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28. November 2007 @ 09:01 |
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The PSU will certainly cope, I ran that PSU in my gaming PC for ages without issues.
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28. November 2007 @ 15:56 |
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Right, finally made my mind up on the bits i want (apart from the Hiper PSU, the black ones are like gold dust, yet the blue ones are common as muck; don't like the bright blue meshed cables much though so picked a different PSU)..
1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Energy Efficient 95W edition Socket 775 (2.40GHz) G0 Stepping L2 8MB Cache OEM CPU
£153.99 inc VAT and FREE Delivery
1 Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Socket 754, 940, 775, 939 & AM2 CPU Cooler
£34.36 inc VAT and FREE Delivery
1 Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - no PSU
£69.99 inc VAT and FREE Delivery
1 Corsair HX Series 620W Modular PSU
£88.93 inc VAT and FREE Delivery
1 MSI P35 Platinum Socket 775 FSB1333 onboard 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
£97.99 inc VAT and FREE Delivery
2 Crucial 2GB Kit (2x1GB) Ballistix Memory DDR2 PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 Unbuffered NON-ECC DDR2-1066MHz 2.2V 128Meg x 64
£135.11 inc VAT and small Delivery charge
4 Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
£62.29 inc VAT and FREE Delivery, for each drive
Grand total = £829.52 inc VAT and Delivery, a great bargain methinks
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 28. November 2007 @ 16:52
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28. November 2007 @ 19:13 |
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Cool!
What suppliers have you used?... Could do with using them myself when I get mine!
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28. November 2007 @ 20:07 |
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Ebuyer for all except the memory, which was from Micro Direct as per your link (outstanding deal on the memory btw hence why i went for 4GB, much cheaper than anywhere else, even cheaper than Crucial themselves!); i wanted to order from just 1 place as delivery is always a problem for me as always on the move, but as it's just the RAM from the one place and it's small enough to post (well i hope it is) i shouldn't have any hassle with missed deliveries; kept adding more hard drives so had to force myself to stop at 4 as that's all i need for now, and have so far been unimpressed with reviews of any SATA optical drives, seems the only ones i could find are all noisy drives; don't mind things making some noise but there's no excuse in this day and age for noisy optical drives, reminds me of way back when 40x and 52x cd-rom drives came out and the cheapy ones always made far too much noise. Will just stick with all my various USB2.0 enclosures for dvd-rom and burners for now as i'm real happy with all of those (until such time that i can get decent quiet drives, am after a dvd-rom and 2 burners). I could've bought a PCI IDE controller card and thus re-used 3 existing optical drives internally but think an IDE controller will be overkill being as this motherboard has virtually everything catered for already)
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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28. November 2007 @ 21:43 |
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Nice looking rig there creaky. ;) L@@KING to do something similar in the near future if the Christmas cash will come in. :D I've already got a few parts but need the main things for the enchilada to come together. lol.
Need P/S, CPU, MOBO, and RAM..... Yep the high dollar stuff. lol.
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29. November 2007 @ 03:35 |
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Just be aware Creaky, that while MicroDirect are very cheap, me and my friend have had serious issues with MD in the past. Items advertised as new turning out to be second hand, refusal for any sort of returns on any of our faulty products, and a general attitude of "who cares. If you're not happy, sue us". I've never bought anything from them for a long time, favouring their rival Aria, and large wholesalers ebuyer and scan. Maybe they've improved, but if I were you, I spend the extra couple of pounds and avoid the risk.
The PSU you've gone with is better still than the Hiper unit, you'll be pleased with that. They are pin-drop silent compared to most power supplies out there.
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29. November 2007 @ 05:32 |
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cheers Sam; looking forward to starting building this monster on Monday; have nothing but praise for Ebuyer over the years; have no fear re Micro Direct or a.n.other supplier, it was worth the risk for the huge cost saving, though i take no prisoners when it comes to buying/deliveries & potential problems :)
At worst i now have a SatNav so no supplier can escape a personal visit from me, sellers beware. In the immortal words of Mel Gibson "They can take our payment but they can never take our customer satisfaction" :P
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Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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29. November 2007 @ 05:45 |
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Lol the man's up for a fight! To be fair, as long as nothing goes wrong with the RAM, you'll probably be alright.
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29. November 2007 @ 11:56 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Just be aware Creaky, that while MicroDirect are very cheap, me and my friend have had serious issues with MD in the past. Items advertised as new turning out to be second hand, refusal for any sort of returns on any of our faulty products, and a general attitude of "who cares. If you're not happy, sue us". I've never bought anything from them for a long time, favouring their rival Aria, and large wholesalers ebuyer and scan. Maybe they've improved, but if I were you, I spend the extra couple of pounds and avoid the risk.
The PSU you've gone with is better still than the Hiper unit, you'll be pleased with that. They are pin-drop silent compared to most power supplies out there.
