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The Ultimate Dream Computer
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19. November 2008 @ 14:16 |
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Sound card related stuff was epic until I figured out how to fix most of the issues, only remaining problem now is that not all games that supported surround in XP do in Vista.
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19. November 2008 @ 14:31 |
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Well, if you have the surround, which I don't, a dual boot makes sense. But the onboard Realtek HD sound on the X38 is quite sufficient and I am getting pretty nice sound quality with some EQ adjustments.
Besides that, my dual core is going to stay XP permanently. So if I need to do something in XP, it's there.
AMD Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.708GHz 18 x 206MHz 1.45v w/ Tuniq Tower 120(lapped), DFI LanParty DK 790FX-M2RS, 2 x 2GB Mushkin XP Ascent PC2 6400 @ DDR2 825 CL 4-4-4-12 w/ 2.1v, 2 x Sapphire HD4870 512MB Crossfire @ (750/1800), Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2 x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32MB Cache SATA, Thermaltake Armor Series Case, 2 x 120mm fans, 2 x 90mm fans, Corsair 620HX PSU, Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor
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smoker22
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4. February 2009 @ 05:43 |
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my dream computer is alienware:D
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4. February 2009 @ 07:43 |
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Pff bah, I think there's something to be said for having built your own dream machine.
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4. February 2009 @ 08:03 |
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Like yours my man??
;);D
(+[_]%) 1: 2.60 > 2.80 > 2.81 >3.03 > 1.50 > 3.52M33 > 3.52M33-4 > 3.90M33 > 3.90M33-3 > 4.01M33 > 4.01M33-2 > 5.00M33 > 5.00M33-3
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4. February 2009 @ 08:09 |
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Not necessarily mine specifically, but yes. I think there's far more appeal in a homebuilt dream PC than one you bought off the shelf.
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sytyguy
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4. February 2009 @ 09:47 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Not necessarily mine specifically, but yes. I think there's far more appeal in a homebuilt dream PC than one you bought off the shelf.
Couldn't agree more, and much more satisfying.
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4. February 2009 @ 10:38 |
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I would love to build my own, but alas I haven't had a chance
(+[_]%) 1: 2.60 > 2.80 > 2.81 >3.03 > 1.50 > 3.52M33 > 3.52M33-4 > 3.90M33 > 3.90M33-3 > 4.01M33 > 4.01M33-2 > 5.00M33 > 5.00M33-3
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4. February 2009 @ 13:39 |
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I love building my own PCs. It's really fun and gratifying. Currently working on my own dream machine as we speak. Sams is overkill LOL.
AMD Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.708GHz 18 x 206MHz 1.45v w/ Tuniq Tower 120(lapped), DFI LanParty DK 790FX-M2RS, 2 x 2GB Mushkin XP Ascent PC2 6400 @ DDR2 825 CL 4-4-4-12 w/ 2.1v, 2 x Sapphire HD4870 512MB Crossfire @ (750/1800), Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2 x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32MB Cache SATA, Thermaltake Armor Series Case, 2 x 120mm fans, 2 x 90mm fans, Corsair 620HX PSU, Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor
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4. February 2009 @ 13:48 |
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Not yet it isn't, still waiting on that PSU... :P
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4. February 2009 @ 15:09 |
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AMD Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.708GHz 18 x 206MHz 1.45v w/ Tuniq Tower 120(lapped), DFI LanParty DK 790FX-M2RS, 2 x 2GB Mushkin XP Ascent PC2 6400 @ DDR2 825 CL 4-4-4-12 w/ 2.1v, 2 x Sapphire HD4870 512MB Crossfire @ (750/1800), Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2 x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32MB Cache SATA, Thermaltake Armor Series Case, 2 x 120mm fans, 2 x 90mm fans, Corsair 620HX PSU, Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor
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4. February 2009 @ 15:51 |
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4. February 2009 @ 15:52 |
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Aha, good choice :)
AMD Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.708GHz 18 x 206MHz 1.45v w/ Tuniq Tower 120(lapped), DFI LanParty DK 790FX-M2RS, 2 x 2GB Mushkin XP Ascent PC2 6400 @ DDR2 825 CL 4-4-4-12 w/ 2.1v, 2 x Sapphire HD4870 512MB Crossfire @ (750/1800), Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2 x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32MB Cache SATA, Thermaltake Armor Series Case, 2 x 120mm fans, 2 x 90mm fans, Corsair 620HX PSU, Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor
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4. February 2009 @ 15:54 |
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Chosen due to the acoustic performance of its bigger brother the ZM1000. By far the most I've ever paid for a PSU, double what I paid for the HX520.
