Possible to build a watercooled system for under 3k??

[maverick7]

ok well i have 3000 to spend no more, i have a monitor, speakers, and mouse..

I was looking to get the following

water cooled 8800GTX (bfg or evga cant decide)

680i mobo (bfg evga cant decide)

2x1 gig ram (i am really not sure what to get) (also i am probably going to upgrade later to 4gig when i get more money)

Q6600

not sure on hard drive(s) at the moment. is it worthwhile to get 2 cheaper hard drives and put them in raid 0, or get a wd raptor x for example??

as for the case i havent decided between a antec nine hundred or a danger den water box (which is really too expensive imo, being $200 and all, while the antec is $120 though im quite certain all this stuff wont fit in that case..)

and finally a danger den kit to cool the graphics card, cpu, and chipset. is all of this possible with 3k? if i can spend less that would be fantastic

*edit is it a realistic goal to hit 3.4 or so and keep it oc'd there forever?? and i was also wondering about the mobo southbridge and the (gah i forget name the power part right above the cpu that is rectangular, and runs super hot) do those parts need to be cooled or if i leave them stock is that ok?

*edit also when it comes to danger den stuff, does anyone have any suggestions for the right equipment i need. Because i dont want to go overkill but then i dont want to go under and not be able to cool all of the stuff properly.

thanks again

*o and i apologize for posting in this section but less people visit the other ones and i would like some good advice.

*like look how damn cool this looks:

http://www.dangerden.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8396

 

[jackluo923]

1. Q6600: @250$ after after july 22nd
2. 2 x 8800GTX (BFG or EVGA doesn't matter get which ever is cheaper) in SLI 700$
3. Antec 900 $120
4. 680I Mobo ($300 Asus striker extreme)
5. A PCI express Raid card: 100$
6. 4x500GB Seagate 7200.10 2x in RAID 0 and 2x in RAID 1 400$
7. 4x1GB Crucial Bullistix 1066mhz CL5 250$
8. 2x Danger Den water box $400 ( 1 for 2x8800GTX and all other parts and 1 for Q6600.
9. 1000W powersupply 200$
10. 90$ accessories such as Scythe SFLEX FAN

Grand total: 3k including 7% tax
or 2810$

If you don't want to spend 3k on a machine here's another build that cost half as much

1.Q6600 $250
2.Asus p5k or Gigabyte DS3 P35 version ( forgot the exact name and someone else can tell you the exact name). 150$
3. Denger Den: 200$
4. Antec 900: 120$
5. 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 800mhz CL4: 90$
6. 3x250GB HDD (2x250 GB for Raid 0 and 1 250GB for a regular drive)175$
7. 8800GTX 300$
8. Some quiet Scythe Sflex Fans 100$

Total: 1385$ without tax.

 

[Heyyou27]

1. Q6600: @250$ after after july 22nd
2. 2 x 8800GTX (BFG or EVGA doesn't matter get which ever is cheaper) in SLI 700$
3. Antec 900 $120
4. 680I Mobo ($300 Asus striker extreme)
5. A PCI express Raid card: 100$
6. 4x500GB Seagate 7200.10 2x in RAID 0 and 2x in RAID 1 400$
7. 4x1GB Crucial Bullistix 1066mhz CL5 250$
8. 2x Danger Den water box $400 ( 1 for 2x8800GTX and all other parts and 1 for Q6600.
9. 1000W powersupply 200$
10. 90$ accessories such as Scythe SFLEX FAN

Grand total: 3k including 7% tax
or 2810$

If you don't want to spend 3k on a machine here's another build that cost half as much

1.Q6600 $250
2.Asus p5k or Gigabyte DS3 P35 version ( forgot the exact name and someone else can tell you the exact name). 150$
3. Denger Den: 200$
4. Antec 900: 120$
5. 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 800mhz CL4: 90$
6. 3x250GB HDD (2x250 GB for Raid 0 and 1 250GB for a regular drive)175$
7. 8800GTX 300$
8. Some quiet Scythe Sflex Fans 100$

Total: 1385$ without tax.

Where can you find an 8800GTX for $350?

 

[maverick7]

uhhh

4x1GB Crucial Bullistix 1066mhz CL5 250$

i said i would upgrade later to four gigs, so i only need 2 to start

2x Danger Den water box $400 ( 1 for 2x8800GTX and all other parts and 1 for Q6600.

the water box is the case so u only need 1, here is link http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=253&cat=1&page=1

6. 4x500GB Seagate 7200.10 2x in RAID 0 and 2x in RAID 1 400$

im quite certain i dont need 4 hard drives :S i think 2 should be fine or 2 in raid 0 and 1 to save my stuff on.. or if raid 0 doesn't really make much of a difference what about just 1??

and considering i made a thread about water cooling i need like $500 for watercooling parts

 

[jackluo923]

Sorry.. I got the GTX and GTS prices mixed up. Newegg's cheapest is 489.99$ each for 8800GTX.
The new build prices are

1. Q6600: @250$ after after july 22nd
2. 2 x 8800GTX (BFG or EVGA doesn't matter get which ever is cheaper) in SLI 800$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127281
3. Antec 900 $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec%2b900
4. 680I Mobo ($319.99 Asus striker extreme)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131074
5. PROMISE SATA300 TX2plus PCI SATA II Controller Card - OEM 42.99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816102061
6. 4x500GB samsung spinpoint P 2x in RAID 0 and 2x in RAID 1 330$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152052
7. 4x1GB OCZ SLI certified 260$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227181
8. 2x Danger Den water box $400 ( 1 for 2x8800GTX and all other parts and 1 for Q6600.
9. OCZ GameXTREME powersupply 850W for 194$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341003
10. 90$ accessories such as Scythe SFLEX FAN

Grand total: 2785$

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If you don't want to spend 3k on a machine here's another build that cost half as much

1.Q6600 $250
2.Asus p5k or Gigabyte DS3 P35 version ( forgot the exact name and someone else can tell you the exact name). 150$
3. Denger Den: 200$
4. Antec 900: 99$
5. 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 800mhz CL4: 90$
6. 3x250GB Samsung Spinpoint HDD (2x250 GB for Raid 0 and 1 250GB for a regular drive)189$
7. 8800GTX 500$
8. Some quiet Scythe Sflex Fans 90$

Total: 1568$ without tax.

 

[maverick7]

did u not read my post?

 

[jackluo923]

NO i did not read your post because i was typing a reply and finding the prices at newegg. It took a while to find the stuff. ALso i didn't realize danger den is a case, not a water cooling kit.

danger den water box

I didn't read it carefully.. :lol: Please forgive me and ignor what i've said earlier.

Here's a link to Danger Den's custom watercooling website
http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=7&cat=66&page=1

http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=183&cat=65&page=1
this is danger den's water cooling power kit 170$