Need help finalizing my ticket please

Hey guys, after some research on these great forums, I've come up with this ticket...

197777

Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache)
Motherboard: NVIDIA 780i Core 2 Quad (Chipset: nForce 780i SLI)
System Memory: 2GB DDR2 1066MHz OCZ (SLI-Ready Edition)
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: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x CrossFire Dual (ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
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: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test 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 my keyboard comes with a mouse
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

I'm probably going to use my 24 inch Dell monitor I'm already using for my old computer, so I'll be looking to game at around 1920X1200 (COD4, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Fallout 3 when it comes out, etc etc)

I chose the 750 Psu since I already have 2 cards (wont be looking to add another one down the road and I read that the 750 works fine for the 4850CF)

I chose 2 GB ram instead of 4 since I doubt I will be able to access more than 2.5 -2.75 GB of ram on this current rig.

And I chose the E8400 because this is mostly going to be a gaming rig and I honestly don't see how an E8400 OC'd to around 3.6 Ghz is that much worse than a Q9550 at current games (or the E8500/E86000 for that matter)....


So that's my ticket, please tell me if there's anything you would change =] I'm open to anything that keeps the price under...oh....$2000.



Thanks a lot!


EDIT: Oops, swap out the 780i with the Asus Rampage, silly me....


Edited by sittingducks - 21 Oct 2008 at 9:49pm

here you go Ticket# 197811 --- Price: $2086 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage Formula (Chipset: Intel X48) (Supports CrossFire)
System Memory: 4GB DDR2 1066MHz OCZ (SLI-Ready Edition)
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: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x CrossFire Dual (ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
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: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)
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: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

you will need 4GB of ram and you need vista 64bit

Oh, if you want it FAST, check out the preconfigured GTO in the specials, its under 2k.  The GTO is pretty fickin sweet for the price, and you get a quad core with a gtx 280.

Edited by Mezzeron - 21 Oct 2008 at 11:15pm

bah, i need to start paying more attention

Yes we are all lucky to have found DS, now, don't worry about vista 64bit its not XP 64bit that had lot of problems.

the things about ram speed is that it matters when you OC.

you got a chip that has a multiplier of 9.

your ram at 800MHz has a core speed of 800 ÷ 2 = 400

9 x 400 = 3600, so basically with that ram you are capped at 3.6GHz OC speed.

now lets look at the 1066MHz ram and its cap.

1066 ÷ 2 = 533

9 x 533 = 4797, so basically with that ram you are capped at 4.8GHz OC speed.

now yo are not gonna get up to 4.8 but you can get to 3.8 or 4.0 possibly, with the 800MHz you can't get to 3.8GHz cause you are capped at 3.6GHz.

does that make sense?


yes your gpus are going to be fine for your games.

if vista 64bit gives you the digital signature error, let me know we can disable that and let you install what you like then re-enable it

Edited by DST4ME - 22 Oct 2008 at 2:47am

You might want to drop the mouse and keyboard and buy them yourself...the Logitec G15 is a nice keyboard and the G5 or G9 from Logitec are also good mice.  Just something else to think about.

Sounds good, ill probably go for something wireless just to make it a little less cluttered....


EDIT:

I think I found a pretty decent solution - I'll get an E8600 instead.  Its cheaper than upgrading to 1066. With its 10x multiplier and OC'd 800 RAM, I'd be capped at a tad over 4.0 GHz, which should be perfect.  I'll still call though to make sure =]

EDIT EDIT:

Yeah you're right stressing my hardware to the max can't be good at all. I'll swap to 1066 and instead take out the OC option on my RAM (unless it also lowers latency - does it?)

Thanks again man, tons of help.


Edited by sittingducks - 22 Oct 2008 at 3:32am

hahah now we edited/posted at the same time

Right, thanks so much for your help.  RAM speeds and all that finally make sense to me o.o
I'll probably order in the next few days then.