SOme parts have arrived

[Helstrm]

Got the MB, Proc, memory and heatsinc today.. Video card will be here tomorrow and I can throw it all together.

http://helstrm.net/images/newpc11.jpg
http://helstrm.net/images/newpc12.jpg
http://helstrm.net/images/newpc13.jpg

[Sammie]

sweetness!

[Johnnie Walker]

Holy fuck that MB is redic!

[Nimmy]

I'd not want to put that thing in a case, and I'd want it to sit facing up just how it is in the pics.. And I'd probably go get some styrofoam and make little buildings next to it with clever banners like "Cece's Coffee House" on them... and I'd invest in a laser driven water bubble system to work with a water-cooled tower so it would look like its raining on mobo...

[HHBizzle]

holy crap
that thing looooks insane
looks like it should have like dual over head cams strapped to it

wicked

[Helstrm]

I hate the fact that all of the 8800 video cards look the same so I ordered a passive cooler for it too.... But it won't be here until next week... Video card however is going to be here today.

[Nebula]

that heatsinc looks like a AC unit is strapped to it. jesus.......

nice man

[Thunder]

Is that a new Simcity screenshot?

Oh, go ahead and just forward all that to me. I need something new.

[sylverarrow]

haha that is crazy looking helstrm.

[Helstrm]

Yeah I am going to have to get my personal photographer (Sammie) to take some new pics. LOL

[Triple_6]

What the hell is that, a nuclear reactor?

[Sammie]

what kind of gas mileage does it get?

[MiddleFinger]

Seats 8 comfortably!

[JimbobSS]

LoL, Its my turn! I also just ordered new parts. Some are the same as what you have, like:

Athalon X2 6000
Asus Mobo
Both same.

I got the Foxconn 8800GTS 640mb Vid
Mushkin 750W Power supply (will be getting the 2nd vid card immediately if the frame rates aren't insane already)
2 gigs of Patriot eXtreme DDR2(800mhz)
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case
ZEROtherm BTF80 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler

Should get all my parts either wed or thurs.

[MiddleFinger]

[meek voice] I just upgraded from an ATI Radeon x1600 pro to a GeForce 8600 GTS 256. [/meek voice]


Bah, ATI can suck it. Had the card for like 3 months and it crapped out on me. I knew I should have never gotten that ATI. I'm actually supper happy with my rig now. The only thing I need to up now is my CPU. I've got a AMD64 3500+. I'd like to go dual core sooner or later. Right now, I can run LOTRO at full graphics with no problems.

[JimbobSS]

ya, I keep reading around on Tom's Hardware about the 8800 and the new ATI 2900 cards. Reviews from people saying that the 2900 came out so quick after the X1900s and that the performance really isn't there, like it is with the 8800. I will say that if I had the extra cash to try out the crossfire of the Ati cards, since the new 2900 top end card has 1gig of ram on it, I most definately would have bought it instead. The other factor for me was the output to my TV through the DVI-DMI conversion cable has little anoying quirks. If I turn the TV off and leave the comp running, when I turn the TV back on I have to unplug the cable from the comp and reconnect it just to get the picture to come up, its not a big deal, but it is anoying.

[sylverarrow]

I love my 1950XT. ATI has been nothing but good to me.