Processor: Athlon 64 3000+ Venice
Mobo: ASRock 939Dual-SATA2
Memory: OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) 2-2-2-5
Vid Card: AOpen 7800GTX-DVD256 Geforce 7800GTX 256MB
HD: HITACHI Deskstar 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU: Fortron AX450 450W
Case: Sky Hawk/Eagle Tech MSR4615
Adding in a copy of WinXP, the total comes to $1,115.83 shipped from Newegg, minus $65 in mail-in rebates, makes it $1,050.83 net. Not under $1000, but close.
The idea behind this rig is to get as much gaming horsepower out of $1000. From what I've read, the ASRock mobo is a pretty decent overclocker for the price. I chose the more expensive OCZ gold memory to ensure that I can get the FSB up to 240+. Should be able to get the processor to overclock pretty well, too. Since I didn't go with SLI, I'm going to get the top of the line single card (7800GTX) to future-proof myself.
The case isn't anything special, but it's only $20 in a combo deal with the processor. The PSU isn't outstanding, but should get the job done.
I'll be using an existing keyboard/mouse/DVD drive/monitor.
Future upgrades will be another gig of RAM, another identical HD (to run both in RAID 0), and a new monitor to enjoy the 7800GTX at high rez.
Questions:
1. Will I run into problems overclocking 4x512 memory when I add the second gig?
2. Is the Fortron 450W sufficient to power this system?
3. What type of cooling should I add to ensure that everything's stable when it's time to overclock?
Mobo: ASRock 939Dual-SATA2
Memory: OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) 2-2-2-5
Vid Card: AOpen 7800GTX-DVD256 Geforce 7800GTX 256MB
HD: HITACHI Deskstar 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU: Fortron AX450 450W
Case: Sky Hawk/Eagle Tech MSR4615
Adding in a copy of WinXP, the total comes to $1,115.83 shipped from Newegg, minus $65 in mail-in rebates, makes it $1,050.83 net. Not under $1000, but close.
The idea behind this rig is to get as much gaming horsepower out of $1000. From what I've read, the ASRock mobo is a pretty decent overclocker for the price. I chose the more expensive OCZ gold memory to ensure that I can get the FSB up to 240+. Should be able to get the processor to overclock pretty well, too. Since I didn't go with SLI, I'm going to get the top of the line single card (7800GTX) to future-proof myself.
The case isn't anything special, but it's only $20 in a combo deal with the processor. The PSU isn't outstanding, but should get the job done.
I'll be using an existing keyboard/mouse/DVD drive/monitor.
Future upgrades will be another gig of RAM, another identical HD (to run both in RAID 0), and a new monitor to enjoy the 7800GTX at high rez.
Questions:
1. Will I run into problems overclocking 4x512 memory when I add the second gig?
2. Is the Fortron 450W sufficient to power this system?
3. What type of cooling should I add to ensure that everything's stable when it's time to overclock?
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