B.a.b.e.

[progbuddy]

In case your wondering what it stands for, its "Black and Blue Everlasting". Third PC project this year ^^'. Actually, its the third I've ever done (lol). Here's a few things I've ordered for the computer. It's going to be a completely new PC. Heres some of the parts I've ordered.

Case- Cooler Master Centurion (black and blue to match the theme of course)
PSU- Thermaltake 430 watt
CPU- AMD Sempron 2800+
RAM- 1 GB Kingston Memory
Video- thinking about getting GeForce 6100 made by ASUS
Motherboard- Biostar socket 462 (A) w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 MX
Other stuff ordered- Masscool thermal paste, 2 Thermaltake blue LED fans (80 mm), and the coolest heatsink ever, the Scythe Katana (aluminum/copper hybrid).

I think this is going to be a neat build, and is going to be the first I've ever built from the ground up.

[DaveW]

Haha...geeks and Acronyms. It's like bread and butter.

-Dave

[b4i7]

Haha...geeks and Acronyms. It's like bread and butter.

-Dave

....we taste good???

speaking of which...i just had some bread and butter

lookin forward to your project progbuddy

[knightyc]

Cool looking forward to it.

My pc is also black and blue. the i-cute case the realy big one blue fans cathodes cable ties everything. even a blue lit dragon etch in front door 8)

[simon275]

I have never heard of a 6700 up until today they are just a factory OC'd 6600.

Cooler Master Centurion good choice a simple but nice lookin case.

[progbuddy]

oops, its a 6100 :p. Anyways, I made another mistake. I accidentally got PC400 RAM instead of PC333 RAM. I guess I'll ship it back and get PC333. Anyways, the parts should be in about thursday.

[progbuddy]

Some parts are coming thursday and some next monday. Anyways, Ill have a sketchup done later tonight.

[progbuddy]

I got a few of the precise details done. This things the best I've seen in quite a while...

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m29/vashthstampede98/Centurion4.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m29/vashthstampede98/Centurion3.jpg

Note the HDD cooler, and 120 mm fan in the back ^^ lol.

The mobo isnt the one I'm going to be using. Just stuck it in there for reference :p.

[NocturnaL]

Nice modeling, i like the design you have going. Would like to seat how it turns out

[progbuddy]

I'm gonna see if my friend wants this done. I've submitted the plans, and Ill make a few adjustments to his pref. Also, he got the parts put together, and it runs great. Its running on 512 MB RAM, but I'll probably upgrade it for him (prob. 1 or 1 & 1/2 GB). He says that it runs great with the onboard Nvidia graphics, and the AMD processor. The Scythe Katana heatsink works awesome on the CPU. Under a heavy load, the CPU reaches 108F (42C) and idles around 89F (32C). The thermal paste hasn't even "set in" yet, and those are pretty good numbers. I was thinking he might enjoy Vista.

[ajmilton]

I was thinking he might enjoy Vista.

so the question now is, is he a masochist, or are you a sadist?

:P

[progbuddy]

lol. I never realized how big the heatsink was until now. Its as big as the frickin PSU. The temps are outstanding though. 83 idle, and 110 at 100 percent usage. The thermal paste is finally setting in, and the Thermaltake blue LED fans work great for the sides of the case along with the oversized 120 mm fan in the back. This things a beast.

[progbuddy]

I'm going to revise the sketchup model and upload it later today :D. Anyways, my friend wants it upgrated to 1 GB of RAM. I'm going to send him the revisions and scale the PC to a proper size.

PS- Since I have a spare, do you think an AMD athlon 2000+ would work better than a sempron 2800+?

[progbuddy]

I met with my friend, and I'm going to buy some supplies to work on the outside of the case (cutting disks, paint, etc.). I might start working on it next week.

[GT40_GearHead]

how are you gonna cool it
(hope i didn't mised where you sayd)

[progbuddy]

I might think about water cooling, since its so close to Christmas. But if my friend doesn't want it, I'll go with air cooling.

[progbuddy]

Here's a question I've been meaning to ask:

Would an Athlon 2000+ work better than a Sempron 2800+?