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System Name:	not very good (wants throwing out window most of time)
Processor:	xp3000@ 2.17ghz pile of sh** /i7 920 DO on air for now
Motherboard:	msi kt6 delta oap /gigabyte x58 ud7 (rev1.0)
Cooling:	1 green akasa 8cm(rear) 1 multicoloured akasa(hd) 1 12 cm (intake) 1 9cm with circuit from old psu
Memory:	1.25 gb kingston hyperx @333mhz/ 3gb corsair dominator xmp 1600mhz
Video Card:	(agp) hd3850 not bad not really suitable for mobo n processor/ gb hd5870
Hard Disk:	wd 320gb + samsung 320 gig + wd 1tb 6gb/s
Optical Drive:	sony 8x multiwriter/lg bd-rom 10 x writer
CRT/LCD Model:	compaq mv720
Case:	thermaltake XaserIII skull / coolermaster cm 690II
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	corsair hx 650 w which solved many problems (blew up) /850w corsair
Software:	xp pro sp3/ ? win 7 ultimate (32 bit)
Benchmarks:	6543 3d mark05 ye ye not good but look at the processor /uknown as still not benched

Feb 11, 2010, 10:49 AM	#11
dr emulator (madmax) Join Date: May 2009 Location: the uk that's all you need to know ;) Posts: 1,107 (0.75/day) Thanks: 757 Thanked 181 Times in 169 Posts System Specs	a little bump "mods can change title if necessary" __________________ advice on what type of memory that's needed for the GIGABYTE X58A-UD7 Thanks to stefanels for the signature post pics of your bizaare mods - GPU-Z v0.6.6 is out