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Post Date: 2009-10-28
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    Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 1:24am
Finally, after many weeks of research, multiple configuration tweaks, advice from the great people on this forum, and time spent waiting on the money to arrive, I placed my order today! Woooot!! Can't wait to get this machine. As I've stated in a couple other threads, this rig is primarily for high-end video editing. I chose Windows 7 Pro instead of Home Premium cuz I wanted the "XP Mode", considering I still use a few older programs that have served me well and I know to be stable. My budget was around $3,000 and with the bonus discounts, it came in at $2,931 so I hit my mark pretty well and got exactly what I wanted. Now begins the looooong wait for it to arrive! Here's my config:

Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (150GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Razer Barracuda AC-1 (Recommended)
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU
Liquid Color: Red: Non-conductive High-Performance Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 Cooling Package)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Windows Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)


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congrats Let the torture begin

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Posts: 64 		  Quote Optimystic Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 2:20am
LOL thanks! Actually it's been torture already, trying to get this thing tweaked and waiting for the money. But yeah, now that I know the order is set in place, it will be more torture! But that's the kind of torture I won't mind, and it will be worth the wait I'm sure! Ouch

Just wanted to thank everybody here again that has helped me with advice during my planning stages, you have helped immensely. I'll be sure to post a review with pics when it arrives! Ermm
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Posts: 64 		  Quote Optimystic Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 05 Nov 2009 at 10:47pm
Well...3 days ago at 7:30pm my time I got the mail that my rig had entered Stage 5. So I figured by 7:30 tonight it would be 72 hours and I should be in the clear. At 6:30, with only an hour to go....I get the dreaded "delay in progress" email. NOOOOO!!! Anyway, about 15 minutes after that, I get the mail saying it is in Stage 6. Huh??? That must have been one VERY short delay LOL!! Smile

Anyone else have that happen? I'm getting goosebumps thinking about the possibility of it maybe shipping tomorrow!
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Maybe the oc was not stable but then they found the problem in 15min

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why 12 gigs of ram?
id drop 6 and get an SSD as the first HD
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Originally posted by <8) slunK parade

why 12 gigs of ram?
id drop 6 and get an SSD as the first HD


12 gigs is because I will be doing high-end video editing, which creates monster-sized files. I've seen 8gb used on a single project before, so it will be necessary.

As for the SSD.....yeah I wanted to but my budget just wouldn't allow it. Those are just stupidly expensive for so little storage space right now. Maybe by next year if the prices come down I may upgrade to that.
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Posts: 64 		  Quote Optimystic Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 06 Nov 2009 at 10:17pm
Shipped today! A review with pics will be coming in a few days when it arrives. Woot!
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congrats Now its time to pray to the shipping gods

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*bows head* Oh FedeEx, who art in transit, delivery be thy name.....
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lol you gonna make the shipping gods mad if you call them fedex, fedex is not a shipping god

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Posts: 64 		  Quote Optimystic Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Nov 2009 at 5:34pm
Oooooops my bad! They may not be the shipping gods, but they have my machine! Looks like Wednesday for delivery. Boy is that FedEx guy gonna be pissed, it says it weighs 69 lbs!!!
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