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Posted: 4/29/2009 10:34:45 AM EDT

[#1]

join the forum over on EVGA.com they are a great group of people welling to help out neubies

all I have is a classified MB with a 965 6gigs of patroit 1800mhz ram woith dual evga 285 copper cards in a Swordm case with 4 1.5tb drives in raid 5 and 2 500gig drives in raid 0 on a 30 dell monitor all running on water with dual loops

Posted: 4/29/2009 10:35:55 AM EDT

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Intel Q6600 quad core(lapped), 8GB of gskill ram, EVGA 750i FTW motherboard, EVGA core 216(GTX 260) graphics cards, Zalman 9900 cooler, Antec 850 modular power supply and a Cooler master HAF 932 case. This case has monster 230mm fans(3 of them) which keep things very cool and it is also very quiet. The hard drive is a 500GB WD caviar 7200rpm 32mb.http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll269/ferret6677/007-2.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll269/ferret6677/009.jpg

Only 500 Gb

, go with a solid state if you are going to go for speed.

This. I love my solid slate.

Posted: 4/29/2009 10:38:39 AM EDT

[#3]

tag

Posted: 4/29/2009 10:38:41 AM EDT

[#4]

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I'd like to do this. Any good books on the subject?

books?

hell if you can put square pegs in square holes you can build a PC.

newegg will have everything you need.

Pick pretty much in this order

1. CPU

2. Motherboard(that fits your CPU)

3. Memory(Fits the MB)

4. Video card(unless the MB has on board and you want to use it)(Fits the MB)

5. Harddrive(s)

6. DVD or Blueray

7. Powersupply

8. Case

Any add on cards like a Sound, wireless etc and any additional/upgraded heat sinks and fans

Posted: 4/29/2009 10:47:10 AM EDT

[#5]

My computer destroys yours.

Posted: 4/29/2009 10:49:06 AM EDT

[#6]

Looks good, there are better air coolers out there if you plan on overclocking. I would have gone with ATI myself as far as graphics go.

Posted: 4/29/2009 10:58:34 AM EDT

[#7]

I think Crysis is the #1 reason for system upgrades. It was my reason for going to dual video and a quad core processor as well.

Call of Duty 4 runs at a smooth 150frames/sec now, compared to 50-60 with a single 8800GT and a AMD 6400+ X2

Posted: 4/29/2009 11:52:41 AM EDT

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Intel Q6600 quad core(lapped), 8GB of gskill ram, EVGA 750i FTW motherboard, EVGA core 216(GTX 260) graphics cards, Zalman 9900 cooler, Antec 850 modular power supply and a Cooler master HAF 932 case. This case has monster 230mm fans(3 of them) which keep things very cool and it is also very quiet. The hard drive is a 500GB WD caviar 7200rpm 32mb.http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll269/ferret6677/007-2.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll269/ferret6677/009.jpg

Only 500 Gb

, go with a solid state if you are going to go for speed.

By the end of the year I want to have a raid 0 setup with 10,000 rpm raptors or if the SSD drives are cheaper and better I will go with them.

Don't bother, raid some WD 500GB Black's and get an SSD or two and OC that quadcore.

You know you want water cooling.

Posted: 4/29/2009 11:57:14 AM EDT

[#9]

Nice rig.

Overkill for me but nice.

ETA: put Debian Stable x64 on it and rock on

Posted: 4/29/2009 11:58:42 AM EDT

[#10]

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My computer destroys yours.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll269/ferret6677/007-1.jpg

Now there's a blast from the past.

Is that a 755?

Its been a while, but I used to work on those.

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:04:46 PM EDT

[#11]

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I'd like to do this. Any good books on the subject?

books?

hell if you can put square pegs in square holes you can build a PC.

newegg will have everything you need.

