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Hi
I went for the Striker 11 motherboard instead of the (Asus Rampage) and the 280bfg, i also got 8gig of the dominator ram, its been a while since i have built a new one, everything seems Huge now days lol.
This is my spec
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) X2
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM 9
Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU £0.00 1
BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) 99
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail
Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Antec Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £0.00 1
Samsung SM-T200 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Rose Red
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2c - OEM (ZAT-00149)
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
and Aego M 2.1 speakers
I could not believe the size of the Tuniq Tower, sorry back to the Question
when i first boot up i will have to go into the Bios and change from 800 default to 1066, i had to leave the setting unlinked as if i leave it in Auto it reverts back to 800Mhz as i am running 4 sticks, as i have read in other posts about changing nb voltages etc, also the fan unit above the memory although it clips on to the memory hinges its not exactly tight would it be worth securing with a cable tie ? As the airflow through the case is good i have removed the memory cooler for now, Tried running with 4 sticks but would not boot, it would with 3 but was unstable so i am back to running just 2 X2gb but would like to run the other 2 when i have upped the voltages etc
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for all your help. as for the Aego M 2.1 they are a great set of speakers was going with the Bose but after looking at some of the threads i thought better of it and one of you guys suggested the Aegos , real glad you did saved me a few bob THANKS and they sound good too.
All the best
John
I went for the Striker 11 motherboard instead of the (Asus Rampage) and the 280bfg, i also got 8gig of the dominator ram, its been a while since i have built a new one, everything seems Huge now days lol.
This is my spec
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) X2
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM 9
Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU £0.00 1
BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) 99
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail
Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Antec Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £0.00 1
Samsung SM-T200 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Rose Red
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2c - OEM (ZAT-00149)
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
and Aego M 2.1 speakers
I could not believe the size of the Tuniq Tower, sorry back to the Question
when i first boot up i will have to go into the Bios and change from 800 default to 1066, i had to leave the setting unlinked as if i leave it in Auto it reverts back to 800Mhz as i am running 4 sticks, as i have read in other posts about changing nb voltages etc, also the fan unit above the memory although it clips on to the memory hinges its not exactly tight would it be worth securing with a cable tie ? As the airflow through the case is good i have removed the memory cooler for now, Tried running with 4 sticks but would not boot, it would with 3 but was unstable so i am back to running just 2 X2gb but would like to run the other 2 when i have upped the voltages etc
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for all your help. as for the Aego M 2.1 they are a great set of speakers was going with the Bose but after looking at some of the threads i thought better of it and one of you guys suggested the Aegos , real glad you did saved me a few bob THANKS and they sound good too.
All the best
John