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what do you think of my new and improved "RIG"

Post Date: 2007-10-25
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    Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 2:13pm
Well, I had to upgrade my computer LOL.  They didn't have the QX6800 anymore, I thought I got the last one but oh-well.  So I went with the 6850.  check out my new rig, I also when with vista 64-bit and add 4GB of ram to it as well.
 
Copy of Specifications:
Case: Digital Storm Twister ULTRA (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 1000W Thermaltake (8800 GTX SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition)
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 / Media: Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 300GB Western Digital Raptor Raid 0 Setup (10K RPM) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 3: 320GB HDD  (called to request the third Hard drive). 
Raid Option: - No Thanks
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)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Includes I/O Unit)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 (Silent Artic Cooling (TwisterBoost Overclocked)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition)
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)


Edited by Bigdog - 25 Oct 2007 at 3:58pm
Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz)
RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators
Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB
Sound Card: Fatal1ty
HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0)
HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor
HDD 3: 320GB western
Liquid cooling (red)
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Posts: 262 		  Quote commast Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 3:32pm

Nice setup Big%20smile
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Posts: 230 		  Quote thecomplex Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 3:41pm
Holy crap that thing's crazy. You could run NORAD on that monster.

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Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.52GHz
4GB DDR2 Corsair 1066MHz Dominator
(2) 150GB WD Raptor (10K RPM)
(1) 120GB Maxtor (7200RPM)
nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
Vista Home Premium 64
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Posts: 450 		  Quote Bigdog Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 3:53pm
yea, they could have ordered the QX6800, but I was like oh what the hell, I might as well go all out.  I don't need the liquid cooling so I just didn't upgrade that, the 5 extra fans are plenty.  went with 64-bit vista, since I will have to upgrade anyways.  the change with the hard drive was originally 150GB raptor and a 500GB HDD, now I went with HDD1- 150GB raptor, HDD2- 300GB raptor raid 0, HDD3- 320GB HDD.  then the processer QX6850. lol oh yea I am happy :) 
 
What is NORAD?  sorry heh, never heard of it.


Edited by Bigdog - 25 Oct 2007 at 4:01pm
Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz)
RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators
Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB
Sound Card: Fatal1ty
HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0)
HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor
HDD 3: 320GB western
Liquid cooling (red)
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Posts: 350 		  Quote ed1371 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 4:16pm
Lol...

Very nice setup :) Once mine get here I am gonna drop in another raptor  I have floating around for vista 32 and 64 as well... seems to only make sense.

Funny though.. I was looking at my kids puter and I remember when the 10 gig thats in it was my main HD and was enough.. now I am going to have

300 gb raptors raid
150 gb raptor
750 gb storage
500 gb e-sata external...

thats a lot of storage... I wonder how long it will take to defrag em all?


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What a beast! NORAD=North American Aerospace Defense Command
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Posts: 450 		  Quote Bigdog Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 4:32pm
LOL, is that actually a game or is it something military/airforce uses?  how much is it, seriously that doesn't sound like a game LOL.
Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz)
RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators
Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB
Sound Card: Fatal1ty
HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0)
HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor
HDD 3: 320GB western
Liquid cooling (red)
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Posts: 188 		  Quote donkeypunch Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 4:57pm
Its a military thing, but they do play military games. Tongue Ed's link at the bottom of his post will take you to their website: http://www.norad.mil/about/index.html
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Posts: 450 		  Quote Bigdog Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 6:38pm

How much does it cost, I can't find the price anywhere.
Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz)
RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators
Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB
Sound Card: Fatal1ty
HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0)
HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor
HDD 3: 320GB western
Liquid cooling (red)
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Posts: 230 		  Quote thecomplex Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Oct 2007 at 10:52am
You can't buy it - I was just joking (it's an agency)!

From Wikipedia:
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a joint organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning and control for North America.[3] It was founded on May 12, 1958, as the North American Air Defense Command. Since 1963, NORAD's main technical facility has been the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center in Colorado, and for this reason NORAD is sometimes unofficially referred to as Cheyenne Mountain.

Chris


Edited by thecomplex - 26 Oct 2007 at 10:52am
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.52GHz
4GB DDR2 Corsair 1066MHz Dominator
(2) 150GB WD Raptor (10K RPM)
(1) 120GB Maxtor (7200RPM)
nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
Vista Home Premium 64
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Posts: 0 		  Quote Tyler Lowe Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Oct 2007 at 12:12pm
N.O.R.A.D. : Home of the W.P.O.R. LOL
 
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Shall we play a game?"
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So I made some more changes to have liquid cooled CPU, not the GPU, plus a dual boot system, XP & Vista 64bit premium.   I got one hell of a cooling unit, I have the 5 extra fans with the ultra case + liquid cooled (not the video cards) daaaamn.   Finally I am happy with my computer that I will be getting.   I hope they can get a really nice overclock on that SOB.

Edited by Bigdog - 01 Nov 2007 at 2:01pm
Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz)
RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators
Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB
Sound Card: Fatal1ty
HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0)
HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor
HDD 3: 320GB western
Liquid cooling (red)
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