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true_avery   05-07-2009 at 05:12:14 AM

[B]Case:[/B] Coolmaster Cosmos 1000
1)http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/pr [...] ct_id=2700
2) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119138

 


One 120mm Case Fan
1) http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/pr [...] ct_id=2916
2) http://csxstore.coolermaster-usa.c [...] 82c6610348

 


[B]CPU Cooler:[/B] Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler
1) http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/pr [...] ct_id=2869
2) http://csxstore.coolermaster-usa.c [...] 82c6610348
3) http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Maste [...] 423&sr=1-1
4) http://www.buy.com/prod/cooler-mas [...] 43835.html -Free Shipping

 


[B]Power Supply:[/B] Silent Pro M 700W
1) http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/pr [...] ct_id=2874
2) http://www.buy.com/prod/700w-silen [...] 74279.html - Free Shipping

 

[B]Motherboard:[/B] ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Motherboard
1) http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-P6T-Del [...] 875&sr=8-2

 

[B]Processor:[/B] Intel Core i7 920
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CVRqCjCVRq

 

[B]Ram:[/B] 12gb DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227421

 

[B]SSD:[/B] 128 GB Ritek RiDATA 2.5 inch
http://www.amazon.com/Ridata-NSSD- [...] 776&sr=1-1

 

[B]Data Hard-Drive:[/B] 1TB Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284

 

[B]Video Card:[/B] Quadro FX 3800 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133271

 

[B]Temp watch:[/B] Aerocool Easy Watch
http://www.xoxide.com/aerocool-eas [...] m=Shopping

 

[B]OS:[/B] Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Bit
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Vist [...] 681&sr=8-2

 

[B]Optical Drive:[/B] LG GGC-H20L 6x Blu-ray Super-Multi Drive With Light Scribe
http://www.buy.com/prod/lg-ggc-h20 [...] 94069.html
[B]
Monitor:[/B] Samsung 305T 30”
http://www.ecost.com/detail.aspx?e [...] u=40889836

 

Ok, that what I have so far.

 

Comments? Concerns? Did I mess anything up? Get anything right?


Message edited by true_avery on 05-07-2009 at 05:55:38 AM
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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   05-07-2009 at 07:56:33 AM
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See the sticky at the top of the forum for how to ask.

I can't comment on your build without knowing what it's for.

The PSU needs changing though.

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true_avery   05-07-2009 at 09:04:26 AM
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Oh, damn, accidentally edited out that in a copy/paste.

Its a Workbench computer for 3d modeling, animation, video editing, and so on.

Price range is about $2000 - $3500

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Bronze Home Brew badge gkay09   05-07-2009 at 12:23:52 PM
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Well the base setup is very good for the above tasks you had mentioned...
But there are a few things that I feel you can look into...

1. RAM - Have read that when you populate all the 6 slots on the X58 mobo, the speed is automatically lowered...So going with 1333MHz over a 1600MHz RAM wont make any difference...But the difference is just about $25 so its upto you...

2. SSD - Well am sure not many would suggest SSD for its price premium...
But if you are fixed on getting one, change the SSD...that RiData has many bad reviews and there is a major problem that its sometimes freezes...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820183204
Get any of these -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227394
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820167005

But another alternative to get the performance of SSDs along with high capacity would be using RAID...
So if you are comfortable with it, it would save you cash as well as increase capacity...

And like Proximon said change the PSU...
That PSU is good but not the best out there...
Get any of these...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817256045

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binwhui   05-07-2009 at 12:40:45 PM
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haven't heard of your psus name..

go for a corsair, antec or check this site out for known and efficient psus..
www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_join.aspx
:D

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captaincharisma   05-07-2009 at 04:16:01 PM
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hmm....... thats odd of tiger direct not to offer an OEM version of that CPU. you always save some money on them because there is no fan which would have been good for the OP in this case because he is getting an aftermarket fan

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Kill@dor   05-07-2009 at 06:17:58 PM
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Wish i had a 30" monitor...

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Helloworld_98   05-07-2009 at 06:21:23 PM
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^don't we all :)

but then we'd need high-end gfx cards and for only $39,000 more we could get a QuadHD 40" TV.

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true_avery   05-07-2009 at 07:16:17 PM
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Hm, thanks for the replies.

With the idea in mind that using all 6 RAM slots will actually slow things down, does anyone have a way to get to 12GB ram without doing so?

Thanks in advance.

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captaincharisma   05-07-2009 at 07:57:03 PM
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LOL unless you can find some cheap 4-8GB sticks of ram. why do you need so much ram anyway. that's overkill for a gaming PC

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true_avery   05-07-2009 at 10:45:30 PM
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Not a gaming rig. Its a CAD, 3d, animation, video editing rig. With the Quadro it wont be able to play games anyway.

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Kill@dor   05-07-2009 at 10:47:23 PM
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Hey man, have you heard of Windows 7 RC? You should totally get that instead of Vista...by the time you will need to get Vista, it will be cheaper ^_^

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   05-07-2009 at 11:19:13 PM
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Bah I had typed a response last night that must have been lost.

Still, you got some good advice. The OCZ Vertex series is indeed the way to go in SSDs. The only better SSDs are Intel and cost quite a bit more.

The decrease in actual performance with a DDR3 frequency of 1333 is minimal to nothing. The extra RAM is what you need, not the minor frequency bump that is ONLY important to overclockers.

If you find lower latency 1333 RAM, it will more than negate the loss:
Mushkin CAS 6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820226032
Two of those should do it.

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