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Parish 
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 Topic: Time to buy. . .Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 8:40pm |
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It looks like it is time for me to take the plunge and buy a new PC. I have read a few reviews and like the responses I see from DSO customers and reviewers. I decided to post and see what type of response I get. So to begin with a little about my gaming habits.
My wife and I spend about 80% of our free time gaming in one way or another. I am personally an RPG fanatic. Whether it is single or MMO. Console or PC. From Zork to Mass Effect and Asheron's Call through Age of Conan. Not to mention numerous console RPGs. I do not play FPS games on the PC I feel more at home on a console with those. (I am still not overly impressed with Age of Conan yet. Sadly still a WoWhead)(Yes technically Zork isn't an rpg but it was the story that gave it the same feel.)
What I am looking for is a build that will allow me to take full advantage of these types of games. High quality visuals with smooth framerates as well as high quality audio. We usually play in 1600 resolution. I currently have a 21 inch Widescreen monitor and my wife uses a newer 24 inch Gateway HD display. One day I am going to steal it. We also have a 6meg Cable connection. I also want this rig to be upgradable and easy to work with. I want a good case that will last me, a motherboard that can expect numerous upgrades before it's life expectancy is over. I am not looking for water cooling mainly because it sounds like too much work if I make continuous upgrades later. A fan I can adjust easily enough. If your experience judges otherwise I will definately take water cooling into consideration. SLI maybe another option I need to look into as well.
The last PC I really dedicated love to was a Falcon that is eight years old now. It sputtered in WoW but held in there. The Burning Crusade expansion laid it up and finally Conan broke its spine. Not bad considering the lifetime
My maximum budget is $4000 anything under that would be great. So here is what I am looking at. Please give any advice on the configuration and let me know your thoughts.
Thank you for your time and input.
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Alex
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 8:53pm |
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Great setup. Welcome to the community!
1. ESA: I see that you purchased our ESA package. The motherboard & video cards do support ESA technology, however, if you want to also tweak and monitor the power supply, you will need to purchase the ESA edition PC Power and Cooling 1200W unit. You don't really need it. You will be able to monitor, tweak your: video cards, memory, processor as configured.
2. Dual Core CPU: You are spending quite a good amount of money. You should invest in a quad-core processor for a strong foundation for the future.
Warm Regards,
Alex
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 9:35pm |
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Copy of Specifications:
Chassis: Digital Storm 850Si Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only) System Memory: 2GB DDR3 Corsair at 1600MHz Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed) 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: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Internet Access: Linksys Wireless-N 300Mbps (Supports 802.11n/g/b) Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Razer Barracuda AC-1 (Recommended) Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Zalman Case Fans) Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Modifications: NVIDIA Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) System (Install, Test, Optimize Computer) Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) 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 Ultimate (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: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty comes out to 3985 just under your budget and spanking good. |
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Parish
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 10:21pm |
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Thanks for the input! I was actually considering the Cosmos case after looking at several reviews regarding it. However, the sheer amount of fans in the 850 IS impressive. I am hoping the ESA can give me a chance to play around with overclocking a bit if something is giving me a rough ride.
I rarely use MY pc for storage of anything other than the 2-3 games I may be playing at the time. (Doesn't mean I don't bog down the wife's) I also have this pet peeve about reformatting a minimum of once per year. I blame an old college IT professor. We keep game updates in a central location to speed this up. I am actually considering a smaller HDD altogether. I currently only have Vista and WoW loaded . However, I may decide to reload Conan and purchase Mass Effect after purchasing and recieving the new PC. If I do not play a particular game atleast once every two weeks I have a habit of deleting it. I have lots of habits apparently.
I do agree that the extra reader may come in handy. I HAVE had that happen before and was glad I had the writer to read from.
I am unsure of the difference in the possibly noticeable 2G of 1600 and the 4G of 1333. I understand the 1600 is faster but is that going to offset the lack of 2G of memory where I believe MMO style games tend to like to accumulate during extended gameplay. I have yet to meet a leak free MMO.
Thanks again!
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skyR
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 10:23pm |
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more memory > faster memory for MMOs
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Parish
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 11:43pm |
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I did a bit of soul searching not to mention budget stressing and I came up with two configurations.
If I am going to use ESA, which took me a long time to haggle with myself about, then I should invest in making sure all the components are being monitored by the system. So I upped the PSU, even though the build at this time doesn't require it, new power hungry video cards or SLI solutions may. I swapped cases opting for the Cosmos. My wife liked the asthetics of it. (OUR money dictates she gets a say in it. . . somewhat) I added a second reader for the exact purpose mentioned earlier. I held onto the wireless-N card since I am not using SLI atm and I can always throw it into her PC if I do decide to go that route. I kept the 4 gigs of 1333 memory and reduced the HDD from a 300GB raptor to a 250GB 7200rpm drive. This kept the price on the edge at $3965.
