your own custom filters as it gets quite dusty i hear.