Need help/opinions configuring my gaming rigPost Date: 2009-01-15 |
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Randizzal 
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 Topic: Need help/opinions configuring my gaming rigPosted: 15 Jan 2009 at 11:08am |
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My budget is around $5,000 (not including keyboard, mouse, speakers and monitor). My current monitor is 1600 x 1200 resolution, but i intend on getting a monitor soon that runs at 2560 x 1600 or 1920 x 1200 at the very least. So i went with 1 video card for the time being until i get my dream monitor, then i will get another video card for sli. I want a rig that is blazing fast, i am a hard-core gamer. I play pretty much every competitive FPS that is out right now so i wont list them all. I like to edit videos, make DVD's and i also use alot of musician software like Fruity Loops Studio and Cakewalk. As far as the Hard drive situation goes, i am unsure what to get, i dont know much about solid state disk and RAID 0 or whatever else there is. All i know is i want to load fast and spawn fast in my games to get a head start on the enemy. ( I want that gunship FIRST!) I was originally going to get a rig from cyberpower, but after reading the forums and researching them i did a U turn out of there. I feel completely comfortable with digital storm. If there is any information i left out please let me know.
Here is my ticket, thanks in advance for your opinions and advice.
Ticket Number: 229812
Total Price with Instant Savings: $4,721.00 Direct Load URL: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=229812 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 Extreme Edition 965 3.2GHz (Quad Core) (Extreme Performance) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 1200W PC Power & Cooling (ESA Edition) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Card Reader: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 1.792GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (PCI-Express Slot Based) (Recommended) Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU Liquid Color:Blue: Non-conductive High-Performance Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 Cooling Package) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - 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: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory 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) Virus 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 Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 15 Jan 2009 at 3:46pm |
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looks good couple of small changes:
change this to a 500GB: Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) -------------- your optical drives are wrong: optical one needs to be a DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW, lightscribe is you like, you don't need a second dvd drive but if you do choose a second one, make sure that one is DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW also, no point in having a reader when for 10 bucks more you can have a writer. -------------- if you are not gonna go triple gpu or 2 x 295 in the future drop your psu to a 1000w, otherwise keep the 1200w. |
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ctjones
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Posted: 15 Jan 2009 at 3:57pm |
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Also, you could see about changing your sound card to asus which the sound guru of the ds forum said is supposed to be the best one.
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Randizzal
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Posted: 15 Jan 2009 at 4:21pm |
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@DST4ME
Thanks for the reply. Good point about the optical drives. Would i be able to burn 2 DVD's/CD's at the same time with that setup? That would be great. Yes i 100% plan on getting another GTX295, after i get my super monitor of course.
@ctjones
Sure i'll look into the sound card. I want a card with all the bells and whistles and great sound quality. As i said i use musician software to create my own music and edit others. I also connect a MIDI keyboard, electric and acoustic guitars for recording. My sound card is pretty old so im sure either of the cards listed would be beyond my expectations.
Thanks again.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 15 Jan 2009 at 4:34pm |
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you can burn 2 at a time if your burning software allows you but for quality sake, burn only one at a time.
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