another for a m8! help pls

[Death] · 27 Jan 2007 at 10:33

ok well christmas is over and a m8 wants an upgrade. heres what i think so far,

now would a Tagen 580 psu run this, or does he need another?

also i chose the sythe ninja, but the titan armada looks better, would there be a big difference?

Team Xtreem 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXDD2048M800HC4DC) £174.99
(£205.61) £174.99
(£205.61)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £171.99
(£202.09) £171.99
(£202.09)
EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £339.99
(£399.49) £339.99
(£399.49)
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM £132.99
(£156.26) £132.99
(£156.26)
Sub Total : £1,010.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
Vat : £178.48
Total : £1,198.36

hows that look, anything you would change?

Tombo · 27 Jan 2007 at 10:37

At that price I would go for the Amanda.

That 580W Tagan will be fine.

mishima · 27 Jan 2007 at 10:41

Very nice, looks impressive that setup. He will be happy. What are the rails like on the Tagan, specially the 12V. He will need strong ones for the 8 series, its often overlooked. Just before you purcahse your stuff have a look!

semi-pro waster · 27 Jan 2007 at 11:24

As said the PSU should be fine and the rest looks pretty good, one question though, why the Raptor X? Does you mate have a case whereby he can appreciate the clear top? If not I'd get the 'ordinary' Raptor since it is cheaper and has double the MTBF (not that you are likely to get close to the MTBF anyway).

[Death] · 27 Jan 2007 at 14:51

i only chose that raptor as he requested it hehe, think he is using a nice case with a window

[Death] · 29 Jan 2007 at 21:00

ok small update, his wife gave him a nice 800 towards it , so here is the revised. how does this look :

Team Xtreem 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXDD2048M800HC4DC) £174.99
(£205.61) £174.99
(£205.61)
EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £339.99
(£399.49) £339.99
(£399.49)
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM £132.99
(£156.26) £132.99
(£156.26)
Titan Amanda TTC-NP04TZ TEC & Heatpipe Cooling Fan (Socket 775) £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £56.99
(£66.96) £113.98
(£133.92)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £171.99
(£202.09) £171.99
(£202.09)
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £449.99
(£528.74) £449.99
(£528.74)
Sub Total : £1,600.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £282.42
Total : £1,896.27

Townlea · 30 Jan 2007 at 00:33

mishima said:
Very nice, looks impressive that setup. He will be happy. What are the rails like on the Tagan, specially the 12V. He will need strong ones for the 8 series, its often overlooked. Just before you purcahse your stuff have a look!

Got the Tagan 580w Easycon meself

2x12v Rails 20A each