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Name: Pinion99 Date: May 28, 2006 at 11:22:27 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 3400@2.6 / 1gig Product: xXx
Comment:
This week i will have my system all ready to put together and i just wanted to know any problems to look out for or that i may run into. This is my first full build and i don't want to make any n00b mistakes. I am only 15 and i have put alot of money into this so any help or adivse is greatly appreciated. Here are the specs:
Case: Antec P180 Mobo: P5WD2 Premium Ram: Corsair Xms2 DDR2 667 CPU: Pentium D 805 GPU: PCI-X X700 (Temporary!) PSU: Tagan 420w HDD: Scsi hard drive i have spare Disk Drive: Cheapo DVD-Rom Heatsink/Fan: Freezer 7 Pro
I think we went over this before but I really don't like the configuration. BTW, it's PCI-E, not PCI-X.
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Response Number 3
Name: TMP-Man Date: May 28, 2006 at 19:19:09 Pacific
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I doubt you can overclock to 4.1Ghz like tomshardware with that heatsink of yours... Even with the zalman CNPS9500 full speed, at 4.1Ghz the 805 go all the way upto 80C at full load, resulting CPU throttle during heavy load... The 805 @ 4Ghz+ is ideal iff you have water cooling and above...
TMP-Man
Asus P5P800-SE P4 506 @ 4100Mhz 1.525v Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 2000RPM FAN + AS5 1GB Corsair 2-3-3-5 DDR400 40GB 5400RPM/120GB 7200RPM HD Radoen 9500 mod 9700 @ 375/600 CHS+RHS
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Response Number 4
Name: Jake3266 Date: May 28, 2006 at 21:23:56 Pacific
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My advice on building a system is just to be patient and don't rush through assembly. Make sure your ram is properly seated before you turn on the power.
Also check for newest drivers and put em on a CD before installing the drivers your GPU comes with. That should save you a few steps while setting up the software.
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Response Number 5
Name: Pinion99 Date: May 29, 2006 at 01:31:47 Pacific
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Thank You for your help. Just out of interest Jam what is it about the configuration you don't like?
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Response Number 6
Name: jhunt303 Date: May 30, 2006 at 08:39:43 Pacific
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Good luck with the 4.1Ghz overclock, would do it myself if dual core motherboards were cheaper!
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