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I just finished with my new config

Post Date: 2008-07-14
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    Posted: 14 Jul 2008 at 11:43pm

Chassis: Cooler Master Cosmos S Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 1200W PC Power & Cooling (ESA Edition) (Dual/Triple/Quad 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: 4GB DDR2 OCZ at 1066MHz (SLI-Ready Edition)
Card Reader: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: 500GB 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±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player & DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Media & Write DVDs)
Internet Access: D-Link Wireless-G 108Mbps (Supports 802.11g/b)
Video Card: 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite Dual Loop System for CPU & Triple SLI
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: NVIDIA Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) System (Install, Test, Optimize Computer)
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)
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) (For Enthusiasts)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: McAfee Internet Security (Includes: AntiVirus, FireWall and AntiSpyware)
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: 3D Mark Vantage Advanced Edition (By: Futuremark) (Pre-Install) (Vista Compatible Only)
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: Samsung 24 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display)
Surge Shield: APC 1300VA Uninterruptible Backup Surge Conditioner (Recommended)
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 4 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended)

Do you min giving me some insite into the thing, maybe some price cuts or better performance things?  Also has anyone else been thinking of going with the cooler master instead of the others?  This is a gaming platform as well as sever I suppose.  Thinking about going with the 8 gb of ram for the 64 bit vista windows operating system, should I go with this or no?

Edited by knifesarefun - 14 Jul 2008 at 11:46pm
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drop at least one of the video cards
move to one raptor drive and a backup for storage / drop raid
lose the wireless card
 
if youre trying to save money at all,
crossfire some 4870s instead, drop the liquid for stage 3 cooling
drop vantage unless you are planning to overclock yourself, and if you are, drop DSO's overclock
 
 
i wouldnt change the ram and i wouldnt take a BLU-ray player either unless you are a massive video enthisiast and you have a hugeeeee monitor
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I believe you will be very pleased with this Rig Smile
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Posts: 9 		  Quote knifesarefun Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 15 Jul 2008 at 2:58am
Originally posted by !ender_

drop at least one of the video cards
move to one raptor drive and a backup for storage / drop raid
lose the wireless card
 
if youre trying to save money at all,
crossfire some 4870s instead, drop the liquid for stage 3 cooling
drop vantage unless you are planning to overclock yourself, and if you are, drop DSO's overclock
 
 
i wouldnt change the ram and i wouldnt take a BLU-ray player either unless you are a massive video enthisiast and you have a hugeeeee monitor
Ok overclocks from them are out I suppose.  I was going for a tri-sli so I could have a larger spreading of load on to the cards so that the overclocked cpu will be able to focus on other things when playing games.  I already have 6 24" HD LCD monitors and this one will make it 7 so going for a dual won't work quite as well for setting up the displays.  I am a huge video enthusiast and I am planning on geting an HD projector soon.  The hard drive I will have to upgrade to a full 5 tb mainly due to the large amount of data I will be using(read the sever part please) and I will be using my own for that.  The raid doesn't cost anything at all on it so I thought I would use it as a backup for the more critical data that I have.  Liquid cooling is the only way to go because I will still be planning on overclocking more with other tools that I have at my disposal.  The wireless I don't need very much but again a back up to my T3 lan connection that I have.  I may have to combine some other phase coolers into this for even more cooling power and system stabability.  The ram I suppose could stay the same but more wouldn't hurt to much for the sever side of this will it?  Also I was thinking about talking to them about getting a different motherboard so I could place a unlocked Xenon or higher(soon to come from Intel new 6 core and new 12 core processors)cpu and see if they could integrate different phase changer or air compressor tech into the liquid cooling system so that I dont have to go to a spec for it.
 
 
411overkill.com not a buy site at all but a site for people who wish to build rigs to the point of just plain overkill(thus the site name)you should search goolge and the first one there is the best site(go to top overkillers on the left side bar)trust me it is worth it to see this.


Edited by knifesarefun - 15 Jul 2008 at 3:01am
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