The Ultimate Dream Computer

I'm still running a pentium iii with 128 vm, but I'm thinking of upgrading soon... if I can just get some cash together. Check out my sig, just found it!

 

If you have vapochill you can overclock by a ghz, yep.

 

ok guys just got my new pc today and got the radeon x850 xt,,the newest and best out THIS THING SCREAMS!!!

 

Yes flip it is .but i did update the info. what do you think.

 

yes its the pro ..first one in the indianapolis to have one 600 bucks,but omg it screams

 

LGA 775 Intel®Pentium® Extreme Edition Dual core 3.2GHz(64bit) Processor
800MHz FSB Serial ATA
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 888 Memory Architecture with ECC Support
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
Intel High Definition Audio
HDD 200GB
Floppy disk
DVDRW 16X
CDRW 52X24X52X16X DVD Combo
8-USB Ports
LAN connectivity

 

Well, here goes,

MoBo (190)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813151146
TYAN Thunder i860 (S2603) Dual PGA 603 Intel 860 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Processer (X2) (729 Each)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819117029
intel Xeon 3.6 Nocona 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 604 Processor - Retail

Memory (X8) (305 Each)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145150
CORSAIR 512MB 184-Pin RDRAM (16bit) ECC Unbuffered PC 800 System Memory - Retail

Case (219)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133153#DetailSpecs

Hdd's Part 1 (X4) (310 Each)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148068
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832A-RK 400GB 7200 RPM 8M Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - Retail

Hdd's Part 2 (X2) (244 each)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822116149
Fujitsu MAU3036NP 36.7GB 15,000 RPM 8M Cache SCSI Ultra320 68pin Hard Drive - OEM

Graphics Card (370)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127162
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256 Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP Pro 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

Keyboard/Mouse (117)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126169
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX3100 967513-0403 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys 33 Function Keys PS/2 Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse

Included - Retail

Moniter (2199)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001167#DetailSpecs
SAMSUNG 323T-BK Black 32" 23ms LCD Monitor 450 cd/m2 500:1 0.537 mm Pixel Pitch - Retail

PSU (251.50)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103438
ENERMAX EG851AX-VH(W) FM ATX 660W Power Supply 90 - 264V UL cUL VDE DEMKO NEMKO SEMKO FIMKO - Retail

5551.99 Minuis Moniter
W/Moniter 7750.99
Shipping 140
Grand Total 7890.99

I was always told as a child to go BIG lol

 

I normally build my own systems, but this one is being built for me.

I gave them all the specs.

The only reason I'm letting someone else do it was that the warranty and labor together was cheaper than the warranty alone would have been if I built it myself.

I'll be receiving my new box this coming Monday.

Tell me what you guys think.

Case: SuperMicro 742i-450 (Pedestal)
Motherboard: SuperMicro X6DAi-G
CPUs: (2) Intel Xeon 3.2Ghz 1MB/L2 800Mhz FSB
RAM: (2) 1 Ghz DDR PC2700 ECC Registed 333Mhz
Video: (1) Geforce 6600GT 128MB PCI Express
Hard Drives: (1) 40GB WD 7200RPM ATA/100, (1) 200GB WD 7200RPM ATA/133, (1) 250GB WD 7200RPM SATA 8MB Cache
Optical Drive: (1) Memorex Dual Layer DVD+-RW CDRW
Floppy: (1) 2.5 1.44MB Mitsumi Floppy Crive
OS: Windows XP Pro 64Bit

 

My new system, ordering the parts on Monday:

- AMD Athlon 64bit 4000+ San Diego 90nm Retail
- Crucial 2GB (4x512MB) DDR2 PC5300 667MHz Ballistix Dual Channel Kit
- Value Fusion Case - Awesome case with some neat looking upgrades
- Akasa Ultra Quiet 480W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU
- Benq FP91E 19" LCD Monitor - Silver, <8ms, 1000:1 contrast
- Pioneer DVR-109XL 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter Ltd Edit Aliminium
- HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X800 ICEQII TURBO 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)
- Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 250GB 6B250SO SATA 16MB Cache
- Gigabyte K8NF-9 nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard
- Logitech Cordless Optical Desktop Rechargeable
- Coolermaster Musketeer System Dynamics Detector - Black/Blue LED's
- Coolermaster Cooldrive 4 Hard Disk Cooler
- Netgear FS105 5 Port Switch - Retail
- Creative Blaster Broadband Router/Firewall

