Comments on this new system? what would u change?

[jEnkinsX]

i have free shipping from ncix.. so max for me $1500 tax included

im hoping to get most of these parts from here so i save taxes

[MrWizard]

You really don't need that Zalman heatsink, the one that comes with your processor will do just fine. Get a case fan, and OC that X800 GTO2 to an X850 XT PE.

EDIT: Fixed.

[goofball]

I would swap the Enermax for the OCZ Powerstream 520w, and maybe go for an X2 3800+ instead of the 3700+.

[goofball]

You really don't need that Zalman heatsink, but I suppose it will come in handy seeing as you have the ability to OC that X800 GT02 to an X850 XT PE.

what does that have to do with buying a CPU heatsink?

[MrWizard]

what does that have to do with buying a CPU heatsink?

Haha whoops, I read heat sink for part of it, and then read fan for the other. Just a slip.

[bug]

AMD just dropped prices on all of its processors, so make sure you're getting the new price. You can get an X2-3800 for under $400 now, so that might be something to think about changing.

[Nubee]

I would rather take the oem audigy2 zs and save about $40 or fork out the extra cash for the x-fi

[jm20]

AMD just dropped prices on all of its processors, so make sure you're getting the new price. You can get an X2-3800 for under $400 now, so that might be something to think about changing.

Link to a store following the drop ?

[Nealester]

If your getting the DFI mobo u really need to get the OCZ 520W. It has the best success rating with it. Additionally the XP-120 for a heat sink is almost a must if you are planning on getting those crazy overclocks. Additionally you might want to consider getting PC4000 RAM for it as well. That was the one beef I had when I made a similar build and so to get the most out of the cpu i had to use a divider. Talking about processor with the recent drop in price I would go for the X2 3800+ as well

So basically:
OCZ 520 save 40
XP-120 cost 5 more
X2 3800+ cost 50 more
PC4000 Ram (up to you)

[Jacka]

AMD just dropped prices on all of its processors, so make sure you're getting the new price. You can get an X2-3800 for under $400 now, so that might be something to think about changing.

-ya there is a rumor that AMD is dropping price on everything.
-get the OEM sound card, save $$
-go for Seasonic psu, popular brand with active PFC
-or go for Forton psu, they are actually manufacture for other brand-name psu too, well-known brand and cheaper too.

-awww, why get the speaker when you can wait and pricematch a hot deal

[poedua]

If your getting the DFI mobo u really need to get the OCZ 520W. It has the best success rating with it. Additionally the XP-120 for a heat sink is almost a must if you are planning on getting those crazy overclocks. Additionally you might want to consider getting PC4000 RAM for it as well. That was the one beef I had when I made a similar build and so to get the most out of the cpu i had to use a divider. Talking about processor with the recent drop in price I would go for the X2 3800+ as well

So basically:
OCZ 520 save 40
XP-120 cost 5 more
X2 3800+ cost 50 more
PC4000 Ram (up to you)

About the PSU.

Shouldn't a PSU of 350w - 400w be more than enough ?

What aspect of this system draws so much power that 520 w or 600 w is needed ?

[Kwirky]

Ya, I would also suggest a Seasonic PSU - really high efficiency, and of course that means less heat generated inside the case

Also, why not go with a Venice core - you should get more overclockability, and save some cash - seems that the 3000+ is a good candidate for going 2.5GHz is most cases, and sometimes even up to 3GHz - with air cooling! For a $200 CPU, I don't think you can go wrong.

Example of 2.8GHz clock: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.ph...5&redirect=yes

[chenj16]

-ya there is a rumor that AMD is dropping price on everything.
-get the OEM sound card, save $$
-go for Seasonic psu, popular brand with active PFC
-or go for Forton psu, they are actually manufacture for other brand-name psu too, well-known brand and cheaper too.

-awww, why get the speaker when you can wait and pricematch a hot deal

any links to follow to buy forton psus?

[bug]

Link to a store following the drop ?

http://www.shoprbc.com/ca/index.php
scroll down

[MtX]

Looking good, looks like the exact system I have

The SD 3700+ is an ok choice, but for $100 less, I think you can get a new Opteron 144 or 146 (coming out soon) which is basically a 1MB cache Venice chip. OC it to 2.7 and you got yourself a FX57($1500+) for a fraction of the cost