Thoughts/Comments on a New System

LuckOfTheDraw · #1 08-04-2007, 12:53 AM

I'm planning on putting the order through tomorrow. I'm just mulling over everything for a bit first. As usual, my goal was to match solid upper middle range quality with good value.

I have one main concern, and that is if the Zalman will fit on the motherboard. On the Zalman website, they haven't updated their motherboard compatibilities for the product. I'm pretty sure, I'm going to have to remove the "air tunnel" on the case, but that shouldn't be a big deal. Any thoughts or suggestions would be cool.

ph2133868789 · #2 08-04-2007, 11:34 PM

How many 12V rails on your PSU at how many amps? (specs should say 12V1 15A, 12V2 13A or something similar)

LuckOfTheDraw · #3 08-05-2007, 03:50 AM

It has a single 12V rail, but I'm only running a single video card. The power supply has excellent reviews on every site I've found. Plus, it has long cables, which is nice because the case I've selected is huge.

FWIW, I've decided to go with a different board. The GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R. This supports both DDR2 and DDR3. I'v also changed to better RAM, Kingston PC7200 (900). I plan on overclocking the 2.67 GHz E6750, with a normal 333Mhz FSB to around 450MHz, which will be find with that RAM.