Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Intel Pentium 4 3.2E
3.2Ghz, Prescott core, Socket 478
1 MB Level 2 cache, 800 FSB, Hyper-Threading, 0.09µ
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Cost me: $335 NZD
Currrent Stable overclock
4128 Mhz
FSB: 258 Mhz (1032 Mhz quad pumped)
1.4750v
Maximum overclock on VapoChill (unstable):
4327 Mhz
FSB: 271 Mhz x 16multi (1:1)
1.5500v
Stability testing methods:
2 instances of Prime95 Large FFT torture test + AtiTool 'scan for artifacts' test
Memtest 86+
Minimum test time of 12hrs with no errors.
CPU Cooler
VapoChill PE Titanium
160 W @ -5 °C
Compressor: BD-50F
Evaporator temp: -21.5 °C idle, -10°C load
CPU temp at stable overclock: -12 °C idle, 12 °C load
Case temp: 30 - 38 °C
Cost me: $698.30 NZD
Motherboard
DFI LAN Party 875B Rev B
Intel 875P Chipset, Socket 478, AGP 8X, Dual Channel DDR 400
ICH5R Southbridge, Gigabit LAN, SATA Raid, 8xUSB 2.0
AGP/PCI/SATA locks for maximum overclocking
Mosfetts cooled by BGA heatsinks, soutbridge cooled by custom made heatsink
Game controller, Carry Bag, All UV Reactive
Cost me: $312.70 NZD + $45 NZD for BGA heatsinks
Random Access Memory (RAM)
1GB (2 x 512MB) PC4400 Corsair XMS Dual Channel Kit
Model:
TWINX1024-4400C25 (2.5-4-4-8 @ DDR 550)
Samsung TCCD chips, Brainpower PCB, Dual Channel enabled
Current overclock: 258Mhz (516Mhz), 2.5-4-4-8, 2.8v
Cost me: $352.30 NZD - thanks Sluflyer06 :-)
Graphics Card
Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro VIVO Edition
256 MB, DDR3, 256bit, AGP 8X, VGA/ DVI
475 MHz core / 900 MHz memory
1.6ns RAM rated at 1200MHz
Soft-modded to 16 pipelines and XT PE (520 MHz core / 1120 MHz memory)
Best stable overclock used for gaming: 540 MHz core / 1140 MHz memory (Tortured for 2hrs+)
Cost me: $940 NZD
Graphics Card Cooler
Ati Silencer 4
Overclock temperatures: 39 °C core idle, 75°C core load,
Cost me: $51 NZD
Sound
HDA Digital X Mystique 7.1 Gold
C-Media CMI8768/PCI-8ch+ PCI chipset, 24-bit/96kHz, EAX® 2.0
Supports Dolby Digital Live Real-Time Contents Encoder
Supports the latest DTS-ES, DD-EX sound (6.1/7.1) playback (also including Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 playback) with Software Decoding Application like PowerDVD, WinDVD and various games which use Soundstorm (HL2, Doom3, Far Cry...)
Supports 44.1 kHz / 48kHz / 96kHz S/PDIF Output through both Coaxial RCA and Optical Toslink
My Review on this card
Cost me: $153 NZD from South Korea
Pioneer HTD8 Home Theatre System
5.1 Surround DTS & Dolby Digital
6x100W RMS speakers
DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VCD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/
MP3/WMA/AM/FM
DVD Watching: Digital X Mystique digital out (SPDIF passthrough mode) -> Amplifier's digital coaxial input = Dolby Digital/DTS 5.1 DVDs played from the PC
Games and Music: Digital X Mystique digital out (SPDIF output) -> Amplifier's digital coaxial input = Dolby Digital 5.1 gaming and music from the PC
Cost me: $815 NZD (haggled down from $1100 ;-)
Sennheiser HD 515 headphones
Frequency response: 14...26000 Hz, 108 dB, THD < 0.2 %
Cost me: $185 NZD
Monitor
Philips 19" TFT LCD Monitor
Model: 190S5FB
12ms response, VGA
1280 x 1024, Contrast: 500:1, Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Cost me: $1050 NZD
Hard Drives
36 GB Western Digital Raptor
SATA, 10000 RPM, 8 MB cache
Model: WD360GD
Temperature: 28 °C
Cost me: $132.50 NZD
160 GB Western Digital Special Edition
IDE, 7200 RPM, 8 MB cache
Model: WD1600JB
Temperature: 32 °C
Cost me: $250 NZD
120 GB Seagate 7200.7
IDE, 7200 RPM, 8 MB cache
Model: ST3120026A
Temperature: 39 °C
Cost me: $223 NZD
Optical Drives
Liteon SOHW-832S Dual Layer, Dual Format writer
DVD+R 8X | DVD+R DL 2.4X | DVD+RW 4X | DVD-R 8X | DVD-RW 4X | DVD-ROM 12X
CD-R 40X | CD-RW 24X | CD-ROM 40X
Cost me: $231
AOpen CRW4048 CD-R/RW writer
CD-R 40X | CD-RW 12X | CD-ROM 48X
Cost me: $200
Power Supply
PC Power and Cooling 510 ATX Deluxe
Power = 510W @ 50°C
Peak power = 650W
20pin ATX 2.03
| +3.3V | 30A | ||
| +5V | 40A | ||
| +12V | 34A/38A peak |
Efficiency: 70%
Regulation: 1% (+3.3, + 5, +12)
Connectors: 11 (4 x SATA)
MTBF: 100,000hrs
Warranty: 5 years
My review on this PSU
Cost me
$370 NZD
Case
VapoChill PE Titanium
ATX / extended ATX
3 x 5 1/4' drive bays (external)
1 x 3 1/2' drive bay (external)
5 x 3 1/2' drive bays (internal)
2 intake case fans mounted at front:
1 x SilenX 80mm 14 dB Thermistor Fan, cost me $29 NZD
1 x Zalman 80mm ZM-F1 20 dB silent fan, cost me: $23 NZD
Cost me: $698.30 NZD
Misc
1x 80mm ZM-OP1
20dBa - currently cooling CPU mosfetts
Cost me: $23 NZD
Ezkey EZ-8000, Smart Office Keyboard
PS/2, Silver/Black
Cost me: $31.05 NZD
A4Tech Optical GreatEye WheelMouse
Model: WOP-35PU, Silver
Cost me: $35 NZD
Network
Dynalink RTA300
4-port Switch / ADSL Router
NAT/PAT, VPN passthrough, Multiple Virtual Servers, SPI firewall, IDS, DMZ
Internet plan: Jetstream Plus (2Mbit/192k, 10 GB cap) - $80per month
Cost me: $300 NZD
Linksys WRT54GS
4-port Switch / Ethernet Router, 802.11b, 802.11g
NAT/PAT, VPN passthrough, Multiple Virtual Servers, WPA/WEP/AES, SPI firewall, DMZ
Firmware: Sveasoft Alchemy Pre7a
Cost me: $220 + $300 for Woosh Wireless equipment
Benchmarks
3D Mark 03
13725
3D Mark 05
6468
PC Mark 04
6509
PC Mark 05
5110
Best SuperPI 1M: 28s
Best SuperPI 32M: 26m 5s
Aquamark
80,649
Graphics: 11931
CPU: 12436
Gaming
CS Source Stress Test: 106.25 FPS (1280x1024, 6xAA, 8xAF)
Sandra CPU Arithmetic: 12394 MIPS
Sandra:
Total cost of system: $ 7786.85
Software
WinXP Pro SP2
Catalyst 4.12s
DirectX 9.0c
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