Gah! No Nvidia motherboards! Sole reason EVER to get one is SLI, which is in
itself patently stupid. Their I/O across the board is inferior to Intel's 3
series, especially southbridge (ICH9). Worse is they are overpriced.
You have absolutely ZERO need for a 1000w power supply. Do not let anybody
else fool you otherwise. Not now, not in 5 years. Get a seasonic PS, they
make up to 650w with >80% efficiency and use a much quiter 120mm fan.
Otherwise you completely negate the advantage of the P182.
And to nitpick, the corsair stuff only works as advertised when overvolting
the RAM. That's a big no no for me and I only use standard ram that works as
JDEC spec as per the chipset requirments (in the case of Intel 3 series,
DDR-800 @ 5-5-5-18). The 3% "advantage" in speed using overvolted lower CAS
memory will only delight those who love running theoretical benchmarks all
day.
From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
Subject: Re: [H] Any more comments on system?
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:42:53 -0400
Latest iteration for $1565, not counting possibly $80 rebate. This take
advantage of some serious instant discounts and combo deals! I guess I
decide to spend more (if I spend anything) to get something competitive. I
saw a RTS game that might be fun, as I don't do FPSers.
(1) Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower
(1) CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
(2) Open Box: SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA
(1) SABRENT CRW-UINB 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0
(1) LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model
LH-20A1L-06 - Retail $40
(1) ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM - OEM $19
(1) EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express
x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
(1) EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel
Motherboard - Retail
(1) Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 ATX12V / EPS12V 1000W Power Supply -
Retail
(1) Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower
Computer Case - Retail
_________________________________________________________________
Gear up for Halo® 3 with free downloads and an exclusive offer.
http://gethalo3gear.com?ocid=SeptemberWLHalo3_MSNHMTxt_1
