rate my new pc

**skidude** · 06:42 PM

ok i want u guys to rate my new pc i am building now. still waiting on some stuff

and yes i know i am out of my mind. this will be my new gaming pc. it should run any game on any setting and then some

ASUS L1N64-SLI WS Dual L (1207FX) NVIDIA nForce 680a SLI MCP SSI CEB AMD Motherboard
2 AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket F (1207 FX) DSDC Architecture Processor's
Thermaltake Toughpower 850W
4gbs of Corsair DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Timing 5-5-5-12
2x gtx8800 768mb 384bit viedo card ( new mother board supports 4 video cards lol)
4x 80gb seagate SATA 3.0Gb/s harddrives with a raid5 setup and 2x 250gb's SATA 3.0Gb/s harddrives
Thermaltake black full tower aluminum case with 3 120mm fans
creative sound blaster x-fi extreme gamer
Medusa 5.1 ProGamer headset
razer 1600dpi mouse
10meg cable net

**The Mob** · 10-14-2007, 07:01 PM

i guess it is ok if you have an unlimited budget. there are a couple of things that i would do differently, but thats just price wise.

on a side note, they need to change the form factor of atx mobo to like extended. there is simply not enough room anymore.

cooling might be an issue with yours.. have 2 processors running side by side.

**skidude** · 10-14-2007, 07:16 PM

what would u change? and yes i know i may end up having to water cool the cpu's and video cards

here is the mobo layout. and yes it has 12 sata ports for 12 hard drives lol

**Dan** · 10-14-2007, 08:26 PM

complete overkill. Anyone can go on newegg and pick the most expensive stuff to build a computer with, I'd never go with anything like that, even if i did have the cash to blow. I'd buy myself a better car.

**skidude** · 10-15-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

complete overkill. Anyone can go on newegg and pick the most expensive stuff to build a computer with, I'd never go with anything like that, even if i did have the cash to blow. I'd buy myself a better car.

first off since u don't know wtf u are talking about that is far from the most expensive and 2nd u would never have the money to buy nice stuff thats why u would never go with it. thats not really that much of a overkill i could be getting 2 quad core cpu's or hell even some of the core2 crap is more then this

and if u wanted the best of the best i would have 12x 15k rpm harddrives and have the system fully water cooled. plus i would have 8gb of ram

**chris78** · 10-15-2007, 08:04 PM

Hope this is not just for blizzard games.. :)

**KazeCloud** · 10-15-2007, 08:34 PM

Now who rated it one. -_-

That thing is a 9. It's just perfect is not possible. ***ly computer lol.

**Dan** · 10-16-2007, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by skidude

first off since u don't know wtf u are talking about that is far from the most expensive and 2nd u would never have the money to buy nice stuff thats why u would never go with it. thats not really that much of a overkill i could be getting 2 quad core cpu's or hell even some of the core2 crap is more then this

and if u wanted the best of the best i would have 12x 15k rpm harddrives and have the system fully water cooled. plus i would have 8gb of ram

Ok let me justify my score of 1, the way I see it, it is a kickass system. BUT unless you are getting it as a gift, getting it at a student discount, free, or w/e, i think it is a waste of money. Also, I have over $67,000 saved up for college, so don't say that I don't have money. All of that money I have earned myself, my dad bought me my first car when I was 15, $1,250, and I have already paid him back. I gave it a 1 because I wouldn't BUY something like that, I don't think it is cost effective. You can spend half as much and still run every game. Hell my computer is almost 3 years old and it can run every new game, newer ones not on highest detail, but I'm happy with it. I received it as a gift/left to me in a will, so I got a $5000 computer free.

Also, that is one thing I was wondering, why not shell out the extra $80 if your spending that much to upgrade your 80gb's to raptors or something?

Actually, on second look, that isnt really that bad of a price. I still have peices from a few months ago set in my head, and it is alot more cost effective then i first thought. I change my score to a 7.

Even though i'm mod for this section, idk if i can edit the poll lol, and if i can i dont know how.

