Gaming Rig Plan + Motherboard Help

Orayn · 03-17-2006, 09:30 PM

My plan for a gaming rig is really coming together, but I'm still trying to pick out a motherboard. I want a very stable and dependable Socket 939. I don't see myself using SLi in the near future, but I might take it into consideration. A firewire ports would be nice. I'v listed the rest of the parts I plan to order for you to critique as well.

Mobo: Help, please.
PSU
(A good PSU means less chance of horrible death for the rig.)
Case
(Kind of hesitant on this one. No case has really caught my eye in a big way yet, anyways. Completely open to suggestions here. I'd like a silver one, personally. Gunmetal would be incredibly 1337, but there probably aren't any easily available.)
CPU
(Planning to overclock to 2.2-2.4 Ghz. A new heatsink/fan combo would probably be necessary, so I could use some advice there.)
RAM
(Second stick of this same stuff when I need/feel like an upgrade.)
HDD
(Plus cables if mobo doesn't include any. Don't need anything fancy here, just a fair amount of space for games, movies and music. A part of me wants RAID 0+1, but then I realize how much time, effort and money that would take.)
Video Card
(If anyone really thinks I should go with ATI, I'd be fine with an ATI card similar in price and performance.)
OS: I'm going to get XP Pro, but I heard the X64 Edition has some driver issues so I don't know whether to get that one or the normal version.
Optical Drives: I don't need to burn DVDs right off the bat, so a DVD/CD-RW drive my family has sitting around will do.
Keyboard and Mouse: Meh. I'll pick something out when I acutally order the computer.
Monitor: Any 8ms LCD with DVI connection, perferably silver. Again, I'll pick this out closer to the actual time I order.

How's this look? Criticism accepted and encouraged!
EDIT: URLs fixed..?

Ridlyn · 03-17-2006, 09:43 PM

ya not one of you're links even go to newegg.

Orayn · 03-17-2006, 09:46 PM

What in the other place's bathroom happened? Oh, well. Time to fix things. Post will be better soon.
EDIT: Okay, the URLs are better now.

john3 · 03-17-2006, 09:58 PM

k your psu is decent, but i suggest the OCZ PowerStream, or a good Enermax PSU. Mobo i guess the DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D its a lil harder to mod it to SLi but you can still do it. for a case take a look at the TT TSunami, its pretty good. everything else looks good.

Orayn · 03-18-2006, 05:26 PM

I don't particularly like the Tsunami or the idea of modding my mobo. How hard is it to turn a non-SLI board into one?

css · 03-18-2006, 07:48 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130484

This is an excellent gaming motherboard cause i have it and no problems.

I am also getting another one of these motherboards.

If you get this you need 2 of whatever memory you get

For example i have 1gb (2-512mb) or you could get 2gb (2-512MB)

css · 03-18-2006, 07:49 PM

dude try this for a computer case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156177

I have 1 and might be getting another cause they are so awesome.

SomeIranianKid · 03-18-2006, 08:34 PM

for a mobo get a DFI lanparty or a MSI Neo4-f in my opinion they are just as good as the platinum but cheaper

john3 · 03-18-2006, 09:03 PM

Ok this is wat you do, Get the DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D. and all you have to do to mod it is this. There are 2 lil....dots i guess you can call them.....on the chipset. You would need some acetone to rub the epoxy off of them. then rub them down with a dull pencil and BAM. you got SLi. For a detailed look go to DFI-Street
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10736

IT IS VERY SIMPLE.

03-17-2006, 09:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Orayn True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 201	Gaming Rig Plan + Motherboard Help My plan for a gaming rig is really coming together, but I'm still trying to pick out a motherboard. I want a very stable and dependable Socket 939. I don't see myself using SLi in the near future, but I might take it into consideration. A firewire ports would be nice. I'v listed the rest of the parts I plan to order for you to critique as well. Mobo: Help, please. PSU (A good PSU means less chance of horrible death for the rig.) Case (Kind of hesitant on this one. No case has really caught my eye in a big way yet, anyways. Completely open to suggestions here. I'd like a silver one, personally. Gunmetal would be incredibly 1337, but there probably aren't any easily available.) CPU (Planning to overclock to 2.2-2.4 Ghz. A new heatsink/fan combo would probably be necessary, so I could use some advice there.) RAM (Second stick of this same stuff when I need/feel like an upgrade.) HDD (Plus cables if mobo doesn't include any. Don't need anything fancy here, just a fair amount of space for games, movies and music. A part of me wants RAID 0+1, but then I realize how much time, effort and money that would take.) Video Card (If anyone really thinks I should go with ATI, I'd be fine with an ATI card similar in price and performance.) OS: I'm going to get XP Pro, but I heard the X64 Edition has some driver issues so I don't know whether to get that one or the normal version. Optical Drives: I don't need to burn DVDs right off the bat, so a DVD/CD-RW drive my family has sitting around will do. Keyboard and Mouse: Meh. I'll pick something out when I acutally order the computer. Monitor: Any 8ms LCD with DVI connection, perferably silver. Again, I'll pick this out closer to the actual time I order. How's this look? Criticism accepted and encouraged! EDIT: URLs fixed..?

03-18-2006, 08:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
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03-17-2006, 09:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Orayn True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 201	What in the other place's bathroom happened? Oh, well. Time to fix things. Post will be better soon. EDIT: Okay, the URLs are better now.

03-17-2006, 09:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
john3 Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,133	k your psu is decent, but i suggest the OCZ PowerStream, or a good Enermax PSU. Mobo i guess the DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D its a lil harder to mod it to SLi but you can still do it. for a case take a look at the TT TSunami, its pretty good. everything else looks good.

03-18-2006, 05:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Orayn True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 201	I don't particularly like the Tsunami or the idea of modding my mobo. How hard is it to turn a non-SLI board into one?

03-18-2006, 07:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
css Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130484 This is an excellent gaming motherboard cause i have it and no problems. I am also getting another one of these motherboards. If you get this you need 2 of whatever memory you get For example i have 1gb (2-512mb) or you could get 2gb (2-512MB)

03-18-2006, 07:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
css Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18	dude try this for a computer case. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156177 I have 1 and might be getting another cause they are so awesome.

03-18-2006, 09:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
john3 Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,133	Ok this is wat you do, Get the DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D. and all you have to do to mod it is this. There are 2 lil....dots i guess you can call them.....on the chipset. You would need some acetone to rub the epoxy off of them. then rub them down with a dull pencil and BAM. you got SLi. For a detailed look go to DFI-Street http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10736 IT IS VERY SIMPLE.