The Animal Nearly Lives......

[fusion1275]

Hey!

Just to add that I got my 2 8800GT's now. Quite a bargain from Novatech actually.

Also another question to you all.... Am I ok to go higher on the memory? Or do I need to stick to PC6400 on this motherboard? Im not too sure.

If I can go higher what do you all recommend??

 

[fusion1275]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe/Wireless Edition - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

Thermalright 120 eXtreme - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

Skythe S-FLEX 120mm fan - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

Coolermaster Cosmos S Case - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

2X GeForce 8800 GT 512MB from Novatech - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

4GB (2x2GB) CorsairXMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800MHz), Unbuffered, , DHX Technology 4-4-4-12 - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

Phenom 9950 Black Edition Quad-Core Processor - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

3x SilenX Fan Ixtrema Pro 14dBA 120x120x25 72CFM Blue LED (IXP-74-14B) - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Paste - **RECEIVED AND BUILT**

YET TO BUY....

1000W Be quiet Dark Power Pro

2x Samsung Spin Point F1 SATAII NCQ 500GB 16Mb Cache Hard Drive <9.0ms 7200rpm - OEM - RAID0

2x Acer P193W 19" Crystalbrite Widescreen Monitor - Black

 

[ionicle]

that sounds like a damn nice project, good to see a fellow amdist

 

[kataras]

hmmm, wouldnt it be wise to get B3 stepping processor, heard they clock better... anything with Phenom 9x50 at the end other than that seems to be very nice rig indeed.

 

[nepas]

he already has his mobo

 

[w3bbo]

It's been a while since I saw an AMD build log - I'll be keeping an eye on this. Good luck with the project.

 

[Luigi]

Same, ill be interested what performance and overclocking you can get, agreed on the xx50 cpu idea though

 

[fusion1275]

Cheers everyone, I will post more updates as soon as possible plus also many pics.

So just to get it clear I am better off getting a xx50 phenom rather than the 9600? Will that be ok with my motherboard??? The AMD website restricted me to the Phenom 9600 (HD9600WCJ4BGD)(HD9600WCGDBOX),2.3GHz,95W,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core.

If that is the case then I can really unleash this beast with something more powerful as the last time I upgraded was when the AMD XP 2700+ came out. So loooong time ago and well overdue.

Over to you guys

 

[kataras]

So just to get it clear I am better off getting a xx50 phenom rather than the 9600? Will that be ok with my motherboard??? The AMD website restricted me to the Phenom 9600 (HD9600WCJ4BGD)(HD9600WCGDBOX),2.3GHz,95W,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core.

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=M2N32-SLI Deluxe

get yourself 9850 if you can afford, faster cpu, no TLB error thingy, with a lot better overclocking potential etc

 

[fusion1275]

Kataras you are a star!!!

I'm sooo getting a 9850 now. YIIIPPPEEEE!!!

I better change my spec listing now... Thank you.

 

[fusion1275]

Hello people,

So as per my last posting I am still building up my components. All looking good so far with all new stuff that is coming out but got to the same technical question as the last...

I hear that AMD have now brought out the Phenom 9950!?! Will that be compatible with my mobo??? If so then I will get that (if there are no strange new AMD quirks with it).

Looking forward to ya opinions guys n gals!

 

[Hassan]

OK I am too thinking about building a AMD Quad-Core spec system. Which is the best Phenom on the market and is there anyway a review could be done on the a Phenom which doesn't come with the bug.

 

[fusion1275]

Anyone have any ideas if they are compatible?? Im looking to buy asap so would like some advise hopefully today please.

 

[Hassan]

Anyone have any ideas if they are compatible?? Im looking to buy asap so would like some advise hopefully today please.

Yes the 9950 Black Edition will work on the current motherboard, but also if i were u id do a bios update just incase.

 

[fusion1275]

Hey thanks Hassan. Much appreciated.

 

[fusion1275]

Hi all,

List now updated with new hardware which will be ordered very soon.

Once all is delivered I will start with the pic taking during building the animal.

 

[fusion1275]

Just ordered my new AMD Phenom 9950. Will get and take some pics of it next week.

Any ideas if it will be possible to run dual monitors running SLi with my 2 new 8800GT's???? I'm hoping it is possible???

Cheers

 

[ionicle]

should be possible

altho you should have gone crossfire lol

but yeah, can be done

 

[Hassan]

That AMD rig of yours will be rock solid I hope.

Can you also give us a bit of a review on that 9950 and also how it overclocks.

 

[!TIMMY!]

should be possible

altho you should have gone crossfire lol

but yeah, can be done

Although there have been problems with SLI Dual monitor set ups. This will be fixed in the NVIDIA Big Bang driver release in September.