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[ΓΛPTΘΓ]

I wouldn't go for SSD, the performance gain is not worth it for its price. Get so decent 500GB and RAID them.

[BeefJeRKy]

I found a $180 64GB SSD and no I've tried laptops (Lenovo X301) with SSDs and performance gain is unbelievable for startup and app launch. The SSD is seriously appealing to me right now.

[G-sus]

Primary PC:
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E8600 3.3GhZ
MainBoard: ASUS Maximus II Formula
RAM: 4x 2GB GEiL DDR2 1066MhZ
GPU: ASUS X4870X2 2GB GDDR5
PSU: 850W
HDDs: WD Velociraptor 300GB @10Krpm SATAII, 2x WD 1TB@7200rpm SATAII
OS: WinXP Professional 64bit
Screen: 24" TFT Iiyama 3ms
Case: ChiefTec BigTower


(if that isnt a 10/10 i´m gonna slap you with that oversized X4870X2 )
(also, getting a GeForce 295 soon maybe)


Secondary PC:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2GhZ
MainBoard: ASUS P5LD2
RAM: 2x 1GB Kingston DDR2 533MhZ
GPU: ASUS X1900XTX 512MB
PSU: 450W
HDDs: WD Raptor 150GB @10Krpm SATAII, WD 160GB SATAII, 250GB Maxtor SATAII
OS: WinXP Professional
Screen: 19" TFT Iiyama 2ms
Case: ChiefTec BigTower


so, whatcha say?
(i may post pics of the primary one, but dont wet your pants )

Edited by G-sus, 05 March 2009 - 21:58.

[TheDR]

G-sus, on 5 Mar 2009, 21:57, said:

so, whatcha say?
(i may post pics of the primary one, but dont wet your pants )

I'm guessing its in the shape of two domes

[G-sus]

unfortunately not... yet...
since it´d take away too much space, and my appartment is just 15m²...
but if i get a bigger one i´m definately gonna do that...

[Dutchygamer]

Why buy that overpriced Graphics Card

[Crazykenny]

GTX295 blows the shit up.

[edsato82]

7/10 I notice no difference with the old video card, is just as slow

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600
RAM: 2GB DDR2 667Mhz Kingstone
GPU: Evga 8800GT 512mb Supercloked
Monitor: 17" CRT monitor
HDD: 250 GB
OS: Windows XP

[ΓΛPTΘΓ]

6+1/10 Older parts but powerful enough for that resolution, +1 for having CRT

Processor:
Intel Core2Duo 6300 @ 1.86GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.26GHz with Thermoright TRUE
Memory:
OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper HPC Edition (4x1GB)
Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250 GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 17 150GB
Video Card:
Sapphire HD4850 Toxic (750/2200)
Monitor:
BenQ FP92W (Digital)
Sound Card:
Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Music
Speakers/Headphones:
Creative Gigawork T40 Series II/ Creative Aurvana Live! /Plantronics .Audio 370
Keyboard:
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse:
Razer Deathadder
Mouse Surface:
Razer Goliathus Speed Edition
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Ultimate Service Pack 2
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS4
Computer Case:
NZXT HU001 (Hush)

Edited by ΓΛPΤΘΓ, 17 April 2009 - 10:14.

[Silence]

8/10 ~ You already have a nice rig there, I would give you a 9/10 if you have a nice Cooling system.

Here's mine:
Processor: Intel Quad2Core 6600 @ 2.40GHz
Memory: Kingston DDR2 667Mhz (2GB x 2) ~ Wasted 1 gig because of XP limitations
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 80 GB, Seagate Barracuda 250 GB
Video Card: Palit NvIDIA 9600GT
Monitor: Acer Widescreen Monitor (Dunno the model but it's the standard Acer Monitor )
Sound Card: Built-In High Def
Speakers/Headphones: Altec Lansing ATP3
Keyboard: A4Tech Standard Keyboard
Mouse: A4Tech Standard Mouse
Operating System: Windows XP SP3 (Vortex)
Motherboard:Intel DG31PR (lol)
Computer Case: Gigabyte Poseidon

~change 6300 to 6600,

Edited by Silence, 11 May 2009 - 03:34.

