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Extreme Overclocking AMD System

Part	Name	Price
CPU	AMD Opteron 148	$222.00
Motherboard	Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe	$249.00
Video Card	EVGA 7800 GTX	$459.00
RAM	1GB Mushkin Redline PC4000 (2x512MB)	$205.00
HDD	Maxtor Diamondmax 10 250GB	$95.01
Optical Drive	BenQ DVD-RW/DL Burner	$39.99
Case	Antec P180 ATX case	$118.99
Power Supply	SeaSonic S12-600W	$159.00
Sound Card	Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum	$189.00
Radiator	Danger Den Ice Xtreme II Dual 120mm	$99.00
Pump	Hydor SELTZ 35	$64.00
Water block	Danger Den TDX Copper	$52.95
Reservoir	Typhoon Dual 5 1/4" bay	$34.99
GPU Cooler	Zalman Fatal1ty FS-V7	$49.99
Ramsinks	Vantec Iceberq	$14.49
Thermal Grease	Arctic Silver 5	$5.89
	Total:	$1600.03

Possible Upgrades:
Add a second 7800GTX with cooling (+$523.48
Add a second Mushkin Redlin 2x512MB kit (+$205.00)
Replace SeaSonic 600W with PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 (+340.99)
Replace antec P180 case and water cooling setup with Vapochill Lightspeed-ready Lian-Li PC-65 and a vapochill lightspeed cooling unit (+718.06)

Total after upgrades: $3387.83

This is a beast. If you're new to computer building, it is also not for you. For some of the extreme cooling accessories to properly fit, a moderate amount of case modding is required. However, in spite of the cost and effort, it is worth it. Skilled overclockers have used the Vapochill Lightspeed to bring Athlon64's past 4 GHz and beyond. So if you've got a lot of money to spend and are an experienced overclocker, look no further than this system. However, if you're new to the scene, I'd suggest the air overclocking system.

User Comments

Good stuff germans!

I want that.

nuts.

[b]fp`ian[/b]

Good thing you used the case I bought about a month ago, it is the best case I've ever laid eyes on. I could argue the Opteron choice, but I'm lazy. Would still be a nice system though. I should actually setup some benchmarks when I get my new system to throw up on here.

This comment was edited at 11/06/2005 5:30 AM

that vapochill lightspeed cooling unit is hardcore.. costs as much as computers or two 7800gtx's but from the speeds you get out of it is deffiently worth it. Thats insane....

P180b~X2 4000+ @2.8ghz~MSI K9N 570~2GB Crosair XMS2 6400~EVGA 7900gt~WD 2x250GB~OCZ 520w~Benq 19"

Why not throw in a GPU water cooling block?

The rest of it is what dreams are made of.

[b]#sharkteam[/b] Cause we eat seals.. [^t]

Id replace that Hydor pump with a Swiftech MCP655, its worth the extra money. I also recomend not getting an Acrylic res, I made that mistake once.

Q6600 G0 @ 3.6Ghz + x1900XTX 512mb + Asus P5K-D + 2GB Ballistix D9GMH + Silverstone DA750

My mini-bar makes a good cooling system.

[b]steiner is back[/b] Living proof that you can smoke, drink, do drugs and still get a 95 average.

BTW I would change the mobo for a DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR expert, it's one if not the best overclocking board, actualy any LANPARTY board will reach much highter clocks than the rest

DFI lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR; A64 3700+ @ 2.827 ; OCZ Gold EL PC4000 2GB; BFG 7800GT OC 520/1200

One thing for sure you better insolate that mobo lol otherwise your gonna have some problems with a Vapochill.

4GHz... holy flying cow

ASROCK DUAL 939, ATHLON 3500+, 6800GS, 1GB CORSAIR, 160GB SATA2, XG VIPER

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