Where is everybody?

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:39 pm

Haha, if I did that, I might as well be the walking dead

lol; anyways, so what kind of rig you're running, if I might ask?

Knight Who Says Ni! · Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:45 pm

Intel P4 Northwood 3GHz
Intel i865 mobo
1GB Corsair VS
Visiontek Xtasy 9600XT

Those are the main components.

But by the end of this summer I should have:

AMD Athlon64 3200+ Venice
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum
1GB OCZ Platinum Rev. 2
Sapphire 'Ultimate' X800XL
300GB Seagate 7200.8
NEC 3540A
CM Wavemaster
Antec Neopower

Hopefully all will go according to plan and it'll be built by the end of August. And in case your curious the reason I didn't name the other components on my current computer is because they're mostly either generic or mid range crap.

EDIT: Forgot to ask BTW, what are you running?

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:53 pm

haha, been there before, I'm running a POS compaq K6-2 500Mhz right now, as I no longer have a job as of this past Wednesday, but not to fear, my rig will be coming soon:

Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D
Nvidia 6800GT (dunno what manufacturer yet, still deciding)
Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Case with 600W OCZ PowerStream PSU
1 GB Dual Channel OCZ Platinum DDR1 PC4800+
Thermalright XP-90 HSF
Maxtor 300GB SATA 7200RPM with Native Command Queuing

As for the monitor and all, I got a 17" POS that I'm using right now, but plan on a 19" LCD. I don't know if you're new to the forum or not, but these guys here helped me in my decisions on my system. Gonna be about 1500 or so I think, but well worth it in the end

Knight Who Says Ni! · Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:54 pm

Very nice.

I almost went for a similar configuration but I need to pay for a new monitor too.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:57 pm

Don't have a spare laying around eh? I have 3: the one I'm using now (brand new), an old Compaq 17", and an Emachines Eview 17". As a hint man, from what I've been hearing from a lot of people in here, MSI does't have that great an offering, but it does make for an affordable system. If you're looking for longevity and expansive options in overclocking, DFI has some of the best boards you could ask for, and they have a lot of options, including PCI Express....what can I say, I'm a "latest and greatest" addict, lol.

Knight Who Says Ni! · Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:00 am

I go with MSI because it's highly recommended by like everyone in the MPC forums. And because of this review, here.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:08 am

To each his own I guess, I kinda had a bad experience with MSI, that's why I feel the way I do, but I believe it was just a minor defect that caused an intermittent problem with a KT6V-LSR setup I built for a customer....Everyone has their own tastes, and that's what makes this forum great, creative differences

...btw, correction to the HSF I'm getting, I'm actually going with the XP-120, which has a 120mm cooling fan instead of a 90mm cooling fan (the heatpipes on both kick so much ass man, good cooling).

Knight Who Says Ni! · Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:10 am

I love the XP-90/120 because they're top of the line HSF and don't require you to mess with the mobo backplate(something I'm not to fond of doing).

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:15 am

Yeppers, couldn't have made a better decision than that HSF...However, my ultimate goal, which is lofty but eventually obtainable, is to switch the 3700+ San Diego with a dual core Athlon 64 4600+ with 1MB L2, but the same HSF will apply:)

Knight Who Says Ni! · Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:18 am

Just a heads-up the 4600 has a 512KB cache, only the 4400 and 4800 X2s have a 1MB cache.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:22 am

Yeah, you're right, I misread that when I wrote it, whoops, had to make sure when you said that

Knight Who Says Ni! · Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:25 am

Personally I recommend the 4400 as you'll probably reach the same speeds as the 4600 and the extra 512KB of cache surely don't hurt.

Post by **Apoptosis** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:30 am

1:30am and I'm still going... LOL

Knight Who Says Ni! · Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:32 am

2:30 over here.

Zelig · Post by **Zelig** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:39 am

The only thing I miss on these boards is a ;) smily.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:12 am

Knight Who Says Ni! wrote:Personally I recommend the 4400 as you'll probably reach the same speeds as the 4600 and the extra 512KB of cache surely don't hurt.

You're right on that one...it's kinda like the single core 3200+ being able to OC the same as a 3500+. When it comes time to get a dual-core, I'll definitely keep that in mind. And oh yeah, I make it till 3 last night, lol, oh well, that first shift mentality stuck with me

Post by **FZ1** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:57 am

Zelig wrote:The only thing I miss on these boards is a ;) smily.

Yeah, we should add more smileys!

Post by **Apoptosis** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:15 am

Done!

Post by **FZ1** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:33 am

Sweet. Here are some good ones:

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killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:44 am

phpBB smileys I assume? I hate to sound like a newb, but how do you insert those in messages?