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SuAside

20th December 2006 16:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke (Post 136826)

if you're not planning on using SLI/CF on that mobo, you can run 2 VGA cards for dual monitor (and more) extravanganza :)

well, i'm just running a 19" TFT (boecht van dun aldi ;) ) and that's pretty much it for now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke (Post 136826)

get one second hand for sure:)
I'm selling a 7900GT for €160 ;)

more info plz ;)

jmke	20th December 2006 17:49

Club 3D 7900GT bought in March 2006 from Alternate.de
PCIe 256Mb PCIe - €160 with stock cooler, €175 with Zalman VF900CU :)
mail me if you're interested (jmke at madshrimps.be)

SuAside

21st December 2006 17:44

i'll keep it in mind (but with the x-mas crap soon, it might take a while before i actually get the rig)

SuAside

26th December 2006 15:41

if anyone wonders (which i doubt, but still), this is what i eventually bought:

Code:

[Tones] ASUS P5W Digital Home Deluxe (Dual PCI Express x16, Intel 975X, SATA II RAID 5, 4DDR2 800 Dual Channel, 3PCI, Dual Gb LAN) 205.90

[Codima] Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (2.13 Ghz) 2 Mb Cache Socket 775 Box 219.50

[Codima] Zalman CNPS 9700 Led Amd & Intel 775/754/939/940/AM2 49.00

[Codima] Msi Radeon RX1950PRO Pci-E 256 Mb Ddr3 + Tv-out + 2x Dvi 196.00

[Codima] Antec TruePower Trio 550 EC 95.00

[Forum] OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 ATI HS XTC 4-4-4-15 Dual Channel 230.00 (forum sale, package still sealed, discount price)

i took the 1950pro to keep me busy til the dx10 cards become mainstream (since i couldn't locate a decent second hand 3d card on relatively short notice and jmke decided to keep his 7900GT)

and now i'm eagerly awaiting delivery to see how it all clocks ^^

jmke	26th December 2006 16:15

I heard P965 is better with E6400 ?

SuAside

26th December 2006 17:10

if you're going for simple FSB pumping, then yes, i965 usually gets higher overclocks. but if you're going for the features and a generally solid pc, i'd still go i975 since the prices are really close to eachother anyway overhere.
for 175 euros you have a top i965 board, for 199 euros you have a top i975 board with loads of extra goodies.

since i'm not going to pump the FSB for all it's got (the P5W DH should have more than enough headroom for what i'm planning), i'm more inclined to go for the extra goodies. ;)

jmke	26th December 2006 19:03

good plan :)

SuAside

29th December 2006 14:17

the parts from codima just arrived. can hardly wait til i get the other stuff...

a few observations about the parts:

Zalman CNPS 9700: omfg this bastard is huge... it dwarfs my XP120 (i think). if it performs half as mean as it looks, then we're in for quite a ride :)
Antec TruePower Trio 550: damn it, that ****er is heavy... i'll curse it when going to a LAN i'm sure.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (2.13 Ghz): SL9S9 L663A812 stepping B2
Msi Radeon RX1950PRO: looks pretty decent. i hope the cooler doesnt make too much noise though.

jmke	29th December 2006 16:12

be sure to use the fanmate2 to slow down the fanspeed of the CNPS9700CU
and use atitool or ati tray tools to set the fan speed of the X1950Pro

SuAside

29th December 2006 16:33

the fan goes straight on my uberlowtec but pwnage sunbeam rheo, no fanmate crap inbetween ;)

and i'll need to refamiliarise myself with ATItool. it's since my 9800pro that i've had an ati, but i'm guessing everything is pretty simple/logical like it was before.

(edit: i'm pretty happy with the CNPS9700's base btw. it's very nicely polished & reflects like a mirror. no "mate" surface at all.)

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