Build Help, buying Today!Post Date: 2010-07-04 |
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RyanS 
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 Topic: Build Help, buying Today!Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 4:05pm |
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Hello everyone,
I have been reading alot of posts about builds and such and want to know what you think about this before I buy. Budget: Max at 2200.. this build was just under it. Im using a 22in monitor, but looking to upgrade to a 24-26in within 6 months. Thanks so much for helping 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) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks 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 24x / CD-Writer 48x) 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 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Red) (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 1 Year Hassle-free Hardware Service |
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rodsmith
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Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 4:54pm |
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I like the build. I will add this config with a slight change for the better hard drive,and you are at only 2099 for the build which will fit your budget nicely!
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RyanS
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Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 6:42pm |
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thanks,
do you feel i need to upgrade the factory chassis fans to the high performance ones? Whats the difference between the stage 1 Air and stage 2 air? |
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rodsmith
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Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 6:54pm |
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the fans couldn't hurt,but they will certainly add a bit more noise to your system! the difference from the stage 1 air to stage 2 air from what I can see is the size of the fans
stage 1 120mm
stage 2 140mm
the extra fans upgrade will still be within your budget,so go ahead and get them
 very nice system by the way! Edited by rodsmith - 04 Jul 2010 at 6:57pm |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 7:21pm |
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that is nice build but if you want to be able to go sli in the future then you need a better and bigger psu, stay away from upgrade fans, pointless and loud.
Here you go Ticket# 419968 --- Price: $2301 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2301 Copy of Specifications: 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) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1250W Enermax Galaxy EVO (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Recommended) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks 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 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA EVGA 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: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service) Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card 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 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 1 Year Hassle-free Hardware Service |
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ablahblah
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Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 9:58pm |
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DST has posted. HUZZAH!
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RyanS
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Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 10:15pm |
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Thanks DST,
bought you config! |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 11:21pm |
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My pleasure and congrats
You will love it, this system can do dual sli 480 if you needed it to, and it can grow as big as you want it to also, first thing I would upgrade is a ssd, wait till intel's new line comes out Q4 of this year and then jump into one if you can. remember ultimately this is what you want: HDD1 = fast small drive: os/apps/games HDD2 = regular large drive: media/personal/work file storage Don't fill up your HDD1 more then 50%, if think you will need more room for it then pick a bigger one. so in your case, you get the new ssd, you then clone the 1TB hdd to the ssd using my clone guide: you can follow my clone guide here then you format the 1TB HDD and push it to HDD2 and the ssd will be HDD1, from this point, move all your personal/media/work files to HDD2 for storage and just keep os/apps/games on the ssd. |
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RyanS
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Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 7:26am |
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Thanks so much..Yea I really wanted a system that I can grow into. Atleast with this system like you said, I can add the SSD, and the other video card whenever and I am all set.
Thanks again |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 06 Jul 2010 at 12:49am |
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My pleasure
ya this system and ones like this one, can grow as big as you wanted them to, you can even throw a 6 core cpu in there down the road.
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