mattwalter85 Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 Alright guys, as many of you know I sold my rig a few months back to help get caught up on some bills but its time to start collecting parts for my next rig. The only difference is this rig will be extreme all the way, no short-cuts. Only the biggest and baddest will go into this build. Below are my plans so far of course everything is up for change if necessary. Let me know what you guys think. Case- Thermaltake Armor +MX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811133062 $130.00 PSU- PCP&C 1000W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817703003 300.00 CPU- Intel QX9770 Extreme Quad-Core 3.2Ghz (I already have the CPU because my cousin works for Intel) FREE CPU cooler- AC Freezer 7 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835186134 (if i cant get a 120 extreme) 32.00 Mobo- Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128330 310.00 Memory- 2x2gb OCZ Reaper HPC DDR3 1800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227322 390.00 Vid Cards- (2) 4870x2's in X-fire (dont have link yet) 1,000.00 Sound Card- Creative X-fi Sound Blaster XtremeGamer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16829102005 106.00 Hard Drives- (2) WD Velociraptor in Raid 0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...pk=VelociRaptor 580.00 (1) WD 1tb hard drive for some storage and backup http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136284 190.00 DVD Drives- (2) Samsung DVD-Rw with LightScribe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827151173 56.00 Card Reader- Atech Flash XM5U 16-in-1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820176012 20.00 Monitor- LG 24" 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824005113 500.00 Speakers- Bose Companion 2.1 Multimedia Speakers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16836166004 360.00 GRAND TOTAL- $ 3,974 I have 4,000 saved back so it looks like im right on the money with this one. Let me know what you guys think and then im going to start ordering stuff probably next monday after everyone can review the parts i've chosen. Thanks OCC!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 Bose = Bullcrap! Maybe worth 36$, definitely not 360$. Freezer 7 is definitely NOT the biggest and baddest. Velociraptors overkill IMO, not worth that amount of moolah. DDR3... everyone knows my opinion on that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 $390 for 4 GB of RAM? I paid $140 for 8 GB. Definitely STAY AWAY from Blose. Velociraptors are nice...but you only need one. Better - get an older RaptorX for a hell of a lot less. Freezer 7 == no go. Can't really complain about the rest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzlenitch Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 Get a decent heatsink for that monster processor and lose the DDR3, you're golden. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) That gigabyte board is awesome however you'll need to change it for DDR2 so what about this DFI, X48 chipset for crossfire and loads of options to ensure you can tweek that rig to the max. And something like this patriot ram seems pretty good value for a viper kit. (well it costs less than 4gb of the cheapest 800Mhz in the uk so anything looks good value lol) Clears you to a 533mhz fsb Edited August 12, 2008 by Comp Dude2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sYstEmATiC Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 biggest problem i see like others already said is the bose (BOSE = Buy Other Sound Equipment). i try my absolute hardest to try to keep people from throwing alot of money away... dont get me wrong, bose isnt the flat out turd that most make it to be but it is turd for the price they charge. only other problem again like others mentioned is that heatsink....grab a TRUE off ebay if nothing else. unfortunatly i dont know jack about ddr3 so i cant comment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattwalter85 Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 ok so i think i'll leave the speakers for the moment and pick some up a lil later on. I like DFI boards but I feel alot more comfortable with Gigabyte mobo's so im thinking maybe this Gigabyte X48-DQ6 for 280.00 and this OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 2x2gb for 133.00. that will save me a lil money. and Im going to try and get a Thermalright 120 extreme for the cpu cooler but newegg is still sold out so i may have to look elsewhere. I will be running xp pro for now until Windows 7 comes out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Nooo, get vista 64bit in there. Much better drivers than crappy xp 64bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Get the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme from jab-tech Maybe even watercooling? As for the motherboard, if you want a truly beast motherboard look at the Foxconn Blackops X48 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813186144 And just my suggestion but i would go with the Corsair HX1000W PSU instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817139007 Ram - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148202 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 I'd say the PSU is fine... DDR2... TRUE...you can find one (I did) I would recommend another case. I mean, if you've got all of that crammed into mid-tower, steel case...you're probably not going to have fun. I really really like the Lian-li cases...and I've been taking a serious look at some of the mountain-mods cases as well (I really really like the H2go but...I'm not sure the TRUE will fit). Go with all aluminum! Vista X64 if you can... Skip the BOSE...too pricey for cheap paper cones...go with some Klipsch, or something along those lines. Skip the Creative cards...get an Auzentech. Less headache, and you can upgrade the op-amps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Alright guys, as many of you know I sold my rig a few months back to help get caught up on some bills but its time to start collecting parts for my next rig. The only difference is this rig will be extreme all the way, no short-cuts. Only the biggest and baddest will go into this build. Below are my plans so far of course everything is up for change if necessary. Let me know what you guys think. Case- Thermaltake Armor +MX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811133062 $130.00 PSU- PCP&C 1000W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817703003 300.00 CPU- Intel QX9770 Extreme Quad-Core 3.2Ghz (I already have the CPU because my cousin works for Intel) FREE CPU cooler- AC Freezer 7 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835186134 (if i cant get a 120 extreme) 32.00 Mobo- Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128330 310.00 Memory- 2x2gb OCZ Reaper HPC DDR3 1800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227322 390.00 Vid Cards- (2) 4870x2's in X-fire (dont have link yet) 1,000.00 Sound Card- Creative X-fi Sound Blaster XtremeGamer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16829102005 106.00 Hard Drives- (2) WD Velociraptor in Raid 0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...pk=VelociRaptor 580.00 (1) WD 1tb hard drive for some storage and backup http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136284 190.00 DVD Drives- (2) Samsung DVD-Rw with LightScribe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827151173 56.00 Card Reader- Atech Flash XM5U 16-in-1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820176012 20.00 Monitor- LG 24" 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824005113 500.00 Speakers- Bose Companion 2.1 Multimedia Speakers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16836166004 360.00 GRAND TOTAL- $ 3,974 I have 4,000 saved back so it looks like im right on the money with this one. Let me know what you guys think and then im going to start ordering stuff probably next monday after everyone can review the parts i've chosen. Thanks OCC!!! Freezer7 sucks and you didn't count shipping - you are way over budget if ya got 4 grand!! Also, quadfire for a 1920 x 1200 monitor is overkill - a single 4870X2 can already max anything out at that res, while still using tons of AA/AF. Is storage space that important to you? If you only want performance, those two WD's are already well into SSD price territory, which would blow them away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) Freezer7 sucks and you didn't count shipping - you are way over budget if ya got 4 grand!! Also, quadfire for a 1920 x 1200 monitor is overkill - a single 4870X2 can already max anything out at that res, while still using tons of AA/AF. Is storage space that important to you? If you only want performance, those two WD's are already well into SSD price territory, which would blow them away. Ahh......how could i forget, SSD! SSD! they are awsome. 64Gb OCZ core ones are cheaper than the Vraptors Also remember he is doing this for benchmarks etc, which will love the quad crossfire. Edited August 13, 2008 by Comp Dude2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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