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[MaddMutt]

IIRC that MSI board was top notch IIRC Intel liked DDR3 speed over timings. It's nice to have someone close that can step-in when you have questions/problems.

 

[Alcsi69]

IIRC that MSI board was top notch IIRC Intel liked DDR3 speed over timings. It's nice to have someone close that can step-in when you have questions/problems.

Yeah I really like this board.
Well i don't think this kit will do high frequencies... But yeah, it's good to have someone who can help at these things.

 

[Johan45]

For DDR3 look for G.Skill Pi or Flare and corsair doms in the 2000 MHz range CL7 or CL 8 these kits can go up to 2400 cl 8 or better. Then you have the Gskill 2400 CL9 but that's pushing it for Sandy.

 

[Alcsi69]

For DDR3 look for G.Skill Pi or Flare and corsair doms in the 2000 MHz range CL7 or CL 8 these kits can go up to 2400 cl 8 or better. Then you have the Gskill 2400 CL9 but that's pushing it for Sandy.

I know I should look for those, but those are impossible to come by in Hungary. I had a gskill kit that did 2700C8... I now regret that I sold it.

 

[Johan45]

They're not very common here either just have to watch the sale threads/sites. If you get desperate hit me up. I'm a bit of a hoarder but shipping will be ridiculous.

 

[Alcsi69]

They're not very common here either just have to watch the sale threads/sites. If you get desperate hit me up. I'm a bit of a hoarder but shipping will be ridiculous.

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Well, yeah, the shipping would be very expensive from Canada to here. But Canada is one of the countries that's on my "to move there after I finished uni" list, so maybe it isn't even needed to ship a kit to Hungary.

 

[Indyjones]

Build is done so here are some pics

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This is an old post, but I'm interested in a similar set-up (H500 with big air cooler). How can I contact the member who posted this? I don't see a pm link anywhere. I just joined this forum, do I need certain privileges before being able to send a private message?

 

[Blaylock]

Welcome to the forums Indy!

I don't know if there is a post count to unlock PMs, but if you're using the desktop version of this site you can click on the members name and you should get a small pop up menu. Listed in that menu is "send member a private message" or something to that effect. If you are on a mobile device clicking on their name takes you to their profile page and on the left side bar there should be an option to sent then a PM.

Alternatively, you could post your questions here and just wait for that member (and others) to respond. BMW Baxter is a regular here and would likely reply in just a few days.

 

[Indyjones]

thanks, Blaylock. I get the pop-up, but it doesn't have a pm option, so I'm assuming I need a certain number of posts before I get that. Thanks again for your reply!!!!

edit: I works now, after having enough posts

 

[Alcsi69]

Got some DDR4 to bin.

 

[Celeron_Phreak]

Here is a blast from the past. Does anyone else remember Stasis Thermal? We used to have a member here from that team, and they did these full copper heatsinks for the 6000 series nvidia cards. I had one of them for my 6800GT that lasted me a couple of years.

 

[hokiealumnus]

Wow, that Zalman HSF is a blast from the past too. Very cool!

 

[JLK03F150]

That is a chunk of copper sitting on that video card! No wonder you're using a Card Keeper to hold it in place. What are the rest of the PC spec's?

Here's my GF 6800 Ultra AGP with a Zalman cooler?

I have one of the Zalman CPU coolers too, currently sitting on an FM2 APU.

 

[Celeron_Phreak]

That is a chunk of copper sitting on that video card! No wonder you're using a Card Keeper to hold it in place. What are the rest of the PC spec's?

Here's my GF 6800 Ultra AGP with a Zalman cooler?

I have one of the Zalman CPU coolers too, currently sitting on an FM2 APU.

So that was actually from the first PC I built with new parts after getting a job and a tax return, I think it was 2004, with revisions in 2005. Here were the specs at that time:

Case: Lian-Li V1000B
PSU: Fortron 530W Purple
Motherboard: Gigabyte K8NS Ultra-939
RAM: 4x 512MB Mushkin DDR 400(?)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with a Zalman CNPS7700-Cu
GPU: XFX GeForce 6800 GT pushing dual 19" Samsung SyncMaster 997DF CRT Monitors
Audio: BlueGears X-Mystique 7.1
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 80GB + Seagate Baracuda 7200.1 250GB
Mouse: Logitech MX510 (Blue) on an X-Raypad Thunder 8 mouse pad (similar to FunC)
Keyboard: ViewSonic KU206


In 2006 I upgraded to an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe with an A64 X2 3800+, delidded and used a Scythe Ninja 2 to cool it, running dual 7800GTs pushing an IBM P260 21" CRT and one of the Samsung CRTs.

I still have the system in the same case, in 2006 configuration, I have it stored away for when I get that nostalgic XP era gaming itch. It was a time in my teenage years that really pushed me into my custom PC addiction and I met a lot of friends from here on the OCForums that I still converse with regularly. Lots of fond memories of PC tech during that time and an exciting time to be building PCs, with 64-bit CPUs and multicore processors just beginning to be a thing. Everything I built or played around with prior to this system was 286-386-486-Pentium-AMD t-bird, etc.

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That is a chunk of copper sitting on that video card! No wonder you're using a Card Keeper to hold it in place. What are the rest of the PC spec's?

Here's my GF 6800 Ultra AGP with a Zalman cooler?

I have one of the Zalman CPU coolers too, currently sitting on an FM2 APU.

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This looks a lot like the single 7800GT I had after the 6800, same zalman heatsink and ramsinks too...earie.....