IF I am not going to use ESA to its potential then why not just upgrade to the faster memory and make sure it and the CPU are OC'd and get on with my life.
Dropping the ESA allows me to upgrade the memory and swap the HDD again to a 150GB Raptor. Then again I could always leave the 250GB 7200.
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 11:51pm |
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$3976 worth of gaming badass
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 11:53pm |
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I still believe the airflow on the Cosmos S is better then the 850 in stage 3. PFT! haha.. I didnt know it at the time but the whole front of the Cosmos S is grilled. to allow air and dust in, its much bigger then the one on the 850. Plus ya know...it looks better.
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 11:54pm |
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only things id disagree with, that tyler has, are 2 HDs and SLI of those cards, yes the system would kick ass, but IF it were me, i would get a 500gb hd, and a single gtx, pocket the cash for 8-12 months then pick up the newest market-crushing card, just my $0.02
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 11:59pm |
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Id agree with not SLIing right away, as long as you are getting a near top of the line card, you can always find some guy that is dumping the card you have to get the next best thing...while they ride at the cutting edge you ride right behind them picking up their bearly used graphic cards for a huge discount. Gotta search though to find the right person and its somewhat risky as you really dont know what youre gonna get really, but hey im 1 for 1 so far. I like to repeat this story cause its cool... I picked up my second GX2 for only 165 bucks, and the card was only used for about 2 months..I had him show me his reciept. |
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 12:08am |
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Well fellas, I do understand the rational behind waiting, but you also never experience the absolute best gaming experience current technology has to offer if you wait.
Also, let's face it. If you're looking over a forum sig that features those components, no matter how you may feel about spending that sort of cash, some part of you has to feel at least a little envy at such a beast. Two of those cards will run Crysis at Very High details, and provide a playable experience at up to 1600x1200, which is simply amazing. Sure, in two to three years, everyone will be able to enjoy a similar experience at a fraction of the price, but that isn't now, it's at least two years away.
Again, I understand why you advise as you have, and respect that, I simply offer the other side of the coin.  Edited by Tyler Lowe - 25 Jun 2008 at 12:08am |
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Parish
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 12:12am |
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I am currently looking to step to the edge and neither fall off of it or roll back down hill. I am standing at the bottom currently that is why I am allowing myself the luxury of a large budget to play with. While I know there is much discussion on DDR2 vs DDR3. I want to take a progressive approach to this build. I believe the 790i and DDR3 to be the most beneficial at this time. I believe the debate left to me is whether ESA is something that I will benefit from and use to its full potential. Of course I am open to hearing from you all on this and considerations of other builds. We are all gamers and all input you have is quite welcome. I never know when someone will point me to exactly what may make me say "YES, thats is what I want! That is what I have been thinking of."
Thanks for the input so far.
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 12:29am |
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Yea i went with the 790 DDR3 basically to give my computer a little longer lifespan. I heard a lot of horror stories about how bad the 790 was/is, but i havent had any trouble at all with mine as far as i know. There was one time where my screen flickered for a while then just hard froze, but i dont know if that was due to the mobo or the video card. Havent had any trouble since then though, just requried a restart.
If you get the comsos S and you get stage 3 air cooling, they love to put blue LED fans in the top, while cool, it contrasts badly with the red LED fan the S case comes with already at the bottom, I have half my computer glowing blue the other half Red god knows what would of happened if i got a cold cathode light too, id have a freaking blue/red supernova in my room
Id also request that they have the top 3 fans blowing out instead of In, they claim it top fans blowing in is correct, but it seems against the laws of thermodynamics. I still havent found the time to flip my fans yet to see if having the top blowing out has any effect on temps though. But as of right now my CPU which is right next to all those fans is running mid 30's C idle in a 78F room the GPU on the other hand was idling at 73C, which is very high, i added a second GX2 and now they both idle at 75-80C
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 12:39am |
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 12:40am |
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nice price..geezus...
I hope they make a GTX 280 Ultra, then i can buy all the used 280s off some noobs for like 250 bucks..
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skyR
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 12:47am |
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There won't be anymore suffixes according to Nvidia. The next high-end would be the GTX 290 or GTX 380.
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 12:59am |
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Alright then, ill get some used 280s when those come out lol.
