new big upgrade.

the raven

hey. i'm upgrading my current overclocked system. was just wondering if anyone would offer suggestions or anything. yep, i know it's an AGP upgrade but i figure it'll last me, at the very least, one year. oh and seeing as its a 478socket chip there aren't really many PCI-e mobos available so if i was to go PCI-e i'd have to go chip, mobo and g-card instead of just the AGP equivalent.

consists of:

Northwood 2.6g @ 3.2g (Zalman AlCu)
1g GeIL platinum PC4000
Abit IS7-E motherboard
beQuiet! 370W

upgrading with:

Beantech Igloo 4 Miditower, Black e79
NEC DVD recorder ND-3520A IDE Black e54
Sapphire Radeon X800XL 256MB AGP e350
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160GB SATA e92
LG 19" LCD L1910B TCO-99 Monitor e399
Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS, Bulk e59

total = e1033
and that's pretty much my budget...

jessy

what Gfx Card have you currently Got in there?

gline

yeh what are your current specs??

the raven

gfx = sapphire 9600pro
sound = creative live!
hard drive = maxtor 60gig (about 4 years old)
generic dvd drive and cd-rw. (about 4years old)
generic 19" CRT. (same again)

plan to make 2nd machine with old stuff.

jessy

Looks like you’re spending your money wisely, but I can’t see a PSU on your shopping List. You might look in to this one , its a bit expensive but IMO worth it.

the raven

i think the beQuiet! 370W would be enough to power the lot... do you not think?? i mean i'm not adding the new stuff to the old, i'm replacing and gonna make a second system...

sionnach

yes, 370w is more than enough for that system, stick with what you have

jessy

the raven wrote:

i think the beQuiet! 370W would be enough to power the lot... do you not think?? i mean i'm not adding the new stuff to the old, i'm replacing and gonna make a second system...

you planning on Overclocking?

the raven

i'm a chronic overclocker so yeah...
cpu def, but prob won't overclock the gfx for a while... 'til i get bored or something or 'til i want more impressive benchmarks...

one more question;
do any of you have any experience with these cases,
Cooler Master Cavalier 3
Beantech Igloo 4?

i'm lookin for pretty darn decent airflow and quietness would be a bonus.

by the by, i'm purchasing all products through komplett.

(but i'm not gonna overclock the 2nd older system when i have it together... well, maybe)

gline

the raven wrote:

do any of you have any experience with these cases,
Cooler Master Cavalier 3

I used this case in 2 builds. Its quiet, but im not sure about the airflow, can take 4 fans, 1 intake, 1 exhaust and 2 side fans. Its worth the money though and is a good solid case and tooless design is good, looks cool too IMHO

the raven

cheers gline. you've influenced my decision... now i am harty with glee...