Sam have you ever heard of the "long distance selling" legislation here in the UK? If you purchase ANY item over the internet from a retailer, you have 7 days in which to return it for a full money back refund. If the goods have been opened once you examine them, send them back!
MD are close to myself and I have always walked in and purchased items there and then. I also have a trade account with them and have never had any problems. They have even gone so far as swapping a PSU out of a case for me when I returned a fully built system (that I built) for a customer. I got one of them Colors IT cases with the cheapo PSU's and it went POP on the first use ha ha. They had a guy with a screwdriver swapping it 20 mins after they closed as I rang them saying I was running late and they stayed behind for me.
Don't know about you lot but I'd say that was very good customer service.
And Creaky, just to let you know I have been researching the SATA DVD-RW and the Pioneer DVR-212 SATA 18x DVD±RW/RAM DL oem is a cracker. Always had the Pioneer 111/112's after a few Plextor, Sony's (re-badged Lite-On's), LG's and Lite-On's and not been let down. Excellent burn results, high media compatibilty, very VERY few coasters (out of about 300 discs think i have had 3, and they were cheap media).
Just wanted to add a little more help lol!
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29. November 2007 @ 12:01 |
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I suppose different people have different experiences. I've had numerous problems with OverclockersUK whereas others swear by them, and I've not had many issues with Scan, yet others report serious trouble with them.
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29. November 2007 @ 12:11 |
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Nice build creaky. Just wondering, how do you know your getting G0 stepping?
That PSU is great and if I remember right its modular so that means less cable mess too. :-)
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29. November 2007 @ 12:15 |
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29. November 2007 @ 12:37 |
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29. November 2007 @ 13:40 |
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Originally posted by phill2000:
And Creaky, just to let you know I have been researching the SATA DVD-RW and the Pioneer DVR-212 SATA 18x DVD±RW/RAM DL oem is a cracker. Always had the Pioneer 111/112's after a few Plextor, Sony's (re-badged Lite-On's), LG's and Lite-On's and not been let down. Excellent burn results, high media compatibilty, very VERY few coasters (out of about 300 discs think i have had 3, and they were cheap media).
Just wanted to add a little more help lol!
cheers, though i've got more than enough optical drives to use in the meantime, at £20 each for those drives i nearly just bought some on impulse but managed to restrain myself in the end; but all info is welcome as i know bugger all about SATA optical stuff. Doesn't seem like much choice in SATA opticals but i'll probably take your word for it and order a couple Pioneers then; just got to find a black IDE dvd-rom drive and i'm sorted (still using my old Beige LG dvd-rom, it's about 4years old and has ripped many, many 1000s of DVD's over it's life, still no sign of giving up the ghost yet), i'll use that for now via USB2.0. Am very fond of this LG drive, it's outlasted anything else, especially surprising since it's had such a hard life
Originally posted by sammorris:
I suppose different people have different experiences. I've had numerous problems with OverclockersUK whereas others swear by them, and I've not had many issues with Scan, yet others report serious trouble with them.
haven't used them (was troublefree for me) in quite some years, and stopped due to their steep prices (and their prices are still not very competitive to this day), but back then there weren't a fraction as many rival companies to get good stuff from; but yeah, each to their own
Originally posted by Pop_Smith:
Nice build creaky. Just wondering, how do you know your getting G0 stepping?
That PSU is great and if I remember right its modular so that means less cable mess too. :-)
yeah, the website is very specific about the G0 stepping; also i was pleased to find an OEM one as was buying a better cooler and the original cooler would've just sat in a draw forever with 6000 other old PC bits; the PSU does seem a good one, did quite a but of reading up on it last night; it pained me to spend so much on a PSU but as long as it lasts i'm happy enough, plus it's supposed to have a 5year warranty (good job as i keep PC's as long as i keep cars, ie way past their expected lifespan) :P
Shouldn't really have bought a new case as have had a monster Supermicro case (£186 new back in the day!) sitting empty for a few years - http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/supermicro_sc750a/02.jpg
but it's still seeing some use as a table for a few bits of kit
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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29. November 2007 @ 13:58 |
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Of course with cars, beyond their expected life you can part by part keep them up to scratch. With PCs it's not quite so easy.
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29. November 2007 @ 14:07 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Of course with cars, beyond their expected life you can part by part keep them up to scratch.
/me whispers so car doesn't hear me.. quite right, in fact i bought a posh SatNav for it :P ..however other than that my car is way past getting new parts, for the last couple or 4 years it gets just the bits required by each MOT, all other problems stay unfixed for good, 'tis a bit of a boneshaker, 160,000 miles on it now.... that LG dvd-rom drive i have has done almost as many miles too come to think of it
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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5. December 2007 @ 15:24 |
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Well the new machine was eventually built, and running silently, had to see it running to believe it was in fact as silent as it was supposed to be; all going fine, then updated the BIOS (just because it was 2 versions behind). Major mistake was the understatement of the year as it would no longer boot, nothing whatsoever worked to get around it; so have had to RMA the board, and will most definitely not go near updating the replacement board; it didn't help that it had been a very long build up to that point, and in the end that was due to wierd reboots and somewhat obscure messages about 'overclocking failed' each boot time (plus it didn't help that the manual AND the BIOS errors are in pigeon English). Anyways, it turned out that there were 2 jumpers for the FSB that i'd overlooked. But the annoyance was that it all just worked, then i was stupid enough to flash the BIOS. Had done it countless times on countless bits of kit but not once had a firmware update turned something into a paperweight before but as i say, i won't make that mistake twice. Machine felt very very quick though, while it was working.
