Opinions on a budget build

[Ste]

Please do not tell me youll be using a "came with case PSU"...

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Turbocache is a good idea, a 64 meg card that can support up to 256 meg of memory thru the high bandwidth of the PCI-E bus. Keeps the price down.

And samsung is cheap and reliable ram in Canada, after all they do make our famous TCCD's

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

You could try...it would just be mad stupid

Heh at 1:1 i got DDR490 on Ultra Value ram

And to STE, if you read, like someone who can read, like you should, notice that I am using a thermaltake TR2 w0070.

I may be using a few cheap components (Soltek board, TC based gfx) but I am not dumb enough to use a case PSU.

 

[dhw200]

Heh at 1:1 i got DDR490 on Ultra Value ram

Wow...what were the temps like

sorry if this qualifies as hijacking the thread

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Wow...what were the temps like

sorry if this qualifies as hijacking the thread

Couldnt measure, I dont haev a non contact theromemter.

 

[dhw200]

Couldnt measure, I dont haev a non contact theromemter.

 

[vaderpro]

This is only $10 more, thats like a vente latte at starbucks:

http://cancomputer.com/index.php?sku=2731

Just making sure you checked out cancomputer and atic computers.


http://www.atic.ca/index.php?page=products&cat=1

http://cancomputer.com/index.php

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

NCIX is the only place I will buy from, due to having VIP with free RMA and price protection.

But thanks for the links, I can get some pricematching.

And, an issue with the Neo4 is the onboard sound requiring a -5volt rail (which some power supply's dont hook up) and it does not come with free HL2.

 

[vaderpro]

Ok.

 

[dhw200]

Ive got the neo4, and its not in the same league as the DFI, but its still a pretty decent overclocker. The only thing is the way memory has yo be used is a little weird. Cant use 4 sticks of DDR400, but it can use 4 sticks of DDR 333. It can also use 2 sticks of DDR 400. A little unusual