My Next Machine

[X'tyfe]

Iv been wanting to build the most top of the line system for ages.  i plan to go all out no matter the cost
today, i compiled a list of all current high end components

heres what i came up with, tell me what ya guys think

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Case: Thermaltake Black Kandalf LCS Full Tower

Motherboard:  Asus P5N32-E SLI nForce 680i Socket 775

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX6800

Memory: OCZ FlexXLC 4096MB PC6400 Dual Channel (4x1024)

Video Cards: 2x XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Extreme 768MB SLI PCI-E x16

Hard Drives: 2x Western Digital Caviar SE16 750GB SATA

Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum

Physics Card: BFG Ageia PhysX

Network Card: Intel PRO 1000 PCI-E x1 Desktop

Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 1010-Watt

DVD Burner: Lite-On 20x LH-20A1L-06 SATA

Floppy: Ultra 3.5 Floppy And Multi Card Reader Black



Estimated Price: $5,794.79 CDN (Based on TigerDirect.ca)


[DWxchzrles]

nice but a hefty price

[X'tyfe]

i was actually expecting for it to more
im gunna work hard to get the cash for it though

[jägermonsta]

Lots of brands in that machine I would switch. I built a machine a bit better then that one for $3200.00ish.

[jägermonsta]

oh and for the physics card, I don't believe they are all that neccesary yet, especialy given the 3d cards you plan to put in the computer. There really isn't any games out there yet or games even in the making that plan to utilize it (yet). The games out there now, those 3d cards are more then enough crunching power to handle them.

also from what I've read you may have a problem with that card when it's in a 680i motherboard. those cards also increase the temputure of your system by at least 5c and will also drain power from your cpu.

research and make sure that memory you picked works well with that motherboard as well. the 680i mobo has a shit ton of problems working with fast memory like you selected.

it's good to research things to make sure they are 100% compatitble then to go through more headaches like you have been. picking out the most expensive / fastest pieces to build a computer doesn't exactly get you the best running computer.

[X'tyfe]

really? im sure there would be problems with the setup
i only put it together within like 2 hours

what suggestions do you have?

[jägermonsta]

basicly start with the motherboard you would like to buy.

research it... find out the problems, do's & don'ts about it.

from there take one piece at a time and figure out if it's right fit.

the internet is a wonderful tool

[reaper]

there was an excellent feature article in this month's copy of "Maximum PC".  I'm not sure if that's the title of the mag, but it has a red cover, and it's a major magazine, in all your local stores.  they build a directX10 capable machine for 1,400 dollars.

You wouldn't be losing a whole lot, but saving quite a bit.

You'd lose:
SLI
some RAM
Audio card (your motherboard's chipset has a very good soundcard though)

so you lose some things, but for the price, and what you could build for 1,400 bucks you have to ask yourself if it's worth it.

If I was spending all that money, I'd want hardware RAID, and two very high RPM drives (like the Raptors) somewhere in that design.

[jägermonsta]

Losing SLI is never an option. 

[jägermonsta]

Here is a pretty tight system I built. Yeah, RAID is the way to go, always... it has RAID raptor drives. I don't use storage... I install maybe two games at a time and have about 35gb in mp3's... that's all that is ever on my gaming system. I have a NAS for storage.

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=4905091&WishListTitle=NEW+PC

Each part was researched and reviewed.

Even the PSU was chosen because of the way the case is. You need a PSU with some long cables to get up the side of the case.

[X'tyfe]

of course this isnt the i will buy in the end, things will change over the next few years when i actually have the money to buy it
but ill make sure to do lots of research first

[Svet[SIR]]

Hi X'tyfe, that sounds interesting! I can't imagine running two 8800s in sli as the one I have runs hot! This is my current machine that put together December of 06:
Case = Thermaltake armor series
Power Supply = BFG 1000 watts
MB = Asus m2m32 sli deluxe
CPU= AMD FX 62
Video CArd = BFG 8800 GTX water cooled edition
hdd = 1 WD raptor 74 gig and 1 WD raptor 150 gig.  I will add a second 150 gig one soon and implement a raid 0
Memory = Corsair xmx 6400 2 gigs
Sound Card is an Audigy 2
2 dvd drives with lightscribe
Aletec Lansing speakers and sub
Logitech G5 Mouse
Zalman 2 reserators, on for the VC and one for the CPU

[jägermonsta]

nice epeen but mines bigger