DiscoDave1977

After years of AMD patronage Im making the switch back to Intel and their superior C2D line of chips.

This is not a complete rebuild as many existing parts will be used in the new PC.

New:
C2D e6300
Gigabyte DS3
Mushkin EM PC2-6400 2GB
OCZ GameXStream 600W
BFG GeForce 7900 GS OC
Scythe Infinity 5

Existing:
Lian-Li P60 Case
2x Maxtor 150GB 7200 (Will be RAID-0)
LG GSA-4040B DVD Writer (old but works)

I plan on lapping the Scythe and the e6300, and will try to take as many photos as I can.

Update:
Ive got a few more items to add to the build list.
ZALMAN ZM-MFC1 6 FAN SPEED CONTROLLER
Arctic Silver 5 3.5g
Arctic Silver ArctiClean
Silverstone 120MM FM121 x2 (push/push Infinity Mod)

This makes 3 separate orders coming in next week. Its going to be a busy week!

Update 2: Jan 15
I decided to get a head start on moving my old system into my mediabox last night. Once I get home I'll post some photos of the move. I ran into one snag after getting everything setup. It turns out that my Radeon 9700 Pro had a dead fan and the heatsink was bonded to the GPU. After removing the fan and some gentle prying the old heat sink popped off and left a hardened mess of thermal paste. Now I have to find an after market cooler for this oldie but goodie. Any suggestions?

On a positive note I did not lose my RAID 0 setup when switching my 2 320 Seagate's. I did not use the Epox on board raid. I kept my PCI Promise 2300 card to control the 2 drives. It did a good job in my old TBird 900 and should be fine in the XP2200. I also was able to punch a hole through my mediabox case to control the Thermaltake cpu fan and mounted an extra 80mm fan to the back of the mediabox. I just used an old fan from a PSU for now. Ill look to upgrade in the future, but for now its under volted to 7V and doing well. I also got confirmation that all 3 orders have shipped and I should get them over the next couple of days. :-)

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DiscoDave1977

Robinson Conroe Build Plans

Lap CPU IHS
Lap Infinity HS
Infinity Dual Fan Mod
Infinity Mounting Mod (minus the TIM application)
Zalman Fan Controller Install
Wire Management
Overclock this son-ova

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DiscoDave1977

reserved post 2

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DeeJay1337

You wont regret it, Intel Kicks AMD'S Arse!

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Photos!

Here are a few of the shots I look last night. The entire set can be viewed here.

Video Card got a lil toasty:


The chip has a lil residue on it:


Boring out the cpu fan controller hole. This is what happens when the stores are closed and you need to make something work:


Re-attaching my fasttrack 2300:


I was smart and labeled my drives before unhooking them, which made reinstallation a breeze:

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DiscoDave1977

reserved post 4

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IcedEarth

You make me sick!

Im going intel in the summer when they release more stuff and drop prices :P

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RaCeR123

why do you reserve posts?

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DiscoDave1977

so i can keep all the nice photos at the top. makes for a more enjoyable read.

To be honest I was going to go AMD when I stared looking at new hardware, but the price/performance quickly lead me to an Intel rig. I also would have like to have waited until the spring as well but my current box just isnt able to what I want anymore.

I purchased the main parts of my current rig (XP1800 + ATI 9700 Pro) was built to play the games of the day and has done a good job of keeping up. It was Neverwinter Nights 1 that lead to that build and now after getting NWN2 in November and struggling with slow load times and choppy framerates spend the build of my new rig, "Robinson".

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DiscoDave1977

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