The Age Old Question(s)...

[Python14]

lol mango...I remember when I first heard about SLI (save for back in the mid-late nineties when 3DFX did it with Voodoo 2), even I was like......ain't that a little overkill.

But hey, if he wants to spend more than his budget on two video cards alone....go for it.

[xmetal2001]

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One more thing, NEVER go with a cheapo/generic PSU, especially if you want to OC. It just won't be stable.

Well, he said an "cheap Antec PSU", which is not a cheapo/generic PSU. Antecs are certainly great reliable PSU's.

[WickeDKlowN]

Ok, I think I'm gonna go with the 3000+ Winchester Core, MSI Neo2 Platinum and a Gig of OCZ. I've been looking at the X-Connect PSU's for a while to, guess I'll go ahead and get one.

Now the only question is PC-3200 or PC-4400. Probobly PC-4400 since I'm gonna be OCing.

I still think I'll stick with the stock cooling for now and get Water Cooling at some point.

And BTW, this isn't the first computer I've built. I built the 1.2GHz T-Bird system I'm on now.

[Darken Sun]

Well, he said an "cheap Antec PSU", which is not a cheapo/generic PSU. Antecs are certainly great reliable PSU's.

Oops. Must have missed that.

I've been looking at the X-Connect PSU's for a while to, guess I'll go ahead and get one.

Now the only question is PC-3200 or PC-4400. Probobly PC-4400 since I'm gonna be OCing.

Fry's has the X-Connect on sale for $50 after rebates through tomorrow and definitely get the PC3200. The guys at Anandtech got it to DDR580 at a 1T command rate and DDR600 with a 2T command rate.

Here's some tips on general use and overclocking with the Neo2:
- 1.36b BIOS is the best for overclocking (allows up to 1.9 vcore); attached
- only use SATA ports 3&4 (ones near AGP slot). 1&2 don't have working locks
- don't trust the board's temperature readings; use a thermal probe
- hold Shift+F2 then press Alt+F3 to unlock more features in the BIOS
- if you get an OCZ DDR-Booster, put it in slot 4
- DIMMs 3&4 sometimes don't work well
- run LDT at 5x for 200HTT, 4x for 201-250HTT, 3x for 251+HTT
- do NOT get an XP-120. It won't fit due to obstruction by caps
- set AGP to 67 or 68mhz (can't remember which at the moment) to lock AGP and PCI