[ΓΛPTΘΓ]

Silence, on 10 May 2009, 13:07, said:

8/10 ~ You already have a nice rig there, I would give you a 9/10 if you have a nice Cooling system.

Here's mine:
Processor: Intel Quad2Core 6300 @ 2.40GHz
...

Thermalright TRUE is of the BEST aircooler money can buy, it outperform water cooling system 2x its price.
http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/cpu-coo...ra-120-extreme/
GPU is cooled by a very effective aftermarket cooler, the Artic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo which keep my core under 60c even at HD4870 speed.

Even better cooling need?

OBTW E6300 is a Dual core not a quad as I am using one at 3.26Ghz now.

[Crazykenny]

ΓΛPΤΘΓ, on 10 May 2009, 20:42, said:

Silence, on 10 May 2009, 13:07, said:

8/10 ~ You already have a nice rig there, I would give you a 9/10 if you have a nice Cooling system.

Here's mine:
Processor: Intel Quad2Core 6300 @ 2.40GHz
...

Thermalright TRUE is of the BEST aircooler money can buy, it outperform water cooling system 2x its price.
http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/cpu-coo...ra-120-extreme/
GPU is cooled by a very effective aftermarket cooler, the Artic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo which keep my core under 60c even at HD4870 speed.

Even better cooling need?

OBTW E6300 is a Dual core not a quad as I am using one at 3.26Ghz now.

Wrong.

[Silence]

Uhm, just to clarify it's Q6600 , sorry typing mistake~!

[allon]

Case: Thermaltake V9
Power: Thermaltake 750Watt ATX
Motherboard: EVGA 790i SLI FTW
CPU: Q8300 @ 2.5GHZ (Overclock to 2.8)
CPU Cooler: ASUS Silent knight II
Cpu thermal compound: Artic silver 5
RAM: 6GB DDR3 @ 1333Mhz
Video: MSI GTX280 Super OC 1024MB DDR3
HD: Samsung 640GB S-ATA
DVD: Samsung DVD-Rom player S-ATA
Monitor: Samsung syncmaster 931BW 19 inch
Audio: some cheap thing , same as for mouse and keyboard. will upgrade this sometime..

[Crazykenny]

8.5/10, not bad.

Manufacturer: Self-Built
Processor: AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 Black Edition (4x 3GHz)
Memory: OCZ DDR3 8192MB, 1333MHZ
Hard Drive: 2x 1000GB l
Video Card: 3x XFX 9800GTX+ Black Edition
Monitor: CMC 17'inch
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech Z-5400
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate, 64bit
Motherboard: Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W

[allon]

Crazykenny, on 13 May 2009, 0:40, said:

8.5/10, not bad.

Manufacturer: Self-Built
Processor: AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 Black Edition (4x 3GHz)
Memory: OCZ DDR3 8192MB, 1333MHZ
Hard Drive: 2x 1000GB l
Video Card: 3x XFX 9800GTX+ Black Edition
Monitor: CMC 17'inch
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech Z-5400
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate, 64bit
Motherboard: Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W

i don't know much about AMD processors but woaw , triway sli. that's pretty badass
for the rest it's a sweet rig. watercooling or aircooling? i'm assuming watercooling because of the 3 videocards.

i rate 9.5/10 because i don't know much about AMD so i can't tell much about it and it would be really really badass
if it weren't 9800GTX but GTX295 hehe. expensive but brutal but you're rig is awesome. you didn't mentioned what case you're using

[Crazykenny]

Sorry 'bout that, I'm using a Aerocool Syclone case. I do have a PC that does have a 295, but it runs solo. Therefor my 9800's are faster.

[Pav:3d]

When in the hell do you manage to use up 8 gigs worth of RAM?

[Crazykenny]

I don't but I like to think ahead I also use Virtual PC for school practices, which used correctly can also consume up massive amount of memory.

