Your opinion on this configPost Date: 2008-10-09 |
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stevew 
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 Topic: Your opinion on this configPosted: 09 Oct 2008 at 4:52pm |
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Hi, I'm new here. I bailed on CyberPowerPC after reading all the negative reviews. BUT there were so many comments extolling the virtues of DS build-quality and support that I'm here, looking to build a high-powered rig. I don't actually need all this power, but I want it! Also, I'm planning on keeping this for 4-5 years, so what seems like an excessive overbuild today will probably be respectable by future standards.
Ticket # 192283.
The box will have no air flow from either side or the top, so am not sure about which case to choose. Also, I'm not sure what's the best way to get the absolute best video possible. I expect to run at 1920x1200 resolution. Price is not really an issue
I'd appreciate your opinions.
Thanks in advance!
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Nomak
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Posted: 09 Oct 2008 at 4:58pm |
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You mentioned video, so ill assume youll need a 500+ gig for a 3rd HD to store all the Also, if you plan to OC your CPU look into liquid cooling for it + HAF case. (Since your box wont have any kind of adequate airflow having your GPUs water cooled could be an option if it gets hot in your place of "work", but in all seriousness if you plan to OC your GPUs in a naturally hot environment you will need to have them cooled w/ after market cooling solutions, which means youll end up having to go Dual Loop Liquid Cooling) - BUT - dont stop there, have them OC your memory or at least have them include a memory fan kit.
You have 2 drives that can read/write - are you planning to use them BOTH at the same time? If not, drop one and go w/ lightscribe.
There are cheaper LCDs available at newegg.
With such an expensive rig i hope you have a surger protector if not DSO offers them at a competitive price. Edited by Nomak - 09 Oct 2008 at 5:14pm |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 09 Oct 2008 at 5:33pm |
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lol ok steve, welcome aboard.
I'm a bit confused, cause you said you are not looking for the most powerfull but everthing you got is right up there. so for you I have 2 recommendations, one is thing you have picked out but modified to be the be better. here you go Ticket# 193336 --- Price: $5150 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932 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 Extreme QX9770 3.20GHz (1600MHz FSB) (12MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz OCZ Platinum Edition Card Reader: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive 1: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive 2: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 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: - 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) (Includes PhysX Technology) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU Only Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Modifications: LCD Temperature Display & Fan Controller 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 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: 5 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended) you should get your games and monitor and such from other places to see if you can get a good price, newegg is a good place to start. --------------------------------------------------------- second is a build I think you should get: here you go Ticket# 193337 --- Price: $3875 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932 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 Q9650 3.0GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz OCZ Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive 2: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 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: - 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) (Includes PhysX Technology) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU Only Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Modifications: - No Thanks 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 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 my keyboard comes with a mouse External Storage: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty now this one is not gonna OC as hight as the qx9770 but it won't be far behind it but it costs alot less as you see. so you decide which you think is more along your lines Having said that, we got a big problem, if you case can't breath form the side or top then it can't breath. and your temps would be very high. do you have a system in that spot now? if yes what kind of cooling do you have? and what kinds of temps do you have with it? Edited by DST4ME - 09 Oct 2008 at 6:12pm |
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stevew
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Posted: 09 Oct 2008 at 9:01pm |
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Thanks for the quick replies...
I actually DO want the power -a gain, for the future since I'm probably going to have this for 4-5 years. I have had (several) towers in this spot for 8 years with no problems, but never anything this powerful. It's a home office, so it never gets hotter than about 80F on a summer afternoon. I can probably shove the computer desk 1-2" to let it breathe a bit on the side. I can get creative with a new spot for the power supply, so it should be able to breathe from above as well. As for HD capacity, I seem to accumulate about 25GB of assorted junk per year (huge files tend to be short lived). I figure that 5 years worth should be ~150-250GB, ergo my choice of 300 GB. The reason I took 2 Raptors is sort of complicated. Raid-1 instantly mirrors to the second drive. In the past, I've occasionally had an MS update that trashed the box so badly that I had to reinstall the OS. I finally swore never again. Ever since, I get 2 identical drives and periodically ghost one to the other (before upgrades). I could make do with a cheaper 2nd 300GB drive but this way I can just swap, restore recent data changes from a flash drive and I'm done in 10 minutes. Then I can ghost in the other direction. It's insurance that's saved me more than once! Thanks for the help! |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 10 Oct 2008 at 12:03am |
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that is a 500 dollar raid, if you ask me totally not worth it.
I have the same stability you do, I just clone my HDD once a week or before major changes. anything happens I can pop in my clone or I can clone back to a new HDD. my cost is $100. just sharing info with you, at the end of the day, you got to do with what makes you happy 
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