My killer rig

[QUOTE="webstaxero"]

Still looks like you just threw the most expensive parts together. Also 2x4870X2 > 3x 280 GTX.

Also about the water cooling....that has got to be the crappiest kit I have seen, around the same level as TT kits.

Sistem_42

I agree with you. 4870x2 kicks a$$. Alos i would rather buy a lot cheaper PC;if you buy this one you will have a hig end PC that isnt a lot better that a duble cheaper PC, and will stay a hig end for about a year. But after that year you will bang your head in the wall coz all of your parts will be at 1/3 of price they are now, and for the money you would saved by taking a "normal" PC you could buy new or upgrade PC that you would bought.

This is what i recommend

2x 4870x2

2x 640Gb HDD 7200RPM

1000W PSU

2x 2g 1000MHZ (1066MHZ) DDR2

Quad 6600 (2.4 GHZ)

Some other motherboard (4 Dimm; max 8gb; 1066 FSB)

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I dont know what are you thinking of using that PC for, but for gaming there aren't much performance difference of your and "mine" config.

[QUOTE="webstaxero"]

Still looks like you just threw the most expensive parts together. Also 2x4870X2 > 3x 280 GTX.

Also about the water cooling....that has got to be the crappiest kit I have seen, around the same level as TT kits.

Sistem_42

I agree with you. 4870x2 kicks a$$. Alos i would rather buy a lot cheaper PC;if you buy this one you will have a hig end PC that isnt a lot better that a duble cheaper PC, and will stay a hig end for about a year. But after that year you will bang your head in the wall coz all of your parts will be at 1/3 of price they are now, and for the money you would saved by taking a "normal" PC you could buy new or upgrade PC that you would bought.

This is what i recommend

2x 4870x2

2x 640Gb HDD 7200RPM

1000W PSU

2x 2g 1000MHZ (1066MHZ) DDR2

Quad 6600 (2.4 GHZ)

Some other motherboard (4 Dimm; max 8gb; 1066 FSB)

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I dont know what are you thinking of using that PC for, but for gaming there aren't much performance difference of your and "mine" config.

Wait you're recommending a Q6600 and DDR2 coupled with a two 4870x2's?!... now thats just wrong.

He should get a Foxconn black opps along with a Q9450 and overclock it to 3.8GHz since hes watercooling, thats my only recommendation to be honest along with the rest of his last post/setup.

He should get a Foxconn black opps along with a Q9450 and overclock it to 3.8GHz since hes watercooling, thats my only recommendation to be honest along with the rest of his last post/setup.
sadikovic

If he is going to invest that much money into a mobo, there really is no reason not to got a Rampage Extreme.

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"][QUOTE="trashedteen"]Cheers for the comments you lot, it does make sense to update your hardware regularly rather than every couple years. Does my final rig look good to go? Any revisions you think I should make? I think I'll ask about my W/C rig in another forummarkop2003

monitors have a much higher resolution he'll do bettter with the monitor

As you're going all out you could replace the water cooling with faze change

hum, no. 1080p is 1080p. the small 1200-1080 dif is negligible... and the specs on the TV I recommended destroy those of that monitor.

[QUOTE="markop2003"]

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"][QUOTE="trashedteen"]Cheers for the comments you lot, it does make sense to update your hardware regularly rather than every couple years. Does my final rig look good to go? Any revisions you think I should make? I think I'll ask about my W/C rig in another forum_7h0m_

monitors have a much higher resolution he'll do bettter with the monitor

As you're going all out you could replace the water cooling with faze change

hum, no. 1080p is 1080p. the small 1200-1080 dif is negligible.

32" 1080P LCD = 2,073,600 pixels

30" Monitor = 4,096,000 pixels

Wait you're recommending a Q6600 and DDR2 coupled with a two 4870x2's?!... now thats just wrong.

He should get a Foxconn black opps along with a Q9450 and overclock it to 3.8GHz since hes watercooling, thats my only recommendation to be honest along with the rest of his last post/setup.

sadikovic

Overclocking CPU to 3,8GHZ will short its lifetime, and will not result big performance boost. If he is going to use a PC for gaming and he has a 30'' screen, 2x 4870x2 are great.

The most important thing for games are graffic cards. Faster memory will make very small performance boost.

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"][QUOTE="markop2003"]

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"][QUOTE="trashedteen"]Cheers for the comments you lot, it does make sense to update your hardware regularly rather than every couple years. Does my final rig look good to go? Any revisions you think I should make? I think I'll ask about my W/C rig in another forummusclesforcier

monitors have a much higher resolution he'll do bettter with the monitor

As you're going all out you could replace the water cooling with faze change

hum, no. 1080p is 1080p. the small 1200-1080 dif is negligible.

30" Monitor = 4,096,000 pixels

Obviously I was talking about that 24''. Buying a 30'' monitor for 2000$ instead of 800$ for a 32'' 1080p TV is something I will never understand. The difference in performance you suffer from feeding 2,560 x 1,600 instead of 1920x1080 is ridiculous compared to the actual percievable experience... not to mention how that NEC monitor falls minuscule in contrast and panel quality, it mind buggles me that these things can even sell the small amount they do.

I can't see how anyone cannot be satisfied with 1080p.

[QUOTE="musclesforcier"][QUOTE="_7h0m_"][QUOTE="markop2003"]

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"][QUOTE="trashedteen"]Cheers for the comments you lot, it does make sense to update your hardware regularly rather than every couple years. Does my final rig look good to go? Any revisions you think I should make? I think I'll ask about my W/C rig in another forum_7h0m_

monitors have a much higher resolution he'll do bettter with the monitor

As you're going all out you could replace the water cooling with faze change

hum, no. 1080p is 1080p. the small 1200-1080 dif is negligible.

30" Monitor = 4,096,000 pixels

Obviously I was talking about that 24''. Buying a 30'' monitor for 2000$ instead of 800$ for a 32'' 1080p TV is something I will never understand. The difference in performance you suffer from feeding 2,560 x 1,600 instead of 1920x1080 is ridiculous compared to the actual percievable experience... not to mention how that NEC monitor falls minuscule in contrast and panel quality, it mind buggles me that these things can even sell the small amount they do.

I can't see how anyone cannot be satisfied with 1080p.

[QUOTE="webstaxero"]

Still looks like you just threw the most expensive parts together. Also 2x4870X2 > 3x 280 GTX.

Also about the water cooling....that has got to be the crappiest kit I have seen, around the same level as TT kits.

Sistem_42

I agree with you. 4870x2 kicks a$$. Alos i would rather buy a lot cheaper PC;if you buy this one you will have a hig end PC that isnt a lot better that a duble cheaper PC, and will stay a hig end for about a year. But after that year you will bang your head in the wall coz all of your parts will be at 1/3 of price they are now, and for the money you would saved by taking a "normal" PC you could buy new or upgrade PC that you would bought.

I think we can all agree that that happens with all computer parts. There really is no way to get away from it. Although buying lower range parts means they will be better value for money.