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Parish
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 12:59am |
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Thanks for the input Sun! I was unaware of the lighting contrast. I was also quite unaware of the upper fans as intake. The reviews I have seen actually show the upper ones are exhaust as well as a few mods for a radiator with fans for water cooling sitting on the top. With the front and top both being intake the rear does not show much for exhaust. However have a look at this Cosmos review it shows the airflow model.
Tyler, great job. I guess it would also be possible to go with the Antec900 and bump back up to 4GB. But I went and got used to the idea of the Cosmos. Edited by Parish - 25 Jun 2008 at 1:11am |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 1:10am |
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The two side clips in the front are very flimsy by the way, they hold in the front grills, when you open them expect several of them to fall out lol. I expected those to jar loose a bit during shipping as they just sorta sit there. Luckly none of mine fell out into the computer. Also keep a finger print cloth with you, as the black where the power button is and that general area...its just a fingerprint magnet.Ya im definally flipping those fans now...
oh, and i forgot, when your popping open the side with the fan on it, be right there to catch it, dont let it open all the way or youll rip the fan cord right out as it falls away.
I love the case btw, dont think im being all negative for the hell of it..haha. Im just giving the tid bits of quirkyness i know about it.
Edit: lol i just saw the end clips where he was screwing up...haha...i noticed he had problems with the side clips too...haha Edited by SunfighterLC - 25 Jun 2008 at 1:16am |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 1:11am |
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All top fans are exhaust fans... hot air raises, only a retarded manufacturer would make the top fans intake -.-
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 1:13am |
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lol well DS made all 3 of my top fans blow in..haha..
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Well it is done. Below is the configuration I have ordered. I feel good about the components and know I spent more than I should but also feel good that I have an upgradable machine that can handle pretty much anything that I play which is WoW, AoC, and Mass Effect. The games I am looking forward to are Fallout3, Diablo3, Spore, and of course the WotLK expansion.
Requiescence ; peace, calm, serenity
I requested 2x2GB of memory so I can add more when I need it. Also stuck with the 790i incase I decide SLI would be to my advantage later. Requested an EVGA 280. That should be able to run everything I currently play at 1920x1200 just fine.
I am not a fan of Raid, I do not listen to music unless it is to drown out the room and I see many card choices like the Asus Xonar or the CL-Fatal1ty. My son has the Barracuda and the headphones. The headphones are painful over long periods of time and the card has a weak bass support component. Looking for a good pair of over the ear headphones to drown out ALL background sound but give clear positional audio. In other word tap me on the shoulder or I don't know you exist. Currently any headphones I have tried I still hear people around me talking in normal tones at almost 10ft away. Advice?
Monitor wise I am still using a 20inch Dell Widescreen. The wife has a 24inch Gateway HD 3ms response but the glossy screen has a tendency to glare out at cetain angles but that same screen feature also smooths images really well. AoC and WoW look incredibly enhanced. But the glare out causes me to change the monitor angle everytime the room lighting changes. I am looking for a new 24-30 inch screen with a wide color gamut especially for same hue color items such as woodgrains and transitions from dark purple to black, orange to red, you know the score. Advice?
I will keep this updated as things progress. Thank you so much for your support and advice.
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Parish
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Posted: 16 Jul 2008 at 2:40pm |
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Spoke with Kelly and per his advice made a few changes. Dropped the memory overclock. Did it for the fan basically. I can purchase that if I decide to pick up the other 4GB later. Dropped the internal Wireless-N card. Save internal space and shop around a bit. Added the Barracuda card back in to give it another chance to impress me. If not there are other PCs in this house that can use one. (The wife hopes I dislike it. My son got the last one so she is hoping.) He is checking prices on the EVGA motherboard and 280 I requested making sure I don't decide to go with XFX to save time. As well as the updated pricing on 2x2GB Corsair memory. Looks like I may save a few bucks overall.
I was really impressed with the advice and honesty. I know I probably sounded like a jerk cutting him off on occasion but I was getting ready for work and not very patient. I am sorry I made an excuse for myself. Atleast I admit I can be a jerk sometimes. I'm an  .Edited by Parish - 16 Jul 2008 at 2:42pm |
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SunfighterLC
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I just installed a couple 280s right this second exactly...im actually installing the drivers still. Its kinda weird having the screen at 800x600 on a 28 inch monitor right now..haha..its like BLAM huge text! Ill let you know how the EVGA 280s do. I have 2 of the FTW editions by the way.
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Tyler Lowe
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That's a shame Sunfighter. nVidia just announced they are releasing the GTX290 which will be a die shrink and overclock roughly 25% more, resulting in an extra 18% performance boost. It will retail for $50 more than the GTX 280, and should be available in quantity some time next week.
