About to order please check spec

IntoTheVoid · 9 Mar 2006 at 10:35

Hi,

I am about to order the following today so please check my spec. I will use primarily for gaming, but want a fairly quiet system. Do you think I should wait till this afternoon as there are rumours of the new Nvidia cards being available from 1400hrs today?

Also will the Seasonic psu have long enough 12v cables for the P180 case?

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£69.95 £69.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£54.95 £54.95
CD-026-NE NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£27.95 £27.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)
£269.95 £269.95
KB-073-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 - Black/Silver (KB-073-LG)
£34.95 £34.95
MO-009-NE NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-009-NE)
£349.95 £349.95
CA-039-AN Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) (CA-039-AN)
£79.95 £79.95
CP-148-AM AMD Opteron UP 170 Dual Core San Diego 2.0GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-148-AM)
£269.95 £269.95
CA-002-SS Seasonic S12 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-002-SS)
£87.95 £87.95
MY-008-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR HZ PC4000 (2x1GB) CAS3 Dual Channel Kit (F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ) (MY-008-GS)

Subtotal £1,375.50
VAT £240.72
Total £1,616.22

Thanks.

Gun9 · 9 Mar 2006 at 10:44

that will run like a dream play everything maxed out nice choices,
but if your worried about GC rumours hang on till later!

:rolleyes:

lol

Squidge · 9 Mar 2006 at 10:49

Nice setup, not unlike my own

Only difference being that I chose a Raptor 150GB instead of a Samsung spinpoint. 250GB. The Samsung is still a fine drive though, and is about £150 cheaper.

Zephyrus · 9 Mar 2006 at 11:04

Don't forget a decent cooler for that opty if you plan OC'ing it.

As for waiting for the new nvidia card to be released today, personally i would not change from the x1900xt to 7900 just because it is nvidias latest offering. I would either hang back a few days till i'd heard/read a good few reviews or go for the tried and tested Ati card. But hey thats me, we're all different

Zeph.

IntoTheVoid · 9 Mar 2006 at 11:18

Thanks for the replies, I see you are using the Arctic Freezer Pro 64 , how do you find it? What are your temps? Also does anybody have any experience of the Antec NeoHE 550 Watt Psu?

ACESHIGH · 9 Mar 2006 at 11:43

Arctic Freezer Pro 64 is very good, not loud & cools well. Should allow for some good overclocking on the Opty (great CPU btw). I would go for the X1900XT, especially if keeping the card longer term due to the 48 shaders, likely better on new game engines.

Squidge · 9 Mar 2006 at 13:49

I agree with the fact it's not loud. At first I thought my fan wasn't spinning as I can't actually hear it unless I stick my ear in the case

Eisenhorn: You can find a review of the Frezer 64 Pro here: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/custompc/labs/84129/arctic-cooling-freezer-64-pro.html

There verdict was:

Unless you want the passively cooled Scythe Ninja, you'd be a fool to buy any other HSF for your Athlon 64.

Zephyrus · 9 Mar 2006 at 14:07

Eisenhorn said:
Thanks for the replies, I see you are using the Arctic Freezer Pro 64 , how do you find it? What are your temps? Also does anybody have any experience of the Antec NeoHE 550 Watt Psu?

The arctic freezer is very good. With my CPU overclocked from 1.8Ghz to 2.7Ghz and 1.45V it idles at 24C and under load its around 32C. The best cooler around for the price in my opinion, and better than a lot of the more expensive air coolers.
It is also very very quiet. I've fiddled with my PC bit by bit to get it as quiet as possible with air cooling and i cannot hear the Arctic freezer at all. The only sound i get from my PC is sound of the air being pulled and pushed through the grills

Zeph.

IntoTheVoid · 9 Mar 2006 at 15:07

Thanks for the advice, still can't decide on a case though, I do like the Lian-Li V1000 Plus (is this case quiet?)

Zephyrus · 9 Mar 2006 at 16:04

Can't help you with the Lian Li cases i'm afraid as i've never had one. The 2 cases i've bought recently have been the Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) (CA-039-AN) and Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case - No PSU (CA-027-AN) . While the SLK3000B (cheap and cheerful) seems to have very good airflow i wouldnt say it is particularly quiet. There is a big difference with the P180, this is the system i was saying that the only noise i hear is the intake and exhast of air. I changed the fans on both cases for Nexus ones, very very quiet.

The Lian Li V1000 Plus is a nice looking case though

Zeph.

DaveBennett · 9 Mar 2006 at 17:18

Speak to Yewen bout the case, hes your man for info bout them.