New rig.. what do you think???

[DrMekon]

After 2 months of deliberating.. Ive decided to take the plunge and get a new rig!!!

This all started because of the Opteron frenzy over the past months, when I had, and took the oportunity of getting a 146 CABNE 0545BPMW (maybe not the best week, but Ive still seen nothing but good results with this particular release).

My choices are:

DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT Want to get the best out of my Opty 146 CABNE... hoping for stable 2.8ghz!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Socket_939.html


Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Redline Extreme Performance These seem to be the best clockers, and tight at DDR400 next to the Ballistix, but hopefully, a lot more stable!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Mushkin.html

Have potential to reach and exceed DDR560

http://anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2676&p=8

http://www.ocprices.com/index.php?rev_id=294&page=3&action=reviews

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/2


PSU FSP Sparkle FX600-GLN Epsilon 600W Good cable management is a must, and plenty of connection options... although am also considering going modular.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/FSP__Sparkle_.html


PowerColor ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB Getting this as a stop gap, until Nvidia release new cards in |March, and then sell this on... Have thought about X1900XT, but want to keep SLI option available...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/X800PCI_Series.html


CoolerMaster Stacker STC-810 Great airlflow.. and plenty of space!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Coolermaster_Cases_126.html


Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro Read some great reviews, especially in custompc... although Im not entirely convinced... so may opt for XP120 & YS-Tech and fan controller.


Anyone got any thoughts, suggesitons, alternatives....

Hoping to order on Monday

Before anyone says I wont get very far without hard drives... going for the Raptor 150gb, but will sell my Raptor 74gb to help finance the disk upgrade!!

 

[ACESHIGH]

Looks good but i really would suggest the X1900XT - great price (Nvidias new cards are going to be priced much higher) & performance.
With this card you wont need to worry about SLI.
Besides as so many people who want to later go to SLI, by that time theres a single faster card out, so you sell the original & still beat SLI performance buy getting the next gen card. Always a more sensible option.