FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

NEW RIG

Post Date: 2007-12-10
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Kartel View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
  Quote Kartel Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: NEW RIG
    Posted: 10 Dec 2007 at 2:22pm
Hey everyone, after tweaking with the specs I finally found one which I'm happy with, I'm going to get my brother to phone in, in about an hour and maybe place an order depending on wether or not they can ship it out to the week and how long the build time will be. Anyway in regards to my build I left out water cooling for three reasons:
1, dont really know how to maintain it and don't want to mess around with it.
2, Not sure how it would react under air pressure if it gets shipped around
3, Not sure if it provides enough of an improvement over the fan coolers to warrant the extra money.
 
In addition opted for Vista home premium 64 over Vista ultimate reason being I'm not sure what Vista Ultimates compatibility is like. Any heres the build I'm looking at feel free to make any revisions and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
Case: Digital Storm Twister EXTREME (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 850W SilverStone Decathlon (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: DA850) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 Extreme 3.00GHz (1333MHz FSB)
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 / Card: Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
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 2 in a Raid 0 Stripe (Read and Write Performance Boost)
Hard Drive 3: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
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)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800ULTRA 768MB (By: eVGA) (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 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Red Edition)
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: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock the memory timings (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan)
Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Dual Boot (Windows XP Home & Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: Microsoft Office 2007 Business (Word Excel Outlook Publisher PowerPoint Accounting)
Benchmarking: 3D Mark 2006 Advanced Edition (By: Futuremark) (Pre-Install and apply updates)
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: Samsung 24 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display)
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Logitech Bluetooth MX5000 (MX 5000 Keyboard + MX 1000 Laser 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
Back to Top
Clinton View Drop Down
Groupie
Groupie

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 298 		  Quote Clinton Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 10 Dec 2007 at 3:03pm

That computer is a BEAST. I wouldn't suggest going with the Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, I've heard it can have many problems...
Back to Top
Kartel View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
  Quote Kartel Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 10 Dec 2007 at 3:20pm
Thanks for the reply Clinton, Which Kb/M would you recommend??
Back to Top
Solo View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 27 Oct 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 395 		  Quote Solo Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 10 Dec 2007 at 3:57pm

Kartel, I went with the G15 Logitech keyboard and G7 Logitech mouse and they are amazing.

I am sure it comes down to personal preference.
 
Other than that man I don't see how anyone can critique your system specs if you picked awesome everything :P
Back to Top
robplumm View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 09 Dec 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 5 		  Quote robplumm Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Dec 2007 at 10:07am
I'd agree with the mouse/keyboard. Only thing I'd point to is the 3rd HD. Not sure why you would want another Raptor. Since it should solely be a storage drive (pictures, mp3s, documents) I'd look at a 500 or 750gb instead.
Back to Top
Clinton View Drop Down
Groupie
Groupie

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 298 		  Quote Clinton Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Dec 2007 at 3:34pm
I agree with Solo there, I really like the Logitech G15, and I'll probably be getting the Logitech G5 mouse. (Mouse is all about preference) Just take a look at some of them on the Logitech website, and just get one that fits your style.
Back to Top
Opki View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 22 Nov 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 30 		  Quote Opki Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Dec 2007 at 3:50pm
As far as I can tell from what I've read on the forums.  People who order builds like that end up having to endure some delays during the testing stage.  Overheating issues seem to be common in mega-rigs like yours. 

But if I were you, I wouldn't want to get a PC like that from anywhere but DS because I know they will test it and make sure it works before you start using it. 

As far a pricing goes..  Digital Storm seems to be the least expensive. 

Also, in regards to your issues with water cooling, if you don't really want to "maintain it and mess around with it"  than your missing out on a good time in my opinion. 
Twister Pro - Vista
600W PS - Q6600 @ 2.7Ghz
680i (A1) - 2GB DDR2
8800GT 512MB - X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
Air Cooled Stage 2
Back to Top
Kartel View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
  Quote Kartel Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Dec 2007 at 6:10am
Your right Opki, Ithing is how often do you have to check it for maintnance?
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.0390625 seconds.