Pick pretty much in this order

1. CPU
2. Motherboard(that fits your CPU)
3. Memory(Fits the MB)
4. Video card(unless the MB has on board and you want to use it)(Fits the MB)
5. Harddrive(s)
6. DVD or Blueray
7. Powersupply
8. Case

Any add on cards like a Sound, wireless etc and any additional/upgraded heat sinks and fans

Yeah, its stupid easy, not to mention you could never print books fast enough to keep up with technology. Just about any performance oriented computer forum will have build lists out the wazoo.

http://www.ocforums.com/

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:05:35 PM EDT

[#12]

very nice

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:08:12 PM EDT

[#13]

Cool.

I need a new computer now. I'll probably do something similar.

Trying to think whether or not to SLI the newer graphics cards. I'll have to see some benchmarks of a game like crysis before I make a decision, but I'm wondering if I only get one brand spanking new card, and a decent processor, by the time the games require a better processor I'll have to replace the GPU anyway. Should I just SLI now then pray to God that in few years when I need a new CPU, they still make them in my pin factor so I don't also have to buy a new mobo.

Semi-related:

Haven't checked with larger manufacturers on their prices for comparable systems, but if you're interested in building your own computer, now is the time to do it. I've never seen components priced so low, EVER. I can make a pretty decent desktop (no/free OS, not really much of a gaming system, but it could probably do most of the recent games) for about $300 minus peripherals.

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:11:09 PM EDT

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If you don't mind me asking about how much did that set you back? I'm thinking of updating my desktop but I'm not sure if it's worth the money. Would like something powerful and near the cutting-edge but not beyond the point of diminishing return.

Case was $120
processor was $180
Board was $160
power supply was $124(great deal at xmas time)
Ram was $100
hard drive was $67
cooler was $59
Dvd drive was $25

About the same for graphics I'm guessing? I know you probably had those before, but if you didn't would I be in the ballpark?

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:17:09 PM EDT

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Intel Q6600 quad core(lapped), 8GB of gskill ram, EVGA 750i FTW motherboard, EVGA core 216(GTX 260) graphics cards, Zalman 9900 cooler, Antec 850 modular power supply and a Cooler master HAF 932 case. This case has monster 230mm fans(3 of them) which keep things very cool and it is also very quiet. The hard drive is a 500GB WD caviar 7200rpm 32mb.http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll269/ferret6677/007-2.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll269/ferret6677/009.jpg

Only 500 Gb

, go with a solid state if you are going to go for speed.

Go with a Raid 0 setup for your OS/games and a big third drive for bulk file storage for speed. Solid state is insanely overpriced atm.

To OP: why not go with the new Intel chip instead of the 6600?

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:20:23 PM EDT

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quick question,

what can I do to lessen the noise of the fan built onto my graphics card?

ETA:

second question,

can you explain setting up the dual boot option to Vista or Ubuntu? I might pursue this tonight.

I can help on the second if it hasn't been answered yet. You just install Windows first, and Ubuntu takes care of the rest.

It installs GRUB, the Grand Unified Boot Loader. You know that screen when you press F8 before the Windows loading screen comes up? That's the boot loader Windows uses. GRUB sort of replaces it.

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:21:27 PM EDT

[#17]

Run, Skynet is complete!!!

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:30:06 PM EDT

[#18]

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Holy huge fucking case Batman!!

Nice.

I know when I tried to lift it after everything was installed My back was feeling it. I came from an Antec 900 case which was 10lbs less and 4 inches lower.

The fuck do you have a case that big for if you've got ONE FUCKING HARD DRIVE?

That's posetacular.

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:34:15 PM EDT

[#19]

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quick question,

what can I do to lessen the noise of the fan built onto my graphics card?

Using anti-static protections,
you can either clean it out and hope that helps,
or you can purchase another cooling solution.

Unfortunately this is a common problem.
I tend to look for passive cooling on graphics cards and board chipsets... because fans get loud, period.
You can go with watercooling, air cooling, or passive cooling, as all options exist in the aftermarket...
but it really depends on what card you have, as "universal" mounting options aren't nearly "universal",
and it also depends how much heat your GPU unit throws and what method/product is suitable for it.

