The Forbidden Woods

Ordered my new computer the other day

1. AMD Athlon II X2 245 (Regor) 2.9GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor (Model: ADX245OCGQBOX)
2. ASUS Socket AM3 AMD 785G Chipset HDMI Micro ATX Motherboard (Model: M4A785-M)
3. G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Model: F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK)
4. Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Model: ST3750528AS) - OEM
5. LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+/-R 8XDVD+RW 2MB Cache SATA DVD Writer LightScribe Support (Model: iHAS424-98)
6. Rosewill Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Model: R218-P-BK)
7. Rosewill Value 2 Series 600 Watt ATX12V v2.2/EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply (Model: RV2-600)
8. XFX HD-575X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pretty decent considering I'm only spending $500

That's a good build for $500. I've been thinking about doing a budget build like this for some time now. Add pictures when it gets here!

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WAT. You switched to water cooling, and it's only OC'ed to 3.6 GHz LiD?

With water cooling, you could EASILY hit 4 GHz. Did you try it?

@Temjin; Yeah, I've tried it, but my mobos' heatsinks are getting too hot, so I pulled it back until I can get full water cooling. I'd honestly like to get back to that kind of performance again. 4GHz was just nuts.

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Awww... boo.

GET SOME LIQUID NITROGEN.

Forget that, Liquid Helium! xD And when are you gonna post your rig? I'd like to see it.

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...Soon.

Whenever I clean up the basement, which may be never.

Or tonight.

EDIT:

THERE, I FINALLY DID IT.

I like the heatsink dude! How cool does it keep it? Diggin' the case too!

*EDIT* As for the pictures I promised the shoutbox earlier today;

Ladies and gentlemen....





Triple monitors.

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AKA you're insane xD...What's the point of all those monitors

With my current overclock from 2.6 --> 3.42 Ghz, my temps never exceeded 70 celsius at full 100% load using super PI for over 18 hours.

Very nice Aka, but why not have four monitors? Use one for security cameras.

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I think I should post my computer for contrast.

1.67 GHz dual-core processor
2GB RAM
Mobile Intel 945 Chipset family
Stock speakers
10.1" 1024x600 Display
Windows 7 Starter edition

Oh, the joys of craptastic computers.

Actually, the one on the lower left has dual inputs, so realistically, there are 4 desktop spaces available to me. Thanks for the suggestion with the security feed.



That's pretty awesome! You haven't broke the 4GHz barrier yet?

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Don't want to really. My OC is extremely safe and not burdening on my CPU. No way I can hit 4 Ghz with air cooling alone.

What I really want to do is OC my GPU.

Now begins the case modding:


From afar:


5.25" drive bays:


HDD/Fan and FDD bays:


Lower HDD bays:

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