Did i make the wrong decision?

[Tom|Nbk]

here is what i ordered today,


REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST
CA-005-HP
Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Black UV (CA-005-HP)

1

£52.95 £52.95
MB-131-AS
Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)

1

£104.95 £104.95
GX-060-PC
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)

1

£239.95 £239.95
FG-000-AR
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)

1

£12.95 £12.95
CB-003-GE
Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m) - Yellow (CB-003-GE)

1

£2.95 £2.95
Subtotal £413.75
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.95
VAT £73.98
Total £496.68


now at the moment i have,

x800 pro vivo 256mb pci-e
3200 64 + winny (which i will be using in my new rig)
1gb of pc3200 OcUk Ram (2x512mb)

my new spec's will be

3200 64+ Winny
x1900xt Powercolor 512
1gb of pc3200 OcUk Ram (2x512mb)
Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire
Hiper 580w Modular Type-r

i also have two 17" Ctx TFTs

have i made the wrong decision with anything, im starting to regret buying the x1900xt as i think i should have maybe saved a bit of cash and got the x1800xt but its all been sent and i will be recieving it tommorow what does every one think has anyone else had these doubts then only to be blown away when they recieve it?

oh and hey everyone im new

 

[Gerard]

Coulda done with a faster cpu imo.

 

[easyrider]

yeah that cpu will bottleneck that card.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

this cpu is the one i am currently using, i will oc'ing the cpu to around 2.5 i was talking more along the lines of using the x1900xt at 1280x1024

 

[LoadsaMoney]

He's going to get a dual core next payday, so he says anyway , about time you joined mate.

Woot!! RAW's just started.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

He's going to get a dual core next payday, so he says anyway , about time you joined mate.

ive got all my old kit to sell so i will almost definetly be getting a dual core

 

[chaparral]

ive got all my old kit to sell so i will almost definetly be getting a dual core

Add another 1gb of ram as well..

 

[smids]

You made the right decision. That PowerColor X1900XT is an amazing price for a top card.

 

[p4radox]

I'd would have got either a Seasonic, Tagan, Enermax or Antec, but not a Hiper - there seem to have been some quality issues and they are loud.

 

[trojan698]

The right decision imo, I REALLY want one of the x1900's *resists*...

 

[Tom|Nbk]

im just having a lot of if's and but's i probably should have spent more to get the xt-x

 

[speeduk]

I'd would have got either a Seasonic, Tagan, Enermax or Antec, but not a Hiper - there seem to have been some quality issues and they are loud.

Mine is the only thing in my PC (that makes noise) that I cannot hear and it runs my opty 144 @ 2.8ghz and x1900xt @ 670/780 no problemo. Hiper 580w that is.

 

[smids]

Mine is the only thing in my PC (that makes noise) that I cannot hear and it runs my opty 144 @ 2.8ghz and x1900xt @ 670/780 no problemo. Hiper 580w that is.

Apparently their QC has dropped a bit in the last batch. TBH, I have 3 hipers and all are of top quality, probably just a dodgy batch.

The XT-X is good but it's only a tiny speed bump on the XT which is not worth the extra in my opinion.

 

[p4radox]

Mine is the only thing in my PC (that makes noise) that I cannot hear and it runs my opty 144 @ 2.8ghz and x1900xt @ 670/780 no problemo. Hiper 580w that is.

I've probably seen some from bad batches. One blew up and filled the room with smoke, another clicked a lot, and another is still running, but in an otherwise silent system you can hear the 80mm fan on the Hiper whirring.

 

[pwillat]

I'd would have got either a Seasonic, Tagan, Enermax or Antec, but not a Hiper - there seem to have been some quality issues and they are loud.

i disagree.....i have a hyper and its not loud at all....far from it

 

[oweneades]

I'd would have got either a Seasonic, Tagan, Enermax or Antec, but not a Hiper - there seem to have been some quality issues and they are loud.

EH? I have a hiper Type R 580W modular and it has been nothing but excellent.

It is near enough silent as well.

Although just seen your last post and you maybe right on the bad batch front.

Got mine a while ago now.