Project: Shock and Awe

ok i am just getting started on this on this is my first mod but not y first build. so ok here is the parts list
SILVERSTONE SST-TJ07
2 SAMSUNG 20" WIDESCREEN LCD
2 XFX geforce 8800GT 512MB
OCZ GameXStream 1010W Power Supply
EVGA NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
2 1G G-SKILL DDR2
HP DVD Burner with LightScribe
Western Digital 500GB SATA Hard Drive

So i think that is about it more to come i am still waiting for the stuff to be shipped. So if u havde any ideas just let me know thanks

ahhhhh god this sucks so ya i am gooing to have to wait for a little while for the parts and i think i am gona have to get cheaper stuff so for the mean time i have this for you guys this is the computer i have built for my gf

If you are going Vista I strongly recommend getting 4GB of RAM.

o ok is there any reason y

Well at idle my rig uses about 1.2GB of RAM leaving only 800MB for other utilities and games to use. I have had many of my games crash to desktop due to my rig running out of RAM. This isn't the OS fault though, it's mainly the way the game was coded. Take BF2 for example, when the game is running out of RAM to utilize it will dump the biggest running application, being the game itself. BF2142 is a lot worse for this issue. I intend to get another 2GB of RAM for my rig after my birthday in April. You will save yourself a lot of hassle and will help your OC better and will keep things running a lot smoother into the future.

ok that sounds right it dose it a lot when i do lots of stuff but i thought it was me lol so i am glad it is not that and like idk but is there a way to over clock the cpu on an intel mobo cuz like i was told u cant and like when i went to the bios there is nothing any the even says cpu on it

ok add a fan

took the stupied cover off that never worked right

and this is what it look like

also thanks to the boy 4rm oz i am now going with 4g of ram insted of 2

Good to hear. Um about the Intel OCing, yes you can do it. It depends on what grade mobo you are using. The 6*0 and 7*0i all have over clocking. Most new and old mobos have tweaking options, it just depends what you are looking on doing and how old the mobo is.

well i think it is not to old like i just got it and like the cpu has been over clocked to about 3.6 so ya but the mother board it a intel classic i cant think of the num tho

I'm pretty sure that it would have an advanced setting section that would have what you are looking for in it.

Off to a good start! Definitely work on the cable management though, that will make or break a build right there.

As for the overclocking, what you are looking for may not be labelled as CPU or Overclock.. it's more likely listed as "frequency" or "front side bus" or something like that.

When you find it, start small.. raise it 5mhz or something, then save and exit, and go test/monitor your temperatures. The biggest mistake most people make when overclocking is just cranking it up until it crashes, then dialing it back a bit. Yes, it *might* be stable, but without proper testing and temerature monitoring, it might overheat and/or crash in the middle of something important. Fail.

Also, is the title meant to be "awww, cute" or "awe, as in frozen with amazement and fear" ?

Sorry, I'm a stickler for spelling.. I can correct it if you like. :)

a little thing about the hdd...

go for a small raptor disk, like 74 gigs, and then buy a HUGE mofo for storage... that way you can have all your game files running fast on the raptor, and all installs, movies, music, pictures, and other stuff you wouldnt loose in case of a format c: on the storage drive :) and if the bad thing happenes you can format your C: drive withouth having to think of all the things you have on it that you dont wanna loose:D... and furthermore you wont have to split your drive in 2 partisitions etc:)... if your are going for the high end system do that:D

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Also, is the title meant to be "awww, cute" or "awe, as in frozen with amazement and fear" ?

Sorry, I'm a stickler for spelling.. I can correct it if you like. :)

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ya spelling i am not very good at and ya awe as the omg look at that lol amd ya this is my first build like this so i want to make sure it is right so thank u for your help

Do you have a theme to this mod, or do you want a generalized header image for your worklog?

like idk ahhh just do what u think looks the best cuz like i seen all the things u do so i am sure it well rock. also i like flames :)

thanks for the compliment. Okay, general and flames. It will be a while because I have a growing list and there are a few ahead of you in line but I'll get to it as soon as I can.

ok take your time i am in no hurry

ahhhhhhhh i cant do it. it well not over clock. it wont i tried so ahhhhhhh. help me i am stumped i well put some pics up on here for u guys

WD740GD is this what u were talking about pOPe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136033

If your going to spend 150$ on the 74 I would atleast consider the 150gb for 20$ more. Just partition it or whatever.

Raptor 150

Or if your only going with the OS on the disk just save the 50-70$ and go for the 36Gb Raptor



But for me, a 7200rpm drive works well enough. Im not really worried about an extra second to load a level or couple seconds to boot up, as the rig is running most of the day anyways.

To each his/her own.

ok sounds good i well do that

ok sorry guys about nothing new i am way to busy with school and am waiting on some one to get back with me on stuff

yeah go for the 36 gigs raptor:) though buy some cooler, and noice dampener if you want a quiet system.

I'm gonna get a 74gb Raptor and reinstall Vista and all my games and critical utilities on it. I'm also gonna get another 320GB HDD and run it with my old one in Raid 0.

well games and such would be a good idea to run on the raptor... just dont frag it all up and split into 2 or more partitions lol

I was thinking single partition anyway.

ya i want to get something that is like super good for games so i well go with i think 150gb raptor and the 500 gb hdd for like all my music and movies and stuff

ok so note to self never start a build with out having all the parts so ya i live in Michigan and it just snowed i would have all the parts but my gf put my truck in the ditch so had to fix that so i am hoping to get the stuff pretty soon and also i a place i used to get some of my parts from closed so need to find a new one so it has not been to good for my but i am hopeing to get the stuff soon so fo all thet read this think u for waiting

Sucks about your car buddy, hope you get your parts soon.

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holly crap that is soo cool thank you so much man u do awsome work thank you jdbnsn

dose any one know any good ram i should get cuz i am stuck

The RAM in "my system" is pretty good, can be OCed up to 1200 speeds from 600.

that is what i have is the g-skill not to sure what it can be set at

ok i have no idea what to do with this case i want to paint it but what color and i have an idea on the glass image i think flames and i want a color that stands out but what good this is hard and lights i think blue but i think every one dose that so maybe red i dont know how many do red and all so i need help were to get some of the lights from and how to wire them so any ideas would help me out thanks

What about an orange or yellow colour? Yellow and black go really well with each other.

wow that would work like i the colors i want to paint my truck like summer burnt oragne and shiny black that would look great

Glad I could help, personally I like yellow and black better than the orange like those Antec PSU's.
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