I've Just 'Clicked Buy' on My New Rig

2007-05-30 15:35:42

#1

Microwave: _; +515|7020|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Immensely excited!

Specs.

Motherboard:    Gigabyte GA P35-DQ6
CPU:    Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67GHz (1066FSB)
Graphics Card: BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX OC2 HDTV 768MB GDDR3 PCI-E
Sound Card:    Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum - Fatal1ty Champion Series 7.1
RAM:    Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz
Power Supply:    Thermaltake 750W TOUGHPOWER

The Tuniq Tower 120 isn't in stock anywhere at the moment

I'm keeping my Alienware case and HD, that's it.

Flogging all the old parts on ebay.

There will be a follow up thread (with pics!) of me trying to build it!

P.S. A MASSIVE thank you to anyone who's given me any tech advice in the putting together of this stuff, I couldn't have done it without you guys!

2007-05-30 15:38:15

#2

Leprechaun56: Proud Infantry Whore; +31|6949|U.S.A

Nice, I have the toughpower 750, and i love it. It runs my Fx-62 and 2 7900gtx's perfectly.

2007-05-30 15:50:23

#3

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7208|Alberta, Canada

"Oh shit, I didn't want that! unclick unlclick!"

2007-05-30 15:54:58

#4

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6947|SE London

Looks nice. I'd have gone for a 6600 though, I don't feel 6700s are worth the extra money.

2007-05-30 16:01:26

#5

Microwave: _; +515|7020|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Ryan wrote:
"Oh shit, I didn't want that! unclick unlclick!"

Haha that's what happened when I got ebay skanked last night!

Luckily we got out of it though!

Very scary when I saw that new price pop up!

Last edited by james@alienware (2007-05-30 16:02:46)

2007-05-30 16:10:31

#6

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6914|UK

Bertster7 wrote:
I don't feel 6700s are worth the extra money.

Agreed ^^

Rest of it looks great, happy gaming

one question, is it the p1 or p2 chasis u have?

Martyn

2007-05-30 16:11:09

#7

BeerzGod: Hooray Beer!; +94|6935|United States

Toughpower's own. I have the 750 with detachable cables. Best PSU I've ever owned. I HIGHLY recommend spending the extra money on them. You can't beat 4 completely independent 12v rails.

2007-05-30 16:14:04

#8

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|7007|Deep In The South Of Texas

BeerzGod wrote:
Toughpower's own. I have the 750 with detachable cables. Best PSU I've ever owned. I HIGHLY recommend spending the extra money on them. You can't beat 4 completely independent 12v rails.

Not to put down the ThermalTake, but I love the one big ole 40A 12V rail on my Corsair.

2007-05-30 16:17:17

#9

Microwave: _; +515|7020|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

The P1.

https://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8368/image165ig9.jpg

(Excuse the shoddy picture, the only one I could find was one taken on my old phone).

Yeah...I was thinking of the E6600 but I decided not to hold back

+ I'm sure you can still OC and get more out of the E67 than an OC'ed E66....

(I'm glad the toughpower is good because power supplies are what I know least about so I wasn't too sure, going purely off spec and a few reviews).

Last edited by james@alienware (2007-05-30 16:18:58)

2007-05-30 16:22:09

#10

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6813

Ewwwww nice rig...it's gonna rock when you get games like crysis.

2007-05-30 16:22:23

#11

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6903|Long Island, New York

Nice, I have the Toughpower 750W too...unfortunately I haven't used it yet but I do have it!

2007-05-30 16:26:42

#12

Microwave: _; +515|7020|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

rabee2789b wrote:
Ewwwww nice rig...it's gonna rock when you get games like crysis.

That's exactly what I'm gearing up for!

2007-05-30 16:27:37

#13

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6985|Mhz

James why did you want a Tuniq tower? there are better coolers out there.

2007-05-30 16:28:55

#14

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6813

How much did all of that cost you?

2007-05-30 16:30:27

#15

Microwave: _; +515|7020|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
James why did you want a Tuniq tower? there are better coolers out there.

Link me baby.

(I want the Tuniq because I've read many great reviews, all consistent and recommending it. It's also pretty cheap, supposedly good for overclocking too).

rabee2789b wrote:
How much did all of that cost you?

£1063

Last edited by james@alienware (2007-05-30 16:33:15)

2007-05-30 16:40:14

#16

djphetal: Go Ducks.; +346|6701|Oregon

damn euros.
can anyone convert that into usd, or do i have to look it up?

2007-05-30 16:41:52

#17

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6813

djphetal wrote:
damn euros.
can anyone convert that into usd, or do i have to look it up?

UK£ 1 063 = 2 109.0983 US$

2007-05-30 16:45:19

#18

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6985|Mhz

james@alienware wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
James why did you want a Tuniq tower? there are better coolers out there.
Link me baby.

(I want the Tuniq because I've read many great reviews, all consistent and recommending it. It's also pretty cheap, supposedly good for overclocking too).

http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main … xtreme.htm <--

I'm holding out for this one though --> http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main … _ifx14.htm

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2007-05-30 16:45:30)

2007-05-30 16:55:52

#19

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6914|UK

djphetal wrote:
damn euros.
can anyone convert that into usd, or do i have to look it up?

Pounds even, the Brits dont like euro

Martyn

2007-05-30 16:56:38

#20

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6985|Mhz

djphetal wrote:
damn euros.
can anyone convert that into usd, or do i have to look it up?

www.xe.com

2,100.50 USD

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2007-05-30 16:57:47)

2007-05-30 19:02:31

#21

Darkfire: Helping you help yourself; +34|6843| Texas

ah you have a p1 lucky, i loved those cases

then just we i was seriously thinking about getting one they put out the crap p2 (i really dont like them)

so now i have a custom built instead

2007-05-30 20:09:21

#22

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6888|...

Nice looking system

2007-05-30 23:33:45

#23

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7117|good old CA

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
James why did you want a Tuniq tower? there are better coolers out there.
Link me baby.

(I want the Tuniq because I've read many great reviews, all consistent and recommending it. It's also pretty cheap, supposedly good for overclocking too).
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main … xtreme.htm <--

I'm holding out for this one though --> http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main … _ifx14.htm

is that made out of aluminum?? And the tuniq tower 120 is still a pretty good cooler. But personally id get the zalman silent one because i dont oc my 66 alot.

Last edited by Maj.Do (2007-05-30 23:34:19)

2007-05-31 05:30:02

#24

Microwave: _; +515|7020|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

The Tuniq still isn't in stock

New Question

Do I:

1) Wait for the Tuniq to get back in stock.

2) Buy an Asus Silent Knight.

3) Buy a Zalman CNPS9500.

4) Buy a different one (please specify). [<£40]

@TheEternalPessimist I looked at the Thermalright coolers and they are very nice, however for £47 + the cost of a 120mm fan....slightly overbudget. I would also have to take my side panel fan off my case for it to fit.

Last edited by james@alienware (2007-05-31 05:51:29)

2007-05-31 05:51:48

#25

scottomus0: Teh forum ghey!; +172|7002|Wigan. Manchester. England.

Very nice, jelouss i guess...

if i wanted to do same but instead im buying my car, insurance, lessons etc

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