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4. February 2009 @ 16:24 |
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Yeah but with PSUs that quiet, do the small differences really matter? Last I checked, noise was never a problem with any quality PSU.
Yes and more expensive than my 620HX by a fair bit as well. I don't intend to get a new one any time soon, cable routing and all. Nor do I have any intention whatsoever to get more than 2 cards. The performance gains are there, but I don't think they justify the price of 2 4870X2s.
AMD Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.708GHz 18 x 206MHz 1.45v w/ Tuniq Tower 120(lapped), DFI LanParty DK 790FX-M2RS, 2 x 2GB Mushkin XP Ascent PC2 6400 @ DDR2 825 CL 4-4-4-12 w/ 2.1v, 2 x Sapphire HD4870 512MB Crossfire @ (750/1800), Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2 x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32MB Cache SATA, Thermaltake Armor Series Case, 2 x 120mm fans, 2 x 90mm fans, Corsair 620HX PSU, Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor
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4. February 2009 @ 16:25 |
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Well, they do matter when you use as much load as four GPUs pull...
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4. February 2009 @ 16:27 |
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Well that Zalman is surely up to the task :D
check my edit
AMD Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.708GHz 18 x 206MHz 1.45v w/ Tuniq Tower 120(lapped), DFI LanParty DK 790FX-M2RS, 2 x 2GB Mushkin XP Ascent PC2 6400 @ DDR2 825 CL 4-4-4-12 w/ 2.1v, 2 x Sapphire HD4870 512MB Crossfire @ (750/1800), Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2 x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32MB Cache SATA, Thermaltake Armor Series Case, 2 x 120mm fans, 2 x 90mm fans, Corsair 620HX PSU, Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor
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4. February 2009 @ 16:28 |
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Ultimately, Dual graphics are a bit of a farse even at 1920x1200, It's merely the absurd pixel count of 2560x1600 that makes the difference.
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4. February 2009 @ 16:30 |
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Well I certainly got some impressive gains at 1920 res. But you pretty much NEED 2560 to see a difference from 4 GPUs.
AMD Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.708GHz 18 x 206MHz 1.45v w/ Tuniq Tower 120(lapped), DFI LanParty DK 790FX-M2RS, 2 x 2GB Mushkin XP Ascent PC2 6400 @ DDR2 825 CL 4-4-4-12 w/ 2.1v, 2 x Sapphire HD4870 512MB Crossfire @ (750/1800), Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2 x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32MB Cache SATA, Thermaltake Armor Series Case, 2 x 120mm fans, 2 x 90mm fans, Corsair 620HX PSU, Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor
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GenesisX
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21. March 2009 @ 00:53 |
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Dream PC - I hope this thread isn't dead
PC #1 - Core i7 Build =D
Mobo: ASUS Rampage II
CPU: Intel Ci7 965
RAM: Corsair XMS3 12GB (what is the highest quality DDR3 Ram anyways!?)
HD: 2x VelociRaptors in Raid
GPU: 2x 4870 + 4870x2
Everything else? Who cares... =D
Build 2 - Skulltrail setup...
Anything that works in the setup!! C'mon 2x C2DX!!!! That would kick ass!!!
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21. March 2009 @ 06:06 |
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7. August 2009 @ 02:13 |
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Originally posted by aXidburn:
yo i could go for one of those 21 inch flat screen, flat panel moniters...that are like $2,000
1 or 27 ;) just imagine it now ;) it'd be like the matrix.
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