I've currently got Windows XP Pro Corp SP2 32bit. Would love to get my hands on the 64bit version of it. Anyone know a good place to...buy...this, can they PM me please. System will look like below:

Case: Brushed Aliminium front, behind a tinted blue glass screen with magnetic release. Blue LCD control unit for temperature control of HDD, CPU, RAM and Motherboard.



I'll be adding this coolmaster systems dynamic detector. It wont do anything more than the original control unit, but will fill the case nicely making it look cool:



Im going to add this in between my two Pioneer DVD Writers, which will be in the top 5 1/2inch bay and the third one down, with this unit between them. The Writers are below:



Here are the Pioneer Writers x2:



Finally, my keyboard/mouse combi and then my monitor:



19" top spec Benq TFT:




Let me know what you think. Costing around the £1400 mark.
Chris

 

looks good to me ;-)

think about doing some cooling upgrades though, so you can overclock that baby to it's full capasity. Also what region are you in in Europe. I've noticed that during the winter you can leave a window open so to use the cold air from outside to cool your system. i've also had to lower my speeds so i won't overheat. I was running P4 3.2E @ 3.72 GHz with no problems. When it started to heat up i had to drop it down to 3.6 running good now. Full Load Temperature at 60.55C (141F).

Jay

 

Alright, here are my "Dream Machines" (One AMD, one Intel)

Config 1 (AMD):

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX55 ClawHammer/Hammer Integrated into Chip FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail

Mobo: DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

RAM: TWO Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM ECC Registered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - OEM

Hard Drives:Fujitsu MAU3147NC 147GB 15,000 RPM 8MB Cache SCSI Ultra320 80pin Hard Drive - OEM (Slave)
and
Seagate Cheetah ST373453LC 73GB 15,000 RPM 8MB Cache SCSI Ultra320 80pin Hard Drive - OEM (Master)

Video Card:
SAPPHIRE 100101 Radeon X850XTPE 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI-Express x16 Video Card - OEM
OR
TWO (For SLI) BFG Tech BFGR68512UOCX Geforce 6800Ultra [bold] 512MB [/bold] 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Optical Drives:
TWO LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - Retail.

Power Supply: ZIPPY PSL-6701P-SATA ATX 700W Power Supply 90 - 264V UL 1950, CSA 22.2 NO/950, TÜV IEC 950 - Retail

Case:
THERMALTAKE Kandalf VA9000SWA Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail.

CONFIG 2: (Intel)

Processor:
intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73 Prescott 1066MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

Mobo:
MSI P4N Diamond Socket 775 ATX Intel Motherboard - OEM

RAM:
TWO CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail

Hard Drives:
Fujitsu MAU3147NC 147GB 15,000 RPM 8MB Cache SCSI Ultra320 80pin Hard Drive - OEM (Slave)
and
Seagate Cheetah ST373453LC 73GB 15,000 RPM 8MB Cache SCSI Ultra320 80pin Hard Drive - OEM (Master)

Video Card:
SAPPHIRE 100101 Radeon X850XTPE 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI-Express x16 Video Card - OEM
OR
Two (for SLI) BFG Tech BFGR68512UOCX Geforce 6800Ultra [bold] 512MB [/bold] 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail

Optical Drives:
TWO LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - Retail.

Power Supply:
ZIPPY PSL-6701P-SATA ATX 700W Power Supply 90 - 264V UL 1950, CSA 22.2 NO/950, TÜV IEC 950 - Retail

Case:
THERMALTAKE Kandalf VA9000SWA Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail.


Everything provided by NewEgg.com

Total Prices (Including Overnight shipping) (I know its not an issue on this thread):
AMD w. ATI: $4,527.00

AMD w. Nvidia: $5,298.00

Intel w. Nvidia: $5,582.29

Intel w. ATI: $4,811.29
EDIT haha!! I forgot the powersupply *smacks forehead*

 

This isn't really a Dream Machine or anything. But I thought it was a pretty good deal on Emachines web-site for what it is.

