Thought I would make this thread as there quite a few Spec me threads. (Hope this is in the right section)
Ive upgraded from a 2800xp, 1Gb Ram & a 9800pro. I use my machine everything including gaming.
Thanks to the OcUK forums/shop im the proud owner of the following...
Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero FlowerCPU Cooler
CoolerMaster Stacker 830 RC-830 - Silver Trim (No PSU)
Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply
Pics
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/Ignore the teddy bears, the girl friend
Benchmarks
4350 [2006 3Dmarks] all @ Stock
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=191554
Comments
Case
The case is stunning, in terms of build quality, although it is quite big. Much bigger than my antec. It has a nice feature where you can mount the PSU either way up, So at the moment the 500w Seasonic is pulling cool air from the top of the case (it has a vent a the top)
Noise
Im quite picky when it comes to noise, my other PC has 2x 14Db fans in it.
The X1800 XT is very quiet when running the windows desktop and only spins a little faster when playing games. It does have a low pitch noise to it.
The Seasonic is almost silent, i really didnt believe the reviews/comments for any silent PSU, as my old FSP claimed it was silent
The Zalman does a great job of cooling the 3800+, 35c idle and in the low-mid 40s under load. This is at its lowest speed (1300rpm)
Motherboard
Heard a lot of storys about these boards, some good, some bad. But ive yet to have a problem. Not overclocked anything yet.
Just thought I would share my experience.
Ive upgraded from a 2800xp, 1Gb Ram & a 9800pro. I use my machine everything including gaming.
Thanks to the OcUK forums/shop im the proud owner of the following...
Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero FlowerCPU Cooler
CoolerMaster Stacker 830 RC-830 - Silver Trim (No PSU)
Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply
Pics
/Ignore the teddy bears, the girl friend
Benchmarks
4350 [2006 3Dmarks] all @ Stock
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=191554
Comments
Case
The case is stunning, in terms of build quality, although it is quite big. Much bigger than my antec. It has a nice feature where you can mount the PSU either way up, So at the moment the 500w Seasonic is pulling cool air from the top of the case (it has a vent a the top)
Noise
Im quite picky when it comes to noise, my other PC has 2x 14Db fans in it.
The X1800 XT is very quiet when running the windows desktop and only spins a little faster when playing games. It does have a low pitch noise to it.
The Seasonic is almost silent, i really didnt believe the reviews/comments for any silent PSU, as my old FSP claimed it was silent
The Zalman does a great job of cooling the 3800+, 35c idle and in the low-mid 40s under load. This is at its lowest speed (1300rpm)
Motherboard
Heard a lot of storys about these boards, some good, some bad. But ive yet to have a problem. Not overclocked anything yet.
Just thought I would share my experience.
