PC Critique

Ataru Moroboshi · Posted: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 01:58:43 Post Subject: PC Critique

Alright, I'll be blunt, I've been to a about half a dozen web forums now and I'm getting peoples opinions on my computer. It's around $1350 and it will be almost exclusively for gaming. Check it out and tell me what you think:

Black Antec Case
Seasonic 430W PSU
TwinMOS 2x512MB RAM
DFI Ultra LANPARTY Nf4 Motherboard
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER
Mitsumi Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy
Sapphire X850 XT
3200+ AMD -Retail PS: I'm gonna wait a week or two for Venice

How does it look? I chose the DFI because of all the great reviews it was getting. This is also my first computer build ever, so I'm going to see how well I can put a computer together. Thanks for any help, tips, criticism, and, to a lesser extent, flames.

Spire · Posted: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 02:26:02 Post Subject:

I am impressed with your choices!!!

Only a few comments:

First of all make sure to buy ONLY samsung TCCD chipped ram. Many manufacturers use these chips, but make sure you get something with TCCD chips.

Second: upgrade your power supply, these boards DEMAND the best highest power PSU you can(t) afford. Use an Enermax 600 watt rev 2.0., PCP&C, or the best OCZ supply available. (You will thank me in stability for this one.)

I wrote the review here at BB on the DFI Ultra-D. I have also had the pleasure of working with the SLI-DR.

Currently I am running the Ultra-D, a 3000+ Winchester, a gig of either Ultra 31720 TCCD ram, or Corsair TCCD, or sometimes a gig of G.Skill TCCD.

With that, a Sapphire X850XT card.

You are correct to wait for the Venice chips, they will have much better memory controllers onboard than any winchester ever had.

My 3000+ chip dies at ~2250 Mhz, but I have had this board stable at some huge overclocks with a week 0448 winchester. Clocks like 315x8 for 2520 MHz!!!

WIth a Venice chip and a gig of G.Skill LE TCCD ram, you will be able to go to some huge overclocks!!!

I almost forgot, welcome to BigBruin.com!!!!!!!!!!

Please feel free to continue this discussion, I have lots more info on how to make all of this gear very stable and great overclocks and avoid some of the bugs that lurk!!!

Although your time is sometime tomorrow afternoon, feel free to get me on AIM for lots more information Grin

BeerCheeze · Posted: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 12:33:02 Post Subject:

looks good except.... Lose the Maxtor HDD, go get a Seagate. They are faster, and more reliable.

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

- Bigger PSU (At least > 500W)
- Consider RAM like Spire said, I prefer Corsair or Kingston

Spire · Posted: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 19:19:25 Post Subject:

While I agree with the Kingston/ Corsair thing Jim mentions, this board LOVES ram that has Samsung TCCD chips.

The manufacturer doesn't matter on this one. 95% of the ram companies are using whats called Brainpower boards for thier TCCD ram. THe only difference between any of them is soldering, and that doesn't make a big deal.

The current reigning champ of ram for this board is the G Skill TCCD LE 1 gig set.

...and of course when something gains noteriety it sells like hotcakes, as indicated by the fact that it is hard to get!!!

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-231-006&depa=0

Shadowsilence · Posted: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 19:32:30 Post Subject:

All I can say is buy me one to?