And...time for a new rig

[Malhovic]

OK, so all considering I had quite the kick a* rig. Well all the BSOD's and hard resets that were required due to BC2 issues I was facing are now forcing me to get a new computer. When I try to power everything on it doesn't happen, the signal isn't being sent through the motherboard. When I unplug everything but the motherboard, it receives a signal but throws a dead code and the power supply just screams.

Ohh well...here is the new setup once I get it:

• AMD Phenom II x4 965
• ASUS M4A79T
• G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 1333
• Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm
• Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750 Watt PSU

I will still have the Radeon HD 5870 and the SB XFi XtremeGamer cards in this rig.

-Malhovic out...for the count...until Monday or Tuesday next week. :-( 

[Schlup]

Wow, so maybe it wasn't the game that was causing the BSOD's, it was probably just bad timing with the mobo.  Well, we'll see you when you get back.

[Malhovic]

Yea, that is HIGHLY possible and the BSOD's just pushed it over the edge. At least I am getting quite the nice gaming rig for less than $800.

[The Geek Guy]

Seems like a great rig but i would've gone with the Gigabyte MOBO with USB 3.0

[Malhovic]

I thought about going the Gigabyte route but decided in the end to just head on with the ASUS board due to the trusted reviews I read. Plus I am not too concerned with USB 3.0 at this point considering I don't plan on adopting it anytime soon. I can always get a PCI-E USB3.0 card if I need one.

[Schlup]

Seems like a great rig but i would've gone with the Gigabyte MOBO with USB 3.0

I would have got the MSI Big Bang Fusion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130259
with the Lucid Hydra chip on it.  Then you could perfectly load balance a GTX 495 card and a ATI 5970 card running together with the full capabilities of both cards, not like the only partial results you get with SLI or Crossfire.

[Destro]

This is my queue to blab about the i7 920 and why I think it's superior. That's all in another thread though.  I'll just post a link.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727

That MSI board is pretty nice, too.  Wouldn't mix with the 920, though, so I guess you'd have to get an i5!
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317379

I have a microcenter just about 5 or 10 minutes from me house.  It's great.  It's packed full of stuff and it's prices are generally about 10% cheaper than new egg...except for the 920 which is 31% cheaper.

[Schlup]

Why wouldn't it mix with the 920?  It works with i7...

[tehfunk101]

I would have got the MSI Big Bang Fusion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130259
with the Lucid Hydra chip on it.  Then you could perfectly load balance a GTX 495 card and a ATI 5970 card running together with the full capabilities of both cards, not like the only partial results you get with SLI or Crossfire.

I saw some benchmarks of that motherboard a couple weeks back, and it didnt do too hot. You can successfully mix ATI and nVIDIdia cards together, but there is virtually no substantial performance gain, making the price irrational.  It would be epic if it worked though ;/

[tehfunk101]

Why wouldn't it mix with the 920?  It works with i7...

The 920 is socket 1366, while that MSI board is the newer socket 1156

[Schlup]

I just read a swath of reviews and benchmarks, it does quite well, but we have to understand that they all came out back in November '09 and there were some driver issues at that time.  I would assume it works much better now though I haven't seen a current benchmark to prove that.  It still beats SLI or Crossfire however you look at it...not by as much as one would expect but it gets the job done.

[Malhovic]

At this point I am going strictly SLI and considering the fact of the cost on an i7 plus the mobo, you can't compete with the bundle I got for a total of $750 shipped.

As for mixing cards, I don't plan on it, nor do I plan on running SLI/dual GPU cards anytime soon considering my budget :-/

[Malhovic]

Alright, Now I know I have a reason to be ticked off at UPS. This is just getting ridiculous!

03/08/2010 09:49:00   IN TRANSIT TO           BUFFALO, NY, US   
03/08/2010 09:48:00   DEPARTURE SCAN           CINCINNATI, OH, US   
03/08/2010 08:52:00   ARRIVAL SCAN           CINCINNATI, OH, US   
03/08/2010 03:42:00   DEPARTURE SCAN       NASHVILLE, TN, US   
03/06/2010 00:57:00   LOCATION SCAN      NASHVILLE, TN, US   
03/06/2010 00:57:00   UNLOAD SCAN           NASHVILLE, TN, US   
03/05/2010 23:35:00   ARRIVAL SCAN           NASHVILLE, TN, US   
03/05/2010 19:42:00   DEPARTURE SCAN    MEMPHIS, TN, US   
03/05/2010 17:38:00   ORIGIN SCAN           MEMPHIS, TN, US   
03/05/2010 00:03:00   BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

IT DOESN'T TAKE MORE THAN 20 HOURS TO SHIP FROM CINCINNATI, OH TO BUFFALO, NY!!!!!!!!!!!


/rant

[Got_Amm0]

lol dude that sucks. i ordered a switch for networking yesterday and it will be here tomorrow lol hahahaha. UPS really does hate you bro

[CoCoCountyKiller]

traffic?

co.co.

[Malhovic]

I just want to /life right now.

[Schlup]

Uhh, did you not hear about the strike going on at all the UPS shipping centers in New York?  Looks like you may be waiting longer than you anticipated.

[Malhovic]

Yea, I googled that and didn't see anything...I swear if your not joking I am going to find the truck and just take my packages.

[Schlup]

LMAO...I'm joking!  I bet you get your packages today!

[Malhovic]

OK. At this point in time I am finally calming down a bit since I have reserved the fact that I have to wait, but still is an annoyance.

[Schlup]

I know how you feel waiting for the parts of a new build.  I just don't think about it and then one day the package is just on my door step and I'm surprised!

[Malhovic]

So here is the new rig's CPU-Z Validation:
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1068885

[Got_Amm0]

nice, now once you get your RMA fan time for some overclocking

[Schlup]

So here is the new rig's CPU-Z Validation:
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1068885

Yeah after your break-in period you could just use the ASUS built in OC to get to 3.8GHz, I was thinking you were stock clocked to 3GHz for some reason...

[Malhovic]

GA, I can't get the RMA considering how it broke. Plus I kinda threw it while laying on the ground. Ohh well, I am going to keep the current OEM AMD cooler for now. It idles around 37°C and when I ran the burn in for 1 pass just to see its temps it hit 62°C. Considering what I am doing with it, the Graphics are what is getting hit the hardest most of the time, playing BC2 last night was interesting. You could hear my GPU Fan kick up a step or two once in a while. Was kinda funny.

[Schlup]

LOL...what happened?  You got mad and threw your aftermarket CPU cooler?

[Malhovic]

After getting everything all set and in place, when I turned the computer on the fan wouldn't spin on the aftermarket cooler. I plugged in my old cooler and the fan worked. So I determined that the fan was dead, well as/after I removed it I "kinda" chucked it at the garbage...oops.

[Schlup]

What CPU cooler did you get?

[Malhovic]

I had the arctic freezer 7 pro v2

[Schlup]

So you chucked about $40 then?

[Malhovic]

Yup, that is about right. I have chucked far more expensive things though, so it is OK.

[Schlup]

Gonna get the V10 now?

[Got_Amm0]

lol sounds like something i would do lol

[Malhovic]

Well...see the new post I put up.

[Got_Amm0]

im thinking of getting a v10

[Schlup]

Well...see the new post I put up.

What new post?

[Malhovic]

This one:
http://www.bulletproofnerds.com/smf/index.php/topic,1749.0.html

[Malhovic]

OK here are my temps after running BF:BC2 for about an hour:

And...time for a new rig