New PC time!

[Kooldino]

Here's what I'm considering...


ASUS A8R-MVP Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire ATX AMD CrossFire Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8R-MVP
$95.99

Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000SNA Silver 0.8 mm All aluminum made ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: VA3000SNA
$105.00

NEC Silver IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM
Model #: ND-3550A SV OEM
$35.99

Thermaltake Big Typhoon CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
Model #: CL-P0114
$51.99

SONY Black 1.44MB External USB Floppy Drive Windows & MAC OS - OEM
Model #: MPF82E-U3/132
$24.99

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K - Retail
Model #: OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
$205

$40.00 Mail-in Rebate

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: SP-500
$68.99

I already have:

Hauppage WinTV PVR250

Creative X-Fi Sound card

WD 10K Raptor HDD

Radeon x700 PCI-express video card

I still need:

a GOOD, RELIABLE 2 PC KVM switch that will handle a USB mouse and a USB keyboard

a CPU (I want a 3800 X2, but I don't know what stepping to get)

Does the above list look ok? Does anyone have advice on what I still need?

[Gurm]

You know the first rule, right?

(Hint: It starts with "send your old parts" and ends with "to Gurm"!)

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Other than that everything looks fine.

[Kooldino]

Or should I get this CPU?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103588

And if I did, would it require registered RAM?

[Kooldino]

People seem to be fapping over the UPMW stepping of the Opteron 165..for $330, this is very tempting.

[Kooldino]

BAM:

"Another really important reason why we got so much interested in taking a closer look at Opteron 165 is the fact that it is very much different from the majority of Opteron CPUs from other families: Opteron 165 can work just fine in a regular desktop platform. Firstly, this processor is compatible with Socket 939 infrastructure, and secondly, it supports regular non-Registered DDR SDRAM. In other words, AMD Opteron 165 can be installed into regular Socket 939 mainboards without any incompatibility threats."

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/opteron-165.html

[Jammrock]

People seem to be fapping over the UPMW stepping of the Opteron 165..for $330, this is very tempting.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103588

Socket 939, 1 MB cache, overclockable beyond belief from what the reports say. $328 + shipping.

Only $30 more than the X2 3800+.

[Evildead666]

If i din't already have sufficient power, i would highly consider an Opteron 165, they look to be a sweet deal from what i've read on the Web. very overclockable in general, but as always, no guarantees.

[Kooldino]

Sorry, the current machine is going to be a linux server.

[Kooldino]

*Updated to a 500W PSU in case I run SLI someday.

[GNEP]

If I was to buy a case, it would be the Antec P180 : http://www.silentpcreview.com/article249-page1.html

[Kooldino]

I hear good things about that case, but the Tsunami is just so damned perdy.

[Mehen]

not so sure about the cpu heatsink, i would probably lean towards a Thermalright XP120 if it fits the budget

edit: BIG TYPHOON does not sound quiet even though it is rated as such and 1300rpm? I wouldn't trust my $$ cpu to that - especially if overclocking

[Mehen]

everything else looks good though


not gonna wait for AM2?

[Kooldino]

not so sure about the cpu heatsink, i would probably lean towards a Thermalright XP120 if it fits the budget

edit: BIG TYPHOON does not sound quiet even though it is rated as such and 1300rpm? I wouldn't trust my $$ cpu to that - especially if overclocking

It gets rave reviews. I'll trust my CPU to that.

[Kooldino]

everything else looks good though


not gonna wait for AM2?

Nah, I've waited too long (1.6Ghz Athlon) to wait another 6 months for an upgrade.