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Post Date: 2007-12-13
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    Posted: 13 Dec 2007 at 2:26pm
 
Hi,
 
I am about to take the plunge and replace my aging, 4 year old, off the shelf HP with this beauty below. I want to be able to upgrade it in the future with another 8800 GT in SLI so I have only selected one for right now.
 
Any one have any suggestions on how to configure this rig better while still keeping it at about $1650? My money tree died or I'd go higher :)
 
 
Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 620W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i LT Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Performance)
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 320GB 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) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 1 (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor
Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Overclock 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 XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
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
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Posts: 395 		  Quote Solo Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Dec 2007 at 3:06pm
you can get a fairly cheap sound card that will take the audio load off of your processor.
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Posts: 26 		  Quote Nlincourt Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Dec 2007 at 3:17pm
CompUSA is going out of business near me so I plan on picking one up there when they go past their 10% off sale. Hate to see them go but love closing sales.
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Posts: 395 		  Quote Solo Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Dec 2007 at 3:37pm
if you can afford it/ wanted to, you could also go up to stage 2 cooling and select yes please overclock my processor.  It would make a small difference in performance.
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Posts: 30 		  Quote Opki Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Dec 2007 at 4:18pm
If you do overclock, maybe you could spend an extra 15$ for Round Cables by not getting lighting. 

When I first started putting my rig config together, I saw that it wasn't too difficult to drop a few bucks here or there on one item to get something more significant. 
Twister Pro - Vista
600W PS - Q6600 @ 2.7Ghz
680i (A1) - 2GB DDR2
8800GT 512MB - X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
Air Cooled Stage 2
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If you're going to over clock, go with the A1 revision board. You'll see a much better over clock that way. Also, if you're going to go SLI in the future, you're going to want at least an 850W power supply. Otherwise, it's a great config. 
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Posts: 501 		  Quote sundowner Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Dec 2007 at 9:34pm
with 8800GT SLI you only need between 600-700W PSU.
Pro case with extra fan
Quad Q6600 2.4 OC'd 3.1!
Nvidia 8800GT
Asus Maximus Formula Mobo
2xgb 800mhz corsair

xfire - xuntiltheendx
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Posts: 26 		  Quote Nlincourt Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Dec 2007 at 8:08pm
It's all ordered! Woohoo! I upped the cooling and the power supply for future expansion. Now what to do while I pass the time and wait for it to arrive? Cry
 
 
 
Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W SilverStone Olympia (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: OP750) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i LT Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Performance)
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 320GB 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) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor
Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Overclock 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 XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
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
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Posts: 30 		  Quote Opki Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Dec 2007 at 10:23pm
Best thing to do is not to think about it :-P
Twister Pro - Vista
600W PS - Q6600 @ 2.7Ghz
680i (A1) - 2GB DDR2
8800GT 512MB - X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
Air Cooled Stage 2
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Posts: 395 		  Quote Solo Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 15 Dec 2007 at 12:40am
its not much more money for them to overclock your processor, unless you planned on doing it yourself or dont want it at all
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