December 9, 200520 yr Been doing research and almost have final parts... I decided to purchase a x800GTO and hopefully unlock it to 16 pipelines... although to get my best chances to get a unlocked x800GTO I would have to be quick.... (So I can,t delay which I always do). Here are the parts, with a few possible alternatives. All prices in NZD. Max price: $1200 ummm, already have Harddrive, monitor, ect.... DFI NF4 SLI INFINITY $227.35 (Alternative: ASUS A8N-E $186) Athlon 64 3200+ $266.45 Twinmos 1024 MB dual channel $140 (Alternative Kingston valueram $148) (Alternative Corsair dual channel $176) Connect3D X800GTO 256MB PCI Express $314.99 Case: Cooler Master ?????? $110 PSU: Enermax 485w Noisetaker Speed Adjustable, ATX 2.0, PCI Epress OK $123 Total Price: $1180 Previous post: http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?t=358113[/url]
December 9, 200520 yr I'm using a similar setup, and I don't have any complaints whatsoever. I like the ASUS A8N-E, but there shouldn't much difference between it and the DFI. All the memory you have listed is CL2.5 "value", so there is no reason to get the more expensive ones. You will be able to overclock the processor to 3800+ levels without much effort by using dividers in any case. I don't really like video cards which only really shine if you manage to get hold of one that has unlockable pipelines, but if you do, go right ahead. If you're willing to take the risk, you would indeed get a very fast card for a cheap price with some luck. As you've probably noticed, a lot of the current GTO's are indeed unlockable up to 16 pipelines, so there's a good chance yours will be aswell. Of course, there's the guarantee aspect, but you've probably already thought of that. So yeah, looks like a nice system.
December 9, 200520 yr Author I'm using a similar setup, and I don't have any complaints whatsoever. I like the ASUS A8N-E, but there shouldn't much difference between it and the DFI. All the memory you have listed is CL2.5 "value", so there is no reason to get the more expensive ones. You will be able to overclock the processor to 3800+ levels without much effort by using dividers in any case. I don't really like video cards which only really shine if you manage to get hold of one that has unlockable pipelines, but if you do, go right ahead. If you're willing to take the risk, you would indeed get a very fast card for a cheap price with some luck. As you've probably noticed, a lot of the current GTO's are indeed unlockable up to 16 pipelines, so there's a good chance yours will be aswell. Of course, there's the guarantee aspect, but you've probably already thought of that. So yeah, looks like a nice system. Yeah they have stopped making them unlockable... but hopefully because I live in a third world New Zealand, where we get everything last we should still have the old stock still. Plus the X800GTO is still a good value for money card. The alternatives I would of gotten are the 6600gt for about $100 less, or a 6800 GS for about $100 more, which are all good value for money card. So I decided to take the gamble and might get a great card :D
December 9, 200520 yr Yeah, with any luck you could get a great card indeed. Besides, even if you do get one without the additional pipelines, the GTO's overclock very well without the pipes. On the topic of Cooler Master cases, I would really recomend the Cavalier tower series. They have that genuine feeling of quality about them that is hard to describe.
December 9, 200520 yr For your CPU this one here is alot faster for about $30 cheaper. Thats if your using socket 939. I am using this for about 3 weeks now and have had no complaints. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103539
December 9, 200520 yr Author For your CPU this one here is alot faster for about $30 cheaper. Thats if your using socket 939. I am using this for about 3 weeks now and have had no complaints. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103539 Only problem it is in USD, and in the wrong country....
December 9, 200520 yr oops sorry I didn't see what the prices were in so i asumed USD, guess not :oops: .
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