Upgrading My Rig

[abu_has_the_power]

here's what i'll do:
1. complain to ibuypower that their ram and mobo and hsf are all broken, and get them all replaced (shouldn't be too hard, i'll do it separately)
2. sell my 2 new ram (Samsung Infineon 2x 256ddr pc3200) for around $40/stick on ebay.
3. sell my 2 brand new 256mb kingston valueram pc2100 for maybe $25-35/stick
4. sell my new powercolor 865ape on ebay for $50-60
5. sell my new intel stock hsf for $5-10 on ebay

6. buy the Coolmaster Aero 4 for $24ish on newegg
7. buy the ABIT IS7 865APEMotherboard for $90 with free shipping on ebay
8. Get some better ram, like:
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, 512 (256mbx2) ddr PC3200 with Platinum-Silver Heat Spreader ($119)

Selling: 2*40+2*35+50+10 = $210
Buying: 24+90+119 = $233
I might find some there stuff to sell, or just throw in $23 myself.

wat do u guys think? is that good mobo and good ram? that mobo has some pretty good ocing features. how's that ram? fit for ocing? any suggestions?

btw, is that a good hsf? i'm not goin it wc yet. don't have $200 to spare.

i'm planning on ocing up to 3.4ghz with this setup. any suggestions?


EDIT: this way, my rig will still be around $683 if i don't find anything else to sell. that's so kool!



EDIT: new plan. buying the asus p4p800 ($100) and not getting the aero 4


EDIT: NVM BOUT THE ABOVE EDIT! i'm trying to decide betweent the abit is7 and the asus p4p800. help me out? :helpsmile: :helpsmile:

[atiVidia]

the new jet HSF... dont remember the # or thr $ but its sexy as $hit!

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by atiVidia@18 January 2004 - 13:35
the new jet HSF... dont remember the # or thr $ but its sexy as $hit!

u mean the white one? that's more expensive, and gets same temps as the aero 4. i don't really care how good a hsf looks

[bigdawgfoxx]

I thought that those jet HSF things didnt do as good a job as regular HSF....

Your gona overclock 1Ghz with that setup?

[mr. nails]

go AMD!!!

[bigdawgfoxx]

Originally posted by mr. nails@18 January 2004 - 12:44
go AMD!!!

He is not building a new computer, he is taking his CPU out of the one he already has and is putting it in new parts. The CPU he has is a P4 2.4C

[abu_has_the_power]

a lot o ppl with this mobo goes up to 3.4 with stock hsf. i can go beyond 3.4 for sure with this. wat do u think?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Hmmm, I dont really know, but if youve seen people do it it must be true! That will be really cool if you get it that high. I still think that normal ones are better...let other people comment on it.

[mr. nails]

accually, i think u should wait 'til doom3 is released then upgrade. at least then u will know what min. specs should be. but that my opinion.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by mr. nails@18 January 2004 - 13:50
accually, i think u should wait 'til doom3 is released then upgrade. at least then u will know what min. specs should be. but that my opinion.

the setup i have now plays doom 3 alpha at 35fps. that's pretty good. besides, it's more the graphx card than the cpu that matters for doom 3. do u guys think the prices are within range? like the prices i'm selling the stuff for. any suggestions as to what else i should do?