Just kidding man.
 Sorry, could not resist.
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Posted: 16 Jul 2008 at 11:48pm |
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Howling...
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Parish, I've found after listening to more headphones than the average person (I used to be an audio reviewer) that the inter-aural canal type are the best for exterior noise cancellation. That is, the design that places a silicone earplug insert directly in the aural canal of your ear with the driver of the headphone sitting just outside. I have a pair from sony that weren't too expensive and sound really good for the price. They totally isolate me from my surrounding when I have music playing... or if I'm gaming. As far as bass reproduction on the razer barracuda card, I would suspect it's more of a weakness of the headphones your son is using. Many headphones lack substantial or inaccurate bass reproduction. Also, most over the ear headphones require good placement to get proper frequency response and bass impact. I believe the razer baraccuda utilises cirrus logic DAC and ADC, plus analog devices opamps. These are premium parts that should provice excellent audio reproduction. Not certain of the DAC yet, because they don't have a manufacturer stamp other than razer.
So, what does this audio reviewer listen to? I use the sony in ear headphones any time I want to be isolated and sound is not critical, as in, not listening to music for music's sake. Definitely when using my iPod and doing things around the house and often when gaming and I really wanna hear those explosions and bullets zipping by. When I want serious music, however, I put on my grado rs-1 reference series headphones. Edited by widdlecat - 17 Jul 2008 at 4:05am |
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 9:41am |
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Problem with those is you cant share them with anybody else. Aint nobody wanna put ear thingies in their ears that somebody else had in their ears.
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Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 12:18pm |
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how about this computer, it's only $14413.00, ticket number168142 Copy of Specifications:
Chassis: Cooler Master Cosmos S Edition Exterior Finish: - EXOTIC StormBlue High-Gloss Automotive Paint Finish Interior Finish: - EXOTIC StormBlack High-Gloss Automotive Paint 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: 8GB DDR3 Corsair at 1600MHz Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Card Reader: External USB Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive 1: 128GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed) Hard Drive 2: 128GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed) Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: 128GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed) Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Writer/Reader (Burn Blu-Ray discs and play them) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Internet Access: Linksys Wireless-N 300Mbps (Supports 802.11n/g/b) Video Card: 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB) TV Tuner: Pinnacle PCTV USB HD Pro Stick (HDTV, Video Recording, Video Capture) 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 & Triple SLI Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Modifications: NVIDIA Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) System (Install, Test, Optimize Computer) 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: Dual Boot (Windows XP Professional & Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: McAfee Internet Security (Includes: AntiVirus, FireWall and AntiSpyware) Office: Microsoft Office 2007 Pro (Word Excel Outlook Publisher PowerPoint Access Accounting) Benchmarking: 3D Mark Vantage Advanced Edition (By: Futuremark) (Pre-Install) (Vista Compatible Only) Install/Test Game: Crysis (Pre-Install, apply updates, and test gameplay with my system) LCD Display: Samsung 24 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display) Surge Shield: APC 1300VA Uninterruptible Backup Surge Conditioner (Recommended) Speakers: Razer Mako THX Advanced Speaker System (2.1 System) (Includes Subwoofer) Keyboard: Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Razer Lachesis Gaming Mouse (High-Speed Gaming Grade) External Storage: Corsair 32GB Flash Survivor Ultra Rugged USB 2.0 Drive Warranty: 4 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended) |
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Parish
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Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 1:10pm |
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Thanks for the input widdlle! I will take a look and see if I can find a comfortable set of in-ear headphones. My ears are arched slightly and cause problems for me with even the fanciest over the ear headsets. Maybe this will solve both problems for me!
Big as far as setups go. . . . just. . . ."why"?
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 1:16pm |
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eh, he just selected everything tto make the price as inflated as he could.
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schulni
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Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 1:18pm |
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He must have been a nightmare in toy stores as a child, eh Sunfighter?
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bigboy854876
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Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 2:02pm |
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No, I just wanted to see the maximum price of a computer on this site, imagine how fast that would be, here is the real one I made, It's O.K.
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bigboy854876
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Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 2:04pm |
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Costone
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Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 2:37pm |
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Parish,
I use a pair of Shure E-series earbuds sometimes. They come with a variety of soft sleeve buds to fit comfortably and are extremely light and non-fatiguing.
But if you want true isolation then you need to go professional with more high-end closed-shell headset models like AKG's www.akg.com or Sennheiser www.sennheiserusa.com . If you get these, just be careful that the house doesn't catch on fire....because you'll only find out the hard way...!
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