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Post Date: 2010-09-14
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    Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 4:36pm
Here is my first attempt to config my new pc. It will be used mainly for my business which will include some audio editing. The ticket number is 440843. Thanks for your input.
 

Specifications:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core)

Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI 3 Edition (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) (Model: 131-GT-E767) System Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)

Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)

Expansion Bay: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)

Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)

Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks

Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)

Optical Drive 2: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology)

Add-on Card: - No Thanks

Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional (PCI-Express Slot Based)

Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)

H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks

Enhancements: - No Thanks

Chassis Mods: - No Thanks

Noise Reduction: - No Thanks

Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)

Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks

Office: Microsoft Office 2010 Office Home and Business (PC Attach Key PKC)

Benchmarking: - No Thanks

Install/Test Game: - No Thanks

Display: !PROMO BUNDLE: Acer 24 inch LCD + Logitech (Keyboard + Mouse) + Logitech Speakers

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, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed

Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
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Posts: 4219 		  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 4:42pm
looks good to me minus the periferals bundle, this will add to your shipping costs and are not covered under your DSO warranty
id personally suggest looking elsewhere for those items, as youll find better selections, prices, warrantys, etc
 
no case lighting? Sad
 
dont forget your free game!
 
if that doesnt bother you than i say buy it, looks great!
 
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Posts: 1074 		  Quote MagiK Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 4:44pm
If you are only doing Office type work with some Minor Audio editing I would suggest:

Ditch the BluRay player...unless you have a definite need to play BR disks
Lose the Audio Card...the onboard audio is pretty good for non-professional Audio.
Not Sure you need more tha Windows 7 Home Premium..unless you have language issues.

The monitor and Keyboard might not be the best choices,  you can possibly get better prices on amazon or newegg.  And better warranty.

Just my thoughts.  Hope they are helpful

Edit:  Man Ender is fast  Wow


Edited by MagiK - 14 Sep 2010 at 4:45pm
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Posts: 5 		  Quote Fergie Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 4:56pm
Thanks for the input. My audio program is Samplitude 11 which requires a sound card that is ASIO 2.0 compatible. I probably don't need the Blu-ray disc, but do need a second drive just for copying cd's. If I needed to cut back just a bit, what would be your recommendation.
 
Thanks again
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Monitor and Keyboards, get them locally at Best Buy or some place save on the shipping and maybe cost,  change the bluray to a dvd  and notch down to Win 7 Home Premium.... bou't all I can see that might be doable and keep all the functionality etc.
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