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New rig. Just ordered. Just under 5 stacks.

Post Date: 2008-05-19
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    Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:24pm
Thoughts?




System Configuration:
Case: Digital Storm 950Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 1000W SilverStone Strider (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Model: ST1000) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (nForce 780i SLI)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Raid Option: Setup hard drive 1 and hard drive 2 in a Raid 0 Stripe Configuration (Expert)
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
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800ULTRA 768MB)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Recommended)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite Dual Loop System for CPU & Dual Video Cards
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Blue Cables)
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs
/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan Upgrade)
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)
950Si (black)
1000W Silverstone (silent)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4GB DDR2 Corsaur Dominator DHX
SLi Dual 8800 Ultras
FrostBite Dual Loop (Blue)

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Posts: 1527 		  Quote SunfighterLC Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:30pm
Pretty solid system. I would of saved a few bucks by doing the overclocking myself. im not a fan of the raptor drives, i might check out the new raptor hard drives coming out fairly soon, but other then that you have a pretty solid build, gonna last you a long time.
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XFX 790i Ultra
1000W Corsair HX
2 280 GTX EVGA FTW
4GB OCZ Reaper 1800Mhz
250-80-300GB VR HD
Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speakers
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Posts: 140 		  Quote e.fruman Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:39pm
it is very nice but a few tweaks you can overclock the video card yourself second i would have one raptor and a second harddrive no raid because of loss of data any way overall its a great build and extremely stable.
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Posts: 7 		  Quote LogicHazard Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:43pm
yeah I know right. But there's always that risk of killing a component if I do it myself. Whereas if they do it, its covered by the warranty

What's the deal with the new raptors?
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prob right on the cards. And I already got 2 tv drives from my older rig
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TB*
950Si (black)
1000W Silverstone (silent)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4GB DDR2 Corsaur Dominator DHX
SLi Dual 8800 Ultras
FrostBite Dual Loop (Blue)

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Some info on the new WD raptors coming out i believe end of this month? maybe later, i dunno... i forgot when they are coming out actually..haha but i know its fairly soon.
 
E8500@ 4.03Ghz
XFX 790i Ultra
1000W Corsair HX
2 280 GTX EVGA FTW
4GB OCZ Reaper 1800Mhz
250-80-300GB VR HD
Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speakers
Asus Xonar 7.1
Hanns-G HG 281D 28" HDMI Monitor
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by the way id ask for crucial ballistic they preform better then corsair.
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new 300gb raptor comes out june 1st 2008
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What I'm worried about is the sound card. I've been seeing alot of people posting saying the the x-fi card on 64 bit systems running 4 G of ram messes up and starts screaching. Anyone else heard of this happening?
950Si (black)
1000W Silverstone (silent)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4GB DDR2 Corsaur Dominator DHX
SLi Dual 8800 Ultras
FrostBite Dual Loop (Blue)

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Posts: 7 		  Quote LogicHazard Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 May 2008 at 11:11pm
You know, I thought about crucial. I was looking at some patriots too, but I've never had them and I only trust customer reviews soo far. Whereas I've used corsair or kingston in all my builds, and never had a problem.

This is the first time I'm ever having some else build me a computer. It's almost like a blasphemy, but these guys track record said it all. Nonetheless, I feel more comfortable sticking with a memory I'm familiar with. (especially with some one else building)

Thanks for the suggest though. I might just give them a closer look if/when I move up to ddr3 sometime next year.
950Si (black)
1000W Silverstone (silent)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4GB DDR2 Corsaur Dominator DHX
SLi Dual 8800 Ultras
FrostBite Dual Loop (Blue)

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