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    Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 5:35pm
Hello fellow gamers and editors,
 
I'm a gamer 1st and photographer 2nd. My old machine just went out. Had it for 4 yrs. (bought from cyberpowerpc worst mistake of my life). Long story short I had all kinds of complications. Customer Service was non existent.
 
Budget: I haven't one.
 
Expectations/Usage: I need a machine that is going to max games as of right now and in the near future. I play pretty much everything (mmo, rts, fps). However I also render photos and videos constantly when I'm not gaming. My file sizes and getting larger and larger and rendering batches of photos is starting to take quite a bit of time.
 
Special Needs: Sound doesn't bother me as I wear my headset pretty much every moment I sit in front of my computer. I keep my house at about 69 F, winter and summer and I do live in the midwest. I am using the Dell U3011 x 2. (just bought before computer died). I'm using a backup right now and looking to buy around xmas time. I'm using external HDD for most of my major projects. So I just need enough space to render and export to external HDD.
 
So hear is what I came up with...
 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Cryo-TEC Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 990X 3.46GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Extreme (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 12GB DDR3 2000MHz Corsair Dominator GT with DHX (3x4GB Sticks) (CMT12GX3M3A2000C9)
Power Supply: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (PhysX) (Overclocked Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based)
Extreme Cooling: Digital Storm Cryo-TEC CPU System & Chipset + Triple Video Cards Liquid Cooling
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With Zalman Performance Fans (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 3: Overclock the processor between 4.2GHz to 4.6GHz (Requires i7 990X Processor)
Graphics Boost: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Memory Boost: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
OS Boost: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
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
Cost: $8045
 
It's pretty much the standard Ultimate set up with a few upgrades. I'm just tired of looking up review after review. This vs That. I'm just running into a lot of bias websites. I've read pretty much all the posts here and see that Alex and DST4ME are just looking out for the customers best interest. I'm interested in what you have to say. any feedback is good feedback. Thanks.
 
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I can tell you right now that there is no way I'm letting you get that pc, lol.

but before I get into why, let me ask you something, so you got two u30 monitors correct? if yes then are you going to game on both (as in extended) or surf and etc on one while gaming on another.

keep in mind with your room temps airflow is more then what you need, and that tec is only for cpu, the rest are under regular lc.

are you ok with working with the lc system (flush and etc) so that if something goes wrong with the gpus, you can switch it yourself (otherwise you are looking at being without your pc for minimum of 3 weeks).

please answer all of those and then I got some info for you to look over.

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I use the 2nd monitor for editing in my down time between matches and render while matches are going on. I also use it to surf stream irc etc etc.

I custom built an air duct to flow straight into the front of my pc.

If airflow will be better in this situation than lc than great just let me know. If the lc gets outta control then I have a back up I can use while it's at the shop.
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I forgot to mention the computer will be used around 23hrs of the day. I render video while I'm sleeping.
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ok very good, now there is a new cpu coming out in oct/nov that is better then the 990x, so it the platform:

check out the 3960x here

for your use you gonna want that new more powerful 6 core, once its out and we can see its load temps we can tell you if want lc or not, if its anything like the 2600k lc is not gonna be needed.

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I was actually just reading that. however in the meantime I need a cheap machine to play my games on now. I'll use my old 27 inch 1920 1080 monitor. I'm thinking about spending about 800 just to keep me afloat for right now. Just machine no extras. think you can put something together or is that just too cheap? I'm just looking to play some of the less graphic intensive games. League of Legends, SCII, WoW, etc etc.
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too cheap, what is wrong with current pc? perhaps we can help you get that going instead till you get the new one.

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I'm on an old hp laptop right now. not much I can do I don't think. maybe I'll just buy a mass produced machine for now. like dell xps or something of that nature. I'll be waiting for that cpu to come out and then we'll get to talking about this new machine. in the meantime I think I'll be getting another monitor for editing, probably a Cintiq 24HD display and a fill-in machine should keep me occupied .... hopefully?
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Well its about a month or so away, you sure you want to drop money on a pc for just for a month?

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well my team would be pretty mad if I just up and quit for a couple months. and editing on this laptop is horrifying :D
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ok how about ode 0 for now.



Edited by DST4ME - 13 Sep 2011 at 4:12pm

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Originally posted by DST4ME

ok how about ode 0 for now.



wow... dude where did u find that ode 0? lol i cant find it!!!!
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I found it where you see it lol, DS does not like to advertise that one.

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I'll probably go a little more customized than that I'll let you know at the end of the month. Thanks for all the help.
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My pleasure and good luck

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alright I decided to keep my editing machine and my gaming rig separate between two separate machines. So I just purchased a Mac Pro for my editing and DST4ME I'm looking for a practical gaming machine now strictly for just that, gaming. Can you throw something together for me. Still going to use one of my dell monitors. Probably just one for the time being and upgrade to the 3 monitor display later down the road.
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for gaming on your u30 you still need to wait for x79 so you can have the option to tri sli.

Edited by DST4ME - 26 Sep 2011 at 6:05pm

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alright DST, I'm going to get a sit in comp in the meantime I'm getting calls at my house from my team wanting to know where I am. so that being said Ode 0 or Ode 1 ? Don't really feel like spending more money than that when it's going to be a hand-me-down to the girlfriend after I get my new machine.
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oops almost forgot I'm putting the u30's away till I get the new machine so res will be my 1080p tv.
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since its a temp go ode 0.

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