Realised when i'd first opened the motherboard box that there was in fact no onboard video, luckily i had an old Matrox Millenium lying spare (who hasn't!); have just bought an old cheap and cheerful (Silent) Geforce 6200 as don't want this machine for games, that'll do a treat. Am looking forward to an extended bout of movie encoding when the replacement mobo turns up, got quite a movie backlog now
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Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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5. December 2007 @ 16:04 |
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Ouch, unlucky on that one. It wasn't a cheap board, either!
Glad to hear it's a nice quiet PC! :)
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10. December 2007 @ 17:12 |
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Sorry guys.... Been outta the loop for a while. No, I didn't build my new rig yet. One of my laptops died (old ThinkPad T-30). So, I bought a new laptop instead. Still using my core2 rig (in sig) my Dell laptop (in sig) and my new Acer Extensa 5620. I am going to build the quad core rig at the first of the year after Intel intros its new round of chips. Maybe I can get an even better deal...
Dropbox: http://db.tt/p5P9bH1d
System 1: Core2Quad Q6600 O/Ced @ 3.15 GHz, Gigabyte GA EP35 DS4 mobo, Zalman 9700, 4GB PC6400 RAM, Sapphire Radeon 2600HD Pro, Samsung 920BW 19" Widescreen LCD, Hauppauge! PVR-350.
System 2: Core2Duo E6400 O/Ced @ 3.2 GHz, Gigabyte GA 965P S3 mobo, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, 2GB PC6400 RAM, PNY GeForce 6600, Hyundai B70A 17" LCD. |
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Well the new replacement motherboard turned up, machine is all together again, haven't reinstalled much software yet, just wanted to see how DVD Rebuilder fared, a rather impressive 50mins to re-encode Pirates of the Caribbean World's End.... this thing sure flies!
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_jump.cfm/335628/3619796
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
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11. December 2007 @ 16:43 |
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Sounds pretty damn fast, certainly compared to what you're used to running. Nice work!
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11. December 2007 @ 21:22 |
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Nice work Creaky, even without any tweaking done to the PC its still running at speeds I would kill for. ;-)
Just imagine how blazing fast it would be if CCE used all four cores of your bad-boy.
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12. December 2007 @ 02:59 |
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OK I am not trying to "Highjack" the thread but its topic-related. Anyway, I was thinking of building a PC around February or March '08 for RB/CCE and some gaming, although I am mainly into older games.
Here is a list of components I have picked out:
Case:
Thermaltake Lanbox $131.99 - Looking for something portable and that case seems to do OK with airflow.
Processor:
Q6600 - $219 via Intel's Retail Edge or, if I can't get the Q6600, an E6750 for $189.99 because the Q6700 bundle is sold out.
Processor Cooler:
Blue Orb II - $45.99
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-VM - $119.99
I'm really torn on the RAM, I am thinking of overclocking the processor to ~3.2GHz with a 1:1 RAM:FSB ratio. I really want this OCZ RAM but its been out of stock for a while. :-(
If that RAM is out of the question then I would probably go with this Crucial RAM. - $98 for the Crucial or ~$82 if the other RAM ever gets in-stock.
Hard Drives:
1x - Raptor X - $181.13 and 1x - Western Digital 500GB WD5000AAJS - $100
I am just going to get a 9 series card (or heck maybe even an 8 series depending on prices) but I am not which one. Thinking ~$300 for the graphics card but not entirely sure.
Power Supply:
Corsair's CMPSU-620HX - $146.10
DVD Burner - Either the Pioneer DVR-212DBK - $37.83 or the Lite-On LH-20A1L-05 - $32.99.
Finally some Arctic Silver 5 - $11 (w. shipping(!))
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12. December 2007 @ 05:18 |
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Originally posted by Pop_Smith:
Just imagine how blazing fast it would be if CCE used all four cores of your bad-boy.
Peace
Absolutely, though Hank's encoder is able to utilise all 4 cores but haven't had chance to try it on the new machine yet.
P.S. if you do get the Q6600, like the other guys advised, make sure to get the G0 revision of the CPU
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12. December 2007 @ 08:04 |
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The Blue orb 2 is a bit of a naff CPU cooler, a Q6600 would get quite hot using one of those. If you need a low profile cooler get a Zalman CNPS8700 or something like that. If you're going for a large graphics card, make sure it'll fit in your small case!
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