In other words, you've gotta do some forum research on your particular card.

There are software progs like rivatuner, etc available for both Nvidia and ATI that will control your fan speed.

"May void the warranty though."

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:40:14 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

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quick question,

what can I do to lessen the noise of the fan built onto my graphics card?

Using anti-static protections,
you can either clean it out and hope that helps,
or you can purchase another cooling solution.

Unfortunately this is a common problem.
I tend to look for passive cooling on graphics cards and board chipsets... because fans get loud, period.
You can go with watercooling, air cooling, or passive cooling, as all options exist in the aftermarket...
but it really depends on what card you have, as "universal" mounting options aren't nearly "universal",
and it also depends how much heat your GPU unit throws and what method/product is suitable for it.

In other words, you've gotta do some forum research on your particular card.

There are software progs like rivatuner, etc available for both Nvidia and ATI that will control your fan speed.

"May void the warranty though."

ATI's CCC comes with its own overclocker/fan speed now.

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:41:19 PM EDT

[#21]

I'd rather spend my money on Firearms and Women.

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:47:33 PM EDT

[#22]

You put that much cash into a computer and didn't do a RAID setup, or get HDs bigger than 500gb?

Posted: 4/29/2009 12:49:30 PM EDT

[#23]

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I'd like to do this. Any good books on the subject?

books?

hell if you can put square pegs in square holes you can build a PC.

newegg will have everything you need.

Pick pretty much in this order

1. CPU
2. Motherboard(that fits your CPU)
3. Memory(Fits the MB)
4. Video card(unless the MB has on board and you want to use it)(Fits the MB)
5. Harddrive(s)
6. DVD or Blueray
7. Powersupply
8. Case

Any add on cards like a Sound, wireless etc and any additional/upgraded heat sinks and fans

Yeah, its stupid easy, not to mention you could never print books fast enough to keep up with technology. Just about any performance oriented computer forum will have build lists out the wazoo.

http://www.ocforums.com/

I've pulled them apart to change sttuff, but I'm unsure about compatability of all the components. My aim would be to have a dedicated 'puter for running Photoshop and Flightsim stuff. I surf the net on my $350 Acer laptop.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:17:09 PM EDT

[#24]

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My computer destroys yours.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll269/ferret6677/007-1.jpg

Holly shit dude that is my laptop. Where did you find that picture. That is so funny. That is an old IBM with windows 95 that a guy gave me. It was $8000 or something brand new.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:28:36 PM EDT

[#25]

The graphics cards were $199 each from newegg.com(no tax or shipping charge). I would say that in my case I was better off with two cards in SLI instead of one single dual GPU that I had to pay $500 for. I plan on getting more hard drives. I just haven't figured out the setup I want. The SSD drives that are out now are going to come down in price and they will do a better job of not slowing down in the future. For now I will stick with 10,000 rpm WD that have a 5 year warranty. The reason for the large case if to be able to run a watercooling setup in the future. I can remove the top fan and put a radiator right inside at the top. I just loved the Military style of the case. As far as buying guns instead of this computer, I say why not buy both. I already own 4 pistols and 2 AR-15s.

http://www.newegg.com/

For dual booting ubuntu go to the link below. Or just type how to dual boot xp/vista with ubuntu.
http://www.ubuntu.com/

I love Asus motherboards but this time I went with the EVGA because it was a great choice for overclocking. EVGA has a 24/7 support line and lifetime warranty.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:36:45 PM EDT

[#26]

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Holy huge fucking case Batman!!

Nice.

I know when I tried to lift it after everything was installed My back was feeling it. I came from an Antec 900 case which was 10lbs less and 4 inches lower.

The fuck do you have a case that big for if you've got ONE FUCKING HARD DRIVE?

That's posetacular.

Lulz.

I should post my beast.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:37:43 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

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Holy huge fucking case Batman!!

Nice.

