Rah :)

[mid_gen]

My xmas pressy to meself :)

Abit Fatal1ty AA8XE (LGA775) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-065-AB)
CoolerMaster Stacker STC-T01 with Side Window - Silver Trim (No PSU) (CA-077-CM)
Pioneer DVR-108 16x DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-021-PO)
Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC5300 667MHz Ballistix Dual Channel Kit (MY-035-CR)
Enermax Noisetaker 600W EG701AX-VE(W) SFMA Power Supply (CA-013-EN)
OcUK ATI Radeon X800 XT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM (R43-TVD3B) (GX-009-OK)
Coolermaster Cross Flow Fan (FG-007-CM)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC)

CPU is in the mail too, stock cooler will have to do for now until I know a bit better what will fit in the Abit mobo.

[c0rr0d3dm0nk33]

:squint: some christmas pressie :laugh:

[[KIA]Moonymaster]

yes mid_gen you are a nobber :>

how did all that set you back m8? (not including your faggot protochip ;>)

[RaV]

Should have gone AMD FX imo :)

[c0rr0d3dm0nk33]

;) or maybe just a 3500+ since they are pretty much just as fast :laugh:

he had the chip though, i think, so he might as well use it.

i'd really love an FX55 though, shame i dont have £550 for a processor :laugh:

[mid_gen]

Bout £930 for that lot, think some of it was reduced on ocuk by the time I placed the order though.

Chip is in the post, tis a freebie :) If I was building the whole system from scratch I would have gone FX55 too, although my P4 3.0ghz was the most stable system I've ever owned :)

3.46Ghz 1066FSB Extreme Edition :D Not as fast as the FX55 for gaming tis true. But it's unlocked so I should be able to get some good speeds out of it.

[mid_gen]

*finally* got the chip today :D

It's a beast, Asus Star Ice cooler looks pretty sweet with it's blue LEDs and the red ones all around the motherboard.

Fricking thing not only looks like a jet engine, but sounds line one when you turn it up full blast :)

[INspECtoR-71]

i saw one of those in the flesh today. Couldn't believe the size of it !

[mid_gen]

It's a great cooler though :) 36C @ 3.8ghz 1.625Vcore under extended load.

[INspECtoR-71]

yep, that's pretty nice. How far is the top of it to your side panel?