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- Thread starter ViolentJ
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Not a Clio
bah it's all so confusing.
Just read a good review on the 8600GT.
Simply for the sake of cost, I'll have to go AMD X2.
For £360 ish inc VAT + shipping would get me:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
Abit KN9 nForce Ultra (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
OcUK GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Just read a good review on the 8600GT.
Simply for the sake of cost, I'll have to go AMD X2.
For £360 ish inc VAT + shipping would get me:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
Abit KN9 nForce Ultra (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
OcUK GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Not a Clio
Right!
After much thinking, reading reviews and getting advice I've ordered the following:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
Asrock ALiveSATA2-GLAN (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Team Elite 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Kit
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
EVGA GeForce 7900 GS KO 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Scythe Kama-Meter Multi Functional Controller
Akasa AK-178-BL 12" Cold Cathode - Blue
Akasa AK-TK-01 Cable Tidy Kit + Akasa AK-TK-02 Cable Tidy Kit
That lot is going into my existing black ThermalTake Xaser III.
Delivery is scheduled for tomorrow, so all being well I'll post some pics when it's all done.
I have a decent 450watt psu already so I'm hoping it will be able to handle things without a problem, if not then I'll just have to get a better one!
Oh and I'll still be running Linux
After much thinking, reading reviews and getting advice I've ordered the following:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
Asrock ALiveSATA2-GLAN (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Team Elite 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Kit
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
EVGA GeForce 7900 GS KO 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Scythe Kama-Meter Multi Functional Controller
Akasa AK-178-BL 12" Cold Cathode - Blue
Akasa AK-TK-01 Cable Tidy Kit + Akasa AK-TK-02 Cable Tidy Kit
That lot is going into my existing black ThermalTake Xaser III.
Delivery is scheduled for tomorrow, so all being well I'll post some pics when it's all done.
I have a decent 450watt psu already so I'm hoping it will be able to handle things without a problem, if not then I'll just have to get a better one!
Oh and I'll still be running Linux
Not a Clio
Some pics:
BEFORE (Athlon 3200+ (32bit) 1Gig PC3200, 6800GS 128MB, 1x 40Gig IDE, 1x 80Gig IDE)
AFTER (Athlon 64 X2 4600+, 2Gig Dual 800Mhz Team Elite, 7900GS 256MB (500MHz core), 160Gig SATAII)
Not sure on the positioning of the cathode, it's a bit blinding but if I put it at the top of the case it's quite pale. I'll see what it's like tonight.
The Scythe meter on the front has lots of colours to choose from, I thought the pink looked nice
In case you are wondering, the temperature displayed is actually the case temperature. I have readings for CPU, HDD, GFX & Case.
It has taken me about 7 hours to pull all the old stuff out, clean everything, put everything new in and try to do some cable management.
BEFORE (Athlon 3200+ (32bit) 1Gig PC3200, 6800GS 128MB, 1x 40Gig IDE, 1x 80Gig IDE)
AFTER (Athlon 64 X2 4600+, 2Gig Dual 800Mhz Team Elite, 7900GS 256MB (500MHz core), 160Gig SATAII)
Not sure on the positioning of the cathode, it's a bit blinding but if I put it at the top of the case it's quite pale. I'll see what it's like tonight.
The Scythe meter on the front has lots of colours to choose from, I thought the pink looked nice
In case you are wondering, the temperature displayed is actually the case temperature. I have readings for CPU, HDD, GFX & Case.
It has taken me about 7 hours to pull all the old stuff out, clean everything, put everything new in and try to do some cable management.
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