Need opinions on this spec

DemonNite · 18 Mar 2006 at 22:08

Hi guys...im new here and thought u guys could help out

. Im looking to get this system and needed some opinions and ideas.

Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Extreme Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) CAS3 (991483) (MY-000-MK)
£139.95

AMD Opteron UP 170 Dual Core San Diego 2.0GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-148-AM)
£274.95

Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower (Socket 939/754/478/775) CPU Cooler (HS-015-ZA)
£29.95

Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)
£104.95

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3055) (GX-046-CO)
£264.95

CoolerMaster Stacker 830 RC-830 - Silver Trim (No PSU) (CA-090-CM)
£139.95

Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-024-EN)
£79.95

Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-069-WD)

as u can probably guess...im gonna try OC'ing this setup and im fairly new to this area. I decided to go this route instead of a FX57, my previous choice...and it seems like I can maybe get a decent OC on this and save a bit of money. So is there anything you guys think that i really should not go for? Most of the stuff i've chosen seem to be on the weekly special so its so tempting to grab it right now lol

Current Specs:
P4 3.06ghz
Asus P4G8X mobo
1.5gb RAM (Corsair PC3200)
256mb 6800GT
Western Digital 120gb HDD

BigDom · 18 Mar 2006 at 22:23

Very nice spec, I can't comment on the case but the rest is excellent.

djjuk · 18 Mar 2006 at 22:28

Yep looks very nice..Good luck on the build :cool:

DemonNite · 18 Mar 2006 at 22:31

BigDom said:
Very nice spec, I can't comment on the case but the rest is excellent.

cool...my main concern tho (which i forgot to mention) was the mobo. Ive been looking into the DFI LanParty UT RDX200CF-DR aswell...but really stuck there.

DarkShadow · 18 Mar 2006 at 22:31

Very nice spec. I would change the cooler to the Akasa Evo 33 or Artic Freezer 64 pro, They're meant to be good.

I have the Evo33 myself and It's very good quality piece of kit

DemonNite · 18 Mar 2006 at 22:57

dark_shadow said:
Very nice spec. I would change the cooler to the Akasa Evo 33 or Artic Freezer 64 pro, They're meant to be good.

I have the Evo33 myself and It's very good quality piece of kit

hmm youre the second person to mention the AF64 Pro...i might just go for that then..and its only £12.95

Once i decide on the mobo....i think im set :cool:

BigDom · 18 Mar 2006 at 22:59

DemonNite said:
hmm youre the second person to mention the AF64 Pro...i might just go for that then..and its only £12.95 Once i decide on the mobo....i think im set

Reviews point to the board being well sorted and a good board. Basically the origonal Crossfire with the niggles sorted. From what I've read well worth getting.

ACESHIGH · 18 Mar 2006 at 23:27

Yeah, the Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire looks the goods now.

DemonNite · 19 Mar 2006 at 08:51

thanks for the help guys, I decided to go for this in the end

£139.95 x 1 - CoolerMaster Stacker 830 RC-830 - Silver Trim (No PSU) (CA-090-CM)
£79.95 x 1 - Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-024-EN)
£168.95 x 1 - Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-069-WD)
£104.95 x 1 - Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)
£264.95 x 1 - Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3055) (GX-046-CO)
£274.95 x 1 - AMD Opteron UP 170 Dual Core San Diego 2.0GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-148-AM)
£139.95 x 1 - Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Extreme Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) CAS3 (991483) (MY-000-MK)
£12.95 x 1 - Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)