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    Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 8:17pm

I did major tweaking and major rethinking and mixed and matched and this is what i got out of the pot. Thoughts and comments please. I hope this beast destroys Crysis :D.

Specifications:
Case: Digital Storm Twister EXTREME (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 850W Thermaltake (8800 GTX SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Media: Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive 1: 80GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (8MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - 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)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800ULTRA 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Recommended)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 (Silent Artic Cooling (TwisterBoost Overclocked)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition)
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
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
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support


Edited by Rexxaran - 11 Oct 2007 at 9:37pm
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Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition)
 
waste of money. but if you like that stuff then go for it Wink.
 
instead of the 80GB 7200RPM HD1, i would go with a raptor 10k RPM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 OC @ 2.7Ghz
2GB DDR2 Corsair 800Mhz XMS2
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
nVidia 680i LT
Stage 3 w/ TwisterBoost
EXTREME DS case
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You may want to think about setting up your HDDs on a Raid 0 array. The Raid 0 array will kill the single Raptor drive every time and it's cheaper too.
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Posts: 2220 		  Quote skyR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 8:26pm
go with a 74 raptor / 250 instead of a 80 / 250.

If you don't want the faster raptor, I would suggest just getting a single drive and an external drive.
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Posts: 129 		  Quote Rexxaran Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 8:49pm
Originally posted by Phreak

Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition)
 
waste of money. but if you like that stuff then go for it Wink.
 
instead of the 80GB 7200RPM HD1, i would go with a raptor 10k RPM


What else is a waste of money other than the 80GB. ?

Any other comments guys other than on the hard drives?
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Posts: 118 		  Quote Phreak Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 8:50pm
everything else looks great, go with the 74GB raptor and that looks like a machine that will handle crysis great.
Core 2 Quad Q6600 OC @ 2.7Ghz
2GB DDR2 Corsair 800Mhz XMS2
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
nVidia 680i LT
Stage 3 w/ TwisterBoost
EXTREME DS case
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I don't think the 768mb Ultra's price tag is worth the performance increase over the GTX
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430W Corsair/i3 3.3 GHz/Asus H61M/8Gb DDR3 Corsair Vengeance/650Ti Boost 2Gb
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Posts: 129 		  Quote Rexxaran Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 9:38pm
Changed to a single 250GB drive because I already own a 750 GB external Western Digital drive. That is A Terrabyte of Data combined.

I have heard rumors that the Litescribe drive doesn't like installing Vista well? Is that true ? Due to that rumor I have two optical drives set up. If it is false then I will just get a single Lightscribe.



Edited by Rexxaran - 11 Oct 2007 at 9:40pm
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Posts: 118 		  Quote Phreak Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 9:50pm
DS will make sure it will be fine. tell them what you want in your computer and they will make it work... or come up with a solution that will.
 
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Posts: 129 		  Quote Rexxaran Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 11:34pm
Tongue What i meant was it doesn't install Vista via the Vista CD well. I don't want to have to deal with issues with Vista installation 1 year from now.

Edited by Rexxaran - 11 Oct 2007 at 11:35pm
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Posts: 0 		  Quote Tyler Lowe Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 11:56pm
The HDD setup is very similar to what I selected. A Raptor is ideal, but I would stop shy of calling 2 7200RPM drives a waste of money. I personally selected a similar configuration with OS re-installs in mind. Having the OS on a seperate drive makes anual maintenance easier, and while not as fast as a Raptor, should give you faster times to desktop. 
 
As far as the build being able to handle Crysis, I would sure hope so. About the only thing left to upgrade there is a second Ultra. That config is going to kick some serious Censored. 
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Posts: 129 		  Quote Rexxaran Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Oct 2007 at 12:24am
I sure hope so . And thankyou *bows*. Now I wait for my paycheck tomorrow. *Drools*
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