- Joined
- Feb 6, 2005
Well well well...
I have been a member of OCForums for 7+ months now. Everyone here has treated me well, allowed me to learn something new everytime I would come on and check new threads out. I have gone through 2 computers basically from this site, and the experience with both of them has been great. I had originally bought parts and built my first computer using information from here and it turned out well. I was still rather new to everything and a lot went over my head. In a way I felt like I kind of rushed the purchase being as excited as I was. I ended up deciding to sell it for almost what I paid for it after getting 6 months use. So I decided to build a second computer as some of you have probably seen or read. You can see the specs in my signature of exactly what I had bought about 2 weeks ago. I am still very excited and config/getting everything the way I like it.
Here are some pictures:
http://img305.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16359gf.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16367rh.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16388nq.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16390ya.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16405fi.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16415mm.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16429sc.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16432gd.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16446ut.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16457xz.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16463bt.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16480db.jpg
I'd like to go over some of the advantageous I have experienced so far in the parts, and some disadvantages. Mabey they are common maybe they are not, but I know when I was looking at buying parts I always liked to hear a second opinion.
My CPU is at (250x10) 2500MHz dual prime95 stable. Running @ 1.32 vcore, Idle is 30C (fanless heatsink), load is 46C
Ram is at 1/01 Ratio, 3-3-3-8 @ 250MHz
GPU is at 490/1330, Idle is 41C, load is 56C
Personal Advantageous:
1. I know I hear it all the time how is Dual core is bad for gaming, and you should go single core 4000 or a 3700+. I play CS:S, WoW. It was definitely worth the extra money upgrading to a 3800+. I can multi-task a lot more, efficiently, and smoothly. More and more advancements are coming out to take 100% advantage of Dual core, drivers and games and such. So its money well spent
2. Going with a Maxtor Diamondmax 16MB cache 200GB over a WD Raptor 10krpm 74GB. Definitely can't tell a stinkin difference. My last PC had a raptor because its all I heard was the best for gaming. I spent the money on one and was impressed. None the less this PC now I decided to go with a bigger HDD without sacrificing anything. For the price/storage and difference between the two, was well worth it.
3. Ballistix ram from what I have seen so far is very nice. I have very little bottleneck or anything stopping me from OC'ing very high except for heat. In my case I had to go aircooling because I didn't want to risk watercooling with moving my case around so much. It can get hot, but with good airflow, or a fan running on it. I see no problem.
4. DFI - Well this is a big controversial subject. I had always used ASUS motherboards. DFI is king of Overclocking and that's what I was interested in doing. People say DFI are too problematic, others say its the best thing since sliced bread. After doing my reading here, other forums, and especially dfi-street.com. I am proud to say I have encountered 0 problems, 0 crashes, 0 errors ever. Do your reading, do your research and everything will go smoothly. Whats that saying? "99% of computer errors, are the computer user."
5. Basically everything else I had bought has been very nice to me so far, and I plan to keep it that way.
Personal Disadvantageous:
1. Not sure what proper 3800+ OC's should be like with cooling similar to mine. The Ninja Scythe is huge, and its nice to be able to run it fanless. I do have the 120mm Panaflo for it, so I'm still experimenting with what I like. Since I don't have a fan controller yet the Panaflo does cool nice but can be noisy. I'm not sure if I should be satisfied with my Overclocks so far, if I can go further, or mine are poor. Sounds like a SI-120 w/ Delta 3 Fan would have been better. I might try and sell my panaflo and ninja scythe if I find out this is the case in my opinion. It very doable, I think it takes up too much room with the Scythe + My Panaflo in my case. Note: The upside down motherboard with the case are great under a few conditions. I'd like to point out that the front 120mm in the case doesn't work yet because it cannot reach any fan connectors on the board. Since I don't have an extension or a fan controller yet I am SoL. I'm also not sure which 3 pin extension cord is what I need because it seems there are 2 different types of 3 pin wires.
2. NV Silencer 5 Rev 3. Great cooling, and helps get hot air out of the top of my case. Wonderful, however it has a downside. I'm sure those who have done their research would know by now they are in a way defective. I had to switch wires because the fan didn't work the way it came, and I am still without a proper working heatsink for the backside memory of the card. I am looking to get some nice ramsinks. (If you have nice recommendations for ramsinks for a 7800GTX let me know)
3. Ahh the 2405FPW. I'm a computer gamer and I like things looking sharp and crisp. I don't know if its a figure of my imagination or I am not used to the big screen or the fast FPS or what. But playing CS:S or any other very fast paced game it feels weird. I don't know if I can blame the monitor for "Lagging" it seems or slow refresh rate or what. I am still undecided on wether the monitor was worth it. Don't get me wrong its very nice for surfing, WoW, or anything that doesn't require top speed if you know what I mean. I personally would have to give it another month or so till I'm completely used to it and try to game some more to get a better idea. I have been mostly working on config/tweaking my system to perfection.
All in all, I am very pleased. Its like a whole new approach at using a computer, its a totally different experience when using it. Let me know what you guys and gals think. I always like to improve. Having things work better and more efficiently is always a A+++ in my eyes too. When you spend so much money on a computer setup you like to have a perfect system. That's my goal and I would say I'm 90% of the way there.
