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Posted: 06 Sep 2008 at 9:28pm

Specifications:

Chassis: Digital Storm 950Si

Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Power Supply: 1200W PC Power & Cooling (ESA Edition) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770 Extreme 3.20GHz (1600MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)

Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 Corsair at 2000MHz Dominator DHX (Extreme-Performance) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 128GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Writer/Reader (Burn Blu-Ray discs and play them) Optical Drive 2: Blu-Ray Writer/Reader (Burn Blu-Ray discs and play them) Wireless Access: Bigfoot Killer Network Card (Features MaxFPS and UltimatePing Technology) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi FPS Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O Unit) Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite Dual Loop System for CPU & Dual Video Cards Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)

Modifications: - No Thanks

Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Boost Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed) Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)

Protection: - No Thanks

Office: - No Thanks

Benchmarking: 3D Mark Vantage Advanced Edition (By: Futuremark) (Pre-Install) (Vista Compatible Only) Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks

Speakers: - No Thanks

Keyboard: Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard

Mouse: Razer Lachesis Gaming Mouse (High-Speed Gaming Grade) External Storage: - No Thanks

Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

DST4ME

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Posted: 06 Sep 2008 at 9:44pm

lol are you just picking what ever highest option is?

some of it didn't make sense so here you go $7332:

180956

Chassis: Cooler Master Cosmos S Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 1200W Thermaltake (Triple and Quad SLI Compatible) (Toughpower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770 Extreme 3.20GHz (1600MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 Corsair at 1333MHz
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 128GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Writer/Reader (Burn Blu-Ray discs and play them)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi FPS Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O Unit)
Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite Dual Loop System for CPU & Dual Video Cards
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)
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)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 4 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended)

BTW so you really need your gpu OC-ed?

Edited by DST4ME - 06 Sep 2008 at 9:46pm

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Posted: 06 Sep 2008 at 10:26pm

Wrong board though ahaha.

Curious btw. Did you see my "Ho boy here goes nothing" topic in the Configuration Discussion? I'm sorta in the same boat as this dude when it came to my settings (course I did extensive research lol).

It's amazing how you, Tyler and some others can quickly think up configurations on the fly;

Edited by Axel Daemon - 06 Sep 2008 at 10:26pm

"People believe in people who believe in others."

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Posted: 06 Sep 2008 at 11:39pm

Thank You!!!!

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Posted: 06 Sep 2008 at 11:41pm

Yep! Unfortunatley!

I did state I was looking for guidance!

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Posted: 06 Sep 2008 at 11:58pm

if you order that, besure to tell us what your OC speed is, that should be up there

@AD, I can't speak for Tyler, but I just look at what the OP has and just touch up on that.

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Posted: 07 Sep 2008 at 10:51pm

I agree with harleyman on the graphics card OC. There are several programs that are free that can make it simple to OC your cards. You can copy the numbers off what retail overclocked cards are set at. There are programs that will offer overclock numbers for you as well.

If you're set on an SSD, you still need a storage drive. If you want speed, go with a velociraptor. If not, go with a 320MB HDD at least. 500MB HDD are a good bargain atm.

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Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 9:01pm

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8 gigs Ram...Never use it all.And filling all the DIMMS with ram is not always the best thing to do....

Go with 4 gigs OCZ @ 1800 2X2

[/QUOT Crap I just ordered a system with the 8 GB of ram is that really a bad thing? I hope not please explain.

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Posted: 14 Sep 2008 at 2:40pm

Originally posted by paraguy1

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8 gigs Ram...Never use it all.And filling all the DIMMS with ram is not always the best thing to do....

Go with 4 gigs OCZ @ 1800 2X2

[/QUOT Crap I just ordered a system with the 8 GB of ram is that really a bad thing? I hope not please explain.

It depends upon what you are using your pc for. If you do media or photo post work or manipulation, it's useful. Also, if you do 3D art rendering of any kind, the more ram the better. There are other applications that will use as much ram as you can throw at it. You just have to know what your apps require.

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Posted: 14 Sep 2008 at 2:46pm

Also like to add PG1 that HM is saying if you fill up the slots that can make your OC speed a bit lower.

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Posted: 15 Sep 2008 at 2:30pm

Yes, is that a quirk of the fsb though? Or is it Vista 64? or? Any clues on that?

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Posted: 15 Sep 2008 at 2:36pm

not sure about the details of why, I think its fsb, if it is then I wonder what happens with nehalem, its got no fsb

Edited by DST4ME - 15 Sep 2008 at 2:36pm