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Post Date: 2009-07-25
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    Posted: 25 Jul 2009 at 4:06pm
Ok... here we go.  Just did up my budget and it seems I can spare for a new desktop.  Manage your finances guys!...

Anywho, I did up a system but I'm not sure if I'm overdoing it or under doing it.  The ticket number is 312854. With the $300 discount my total was 3175.00. It's about 175 more than I want to spend but if the configuration is good, I'll roll with it.
Ouch
I left the machine open for future upgrades; another 6GB of memory, SSD, another 295 card in SLI, Sound Card and gaming keyboard and mouse but those are a few months down the road after future budget managing. Cry

Take a look and let me know what you think for the price, if you see necessities or a downgrade that is needed to save cost let me know.  Appreciate everyone's help! Evil%20Smile
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what is the resolution you want this pc to run/game at?

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Oh yeah, one more thing. I already have a pretty sweet monitor, an ACER 23", I bought recently for my POS desktop that surprising runs it at 1920 x 1080 lol.  Thanks again!
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this system is stronger;

Here you go Ticket# 312974 --- Price: $3174 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2874

Copy of Specifications:
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 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Card Reader: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU
Liquid Color:UV Redish Pink: Medium Glowing Non-conductive Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 & UV Lighting)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect For H20: Stage 3 UV Fluid)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: Call of Duty: World At War (Pre-Install, apply updates, and test gameplay with my syste
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 3.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

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Looks pretty good to me for the price.  For the memory MHZ, if it's higher does it even make the much of a difference? Thanks!
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in games above 1200 x 1000, ram speed barely makes any difference what so ever, for your OC and use 1333MHz is perfect

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Ok here is what I purchased based off of DST's Recommendation


 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 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Card Reader: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 1GB) (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU
Liquid Color: UV Redish Pink: Medium Glowing Non-conductive Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 & UV Lighting)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect For H20: Stage 3 UV Fluid)
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: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
Windows Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 3.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Let me know what you guys think. I think it's pretty killer! Ermm
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jul 2009 at 4:39am
you wasted your money on 2 x 285, the difference in sli is less then 4 fps, call them and change it to 2 x 275

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Posts: 161 		  Quote B@d//j0ke Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Jul 2009 at 8:56am
Also why on earth did you go with the OS tweaks? and Vista home ultimate? And by 'you' I mean DST.
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Good question.
Windows Vista Home Ultimate
is not needed, I'd go with premium
with the Windows 7 upgrade option.

Not sure why he chose the OS tweaks though.
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I'm guessing he didnt mean too.
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the configurator plays tricks on me sometimes, how did the games, the os tweak and ultimate get in there?

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HHMMM.... looks like I've been had.. J/K. Well luckily I didn't end up purchasing the game and ultimate.  I did end up getting the OS tweak which I'm not sure what it entails but it sounded good... Anyone know? BTW it's currently on Stage 5... One step closer! Heart
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if you can ask them to drop the OS tweak.

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