Thanks everyone.
I have been a member of OCForums for 7+ months now. Everyone here has treated me well, allowed me to learn something new everytime I would come on and check new threads out. I have gone through 2 computers basically from this site, and the experience with both of them has been great. I had originally bought parts and built my first computer using information from here and it turned out well. I was still rather new to everything and a lot went over my head. In a way I felt like I kind of rushed the purchase being as excited as I was. I ended up deciding to sell it for almost what I paid for it after getting 6 months use. So I decided to build a second computer as some of you have probably seen or read. You can see the specs in my signature of exactly what I had bought about 2 weeks ago. I am still very excited and config/getting everything the way I like it.
Here are some pictures:
http://img305.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16359gf.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16367rh.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16388nq.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16390ya.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16405fi.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16415mm.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16429sc.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16432gd.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16446ut.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16457xz.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16463bt.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn16480db.jpg
I'd like to go over some of the advantageous I have experienced so far in the parts, and some disadvantages. Mabey they are common maybe they are not, but I know when I was looking at buying parts I always liked to hear a second opinion.
My CPU is at (250x10) 2500MHz dual prime95 stable. Running @ 1.32 vcore, Idle is 30C (fanless heatsink), load is 46C
Ram is at 1/01 Ratio, 3-3-3-8 @ 250MHz
GPU is at 490/1330, Idle is 41C, load is 56C
Personal Advantageous:
1. I know I hear it all the time how is Dual core is bad for gaming, and you should go single core 4000 or a 3700+. I play CS:S, WoW. It was definitely worth the extra money upgrading to a 3800+. I can multi-task a lot more, efficiently, and smoothly. More and more advancements are coming out to take 100% advantage of Dual core, drivers and games and such. So its money well spent
2. Going with a Maxtor Diamondmax 16MB cache 200GB over a WD Raptor 10krpm 74GB. Definitely can't tell a stinkin difference. My last PC had a raptor because its all I heard was the best for gaming. I spent the money on one and was impressed. None the less this PC now I decided to go with a bigger HDD without sacrificing anything. For the price/storage and difference between the two, was well worth it.
3. Ballistix ram from what I have seen so far is very nice. I have very little bottleneck or anything stopping me from OC'ing very high except for heat. In my case I had to go aircooling because I didn't want to risk watercooling with moving my case around so much. It can get hot, but with good airflow, or a fan running on it. I see no problem.
4. DFI - Well this is a big controversial subject. I had always used ASUS motherboards. DFI is king of Overclocking and that's what I was interested in doing. People say DFI are too problematic, others say its the best thing since sliced bread. After doing my reading here, other forums, and especially dfi-street.com. I am proud to say I have encountered 0 problems, 0 crashes, 0 errors ever. Do your reading, do your research and everything will go smoothly. Whats that saying? "99% of computer errors, are the computer user."
5. Basically everything else I had bought has been very nice to me so far, and I plan to keep it that way.
Personal Disadvantageous:
1. Not sure what proper 3800+ OC's should be like with cooling similar to mine. The Ninja Scythe is huge, and its nice to be able to run it fanless. I do have the 120mm Panaflo for it, so I'm still experimenting with what I like. Since I don't have a fan controller yet the Panaflo does cool nice but can be noisy. I'm not sure if I should be satisfied with my Overclocks so far, if I can go further, or mine are poor. Sounds like a SI-120 w/ Delta 3 Fan would have been better. I might try and sell my panaflo and ninja scythe if I find out this is the case in my opinion. It very doable, I think it takes up too much room with the Scythe + My Panaflo in my case. Note: The upside down motherboard with the case are great under a few conditions. I'd like to point out that the front 120mm in the case doesn't work yet because it cannot reach any fan connectors on the board. Since I don't have an extension or a fan controller yet I am SoL. I'm also not sure which 3 pin extension cord is what I need because it seems there are 2 different types of 3 pin wires.
2. NV Silencer 5 Rev 3. Great cooling, and helps get hot air out of the top of my case. Wonderful, however it has a downside. I'm sure those who have done their research would know by now they are in a way defective. I had to switch wires because the fan didn't work the way it came, and I am still without a proper working heatsink for the backside memory of the card. I am looking to get some nice ramsinks. (If you have nice recommendations for ramsinks for a 7800GTX let me know)
3. Ahh the 2405FPW. I'm a computer gamer and I like things looking sharp and crisp. I don't know if its a figure of my imagination or I am not used to the big screen or the fast FPS or what. But playing CS:S or any other very fast paced game it feels weird. I don't know if I can blame the monitor for "Lagging" it seems or slow refresh rate or what. I am still undecided on wether the monitor was worth it. Don't get me wrong its very nice for surfing, WoW, or anything that doesn't require top speed if you know what I mean. I personally would have to give it another month or so till I'm completely used to it and try to game some more to get a better idea. I have been mostly working on config/tweaking my system to perfection.
All in all, I am very pleased. Its like a whole new approach at using a computer, its a totally different experience when using it. Let me know what you guys and gals think. I always like to improve. Having things work better and more efficiently is always a A+++ in my eyes too. When you spend so much money on a computer setup you like to have a perfect system. That's my goal and I would say I'm 90% of the way there.
Thanks everyone.