I know when I tried to lift it after everything was installed My back was feeling it. I came from an Antec 900 case which was 10lbs less and 4 inches lower.

The fuck do you have a case that big for if you've got ONE FUCKING HARD DRIVE?

That's posetacular.

Lulz.

I should post my beast.

What case do you have?

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:39:34 PM EDT

[#28]

Nice, I have that exact same setup, almost. My mobo is an XFX750i, proccessor is the same, but only have one graphics card. When I save up a few hundred more bucks, I am going to fill up the other 2 graphics card slots, new power supply and 6 more gigs of RAM.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:39:36 PM EDT

[#29]

Here is the case I had before. Antec 900. The two cards were a tight fit.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:43:12 PM EDT

[#30]

You guys know I am good with the wire management. It could look like this guys rig.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:47:49 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:

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Holy huge fucking case Batman!!

Nice.

I know when I tried to lift it after everything was installed My back was feeling it. I came from an Antec 900 case which was 10lbs less and 4 inches lower.

The fuck do you have a case that big for if you've got ONE FUCKING HARD DRIVE?

That's posetacular.

Lulz.

I should post my beast.

What case do you have?

Antec 1200. Need lots of rooms for drives.

Core i7 920
12GB DDR3
XFX nVidia 285GTX
Gigabyte EX58-UD5
1200W PSU
3 1TB hard drives
1 750GB drive
1 300GB Raptor (boot/OS)
DVDR/RW
Multi Card reader

I have another 1TB Drive I need to put in, but have not had the time to do it.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:48:35 PM EDT

[#32]

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You guys know I am good with the wire management. It could look like this guys rig.

Ah yes, the old red x wire management system, I know it well.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:51:05 PM EDT

[#33]

great porn viewing box u made there

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:52:15 PM EDT

[#34]

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great porn viewing box u made there

Some of us use these machines for more than posting /b/ and helping Obama win elections.

Just saying.

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:54:47 PM EDT

[#35]

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You have a bigtime hard drive bottleneck

A couple of Seagate Cheetahs in raid0 for a system drive and you'll be set.

+1

Why go to all that just to throw in a 7200 rpm HD?

I was being cheap. I want to go with the 10,000 raptors but those are $220 each.

"Check out this bitchin' car I just built. I didn't have much money, but it's got cool paint, headers, full-intake treatment, killer spinners, a rockin' subwoofer, and check out this badass 6-cyl. 250CID truck motor I dropped in her..."

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:55:45 PM EDT

[#36]

1 harddrive

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:57:03 PM EDT

[#37]

So what's up with putting the powersupply on the bottom of the case?

I've never done it that, or seen it done that way, but every pic in this thread is that way.
Is there some sort of heat or noise management benefit?

Posted: 4/29/2009 2:59:04 PM EDT

[#38]

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So what's up with putting the powersupply on the bottom of the case?

I've never done it that, or seen it done that way, but every pic in this thread is that way.
Is there some sort of heat or noise management benefit?

Newer cases are coming that way as they have vent fans on top. Also helps keep wire management, also keeps the Power Supply a bit cooler, as you are not sucking heated CPU and NB air through it.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:00:11 PM EDT

[#39]

My daily driver is a Sun V890

32x 1.6G Sparc IV+'s
128G of RAM
12x 148G Fiber Channel 20K drives

And this thing is a few years old. I have better computers, including clusters and blade enclosures, but this is what I work on the most.

^This is it

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:00:39 PM EDT

[#40]

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My daily driver is a Sun V890

32x 1.6G Sparc IV+'s
128G of RAM
12x 148G Fiber Channel 20K drives

And this thing is a few years old. I have better computers, including clusters and blade enclosures, but this is what I work on the most.

Shit yeah!

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:02:48 PM EDT

[#41]

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My daily driver is a Sun V890

32x 1.6G Sparc IV+'s
128G of RAM
12x 148G Fiber Channel 20K drives

And this thing is a few years old. I have better computers, including clusters and blade enclosures, but this is what I work on the most.

