So after many years away, and when things were known as PR.. I did a mod project.
I was a newbie and just learning. After 4 years with the same rig, I decided it was time to tinker. Especially since tax time was good to me this year.

This isn't so much of a mod project.. I realized I'm much better at performance than looks.
For the time being, this project is just about how much stress I can put of this new system without killing it.

So on with the show.


The parts are as follows.

Asus Rampage Formula X48 Mobo.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400.
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe w/ Noctua NF-S12-1200 120MM Fan.
G.Skill F2-8500 2X2GB DDR2-1066.
EVGA E-Geforce 8800GT 512MB.
Antec P182 ATX Case.
Corsair TX750W Power Supply.
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM.
Pioneer DVR-212D DVD-RW.

Grand total of cost was around $1600..

There the parts, I'll be posting some pictures as it gets built.
Then the real fun begins.. OCing.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cis The parts are as follows. Asus Rampage Formula X48 Mobo. Intel Core 2 Duo E8400. Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe w/ Noctua NF-S12-1200 120MM Fan. G.Skill F2-8500 2X2GB DDR2-1066. EVGA E-Geforce 8800GT 512MB. Antec P182 ATX Case. Corsair TX750W Power Supply. Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM. Pioneer DVR-212D DVD-RW. Grand total of cost was around $1600..

Good on ya for the Rampage! I'm really curious to see how the DDR2 can get tweaked ... there's a great review of what the BIOS offers for memory tweaking at this link: AnandTech: ASUS ROG Rampage Formula: Why we were wrong about the Intel X48

Still up in the air if I want to go DDR2 or DDR3 for my impending new build.

Quote: Originally Posted by godling Still up in the air if I want to go DDR2 or DDR3 for my impending new build.

You might want to wait for a bit, there might be new memory coming out, im not sure of this but i did read something about the new ddr coming out, im waiting for the new ram to come out before i upgrade from ddr2.

Quote: Originally Posted by RedStar00 You might want to wait for a bit, there might be new memory coming out, im not sure of this but i did read something about the new ddr coming out, im waiting for the new ram to come out before i upgrade from ddr2.

Obviously, I was unclear in my statement: I was coming from DDR memory, so ... any move up was an improvement. (Actually, that DDR was tight timings, so the RAM I've got right now, while a significant improvement, doesn't exactly turn me on.) Anyhow, I went with OCZ Reaper DDR2-8500, 1066Mhz. Rather nice, but requires 2.1v which means you need to overvolt almost any board out there just for stock settings.