I'm about to lose my marbles again and build a 775 system. I love 775 systems.
After my last 775 system I promised myself I would never build one again unless if it was all out with an abit IX48 motherboard. I snuck almost 800$ into my last 775 system trying to find super rare period parts. But only got a few hundred back out of it. It was not a keeper for me. Other wise I would have kept it.
Ok so I don't have a ix48 yet but when I do I will start the build.
Budget:
What ever it takes. The less the better haha.
Looks like we're are all ready off to a good start.
The system need to be the best. Done right with the best parts and the right colors and lighting.
Im thinking black and blue? Maybe all black?
Parts.
Here were I'm at abit of a loss. I want the system to be perfect. But a have few ideas.
Cooling:
Water or air? What to use?
I could used newer wc'ing parts witch is not a bad idea. What about air coolers? Any ideas?
For water cooling I'm thinking of heat killer block a d5 and a 360mm rad.
For air cooling, maybe one of those really big older scythe coolers. I think they were called a ninja or something. Any ideas?
Ram:
I'd like to use some low timing 1600mhz but that getting hard to find. So I will get some faster newer ddr3 ram and lower the speed and tighten up the timings. What ram would you use?
Gpu:
I have 5 ideas here.
2 4890s, 2 5870, 2 gtx 280, 2 gtx 295 or a single new card.
I don't like the idea of useing a new card. I'll have to use the sli driver hack if I use a nvidia cards and if I recall the 4890 did not play well with the ix48 without modded bios.
What would you use?
Case:
I'm thinking of a old haf case.
Would you use something different?
Hdd:
I could use a raptor? Maybe a newer ssd? Are there sata 3 pci-e cards out there? A sata 3 card and a ssd seems like a good idea. But a raptor is more period correct.
Psu:
There's no point in not buying a new much better psu if you ask me.
OS:
Vista seem about right. Maybe 7? I have a copy of vista and it would be more period correct. But I would not want to use vista with an ssd.
Cpu:
Don't know. I used a lot of q9650s. But in thinking of a Xeon. Maybe a c2q extrem?
I think I'll keep it simple with a q9650. Your thoughts?
Once I find a ix48 I'll start to really look into finding parts.
After my last 775 system I promised myself I would never build one again unless if it was all out with an abit IX48 motherboard. I snuck almost 800$ into my last 775 system trying to find super rare period parts. But only got a few hundred back out of it. It was not a keeper for me. Other wise I would have kept it.
Ok so I don't have a ix48 yet but when I do I will start the build.
Budget:
What ever it takes. The less the better haha.
Looks like we're are all ready off to a good start.
The system need to be the best. Done right with the best parts and the right colors and lighting.
Im thinking black and blue? Maybe all black?
Parts.
Here were I'm at abit of a loss. I want the system to be perfect. But a have few ideas.
Cooling:
Water or air? What to use?
I could used newer wc'ing parts witch is not a bad idea. What about air coolers? Any ideas?
For water cooling I'm thinking of heat killer block a d5 and a 360mm rad.
For air cooling, maybe one of those really big older scythe coolers. I think they were called a ninja or something. Any ideas?
Ram:
I'd like to use some low timing 1600mhz but that getting hard to find. So I will get some faster newer ddr3 ram and lower the speed and tighten up the timings. What ram would you use?
Gpu:
I have 5 ideas here.
2 4890s, 2 5870, 2 gtx 280, 2 gtx 295 or a single new card.
I don't like the idea of useing a new card. I'll have to use the sli driver hack if I use a nvidia cards and if I recall the 4890 did not play well with the ix48 without modded bios.
What would you use?
Case:
I'm thinking of a old haf case.
Would you use something different?
Hdd:
I could use a raptor? Maybe a newer ssd? Are there sata 3 pci-e cards out there? A sata 3 card and a ssd seems like a good idea. But a raptor is more period correct.
Psu:
There's no point in not buying a new much better psu if you ask me.
OS:
Vista seem about right. Maybe 7? I have a copy of vista and it would be more period correct. But I would not want to use vista with an ssd.
Cpu:
Don't know. I used a lot of q9650s. But in thinking of a Xeon. Maybe a c2q extrem?
I think I'll keep it simple with a q9650. Your thoughts?
Once I find a ix48 I'll start to really look into finding parts.
