ALL i need to biuld complete wig

[crb806]

this is my first rig, is this EVERYTHING i need to biuld it? and will all of these work together and not conflict?
Audigy 2zs Gamer Edition Sound card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102171
San Deigo 3700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539
AS5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835100008
BFG 6800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143023
CM STACKER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119042
DFI Lanparty nF4 SLI-DR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136151
NEC 3520A
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152038
OCZ 4000 VX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227206
Panaflo 90x25
http://www.svc.com/pahywabefb1.html
PC P & C 510 Express SLI
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/products/viewproduct.php?show=T51SLI
XP-90c
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835109122
WD Raptor 74gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144160
do i need a harddrive cooler? and does the AS5 just go on CPU and do i need any other thermal paste?

[BioTuned]

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[jcw122]

HD coolers arnt nessesary, but for a Raptor its usually recommended.

[crb806]

this is all i need though right?

[Terminat.]

That looks like basically everything :)

But make sure you get a few extra cables to be on the safe side. And DEFINITELY get an extra bag or two of screws. Cables and screws are nearly always includes in the motherboard package and case respectively, but it's always better to buy extras just to be sure. It'll only cost several more dollars/pounds.

Yes, you simply apply AS5 onto the core of the cpu and then put the heatsink on top. Most heatsinks come with their own thermal paste, but it's usually very ineffective stuff - so AS5 is a good idea :cool:

Also - make sure you've got all the peripherals, e.g. a good monitor (are you going to be using a CRT or TFT flatpanel?), keyboard, mouse.

Speakers are also quite important, especially as you are spending a LOT of money on getting a state-of-the-art sound card. If you're paying more for a good sound card, you want at least a Dolby 2.1 sound system. With the kind of money you're paying out though, you might even think about a 5.1 speaker system. But DON'T just get a stereo 2-speaker system, it'll be a total waste of an expensive sound card.

[crb806]

after i get the computer working i plan on buying a Hyudai L90D LCD and Logitech z-5500 speakers so thats all covered

[s0ulcal12]

i builded a rig almost the same as that but with a x800xl and a plextor 716a last week. Im loving this thing so far. Now do you have a OS?

[crb806]

Now do you have a OS?
errr :bang head thx! almost forgot that lol id be in for a surprise if i forget that

[amd64oc]

Sounds like you've got everything covered. Let us know how it works out for you once you get it all together.

[crb806]

what programs should i download to test the cpu stabilityand memory? like prime95 and other things for burn in test programs? i am new to overclocking, and probably wont overclock until i read alot more, and do any of the programs display the temperature? and wanted to run memtest? i think thats what it is called. can someone plz list a few of the programs i should use or geme a couple of links :) plz

[Terminat.]

Benchmarks
3dMark01SE - http://www.futuremark.com/download/?3dmark2001.shtml. This is used for testing video card performance, giving you a score to compare with other people.

PCMark2004 - http://www.futuremark.com/download/?pcmark04.shtml. This tests your cpu, memory and vid. card performance all together, again providing a score at the end to compare with others.

Stress tests and utilities
SiSoftSandra2005 - http://download.guru3d.com/sandra/ Useful suite of diagnostic and performance tools

Prime95 - http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103 Used for torture-testing your cpu to improve or test stability (e.g. after overclocking)

Ati-Tool - http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/ Excellent utility, used for overclocking your ATI video card

(What's a good Nvidia overclocking utility, anyone?)

Memtest86 - http://www.memtest86.com/ Good utility for checking stability of memory, but has the hassle of only running in full MS-DOS mode. Only really used if the pc experiences a serious error and won't boot, and you want to see if its caused by dodgy memory. Otherwise, you can use Prime95 in Windows


A basic guide to overclocking: http://www.overclockers.com/articles740/index02.asp It's a bit out of date, but the principles are still the same. You learn very quickly about overclocking once you start, but you can never know everything there is to know about overclocking, so don't hesitate to ask us in the future :)

Hope this helps :)

[Flip-Mode]

Benchmarks

(What's a good Nvidia overclocking utility, anyone?)






For Nvidia I would say RivaTuner, can be found at www.guru3d.com.

[David Warner]

Don't forget MotherBoardMonitor: http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=311