Gaming system - advice before I orderPost Date: 2010-11-26 |
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Morsteve
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Topic: Gaming system - advice before I orderPosted: 26 Nov 2010 at 10:11am |
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$3400-3700(After %15sale) I'm assuming it will cost around $600 shipping (With the crate) to Australia, don't want to spend more than $4100-4200 total. Expectations: I picked up a Dell Ultra Sharp U2711(res 2560 x 1440) the other day. Would like to be able to Game with max graphics. Usage: %80 Gaming, %20 music and net Special Needs: I live in Darwin, Australia. It's extremely dusty here. Saved Ticket #: 462293 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Assassin Edition Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI 3 Edition (USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s) (Model: 131-GT-E767) BACKORDERED ETA 11/30 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) Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance) Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX) Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based) Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Single Video Card H20 Tube Color:White Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive) Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With Zalman Performance Fans (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes) Enhancements: Touch 2000 Aerocool Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade) 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 Things I could see that might save me some money. -Remove audio card, buy later. -Do I need the 6 Extra fans + controller if I'm getting liquid cooling? Any changes/recommendations guys? I plan to call during todays sales, being from Australia it'll be 2am when the sales phone lines open. :( |
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Benson729
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Posted: 26 Nov 2010 at 10:51am |
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I would recommend a different motherboard such as the ASUS sabertooth or the Rampage III Extreme if you plan to overclock it yourself. Also fan controller is not worth the money. Some ASUS motherboards come with a program called fan Xpert that control them but I have not personally tried it. Finally check out the Buying/Posting guide by !ender if you haven't done so.
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wcboltman
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Posted: 26 Nov 2010 at 11:15am |
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I would try this: ticket number: 462330
It comes in a little above budget so you may have to tweak it a little. You don't need the fans or controller. That money is better spent on an second video card. You will have to stretch your budget if you want liquid cooling or go with a Noctua and include the sound card, bigger SSD, etc. I also recommend the HailStorm case for a dual loop system. There's more room and both rads are contained within the case. |
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MagiK
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Posted: 26 Nov 2010 at 12:06pm |
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Coltman, the normal configuration for DSO's dual loops is one triple internal rad and one external double. The fully internalized config has been recently debuted for the special Chilled LCS set up, which has three rads internalized in the modified 800d case, a tripple up top, a double down in the bottom and a single on the back behind where the CPU sits.
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wcboltman
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Posted: 26 Nov 2010 at 12:35pm |
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I thought all dual loop systems were now housed internally in the HailStorm?
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MagiK
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Posted: 26 Nov 2010 at 3:55pm |
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They may be, I just haven't seen that stated or commented on anywhere.
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