The Ultimate Dream Computer

I'll have to be honest and say it. My own PC is my ultimate dream computer. It has all of the very best, highest performance, highest quality components I could find and will be even sweeter when I go crossfire

I honestly can't see much faster than a 3.4GHz quad and crossfire 4870s

My only change would be a RAID array with 4 150GB WD Velociraptors. And maybe 4GB of RAM if I can find another identical or similar 2 x 1GB kit.

 

I didn't want to say it because it's so cliché, but it's true, I don't dream of a computer, I dream of what I'd change about my current setup, and right now that's nothing. I don't care how much it takes to get the job done, Playing Crysis on all high at 2560x1600 and it being playable just puts a smile on my face, as I gaze at the white and amber light shining out of my PC to my right, and the fierce red glow of my fileserver torrenting to my left...

 

I know what you mean. I'm more than just happy with my current setup. I'm ecstatic! I wanted everything I have to be top notch, and not to brag, but it really is.

 

Can't wait to have Warhead up and running on all gamer (at least, hopefully with a few enthusiast boxes ticked) at 2560...

 

You should be able to play it well with a few very high settings. For you, I would recommend shadows, shaders, textures, and postprocessing.

 

you need a faster processor lol

 

Like a Q9550 is much faster? 10-20% at best when you overclock them to their best... for twice the price I'll pass thanks...

 

Yeah in my wildest dreams

That's too crazy for me. You need to be very wealthy too for that kind of near-professional hardware. Especially that QX9770. Ouch. Get a Q6600 or even a Q9450 and OC it. I guarantee you'll never notice the difference, except in benches. Thank god for the golden age of overclocking

 

I still don't get why he includes 4 litres of coolant when a typical system uses like 400ml.

 

technically its 2L for each loop, becuase you will need to do quiet a few bleed tests, etc, so using it, then drianing it and using ir then draining it.

Estuansis

its a QX9775 not QX9770, as skull trial doesnot support LGA 775, only LGA771

 

hey people! X58 chipset if much cheaper than X48 but in the end the board is much expensive due to it's 8 layers of PCB and not 6

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9857&Itemid=1

 

Indeed, double the cost if the initial reports were right.

 

but how does that work? Why do they need more PCB layers?

 

Think about it, tracks on a PCB have to be so wide, and there's only so many you can fit in an ATX sized motherboard, think of it as how many people you can fit in a building. You only have so much land to build on, so rather than make the building wider, you go high-rise.

 

ok but like you said "high-rise" there is still not enough space for a mobo to do a real CFX with a little space in between for the heat. i've never seen a E-ATX before.

 

There are no components down there, so no heat, only wires that link them together.
E-ATX isn't that common but it is used for the top-end boards.

 

E-ATX is extened atx right? What do you mean by top end users? is it used for gaming?

 

Yes, big boards like some of Asus' top end gaming boards are E-ATX, and I think Skulltrail is E-ATX as well.

 

seriously, those boards don't look extended they look like normal ATX. Anyways thanks now i understand why more PCB