**FraterPerdurabo** · 10-16-2007, 01:13 AM

**BewarethePhoenix** · 10-16-2007, 01:22 AM

8/10 Stas are sexy but thats a 'lil more high dollar than I would wanna do. Aside from that its GG. Nice work.

**skidude** · 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by chris78

Hope this is not just for blizzard games.. :)

i never play blizzard games now

dan i changed your vote and i was thinking about doing that sometime but not now

i am getting the stuff to water cool my cpu's now too

so i can over clock it better. and i may have to get another power supply to run it all even tho i have a 850watt now. i may get a 1200watt psu to go with it
before this pc is done it will be fully water cooled running at the max stable over clock for the pc. im not 100% sure but i think i can get 4ghz easy off each cpu but i will have to bump up the volts

yea yea call me a dumbass with money

**Obfuscate** · 10-16-2007, 02:08 AM

I really don't think you "need" 2 74's but it will certainly hold you over for a couple of years if not longer considering the number of none industrial application that can take advantage of dual proc's is growing.

On another note I think you are shorting yourself by not getting a true high end PSU, such as a PC Power & Cooling, one. Not to say Thermaltake isn't a great PSU company just saying that the gold standard is PC P&C and not getting one seems silly given the other components.

I do like the fact you are going to set up a RAID 5 with the (4) 80gb drives but I question the lack of dedicated RAID card considering the rest of the setup, even if RAID is supported by the mobo. Since having a dedicated RAID card will greatly increase the performance of the drives. But RAID cards are rather expense so I can understand not wanting to spend the money on them.

All in all its a good future proofing system that will last a good couple years.

**KazeCloud** · 03:43 AM

It says "rate my new pc" no rate my new pc based on money.

In that case the millitary's plane must be rated a 1. They cost 40 million dollars for one.

How much did it cost btw? I read everywhere. My guess 6k.

The F15 isnt 40mil, its alot less, plus it is over 30 years old, and it has a perfect combat record, not one loss.

Well worth the money, unless you want to fly MIGs and have our pilots drop like gnats.

Dan

**The Mob** · 10-16-2007, 04:21 AM

your computer is the equivalent of a small server..
with that processing power, you should do rendering with it.
i would just wait until new stuff comes out or for the prices to drop.
heh
with the kind of voltage your going to need.. you might need to have 2 psu's

**skidude** · 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Mob

your computer is the equivalent of a small server..
with that processing power, you should do rendering with it.
i would just wait until new stuff comes out or for the prices to drop.
heh
with the kind of voltage your going to need.. you might need to have 2 psu's

my pc will beat any game server that's out for rent besides a dedicated servers cause they run dual quad core cpus most of the time and they also have 2000gb of bandwidth. and as far as voltage goes i will find out if i need another psu when it all cames in by the end of the week.

price go find out yourself. just keep in mind i got alot of this when it was new like my gtx 8800s

**KazeCloud** · 10-16-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

Actually, on second look, that isnt really that bad of a price. I still have peices from a few months ago set in my head, and it is alot more cost effective then i first thought. I change my score to a 7.

Oh ohkay. I didn't know how Dan came to the conclusion of the price and said it wasn't that bad of a deal after all. Theres different prices for things on sale, online, in stores etc. I'll just look for myself.

**Dan** · 10-16-2007, 08:38 PM

plus like he said, some of the stuff he already has from his previous computer.

**slashbomb** · 10-17-2007, 03:33 PM

I would swap the 2 GTX graphic cards for 1 8800ultra to save some cash (if you want)

Also for your CPU, if u wanted to, you can keep it but a Intel Core 2 Extreme processor (Quad-Core) is also a good choice. Then you would have to find a new motherboard. I like your 2 CPU setup so I would keep it since you already found a good motherboard.

**skidude** · 01:47 AM

i already have my cards. and the rest of the stuff is being shipped out as we speak ( ups overnight air

) can't wait to water cool my cpu's and video cards

then comes the fun part over clocking the crap out the stuff

. this pc should install windows xp pro in like 10-15 but im not 100% sure how long yet

when it is all done i may take pic's and post them. but i will post my stats