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Fyber · 03-31-2004, 11:10 PM

Look, spec. wise, if you're going to build a system that's that high end, wait. Now is the worst possible time to build a system that high end, just because so many new technologies are coming out. Wouldn't you rather have a new socket Intel/AMD chip and motherboard, with DDRII, PCI Express, and the BTX form factor? It just makes sense.

Now if you do insist on buying one soon, I'd say wait a month. Intel's coming out with D0 stepping prescotts that run cooler and better (supposedly) than their first versions, and nVidia/VIA are coming out with Athlon 64 chipsets that feature the agp/pci lock they should have had.

But in all honesty, wait until more stuff comes out. It'll save you money and get you a better system overall.

Now it seems like you're spending a lot on this system, but a clearer budget would help.
If you're into a lot of multitasking, SMP (dual processing), using opterons or xeons would work for you, although I'm not sure if this would fit your budget or needs.

Coolingwise, if you want to go phase change, there are a lot of new units on the market. Personally, a Promedia MachII (SE is the special performance version I belive) converted using the metal conversion kit and a pc-60 case on top would be a very visually appealing, and very well performing case combination. Secondly, if you want to do watercooling for your other heat producing components (nothbridge, GPU), an MCP600 pump from swiftech, a prototype DangerDen Maze 4 N/B block (call them and ask for it, they're nice guys I hear), a Maze 4-1 Peltier GPU block, and a 120mm radiator will fit into your case well, and offer great performance. I'd still say don't throw out your money yet, especially if you're waiting into June-July to build this machine.

Thanks,
Fyberwire

03-31-2004, 11:10 PM	#2
Fyber Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 28	Look, spec. wise, if you're going to build a system that's that high end, wait. Now is the worst possible time to build a system that high end, just because so many new technologies are coming out. Wouldn't you rather have a new socket Intel/AMD chip and motherboard, with DDRII, PCI Express, and the BTX form factor? It just makes sense. Now if you do insist on buying one soon, I'd say wait a month. Intel's coming out with D0 stepping prescotts that run cooler and better (supposedly) than their first versions, and nVidia/VIA are coming out with Athlon 64 chipsets that feature the agp/pci lock they should have had. But in all honesty, wait until more stuff comes out. It'll save you money and get you a better system overall. Now it seems like you're spending a lot on this system, but a clearer budget would help. If you're into a lot of multitasking, SMP (dual processing), using opterons or xeons would work for you, although I'm not sure if this would fit your budget or needs. Coolingwise, if you want to go phase change, there are a lot of new units on the market. Personally, a Promedia MachII (SE is the special performance version I belive) converted using the metal conversion kit and a pc-60 case on top would be a very visually appealing, and very well performing case combination. Secondly, if you want to do watercooling for your other heat producing components (nothbridge, GPU), an MCP600 pump from swiftech, a prototype DangerDen Maze 4 N/B block (call them and ask for it, they're nice guys I hear), a Maze 4-1 Peltier GPU block, and a 120mm radiator will fit into your case well, and offer great performance. I'd still say don't throw out your money yet, especially if you're waiting into June-July to build this machine. Thanks, Fyberwire