| A FYI regarding my Paris troubles and resolutions. [message #93355] |
Wed, 05 December 2007 20:12  |
Tom Bruhl
Messages: 1368
Registered: June 2007
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Senior Member |
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>> Hey Chris.
>> Doh. I was never real good at reading directions. I'll have to install
a
>> rubber band on my wrist when I do the build and snap it every so often.
As
>> I didn't factor the vid card into the budget I have to go with something
>> alittle less expensive. I'm looking the Chaintech GSV73LE, the Gigabyte
>> GV-RX24T256, and the quiet inexpensive (but generally well reviewed) Asus
>> EN6200LE. No games on the computer only the "daw game" Reaper. I think
these
>> cards are ok??
>> MR
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>
>>> HI Mike,
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike R wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chris,
>>>> Thank you for responding. ALL of the feedback will be very helpful.
>>>>
>> I really
>>
>>>> appreciate your expertise. Regarding the ram, I'd rather go with Crucial,
>>>> but the Kingston was the only stick I could find that was close to what
>>>>
>> Gigabyte
>>
>>>> recommended. Is it critical to only get the sticks on their list, or
>>>>
>> can
>>
>>>> I change it up?
>>>>
>>> Yes Crucial will be a good choice. Being on the list is not very
>>> important on the Gigabyte board unless you plaining on some extreme
>>> tweaking for gaming.
>>>
>>>
>>>> I also thought about getting a vid card, but, for the moment,
>>>>
>>>>
>>> What are you using for video then? There is no on board video and no
AGP
>>>
>>
>>
>>> port.
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm going to hold off -budget issues.
>>>> Once again Chris, thanks.
>>>> MR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> HI Mike,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike R wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok, finally, after some months of thought, and saving, I'm ready to
>>>>>>
>> buy
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> into
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> a new system. Keeping Paris, but I wanted to give Reaper a go. Currently
>>>>>> I'm running two computers to work stuff up, and I'd like to try out
>>>>>>
>> a
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> "total"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> ITB solution. Here's the parts list:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775
Quad-Core
>>>>>> Processor - Retail
>>>>>> 279.99 (includes fan and heat sink)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Awesome. Oh and it can be over clocked but I'd get a 3rd party heat
sink
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> if you wanna try that.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are looking to make the machine quiet then I'd highly recommend
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>> the Noctua NH-U12P CPU heat sink whether or not you are over clocking.
>>>>> Also their Case fans are the best ones on the market.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 500W Power
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> Supply
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> - Retail
>>>>>> Item #: N82E16817171018 (will I need more power?)
>>>>>> 39.99
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> If you plain on filling up the hard drives and PCI/PCI-e slots then
I'd
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> yes you will be a bit more juice. You can get quiet power supplies
in
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>> the 650w and 750w range.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd recommend one some of the Thermaltake, Corsair, Antec models with
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>> cable management.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Supports: Intel Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 2.40HGz 8MB Kentsfield 65nm G0
95W
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> 1066
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> F2
>>>>>> 89.99
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Good board choice. We use the the big brother of that board the GIGABYTE
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2.0.
>>>>> Do you require Firewire. The DS3L does not have it.
>>>>> If you do and you don't want to use a PCI PCI-e slot to do then I'd
>>>>> recommend the board we are using. It uses TI firewire and works quite
>>>>>
>> good.
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3160815AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Hard
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> Drive
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> - OEM
>>>>>> 52.99
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> excellent drive
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
>>>>>> Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR800D2K2/2GR - Retail
>>>>>> 46.99
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'd go for OCZ, Super Talent, Corsair, Crucial brands personally. Get
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>> ones that CL4 at least. This will give a little better performance
for
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>> VSTi and low latency audio.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm, currently, shopping at Newegg. The prices seem competitive.
I've
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> checked
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> the mobo for ram and processor compatibility. The Kingston memory
is
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> not
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> an exact match. I'm looking at: KVR800D2K2/2GR and Gigabyte recommends:
>>>>>> KVR800D2N5/1G. Do you think this is OK?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> New Egg has decent prices and very good over all support for a large
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>> online part company so I would say you should be
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