My new AMD build is called "Tide of Flames." Looking to sell my good rig now and ride this bang-for-the-buck one :D

New AMD Build from start to (almost) finish:

Case + PSU (some cables not shown):

Motherboard, CPU, Ram, installed and on mobo tray:

Love the look of this OCZ Plat ram

This will be our little secret, ok? :)

(Mostly) Finished Product:

I will take another picture once I install the video card. For those interested, the specs are:
Phenom II X2 550 (Unlocked to X4 B50 - 3.1Ghz Quad Core) - Now 3.5GHZ
4GB OCZ Platinum DDR2-1066
Biostar TA790GX 128mb
MSI HD4830 512mb (4+1 power phase, samsung chips, super OC'r) - Now 731/1125
Western Digital 640GB 32mb HDD
LianLi LanCool K12 (Metal Boned...)
Antec Earthwatts 380w
Scythe Katana 3
Windows 7 x64

When I have time I'll post my main rig, which isn't as cable-friendly. I highly recommend this case to builders of at least moderate experience.

Staryoshi87

Here's an updated pic of my AMD rig from a few pages back with the video card installed. (Smaller than the other pix due to an intransigent blackberry)

Also, here's my benching results so far: 3dmark06 14509 - OC the HD4830 to 731/1125 - an exact 25% increase. It translated into a 19.6% boost in 3dmark score, which is pretty damn impressive.

HD4850 to any of those cards is not a substantial upgrade. The HD4890 is the only one I'd consider, in terms of performance (none in terms of value tho). I'd wait it out till DX11 hits. That said, I upgraded from a GTX 260 to a GTX 285 and was very satisfied, despite it being a somewhat silly upgrade.

Running my x2 550 as a 3.2Ghz quad, it did not exceed 40C in a prime run this morning. It's the first HSF I've used that I actually feel like heat is being effectively disappated through the pipes and fins. Also, the base and pipes are both copper (all-copper base). Having used the AC7 Pro for my Intel build, I would highly recommend the fp 64. However I cannot attest to its ability to cool quads.

Lovin my scythe katana 3. Kept me pretty cool when priming my PII X4 B50 (X2 550 unlocked)

The X2 550 will tear it to shreds. Oh, and if you're worried about # of cores....

This Scythe Katana 3 keeps me chill:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185096&Tpk=scythe%20katana%203

Would also recommend a AC Freezer Pro

I'm returning the HD4670 I bought for my spare AMD rig, replacing it with a fancy HD4830 (Super MSI one)

New AMD Build from start to (almost) finish:

Case + PSU (some cables not shown):

Motherboard, CPU, Ram, installed and on mobo tray:

Love the look of this OCZ Plat ram

This will be our little secret, ok? :)

(Mostly) Finished Product:

I will take another picture once I install the video card. For those interested, the specs are:
Phenom II X2 550 (Unlocked to X4 B50 - 3.1Ghz Quad Core)
4GB OCZ Platinum DDR2-1066
Biostar TA790GX 128mb
MSI HD4830 512mb (4+1 power phase, samsung chips, super OC'r)
Western Digital 640GB 32mb HDD
LianLi LanCool K12 (Metal Boned...)
Antec Earthwatts 380w
Scythe Katana 3
Windows 7 x64

When I have time I'll post my main rig, which isn't as cable-friendly. I highly recommend this case to builders of at least moderate experience.