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Upgrade S939 (CPU + GFX)

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  • 14-06-2007 11:42am
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    zAbbo
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    It's that time of year again, and I've been thinking of upgrading my Aopen EZ482 SFF Cube

    Current Spec

    CPU: Opteron 144 @ 2ghz
    GFX: GeForce 6800 (generic)
    Ram: 2Gb G.Skill HZ Series DDR PC4000 (thanks awhir)
    HDD: 2 x Samsung 120Gb Spinpoints (SATA-1)

    So what do you think ?

    I'm thinking CPU + GFX, and possibly HDD if it makes a difference.

    It's a low-noise SFF, so keep that in mind.


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    Anti
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    opty 170 and a 8600gt with 2x 250/320gb samsung spin points.


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    zAbbo
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    You'll have to expand on that mate :)

    Any particular reason for those 2 components, are they the best bang for buck atm ?


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    8T8
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    8600GT is definitely an improvement over a vanilla 6800, get a passive cooled version for no noise output or an overclocked version with fan.


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    zAbbo
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    I was looking at that passive cooled one as well :)

    I'm thinking

    Opty 170 - 185
    8800 GT

    Hard drives, I think a 400-500Gb spinpoint as files drive, and reformat one of these other spinpoints as the OS drive.

    They're all sataII, backward compatible with sataI mobos?


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    Anti
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    You might have a problem fitting a 8800 into the case if its a shuttle sized case. What i picked will give you the best bang for bucks for cheap money.


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    zAbbo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Sorry meant that 8600 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=334401

    Could be a problem alright, will google up some reviews and see if I can get measurements of the Heatsink.

    Cheers anti.


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