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post #1 of 18
3/17/06 at 4:50pm
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I'm buying the following tomorrow..

Philips 200W6CS 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor. VGA and DVI inputs (plan to use DVD-Video with VGA output and the PC via DVI)
Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939)
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache
ThermalRight SI-120 (Socket 754/939/47 Heatsink
Coolermaster Stacker 4in3 Device Module

I already have case, PSU, 80GB and 60GB HD's, DVD-ROM, 12cm fan (for CPU HS) DVD Re-Writer, keyboard and mouse.

Will this parts work together ok? I'll use a single X1900XT until I notice slowdown, then add master or change the card.

ta
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post #2 of 18
3/18/06 at 3:16am
What do you have for a psu allready?
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post #3 of 18
3/18/06 at 7:23am
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Enermax Liberty 620W.
Coolermaster Stacker 810 case.

Also getting a UPS Backup UPS 800VA. Not sure which CPU HSF will fit though, interested in the Thermelright SL-120 (apparently superior cooling performance to the Zalman flower and 9500)
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post #4 of 18
3/18/06 at 12:53pm
I've got the xp-120. It's rock solid, i deffinatley would rexxomend it.

Only other thing i can see wrong is your processor. Personally, i would get an opteron and o/c it.
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post #5 of 18
3/18/06 at 2:45pm
i too have only experienced the xp series, but if its anything like the xp series, then it'll be sick. btw is there any chance of oc'ing that 4400??
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post #6 of 18
3/18/06 at 3:23pm
yeah i heard that some people can oc the x2 4400 + to like a x2 4800 +, its crazy man
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post #7 of 18
3/18/06 at 4:00pm
Yes, the x2's are overclockable, but nowhere near as much as the opterons. The optys have a larger cache as well.
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post #8 of 18
3/18/06 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by badbob
I'm buying the following tomorrow..

Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939)
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache
ta
Pretty much the same setup I just purchased. No reason to spend $$$ on a dual core X2 right now. The 3700+ works just as fast as an FX chip when overclocked. I am waiting for the Western Digital 400GB drives to come down in price so I can get a ~800GB RAID 0 setup. Cheers
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post #9 of 18
3/18/06 at 8:54pm
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ok just purchased the lot, everything great except one lit pixel on the monitor, about 1" on the right away from the border. Don't think I can get a replacement, can only see it it my eyes focus on that part, and less than 2' away. Backlight is a bit uneven also. Fitting the ATI was a bit of a pig but got in eventually.

CPU runs 25 celsius at idle. Wow. I'm using stock AMD Heatpipe/fan. Flashed motherboard BIOS. Overclocking tomorrow. BIOS reports Enermax PSU fan around 900 rpm. Didn't buy the SL-120. Overall pretty quiet, my old system with 8cm fans was far louder. This new system has 4 x 12cm fans (case and 2 x CM Module 4 in 1) PSU 12cm fan, CPU fan, videocard fan.
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post #10 of 18
3/18/06 at 10:18pm
hope your not lookin for a long system lifetime...sure itll last you a few years, but youll have to upgrade a lot in the future (ram/cpu/mobo). if you could wait for the am2 socket, at least you can gain a little more life out of things like ram, and maybe even the mobo.
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post #11 of 18
3/18/06 at 10:26pm
lol why bother posting if you diddn't listen to anyones suggestions?
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post #12 of 18
3/18/06 at 10:35pm
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Originally Posted by mr. roboto
lol why bother posting if you diddn't listen to anyones suggestions?
I would like to think that the socket 939 has a lot of life left in it. Am I correct in saying this? Why wait for something that will cost twice as much? And in the mean time I would have no computer! My old system is an XP 2100+ (socket A) lol.
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post #13 of 18
3/18/06 at 10:37pm
no, it will. Believe me, you're not going to feel like you're stuck with old technolody with 939 or anything.

hell, the opteron i suggested is 939.
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post #14 of 18
3/19/06 at 9:42am
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I didn't need advice to wait, only needed a "everything will work ok" I did my own research and seemed ok.

No point waiting for the next big thing as when AM2 is out you might wait until AM3 etc -and there was a special offer for ATI motherboard and videocards.

I've been doing light work (installing apps and games) CPU temp is 26, MB is 20.
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post #15 of 18
3/22/06 at 3:50am
nice that is low temp. is it on stock volt?
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post #16 of 18
3/22/06 at 4:34am
I'm baffled why the OP didn't get the opteron 165. Must not have done enough research to know that many of them can be clocked to FX-60 levels or above.
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post #17 of 18
3/22/06 at 4:44am
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Originally Posted by pyro_dragun
I'm baffled why the OP didn't get the opteron 165. Must not have done enough research to know that many of them can be clocked to FX-60 levels or above.
his loss
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post #18 of 18
3/30/06 at 4:26pm
I am setting my rig now and am using the Opty 65. This baby smokes!
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