general info on my ongoing AMD QuadFX setup

K3rupt · 08-07-2007, 08:05 AM

Shit man!

That is One SWEET machine

~Drools~

Where did you buy all your parts from?

Im a Fellow Aussie

I definitly Reccommend the 8800GTX, Ive seen it in action, It is Absolutly CRAZY.

oh btw. . .

AUSSIE! AUSSIE! AUSSIE!

dakaptin · 08-07-2007, 08:33 AM

OI!! OI!! OI!!!

the case and PSU are from www.pccasegear.com.au - so far service has been good - timely and efficent. they seem to stock some of the otherwise hard to find stuff (like the case and PSU), just dont ask them for advice on watercooling (long story)

The rest were bought from www.itsdirect.com.au - they seem to have the best prices, not to mention they also stock some hard to find parts. I had trouble finding the C3DF RAM, and they stock it for the cheapest price in aust i believe. same goes for HDD

I found the only place in aust to get the DTEK fuzion waterlocks was at a place called www.flabbergast.com.au and they have them for $95 each!!!!

In general, what I did/do to find the best place in aust is google the part, specific to australia (eg - "corsair dominator pc6400 c3df"). (adding the word compare can help too here)

Next, look through the results for websites that compare prices, some common ones were www.shopbot.com.au ; www.myshopping.com.au ; au.shopping.com

I found shopbot to be the best.

The catch here is that I didnt get good results and selctions if i went directly to those websites first - i dont know, must be a programming thing.

K3rupt · 08-07-2007, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dakaptin

OI!! OI!! OI!!!

the case and PSU are from www.pccasegear.com.au - so far service has been good - timely and efficent. they seem to stock some of the otherwise hard to find stuff (like the case and PSU), just dont ask them for advice on watercooling (long story)

The rest were bought from www.itsdirect.com.au - they seem to have the best prices, not to mention they also stock some hard to find parts. I had trouble finding the C3DF RAM, and they stock it for the cheapest price in aust i believe. same goes for HDD

haha!

OMG ARE YOU FROM THE SUNSHINE COAST TOO!!

Lol? Private message Me Man!

That is going too be ONE KICK ASS Rig.

So Jealous.

dakaptin · 08-21-2007, 04:01 AM

SUP PPLS,

well i have pics of the case with only the HDD and PSU but i forgot my bloody phone cable in QLD so that'll have to wait till i get back home. My mobo, RAM and CPU should be arriving thursday after next (when I get home) and hopefully by then I would have ordered a video card!!!

here's a question:

whY the hell should I spend $480 on a retail version of vista home premium?

OR rather,

what are the benefits of spending that much versus the $150 (or sumthin) OEM version?

(please note - I will upgrade to phenom CPUs when they come out)

speedyink · 08-21-2007, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dakaptin

here's a question:

whY the hell should I spend $480 on a retail version of vista home premium?

OR rather,

what are the benefits of spending that much versus the $150 (or sumthin) OEM version?

(please note - I will upgrade to phenom CPUs when they come out)

I believe the only difference with the OEM is you dont get Microsoft tech support or something. OEM is definately the way to go

dakaptin · 08-21-2007, 04:06 AM

I'll also update you all on a little problem I encountered,

the bloody massive and awesome looking PSU was so long that I had to remove the top fan to fit it in (among a bunch of other stuff as well. I want to put it back on but wasnt sure how to go about doing it as i'll have to put it in a different location to where the fittings are

oh yeah, got the 2 D-tek fuzion cpu blocks, drooooooole
gonna use arctice sooling mx-2 TIM

dakaptin · 08-21-2007, 09:30 AM

yeah see i've also heard that the OEM won't let u upgrade, is this true?

speedyink · 08-21-2007, 06:45 PM

I don't why you wouldn't be able too...

Anyone else know?

maroon1 · 08-21-2007, 11:53 PM

I think getting two AMD 64 FX-74 is a waste of money, and that will consume a lot of power...........

