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- Feb 14, 2003
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I'm sort of spoiled because I got a new computer for college, I built it myself but I'm leery of OCing it yet because the newness hasn't worn off and my buddy who owns the computer shop won't warranty it if I **** (insert favorite expletive here) it up. Its a 2800+ 512k cache with 1 GB of DDR400 Dual channel running on an Asus A7N8X Deluxe board. The Thermaltake Volcano 11+ cools it to around 45 Celsius, not great but it works. The Geforce 5900 Ultra 256MB w/VIVO was the most expensive part in my computer, but it makes for some nice UT2003 @ 1600x1200 with everything to the max. I also purchased an Audigy Platinum 2 and a Sony DRU510A for multimedia purposes and have it all in a Xaser III case with an Antec Tru550 powersupply. I'm running 2 WD 120GB SATA drives and currently have both chock full. Enough about the money sucking beast.
On the OC *itch. I'm wavering between a 1700+, an 1800+ ($54.50 US), or a 2500+ ($83.50 US), it really depends on the speeds I can get with the boards I'm looking at (read afford). I'm planning on using the Thermaltake Aquarius II W/C kit I got, but I'm pretty sure I'll need to revamp it with a bigger pump or better radiator/ice bath if I OC for long. The procs will probably come from MA Labs, the distributor my buddy buys from. Most of the parts I'm getting come from there, a few come from ASI but I like MA Labs better. The boards I'm looking at are the Shuttle AK39N, Gigabyte GA-7VA, Gigabyte GA-7VT600L, MSI K7T Turbo 2, and the MSI KT4VL. I like the flashy showy Gigabyte boards and the MSI boards aren't bad either, what I plan on getting for a video card is a Geforce2 with 64MB of DDR, not great I know but I can upgrade later, I have a friend who will be selling his Ti4?00 when he can afford a new card (yes that is a question mark, he isn't sure). I'm getting 512MB of Kingston DDR400 RAM and putting my old Audigy Platinum eX and my old WD 120GB PATA drive in also. I have a pair of Intel gigabit cards that I'm going to use a crossover cable between from my main computer to this one, so this one will basically be an external hard drive unless I find it plays games better than my "main" computer *gasp*. Any advice would be welcome, I will probably eventually get another 1700+ from the same friend that I might get the vid card from, he wants to upgrade but is a poor college student like me. I'm getting these parts at cost (what my buddy pays) but I also pay for the shipping, which is actually pretty reasonable, and I'm looking at spending around $200-250 max on these parts, I have some other parts I'm getting but they pretty much set in stone. If you'd like to know the prices I can get on these parts to give a better recommendation just ask.
On the OC *itch. I'm wavering between a 1700+, an 1800+ ($54.50 US), or a 2500+ ($83.50 US), it really depends on the speeds I can get with the boards I'm looking at (read afford). I'm planning on using the Thermaltake Aquarius II W/C kit I got, but I'm pretty sure I'll need to revamp it with a bigger pump or better radiator/ice bath if I OC for long. The procs will probably come from MA Labs, the distributor my buddy buys from. Most of the parts I'm getting come from there, a few come from ASI but I like MA Labs better. The boards I'm looking at are the Shuttle AK39N, Gigabyte GA-7VA, Gigabyte GA-7VT600L, MSI K7T Turbo 2, and the MSI KT4VL. I like the flashy showy Gigabyte boards and the MSI boards aren't bad either, what I plan on getting for a video card is a Geforce2 with 64MB of DDR, not great I know but I can upgrade later, I have a friend who will be selling his Ti4?00 when he can afford a new card (yes that is a question mark, he isn't sure). I'm getting 512MB of Kingston DDR400 RAM and putting my old Audigy Platinum eX and my old WD 120GB PATA drive in also. I have a pair of Intel gigabit cards that I'm going to use a crossover cable between from my main computer to this one, so this one will basically be an external hard drive unless I find it plays games better than my "main" computer *gasp*. Any advice would be welcome, I will probably eventually get another 1700+ from the same friend that I might get the vid card from, he wants to upgrade but is a poor college student like me. I'm getting these parts at cost (what my buddy pays) but I also pay for the shipping, which is actually pretty reasonable, and I'm looking at spending around $200-250 max on these parts, I have some other parts I'm getting but they pretty much set in stone. If you'd like to know the prices I can get on these parts to give a better recommendation just ask.