Shit yeah!

I commend you for including chuck Norris' Subnet in your title.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:07:25 PM EDT

[#42]

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My daily driver is a Sun V890

32x 1.6G Sparc IV+'s
128G of RAM
12x 148G Fiber Channel 20K drives

And this thing is a few years old. I have better computers, including clusters and blade enclosures, but this is what I work on the most.

Shit yeah!

I commend you for including chuck Norris' Subnet in your title.

Chuck Norris uses 255.255.255.257 as his Subnet cause the internet is his bitch.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:13:49 PM EDT

[#43]

I stopped playing 3D games about 5 years ago. I don't know why, it just sort of lost it's zeal for me. I've spent next to nothing on computers ever since!!! It's killing my son, who wants all the latest video games and a high-end PC to play them on... I just keep telling him to save up his money

Of course, right now he's saving up money to pay for the upper I put on order for his rifle, so it's gonna be a while before he has the dough for a computer!

EDIT: And it also kills him that I've got a QC Extreme processor sitting in my dresser, with nothing to run it on... funny, I just don't care anymore...

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:17:22 PM EDT

[#44]

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You guys know I am good with the wire management. It could look like this guys rig.

http://www.evga.com/forums/upfiles/400408/22F31BDB1FB94FD6AAD8CDC03D945CB5.jpg

thats just about the same way mine looks inside with all the wires.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:21:54 PM EDT

[#45]

I admit to know near nothing about building computers, but at my father's metal fabrication shop we made a case for a guy who is SERIOUS about his computers.

We made him an aluminum rack that was 18" front to back and about 3' wide x 5' tall. He uses methanol and compressors to cool it. He still brings in parts every month or so and wants small parts made to have better ways of stacking and racking it all. All types of radiator looking parts and whatnot. When he talks about what it can do I just get lost. He actually can't get it done because of the way something is always better coming out and he changes his plans constantly. Apparently people sorta drag race these things by making them crunch massive data and see who gets the fastest time.

He must be an insane person.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:24:32 PM EDT

[#46]

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I admit to know near nothing about building computers, but at my father's metal fabrication shop we made a case for a guy who is SERIOUS about his computers.

We made him an aluminum rack that was 18" front to back and about 3' wide x 5' tall. He uses methanol and compressors to cool it. He still brings in parts every month or so and wants small parts made to have better ways of stacking and racking it all. All types of radiator looking parts and whatnot. When he talks about what it can do I just get lost. He actually can't get it done because of the way something is always better coming out and he changes his plans constantly. Apparently people sorta drag race these things by making them crunch massive data and see who gets the fastest time.

He must be an insane person.

Pretty much.

Nerd drag racin'.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:27:50 PM EDT

[#47]

Very nice build. I like it.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:32:53 PM EDT

[#48]

Very nice, and excellent cable management.

Great job.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:34:56 PM EDT

[#49]

Quoted:

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Holy huge fucking case Batman!!

Nice.

I know when I tried to lift it after everything was installed My back was feeling it. I came from an Antec 900 case which was 10lbs less and 4 inches lower.

The fuck do you have a case that big for if you've got ONE FUCKING HARD DRIVE?

That's posetacular.

I was in a computer store today. Big cases and micro boxes are the only thing you can get now, unless you cannibalise old PCs for cases.

Posted: 4/29/2009 3:47:31 PM EDT

[#50]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Holy huge fucking case Batman!!

Nice.

I know when I tried to lift it after everything was installed My back was feeling it. I came from an Antec 900 case which was 10lbs less and 4 inches lower.

The fuck do you have a case that big for if you've got ONE FUCKING HARD DRIVE?

That's posetacular.

I was in a computer store today. Big cases and micro boxes are the only thing you can get now, unless you cannibalise old PCs for cases.

Stop going to Best Buy. There are SHIT TONS of mid size cases out there. Full towers are slim pickins in comparison.

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