High End Build

Looking to place order soon, let me know what you think!

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X 3.33GHz (Hexa-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe (Intel X58 Chipset)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 2000MHz GTX-8 Digital Storm Certified Extreme Performance (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 2x (128GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: CMFSSD-128GBG2D)
Set 1 Raid Options: Configure HDD Set 1 to a Raid 0 Config - Stripe Performance (Requires Two HDDs)
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1.5TB Seagate Barracuda (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
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: Killer 2100 (Maximum Optimized for Online Gaming) Lag and Latency Reduction
Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5870 4GB (Asus ARES Unlimited Power Edition) (Two 5870 GPUs Integrated)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional (PCI-Express Slot Based)
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Single Video Card & Chipset
H20 Tube Color:Black Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material)
Boost Processor: Stage 3: Overclock the processor between 4.2GHz to 4.4GHz (Requires i7 980X Processor)
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 Ultimate (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: - No Thanks
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 3 Year Limited Warranty

eomfd there are a lot of changes i would make but first tell me, you said high end build.. do you mean high end no budget limit? high end you want the best computer possible for x dollars? or high end you want a gaming rig?

the Asus "5870" is really a 5970. It's a 5970, with some ridiculous freaking power on it, possibly the best one on the market. Still though, you'd wanna go dual GTX 480, not dual 5870 GPUs, more power that way. I dunno, your choice.

Now let's see...

- I doubt 750w will cut it. You're running dual 5870 GPUs. And an Asus Ares. I mean seriously, that thing needs a 8-pin and two 6-pin extra power connectors. It's BEAST lol.
- Screw 2000mhz RAM, speed seriously really matters mainly when you're doing overclocking so high you need the RAM that high too.
- Liquid Cooling should focus on your CPU. Liquid Cooling and overclocking a GPU doesn't usually net that much of a gain unless you really go nuts on it. Seriously, even if you do, the power usage of that OVERCLOCKED Ares will be INSANE.
- Go Intel SSDs, it's cheaper, and you shouldn't technically see any difference with RAID'd SSDs.
- Screw the Killer Xeno card. I think it really only shows improvements in lower end systems. It supposedly takes load off the CPU by running network on its own dedicated processing units, but really, when it comes to these kinds of PCs, there's so much processing power on the CPU anyways that it becomes irrelevant.

Originally posted by ablahblah the Asus "5870" is really a 5970. It's a 5970, with some ridiculous freaking power on it, possibly the best one on the market. Still though, you'd wanna go dual GTX 480, not dual 5870 GPUs, more power that way. I dunno, your choice.

all 5970's are two 5870's . lol

Okay okay, so the first draft was pretty rough but here are my justifications.

First: I guess I could drop the Raid 0 and go with just one intel SSD. But if I have anything resembling a slow boot time for windows I am going to have all of your World Of Warcraft characters assassinated...for relazies

Second:Killer 2100 is probably not necessary, however I have read that it is a pretty legit improvement over the previous killer cards and I like the software that comes with the card. BUT just to be on the safe side and to avoid fratricide with the other components....we can kill that card too. Haha kill...

Third: Q "If you are going so high end why only one video card?"
         A "Can I get two 5870s?"
The one video card idea was to help to cut down on the noise. Sure I could get a triple SLI monster but the sound on three GPU fans kicking ass all the time would probably get on my nerves. However the fact is that DS probably wont be able to WC this card so I might be better off going with something else. Open for suggestions. I want it to be quiet and powerful.

Forth: Bigger power supply...I agree.

Fifth: You can OC the 5870, they software provided with the card actually makes it pretty easy. DS OC is free, so why not let them do it because I am sure that they are better at it than me.

Sixth: I don't have a monitor yet, open to suggestions. I want it to be high end like the computer ;-).

Seventh: Thanks for the help, let me know what you guys come up with. I will check again tomorrow and use the advice to make another build. The comp will be for gaming and just to be awesome in general. Price range should be below 7500. Thanks again!

as far as monitors, a lot of people will tell you that the new rage is the "ips" monitor, you can find good choices from Dell and Hp on these, expect to pay at least $400.

-With the Lian Li Pc P80-B case does it have a viewing window? and why would you choose that case over the Assassin or the Hailstorm?

Edited by !ender_ - 24 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm

hailstorm black/white color scheme = thumbs up

chipset is really only worth lc'ing if you go into extreme overclocks that the chipset would otherwise actually begin to overheat at.

evga superclocked are just factory clocked higher by evga. nothing better. it's just a gimmick that sounds cool, but it's just a waste of money for something you could just do in less than 5 secs via evga precision, and can possibly cause instability problems in some systems that shouldn't even be running overclocks.

reconfigged it a bit

what i did..
- dropped superclocked, it's a useless cost
- added side panel fan for gpus. i dunno, now that you're watercooling, decreasing ambient temp locally at the gpus would help, right? correct me if it conflicts with air pressure workings.
- added video overclocking. when you watercool, the gpus will be on their own liquid loop, so it won't affect the CPU's cooling. also, the fans are 3-pin obviously, and because of that, they do not regulate speeds based on a microcontroller's temp readings. in english, it means the fans don't rev up as things get hotter, it consistently cools. so the gpus will still run good at DS's overclock, and the radiator fans won't run loud either.

Edited by ablahblah - 25 Jul 2010 at 8:03am