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Seedler
11-28-2005, 02:51 AM
I've been shopping around and finally bought all the parts i need for my new comp:

Motherboard: Asus A8N5X Sok 939/Dual Channel RAM/PCI-E/$119
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/terryjia/MOBO.jpg

CPU: Athlon 64 3200+ Venice/$189
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/terryjia/CPU1.jpg

RAM: OCZ performance series 1GB 2X512mb dual channel/$129
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/terryjia/OCZDualCH2X512mb.jpg

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon X800GTO 256mb PCI-E/$219
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/terryjia/SapphireX800GTO.jpg

Hard Drive: Maxtor 250 GB with 16 MB Buffer/$120
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/terryjia/Maxtor250G16MBBuffer.jpg

PSU: 400watts/Free from friend
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/terryjia/400PSU.jpg

Case: Shitty $28 bucks
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/terryjia/Case.jpg


See anything wrong with this build? I guess I'm happy with it. Should last me couple of years especially with a bit of OCing.
S!X
11-28-2005, 02:54 AM
That PSU looks like a POS :cry:
Virtualbody1234
11-28-2005, 02:57 AM
That PSU looks like a POS :cry:
I agree.
Seedler
11-28-2005, 02:57 AM
That PSU looks like a POS :cry:

lol it is free from a friend...

Anyways I havnt put it together yet so I have to wait and see if the psu is going to be stable
clocker
11-28-2005, 05:11 AM
Anyways I havnt put it together yet so I have to wait and see if the psu is going to be stable
Stability is not your issue.
It doesn't have nearly enough amperage on the 12v rail to run that system properly and could very well trash the board or CPU.

Please, don't even try it.
Aaron_T
11-28-2005, 12:19 PM
nice buys though mate :)
maebach
11-28-2005, 05:06 PM
I must agree with azzz, those are some nice parts
Seedler
11-28-2005, 05:11 PM
Anyways I havnt put it together yet so I have to wait and see if the psu is going to be stable
Stability is not your issue.
It doesn't have nearly enough amperage on the 12v rail to run that system properly and could very well trash the board or CPU.

Please, don't even try it.

Yes, I completely agree with what you said but after all, it is a free psu pulled from a friend. I guess I need at least around 25-30 A on the 12V rail if I should OC quite a bit? Could you recommand a cheap psu that's going to do the job? Thx
lynx
11-28-2005, 05:12 PM
Anyways I havnt put it together yet so I have to wait and see if the psu is going to be stable
Stability is not your issue.
It doesn't have nearly enough amperage on the 12v rail to run that system properly and could very well trash the board or CPU.

Please, don't even try it.Agreed.

The 12v rail on that PSU has a max output of 12A.
By contrast, a good dual-rail PSU should provide at least that on each rail. Mine provides a total of 29A, 14A (peak 16A) on one rail, 15A on the other.

I'd hate to see large parts of your $800 investment go up in smoke.
Formula1
11-30-2005, 03:23 AM
sorry, i had to post this from EOC

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=62830
zapjb
11-30-2005, 11:40 PM
11-28-2005 01:11 PM
Seedler
Yes, I completely agree with what you said but after all, it is a free psu pulled from a friend. I guess I need at least around 25-30 A on the 12V rail if I should OC quite a bit? Could you recommand a cheap psu that's going to do the job? Thx
None! A cheap PSU won't do. Nice parts. Don't go cheapo now & f them up.
clocker
12-01-2005, 12:01 AM
Could you recommand a cheap psu that's going to do the job? Thx
Sparkle. (http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-SP550SL)
Wolfmight
12-03-2005, 05:40 AM
nice parts, you can check newegg's supply here too:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=list&SubCategory=58