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wonkydonk   09-08-2008 at 11:24:55 AM

Hi all

Is the below spec for a built gd, any suggestins on improvements?
Coolmaster cosmo sport case
Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9650 3.00GHz Quad Core CPU (8/9 x 433MHz - 1666MHz FSB)
- Tuniq Tower 120 Pro Blue LED Intel approved cooler
- Arctic Silver 5 Heatsink compound professionally hand installed by our technicians
- EVGA nForce 790 Ultra SLi (Socket LGA775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
- 4GB PC3-12800 CAS7 (2x2GB) Dual Channel Kit (Overclocked at 1600MHz+)
- 2x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 32MB Cache SATA-2 Hard Drive (Configured in RAID 0)
- 2x NVIDIA GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) DirectX 10 Graphics Card configured in SLI
- LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive (Black)
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty 7.1 Champion Series Sound Card - Retail
- Enermax Galaxy 1000W Next Generation Power Supply

thanks for all the advice

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Zenthar   09-08-2008 at 12:57:25 PM
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Unless you absolutely want the "Unlocked multiplier" of the Extreme line, you could go for the Q9650 instead and save ~500$.

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iluvgillgill   09-08-2008 at 01:38:55 PM
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where is this being build?

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.....professionally hand installed by our technicians

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huron   09-08-2008 at 02:03:57 PM
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I think you could save a lot of $$ getting a different CPU, as suggested.

The 790i is an expensive board, and requires DDR3 memory (also expensive).

I would got with an X48 and 4870s or 4870x2s. and DDR2 and overclock.

Do you really need 1TB drives in RAID 0? I would suggest smaller drives in RAID 0, and the TB drive for storage.

Those are just things I notice and would do. Good luck.

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alvine   09-08-2008 at 02:37:47 PM
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get q9550 and 780i. you dont need ddr3......listen to other posters or spend crapload of money, nehalem comes out, prices drop on everything (your getting high end parts so the drop always will be the biggest like when 280gtx it was like $600 and now its in $400's) and you just wasted alot of money congrats!!!

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Zenthar   09-08-2008 at 02:47:14 PM
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I must admit that if the idea is to spend a truckload of money on a kick-ass system, waiting for Nehalem might be the best thing to do. At least you will get triple-channel DDR3 memory support and a socket that will probably be used for a couple of years.

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wonkydonk   09-08-2008 at 03:41:23 PM
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i'd just like to get a pc whcih is decent and will last me a long time with out having to add bits to it every 3months

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Derbixrace   09-08-2008 at 04:20:50 PM
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i would get x48 and 2 4870x2 in crossfire....

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Zenthar   09-08-2008 at 04:34:02 PM
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I personally prefer to invest ~1000$ a year for 3 years on my PC than spending 3000$ right away and hope it lasts 3 years. But that is a personal preference and I'm not into high-end gaming either.

Depending on your usage and definition of "decent", a 1500-2000$ PC would probably last unmodified for ~1.5 years.

By the end of the year, Intel will have released it's new Nehalem (i7) CPUs that will use new socket and chipset so investing a fortune in "bleeding edge" systems right now is probably waste.

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iluvgillgill   09-08-2008 at 06:08:56 PM
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wonkydonk wrote :

overclockers.co.uk



how much premium are they charging for that service?i mean the whole setup not just apply thermal paste!LOL :lol:

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wonkydonk   09-09-2008 at 01:31:51 PM
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i dont know about the charging, but i know i that if i get the parts myself i will never end up getting the best out of the pc. the last one i built, once i completed i just could be bothered to tweak it to get the best out of it

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wonkydonk   09-09-2008 at 01:47:37 PM
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just been adding up and the number and the difference is about 90-100pounds

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huron   09-10-2008 at 12:41:34 PM
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90-100 pounds - that's some decent money. You could get some nice upgrades for that kind of $$$.

It's up to you, but I always like to build myself.

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