My customized computer configuration - what do you think fam???

[Mistah__Mafioso]

I'm presently customizing my *Dream Machine* computer, and I hope to have everything finalized by the end of the month or so. These are the base components that I've chosen so far:

Case/Case Lighting
Thermaltake Xaser VI Gaming Case w/420W Power Supply [Aluminum case]
Cold Cathode Neon Light [Blue]

Power Supply
1200 Watt -- NZXT PRC-1200 Power Supply Quad SLI Ready

Processor/ Processor Cooling
Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor 965 (4x 3.2GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit

Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Three PCI-E MB

Memory
12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1600 Triple Memory Module [Corsair]

Video Card
nVidia GeForce GTX 295

Hard Drives
1. Gaming HARD DRIVE [Serial ATA-300, 10,000 RPM] WD Velociraptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 16M Cache Hard Drive
2. 1.5 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 32M Cache]
3. [USB 2.0] 1TB External Storage (2x 500GB, SATA-II, 7200RPM, Raid-0 Hard Drive)

CD/DVD Drive
1. Sony Dual Format/Double Layer 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive
2. LG GGW-H20L BLU-RAY Re-Writer & DVD±R/±RW Burner Internal Combo Drive

Sound Card/Speaker System
Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1

Network Card
Killer K1 - Online Gaming Accelerator - w/ 333Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag & Latency Reduction Technology

Monitor
Viewsonic 26" Widescreen LCD TV w/Dolby Digital Sound

Keyboard/mouse
iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard with 18 Internet Hot /Multimedia Keys
iBUYPOWER 1600 dpi High Sensitivity Internet Mouse


Is this straight so far? If not, then what should I add or remove? Thanks fam...

 

[veritech]

what is the computer for?

 

[doggish_098]

just curious how much would all that cost you?

 

[veritech]

i estimate between 2-2.5 stacks.

 

[MadWun]

12GB of RAM? WFT is this PC for?

 

[Mistah__Mafioso]

what is the computer for?

12GB of RAM? WFT is this PC for?

Gaming, multimedia, entertainment, etc.

just curious how much would all that cost you?

Around $5,000. Computers are pretty much my livelihood, and I have the money to spend on a very nice system.

 

[Gemini]

Damn that's a lot of memory.

 

[Makkonnen]

remove that case and destroy all pictures of it

how you gonna throw all that candy in that toilet?

or mod the case or somthin bruh

 

[deputy dawg]

Viewsonic monitor???!!!

All that power/speed/memory and you go the cheap route on the monitor???

 

[Flawless]

not bad, I take it ur gonna be using a 64 bit OS, them cats who spent thousands on their macs must be pissed right now

 

[veritech]

if it is for gaming have at it.

but instead of showing off what you have in a case you can really be smart about it and nix much of what you have.

nothing support 12 gigs of ram yet.

1200 watt power supply. really?

case is not good.

there are much better uses with 5 stacks at your disposal that will make your potential purchase much better.

for five stacks i would buy a decent sager or alienware laptop that will still blow your socks off for gaming. my gaming laptop cost me 2g's about 18 months ago and i can still play everything on nearly high settings. i only upgraded the ram and dual installed xp on top of vista for better gaming performance.

 

[Mistah__Mafioso]

Viewsonic monitor???!!!

All that power/speed/memory and you go the cheap route on the monitor???

Yes. I figure that I will hook it up to my large screen TV for movies. What do u recommend?

 

[Hellfish]

anyone know a good site for some nice cases?

 

[Flawless]

Yes. I figure that I will hook it up to my large screen TV for movies. What do u recommend?

i made sure i got a video card with a hdmi out so i can use my monitor and watch movies on the tv at the same time

 

[p5ych3]

Does the network accelerator card really make a difference?

Everything else is cool

 

[wildlover85]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3930709&Sku=B52-280

Video Card - OC Edition, 1GB GDDR3---$300.00

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3949665&CatId=3692

board----$230.00

cpu--200.00 x--2--$400.00

ram--12 gb

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4138742&Sku=TSD-1500AS

1.5 TB HD $130.00


http://www.xoxide.com/pccases.html

CASE---$45.00--$200.00


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1951869&CatId=1427

Sabrent TV Tuner

$20.00

Windows Multimedia--140.00 or dowload for free

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3297098&CatId=3431



32" Widescreen LCD Monitor--1,100

BLU-RAY Burners----250.00

surround sound--500.00

thats way i would do it.