AMD 64 3200+ Processor

ATI Radeon Xpress 200 chipset

512MB (Dual CHannel 2x256MB)DDR PC 3200

160GB HDD

16x DVD±RW multi-format double layer; 48x CD-ROM

8-in-1 Media Reader
Secure Digital (SD), Smart Media, Compact Flash, Micro Drive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multimedia Card, USB 2.0


ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 (PCI-Express®)
128MB Shared Video Memory Premium Plus Multimedia Keyboard, 2-Button Wheel Mouse, Amplified Stereo Speakers

7 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front; 4 in back; 1 in Media Reader), 1 IEEE 1394 port (1 in back), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio-In & Out

$579

 

Hey Jay, im upgrading from a P4 2.53GHz standard processor, so i think the jump in performance will be enough for the time being. I know you can overclock from the desktop, this processor quite a bit, and i will be running a much cooler box from the start, probably 7 fans...but i will leave it a while before i invest the £350 for a proper cooling system, or i might get a watercooling system

I live in Belfast, Ireland where it gets cold in the winter months, and struggles to get warm in the summer

Chris

 

Nice system Oriphus,

Surprised by the cordless keyboard and mouse. Is that version FM or still IR, you might find your self not typing what you want when you come to over to visit.

Also why two of the same DVD burner? Don't you want to play with one of the new Lightscribe modles coming out. I know its early in the technology, but they look cool. Or wait and get the second one to burn Bluray, HD-dvd or what ever merger comes out of the talks.

I would also have kicked the HD space a little more. I keep laping on extra HD with current system though Firewire and USB 2. I finding I need close to a tera byte these days.

Thats not cold, it just gets wet. Well wet all the time. Come over to Canada and then you will know cold.

 

i always like upgrading lol. Well, the reason i overclock is because of the games i play, all the valve games, Half Life 2, Day Of Defeat, Counter Strike, and then all the video compiling. I do some video work and it helps to have a P4 because they are sweet for video work. So the faster the better. I'm currently running 5 case fans then a extra heatseak and fan then 2 fans on my PSU. So 8 total. I'm going to upgrade my heatsink and fan as soon as i click ont he newegg button and go there and buy one lol. I also need to upgrade my MoBo but it's not a big deal right now.

I'm currenlty living in northern USA, in michigan, where the winters are cold and the summers hot, so i always tune up in winter and cool in summer. Was clocking at 3.75 GHz in winter running at 62.5C Full Load and now i'm at 3.6 Running 61C Full Load. Quite a difference temperature makes lol.

I've never done desktop overclock, just using the bios.

Have fun with your upgrades ;-)

Jay

 

Hey Prisoner, how you keeping these days? Not sure what is wrong with a cordless set-up. Do you recommend getting a wired-in Keyboard and a cordless mouse, or both of them wired in?

Wow...you using nearly a Terabyte? I have 160GB in the old computer and it was plenty. I cant really see me needing more than 250GB to be honest, atleast in the next year or so.

Very true mate, just gets crappy and wet mostly, like today - its raining drizzle, although we have just had 4 sunny days in a row....wow lol. Id love to have weather systems like canada...lovely and warm in the summer and freezing with snow in the winter - just perfect for me - i could do the whole lumber jack chopping wood in the snow for a fire thing

Hey Jay, cheers for your input. I know the feeling of always upgrading, i used to do it a lot. Now i like to get a very fast system, leave it for a eyar or so, then speed it up. The reason....well you notice it a lot more when you upgrade it all at once instead of doing it periodically with overclocking. I'll prob wait atleast a year to overclock the Processor.

Cheers
Chris

 

yeah, i'm sure you are one of the few select 500,000 people that actually know how to keep your computer running fast. (spyware removal, ram optomization, etc). I have a friend where i go and fix his computer every 3 to 6 months lol.

hey, does anybody know if they make a mobo designed for 2 P4s? (doubt it but still) Does anybdoy have any personal experience with dual processers. i heard they arn't very stable at all.

Jay