Gaming, multimedia, entertainment, etc.
Around $5,000. Computers are pretty much my livelihood, and I have the money to spend on a very nice system.
Damn..that's a nice machine. Props.
Gaming, multimedia, entertainment, etc.
Around $5,000. Computers are pretty much my livelihood, and I have the money to spend on a very nice system.
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.
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.

peopleSo ur saying for him to spend less money so you will have to fix what he bought?
I did not say he had to spend a fortune but, to spend it right.
people
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antec 1200(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043&Tpk=antec twelve). I own one and it keeps everything pretty cool. Also not a problem if you wather cool. You still have plenty of fans to cool the water.
no i did not say that. we almost said the same thing. but i think 5g's on a desktop is asinine especially considering what he is building it for.

All of this hardware just to play a stupid video game ???
Damn homie it's not that serious !!!
Well hey at least he's doing his part to stimulate the economy... LOL
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how many people u know do that?
99 percent of the computer using population doesn't even know what vms means.....
whats vms and what do u do with it?I was gonna say the same thing. In fact, of that remaining one percent, probably 99 percent of those folks will never use more than one. Now as for me, I use AT LEAST one VMS 99 percent of the time. But that is certainly not the norm.
I also think 5g is a lot for a system as the technology changes so rapidly. Thus, I tend to buy primarily for today. I do not seek a system that will last for years to come as we never really know what future improvements await. But as long as the OP understand that, then I say: "Enjoy!"
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?.......................
Gaming, multimedia, entertainment, etc.
Around $5,000. Computers are pretty much my livelihood, and I have the money to spend on a very nice system.

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.
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also, if i was spending 5g's that computer had better be more quiet than a whisper.
whats vms and what do u do with it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Virtual_PC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallels_Workstation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware