you building this yourself?

future proof = room to grow = fulltower

future proof = power to grow = 1000w corsair

so lets go with 932 and 1000w corsair

you gonna want 1600MHz ram, don't need to be nothing fancy some good mushkin will do great.

gonna wanna go with a classified mobo to have both room to grow gpu-wise and have room for other cards (sound card, tv card, usb/sata card, wireless card, etc.)if not then atleast 3x sli which will max out at tri sli/cf with no room left for anything else.


the gigabyte you have picked can only do max of dual sli/cf, but if that is all you need then its a good board and does 2 x 16 I believe, not sure.

if you want xp mode and networking then go with win7 pro

get a good cooler like Noctua d14, I'm sure justin will help you oc it, lol.

Edited by DST4ME - 03 Feb 2010 at 4:25pm

I fold a lot so I'm an nvidia guy, I used to be ati man long time ago but then moved over to nvidia for better performance.

classified

for your res I would go with a 5870 right now, towards the end of the month fermi should be announced and soon after released so if you want to wait the nvidia will have better performance.

Edited by DST4ME - 03 Feb 2010 at 7:18pm

The DST4ME upgrade:

Cooler Master HAF 922 Midi Tower Black Fans: 1x 200mm Front, 1x 200mm Top, 1x Rear 120mm fan, Red LEDs On/Off

Corsair TX 650W PSU ATX 12V V2.2, 80 Plus, Standard. 2x 6+2-pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 120mm Fan

Mushkin Enhanced 998776 Desktop Memory [1N82E168Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998776 - Retai

EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core™ i7 Quad Processor i7-920 Quad Core, 2.66Ghz, Socket 1366, 8MB, 130W, Boxed w/fan

LG 22" LCD W2261VP-PF 1920x1080, 2ms, 50000:1, Full HD, HDMI

Microsoft Windows 7 PRO 64bit

Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler -

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB 7200RPM, SATA 3.0 Gbps, 3,5", 16MB

Sony NEC Optiarc DVD±RW burner AD-5240S DVDRW 24x, DL, SATA, Bulk, Black

the case needs to be 932 and your psu needs to be bigger, you can't sli cf with a 650w.

you dont need the amount of ram you are ordering, all you need is 3 x 2GB mushkin ram. this will do

go for a 500GB 32MB cache like this one

Edited by DST4ME - 03 Feb 2010 at 7:50pm

lol OH I would be more then happy to build this and put next my other ones

I have a Win7 Home Premium

Frozen Anvil your mobo is a x58 platform that means you can only use socket 1366 cpu, (920, 940, 950, 960 , 965, 975)

if you are going to oc then just get the 920, you can oc it to 3.6-3.8GHz and that is fast as hell.

if not then get the 960 but then you don't need the Noctua, cause we only need that for oc.

ask justin if he will help you oc it, if he will then he can save you lot of money and get real fast speed.

for gpu go with this one SAPPHIRE

if you want life time warranty go with xfx but I personally don't like xfx at all.

Edited by DST4ME - 03 Feb 2010 at 9:28pm

have you built a PC before?

Welcome aboard, Mr. Justin.

I do plan on building this myself and DST has been helping me avoid oversights like the 980 on a socket 1366 cpu

You wouldn't use any of this?! Oh my aching brain...




Edited by Frozen Anvil - 03 Feb 2010 at 10:47pm

just to assemble the computer you last listed would take about 20 min, load windows and done.. but DS is all about overclocking, which takes time, and increases the loads, which also increases heat, which also must be dealt with.

see, thats the thing, when you overclock the CPU, you are going to have to adjust the RAM, along with other parameters,  novice overclockers have a lot of problems that usually stem from not looking at the big picture, and focus on just trying to overclock the CPU, and end up with a lot of issues, or unstable mess. So it all depends on what you want out of the PC, how much $$ you want to invest, how much time you want to put into it. The parts list was not a very good balance, it would make an ok machine, but not one that I would want to work on. lol This rig is not about what I want, it is about what you want, and that is the tough part.

Edited by justin.kerr - 03 Feb 2010 at 11:11pm

I said fot the $$ I would have changed everything, same $$ just a way better build. lol

I think for a basic setup and moderate oc these parts are fine, I knew you would not like the mobo or the ram, but thats because you know what you know, you have to put yourself in others shoes and look at from their point of view and as you said realize that others can't do what you can do, if I were to config a system for you, I would not use the same parts either, first and foremost you will never go for that ram lol.

@Frozen Anvil, OCing is not a tech thing, its a oc thing, just becasue somebody is a tech, it does not mean they know how to oc.

also as I said, your build is around $1900, for around $2400 DS can have it built,oced, tested and shipped. thats $500, keep in mind:

1. with DS you getting 3 year warranty, with newegg you are not.

2. with that price difference you are getting a 5870, not a 5850.

3. system is oced and test, you are not gonna get that with your price.

so in short, the $500 difference, has about $100 in it due to the 5870 instead of 5850, so now we are at $400 difference, and that $400 is for 3 year warranty, tech support, OC, and testing.

when you look at the big picture and take every thing into account you will see that the DS system cost less, as soon as one of your parts go bad, that will be come very very very clear.

ok well looks like the price difference is actually even less:

Here you go Ticket# 380589 --- Price: $2355 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2355

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Not Available
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Available
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - Not Available
Chassis Mods: - Not Available
Noise Reduction: - Not Available
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - Not Available
Boost Memory: - Not Available
Boost OS: - Not Available
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - Not Available
Office: - Not Available
Benchmarking: - Not Available
Install/Test Game: FREE: Please include a free copy of a hot-selling game
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

well I thought it was gonna be $2400 or a bit higher, looks like its less, so its not even a $400 difference anymore, its more like $350 for 3 year warranty,tech support, oc, and testing.

Well said.

System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)

People keep using this in the config, why is this better than a little extra and getting the Corsair Dominator DHX Memory? (+44 more)

And for that quote above.. how do I tell what base it was built from?

If I goto the website I get the Black Ops or the other side with less available to change.. I pick on of those.. and add things.. changes what the base price is that the + items are added to. I was trying to figure out which unit this was from as a base so I can try other base units upped or downed to those specs pieces.

Is getting LC for a OC processor w/single GPU necessary? And what model of Noctua 120mm does DS use?