 

[swiftandsilent]

I'm presently customizing my *Dream Machine* computer, and I hope to have everything finalized by the end of the month or so. These are the base components that I've chosen so far:

Case/Case Lighting
Thermaltake Xaser VI Gaming Case w/420W Power Supply [Aluminum case]
Cold Cathode Neon Light [Blue]

Power Supply
1200 Watt -- NZXT PRC-1200 Power Supply Quad SLI Ready

Processor/ Processor Cooling
Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor 965 (4x 3.2GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit

Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Three PCI-E MB

Memory
12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1600 Triple Memory Module [Corsair]

Video Card
nVidia GeForce GTX 295

Hard Drives
1. Gaming HARD DRIVE [Serial ATA-300, 10,000 RPM] WD Velociraptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 16M Cache Hard Drive
2. 1.5 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 32M Cache]
3. [USB 2.0] 1TB External Storage (2x 500GB, SATA-II, 7200RPM, Raid-0 Hard Drive)

CD/DVD Drive
1. Sony Dual Format/Double Layer 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive
2. LG GGW-H20L BLU-RAY Re-Writer & DVD±R/±RW Burner Internal Combo Drive

Sound Card/Speaker System
Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1

Network Card
Killer K1 - Online Gaming Accelerator - w/ 333Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag & Latency Reduction Technology

Monitor
Viewsonic 26" Widescreen LCD TV w/Dolby Digital Sound

Keyboard/mouse
iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard with 18 Internet Hot /Multimedia Keys
iBUYPOWER 1600 dpi High Sensitivity Internet Mouse


Is this straight so far? If not, then what should I add or remove? Thanks fam...

Looks like a tight combo so far, I would change up on the monitor a little. Just go to the store and check what they have hooked to see the difference for yourself.

I have a laptop to use with my 32' lcd and it does look tight.

It's your money, spend how you like it. Some folks are always looking for the cheap way out. A while back some SIMP what looking at a $195.00 alarm for his new Escalade

Do it cheap and will have to do it again. Do it right and it stays right.

 

[Mistah__Mafioso]

 

[theDisavowed]

interesting setup. if this is a gaming setup, why only one video card if you getting a quad SLI compatible power supply? 12 gigs memory? are you serious? can any OS even address that much memory yet?.......................

 

[veritech]

Do it cheap and will have to do it again. Do it right and it stays right.

as someone that has built/repaired many systems, more money spent is not always the most efficient way to get the most power and use out of a system.

knowing how the parts work together and where to put the money is the most important. i love the motherboard and in my opinion that is where anyone should spend the most cash. i have a personal preference against flashy cases with lights as they inhibit cooling of the case and can cause EM interference with other parts of the computer.

and if he is spending 5g's i see no mention of an elite cooling device as it would be necessary with 12 gigs of ram, that motherboard/chip, that graphics card and power supply.

doing it right is not always about spending the most.

 

[veritech]

interesting setup. if this is a gaming setup, why only one video card if you getting a quad SLI compatible power supply? 12 gigs memory? are you serious? can any OS even address that much memory yet?.......................

someone else that can read between the lines.

 

[deputy dawg]

Yes. I figure that I will hook it up to my large screen TV for movies. What do u recommend?

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. aNY LCD OVER 31" WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT GOES WITH ALL YOU ARE PUTTING TOGETHER.

 

[ScorpDiesel]

I guarantee you this will blow that shit AWAY!

 

[Flawless]

Looking for a cooling option? check this out

[FLASH]http://g4tv.com/lv3/35134[/FLASH]

 

[Mistah__Mafioso]

interesting setup. if this is a gaming setup, why only one video card if you getting a quad SLI compatible power supply? 12 gigs memory? are you serious? can any OS even address that much memory yet?.......................

That nVidia GeForce GTX 295 is a dual vid card fam. I did my research on it and it's the best performer so far for the price. The 64 bit Vista OS can accommodate 12 gigs...

 

[atlnow97]

To answer the question does any OS support 12GB of Ram. Yes any 64 bit version of Windows will support 12GB. If he is going to use Vista 64 Ultimate it will support up to 128 GB of ram.

 

[tekk]

not enough memory

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Damn - you rollin' on the 26" monitor?

 

[Hellfish]

Feeling this one right here. What site did you get the pick from?

 

[Ashy Larry]

Looking for a cooling option? check this out

[FLASH]http://g4tv.com/lv3/35134[/FLASH]

but i heard about this liquid on discovery ch. what is the name of it?

 

[Mistah__Mafioso]

This one right here works for me. What site did you get the pick from?

http://www.ibuypower.com/

 

[CPT Callamity]

Overpowered for right now...the fellas already gave you the best advice though.

 

[p5ych3]

To answer the question does any OS support 12GB of Ram. Yes any 64 bit version of Windows will support 12GB. If he is going to use Vista 64 Ultimate it will support up to 128 GB of ram.

i laugh when folks say nothing uses that much memory.
then i say i run 4 vms in vista....so yeh i need plenty
memory.

 

[the_swiz]

try one of these cases.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119150

i personally have this one
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=18&product_id=2870product_id=2810

 

[theDisavowed]

That nVidia GeForce GTX 295 is a dual vid card fam. I did my research on it and it's the best performer so far for the price. The 64 bit Vista OS can accommodate 12 gigs...

To answer the question does any OS support 12GB of Ram. Yes any 64 bit version of Windows will support 12GB. If he is going to use Vista 64 Ultimate it will support up to 128 GB of ram.

thanks for the update fam. didn't know about the card and I wasn't sure about 64 bit OS's at this point...................