Here it is ... Oder Placed !!Post Date: 2008-10-03 |
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Jail Bird 
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 Topic: Here it is ... Oder Placed !!Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 10:12pm |
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finally got it all together.
thank you to all in these forums ... now the waiting begins !!!!
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Chassis: Antec 900 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache) Motherboard: Asus Rampage Formula (Chipset: Intel X48) (Supports CrossFire) System Memory: 4GB DDR2 1066MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (Extreme-Performance) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Wireless Access: D-Link Wireless-G 108Mbps (Supports 802.11g/b) Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) 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 (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Modifications: LCD Temperature Display & Fan Controller CPU Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Windows Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: Crysis: Warhead (Pre-Install, apply updates, and test gameplay with my system) LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks 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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Jail Bird
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 10:27pm |
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I like the NVIDIA GPU's but I wanted the warm n' fuzzzy of Intel. Should I ever need to go to a multiple card in the future, I'm banking ATI will have something competetive ....
tried to get the best of both worlds (?) |
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 10:49pm |
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Im tempted to buy a 4870x2 to just try it out, but i figure why waste the money right now when i have 2 GTX 280s already, if anything id be slightly worse or par. The money can be spent better elsewere...i dunno where yet though...maybe a new motherboard, or maybe just put it in savings....oh wait my bank died...so i guess under the mattress... |
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XFX 790i Ultra 1000W Corsair HX 2 280 GTX EVGA FTW 4GB OCZ Reaper 1800Mhz 250-80-300GB VR HD Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speakers Asus Xonar 7.1 Hanns-G HG 281D 28" HDMI Monitor |
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Jail Bird
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 11:06pm |
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LOL .. thanx .. and I hear ya on the 4870x2 ... I almost did it but I wanted to keep the initial cost under 25 if possible ... I think I can get enough out of the X48 to give the 260 room to spread too. Thought about the 280 too but ($$$). I'm looking to break everything in on FarCry 2 ... should get the new rig around the same time as release |
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Jail Bird
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 11:08pm |
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That 4870X2 got great performance reviews too ... should be a great deal putting 2 of those bad boys in choir together in a year or so at a nice price (QUAD Xfire !!)
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 11:22pm |
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probably need a 1200W PS for that.
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XFX 790i Ultra 1000W Corsair HX 2 280 GTX EVGA FTW 4GB OCZ Reaper 1800Mhz 250-80-300GB VR HD Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speakers Asus Xonar 7.1 Hanns-G HG 281D 28" HDMI Monitor |
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Jail Bird
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 11:24pm |
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agreeed .... but sounds awesome, no ?
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Jail Bird
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 11:26pm |
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LOL ... just noticed my post ... "Oder" placed .... oh well
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 11:29pm |
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If they can get the drivers fixed so that Crossfire X 4 is actually better than Crossfire X 2, yeah, it sounds great.
Oh, and I won't ask what sort of Oder was placed.  Edited by Tyler Lowe - 03 Oct 2008 at 11:30pm |
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Jail Bird
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 12:16am |
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I'm happy to be a member here and I plan on continuing to both contribute if I can and learn/ask/discuss. Really great forum. Thanks to all of you here and at DS sales phones, who answered all of my questions, sporadically the past month or so. |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 3:22pm |
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can't say the ati is worth the money right now.
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Jail Bird
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 4:55pm |
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After seeing the Rampage x48 and reading how much user friendly software comes installed with it .. I made up my find to still go with Nvidia, and forgo the SLI ..... if anyone has not checked this board out, you really really should read up on it .. it even has a Windows interface for OC'ing ... lots of other stuff that might be eye candy but very very useful to the Oc'er.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 4:58pm |
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JB the x58 and core i7 will be able to clock higher. so thats old news pretty much already
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Jail Bird
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 5:02pm |
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Agreed ... I had to do some catching up since I built my last rig over 4 years ago and have only since upgraded my GPU. So its all sort of new for me ...
I don't think I could go cutting edge with the x58 for $$ restrictions.
Thanks for the update !
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 5:16pm |
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well the new chip is gonna cost less so actually prices you pay now should be the same you would pay for the new ones, but that does mean the prices of the current should drop also.
but enjoy your build, cause in a few years when you are done with this one, what ever is out is gonna kill the new chip core i7 (Nehalem)
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