The intel quad core are cheaper, faster, consume less power, produce less heat and overclocks much better. C2Q Q6600 cost under $300, why would you waste your money on AMD 64 FX-74 ??!!

And did you say that your going to upgrade to 8 cores in the future ??! LOL, but most programs today can't even utilize 4 cores, so you need to wait for a long time to have programs that utilize 8 cores.

dakaptin · 08-21-2007, 11:58 PM

mate if I was a rational human being right now i'd have spent 1000-1500 on the most average computer I can get (but have xp on it)

08-07-2007, 08:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
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08-21-2007, 04:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
dakaptin Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Adelaide Age: 24 Posts: 92	SUP PPLS, well i have pics of the case with only the HDD and PSU but i forgot my bloody phone cable in QLD so that'll have to wait till i get back home. My mobo, RAM and CPU should be arriving thursday after next (when I get home) and hopefully by then I would have ordered a video card!!! here's a question: whY the hell should I spend $480 on a retail version of vista home premium? OR rather, what are the benefits of spending that much versus the $150 (or sumthin) OEM version? (please note - I will upgrade to phenom CPUs when they come out) __________________ See the world around you Be the person you want with you honour the world created for you AND your computer

08-21-2007, 04:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
dakaptin Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Adelaide Age: 24 Posts: 92	I'll also update you all on a little problem I encountered, the bloody massive and awesome looking PSU was so long that I had to remove the top fan to fit it in (among a bunch of other stuff as well. I want to put it back on but wasnt sure how to go about doing it as i'll have to put it in a different location to where the fittings are oh yeah, got the 2 D-tek fuzion cpu blocks, drooooooole gonna use arctice sooling mx-2 TIM __________________ See the world around you Be the person you want with you honour the world created for you AND your computer

08-21-2007, 09:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
dakaptin Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Adelaide Age: 24 Posts: 92	yeah see i've also heard that the OEM won't let u upgrade, is this true? __________________ See the world around you Be the person you want with you honour the world created for you AND your computer

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08-07-2007, 08:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
dakaptin Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Adelaide Age: 24 Posts: 92	OI!! OI!! OI!!! the case and PSU are from www.pccasegear.com.au - so far service has been good - timely and efficent. they seem to stock some of the otherwise hard to find stuff (like the case and PSU), just dont ask them for advice on watercooling (long story) The rest were bought from www.itsdirect.com.au - they seem to have the best prices, not to mention they also stock some hard to find parts. I had trouble finding the C3DF RAM, and they stock it for the cheapest price in aust i believe. same goes for HDD I found the only place in aust to get the DTEK fuzion waterlocks was at a place called www.flabbergast.com.au and they have them for $95 each!!!! In general, what I did/do to find the best place in aust is google the part, specific to australia (eg - "corsair dominator pc6400 c3df"). (adding the word compare can help too here) Next, look through the results for websites that compare prices, some common ones were www.shopbot.com.au ; www.myshopping.com.au ; au.shopping.com I found shopbot to be the best. The catch here is that I didnt get good results and selctions if i went directly to those websites first - i dont know, must be a programming thing.

08-21-2007, 11:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,820	I think getting two AMD 64 FX-74 is a waste of money, and that will consume a lot of power........... The intel quad core are cheaper, faster, consume less power, produce less heat and overclocks much better. C2Q Q6600 cost under $300, why would you waste your money on AMD 64 FX-74 ??!! And did you say that your going to upgrade to 8 cores in the future ??! LOL, but most programs today can't even utilize 4 cores, so you need to wait for a long time to have programs that utilize 8 cores. __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner Phenom II reviews

08-21-2007, 11:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
dakaptin Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Adelaide Age: 24 Posts: 92	mate if I was a rational human being right now i'd have spent 1000-1500 on the most average computer I can get (but have xp on it) __________________ See the world around you Be the person you want with you honour the world created for you AND your computer

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