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Post Date: 2010-08-28
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    Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 1:01pm
Hi All
 
First timer here  so be gentle Confused
 
After lurking these forums for some time.. I have been very impressed with the knowledge base here..  but the time has come for me to throw a build up and gather as many ideas from you good folks here on this build...  My budget is flexible but would like to stay below $3,000   could go higher if I had to ( do not tell my wife ! )  Oops   I game and work on my PC so I kinda need it to do all things - Games are FPS and RPG's so I do tend to like them to be upgradable - I was thinking start with 1 - 480 and then later upgrade to a 2nd 480 in SLI hence I thought a 1200w PS...  I have a sound card of my own I could add in ? and I also have 2 Raptor 10,000 RPM drives and 1 500G 7200 HD I may want to utilize and add them into this PC if space is not an issue
 
My monitor is a DELL 22" Flat Panel - If I could only recall what Resolutions I used to use - Ya see I used to have a Dell XPS 720 until the MB blew up !!! sore subject and I have learned my lesson about buying into a company that boxes you into thier propietory MB's !!   BTX for the loss if you know what I meanUpset
 
so here goes and thanks in advance
 
Ticket number 436433
 
oh and any feelings on upgrading fans or the Aerocool monitors ?
I do not usually play with overclocks but things tend to get hot in this small office - Trying to get away from the Wife !!!!
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: Touch 2000 Aerocool Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade)
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
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Posts: 4219 		  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 2:12pm
looks good to me, if youre looking to save a little you can drop to the noctua u12p the difference is slim to none, especially considering the price difference (the 14 can use 3 fans, but comes with 2)
 
i cant stand behind adding a 2nd 480 later, go big or go home, more detail on this under the "add a 2nd card later" title
 
other than that, looks good.. youll get some grief by picking that aerocool, the haf fans are not loud and neither is the nocua 12 or 14, so its unlikely you would every actually need this.. and for the $90 it would set you back, you could just buy some really nice super quiet fans, which will give you better performance, less noise, same price.
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I think upgrading the fans is a good idea as it is far cheaper than replacing overheated parts. Why take the chance, right. As far as the Aerocool it looks cool but it does not seem very useful, so ask yourself whether or not you will be having friends over checking out your rig as it is admittedly cool to look at. Also keep in mind that some Asus motherboards have fan controls built in if function is what you are after but I doubt many people choose the aerocool for function because as was previously stated neither the noctua nor the HAF case fans are loud. If you are thinking of using the aerocool to increase fan speed when the room gets hot,as I am, consider a motherboard upgrade that has fan control such as the Asus P6x58D.
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Thanks for such quick responses  ...  I also want to ask  why does everyone choose just 6GB of RAM  not maybe 12 GB  or is it that the difference it makes not worth the bother or are they upgrading later ?...   When we talk about FAN upgrade these are the FAN upgrades that D Storm offers or your own or ?  Thanks so much again folks and any other thoughts are appreciated   Big%20Smile
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Posts: 19 		  Quote KJ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 6:14pm
wow nice Posts for FAQ Ender if only I read that first I could have found the answer to my 6GB or 12 GB answer Oops
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Posts: 4219 		  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 7:18pm
Originally posted by KJ

When we talk about FAN upgrade these are the FAN upgrades that D Storm offers or your own or ?
what i meant was getting specialty fans that are expensive and super quiet, you could easily order them and send them to DSO to be installed, or you could do it yourself
 
 
glad you liked the FAQ Strong
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