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Help me with my config please

Post Date: 2008-08-22
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    Posted: 22 Aug 2008 at 1:51am
I plan on buying a sweet rig around Christmas time (hoping for some deals) and I'm wondering if this system will be good to play all the new and old games on. I'm trying to stay under 3000 dollars and this is what I've gotten up to. Any advice to save me money anywhere or any advice relating basically to any part in comparison to another would be great. Thanks.
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This is my config by the way

ticket number: 177043

specs:

Chassis: Antec 900
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 650W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: NVIDIA 780i Core 2 Quad (Chipset: nForce 780i SLI)
System Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 160GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: 160GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: Setup hard drive 1 and hard drive 2 in a Raid 1 Mirror Configuration (Expert)
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Additional Case Fans)
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: McAfee Internet Security (Includes: AntiVirus, FireWall and AntiSpyware)
Office: Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student (Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote)
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: Acer 22 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display)
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: Logitech 2 Piece (Black Edition) Amplified Speaker Set
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
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For best OC go with liquid cooling. lose one of your dvd drives.

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Posts: 175 		  Quote Iraq Now Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Aug 2008 at 3:32am
You could also take a look at ticket 173232. Its pretty awesome.

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Yep. OpenOffice.org, check it out. I would drop the microsoft office software and put that money into a 1000W PSU if you think you might like SLI down the road, or into a couple of 320GB or 500GB HDD's for that RAID 1 array. I assume you're doing RAID 1 for data integrity as losing a term paper to a failed drive would CensoredCensoredCensoredCensored, to put it mildly. With that in mind, I would keep the RAID 1 array, but consider a move to a larger drive. The latest programs, including operating systems are only getting larger.
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I am a fan of having a raid 1 setup after loosing part of a huge mp3 collection from a combination of a hard drive failure and bad sectors on CD ROM.
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Originally posted by SMID

I am a fan of having a raid 1 setup after loosing part of a huge mp3 collection from a combination of a hard drive failure and bad sectors on CD ROM.


Same thing happened to me, so I became a fan of cloning my drives. much better then raid

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