[ComradeV]

Just sold my Rig to buy a Dell XPS 16" and a Dell 10, on account of starting UNI soon, and im not carting a rig to ACT and back to Tas!!!

to the people running the AMD quads or any other AMD, what are they like? I have been using Intel for all my pc's? and have never had a chance to actually give an AMD a sound thrashing!!! how do they stand up?

[Dauth]

Well I used to be pro AMD but the ones I've had have been a let down so I moved to Intel and haven't considered going back.

[HotSoup]

Crazykenny, on 14 May 2009, 4:55, said:

Sorry 'bout that, I'm using a Aerocool Syclone case. I do have a PC that does have a 295, but it runs solo. Therefor my 9800's are faster.

No, not even three are faster. That and 3x 9800's consumes so much power that they cost more than a GTX 295 in less than a year. Silliness. You Build: 5/10 for the 3x 9800's on a 17" monitor of all things, and your wimpy PSU. I mean, who spends such cash on 3x 9800 gtx's and their stupid power consumption and neglects to get a good monitor to run it on. Fuck, I doubt those beasts have been over 50% load ever running on a 17" monitor.

ComradeV, on 9 Aug 2009, 5:40, said:

to the people running the AMD quads or any other AMD, what are they like? I have been using Intel for all my pc's? and have never had a chance to actually give an AMD a sound thrashing!!! how do they stand up?

AMD basically owns the $200(mid-range) market for the best CPU's. However, they can't stand up to intel in the budget($125 or less) and high-range($250+) market due to Pentium Dual Core/Cheap Wolfdale and i7 awesome.

Edited by HotSoup, 11 August 2009 - 03:28.

[Crazykenny]

HotSoup, on 11 Aug 2009, 4:24, said:

Crazykenny, on 14 May 2009, 4:55, said:

Sorry 'bout that, I'm using a Aerocool Syclone case. I do have a PC that does have a 295, but it runs solo. Therefor my 9800's are faster.

No, not even three are faster. That and 3x 9800's consumes so much power that they cost more than a GTX 295 in less than a year. Silliness. You Build: 5/10 for the 3x 9800's on a 17" monitor of all things, and your wimpy PSU. I mean, who spends such cash on 3x 9800 gtx's and their stupid power consumption and neglects to get a good monitor to run it on. Fuck, I doubt those beasts have been over 50% load ever running on a 17" monitor.

ComradeV, on 9 Aug 2009, 5:40, said:

to the people running the AMD quads or any other AMD, what are they like? I have been using Intel for all my pc's? and have never had a chance to actually give an AMD a sound thrashing!!! how do they stand up?

AMD basically owns the $200(mid-range) market for the best CPU's. However, they can't stand up to intel in the budget($125 or less) and high-range($250+) market due to Pentium Dual Core/Cheap Wolfdale and i7 awesome.

If you'd look back you also see that I have a 24" and I do know for sure 3 GTX+'s are faster then one 295. I get higher framerates all across the boards.

[HotSoup]

Crazykenny, on 11 Aug 2009, 3:41, said:

If you'd look back you also see that I have a 24" and I do know for sure 3 GTX+'s are faster then one 295. I get higher framerates all across the boards.

I've seen the gtx 295 do some pretty amazing things in some more insane OC benchmarks. However, if you have a 24" monitor, which you build did not list, 8/10 is more it. Sorry bout that. Twas just baffled at seeing 3x 9800 gtx's being wasted on a 17" monitor.

Edited by HotSoup, 11 August 2009 - 15:46.

[Crazykenny]

HotSoup, on 11 Aug 2009, 16:44, said:

Crazykenny, on 11 Aug 2009, 3:41, said:

If you'd look back you also see that I have a 24" and I do know for sure 3 GTX+'s are faster then one 295. I get higher framerates all across the boards.

I've seen the gtx 295 do some pretty amazing things in some more insane OC benchmarks. However, if you have a 24" monitor, which you build did not list, 8/10 is more it. Sorry bout that. Twas just baffled at seeing 3x 9800 gtx's being wasted on a 17" monitor.

Its ok, I got 2 screen basicly. The 24 inch and the 17 inch. At the time of posting it was hooked up on the 17. I'll be sure to buy another 24" when I get the money.