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Ace170780




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PostPosted: Sat, 26th Apr 2008 08:01    Post subject: New System Specs...
i'm building a new pc & say fuck it & bought me 2 BFG 9800 GX 2's for my new rig im building.

- eVGA 790I LGA775 DDR3 3PCI-e SATA2 RAID
- Intel Core 2 Quade q9450 or q9550 depending on which Retail version is available.
- Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W power supply
- Coolmaster COSMOS 1000 chasis
- 4GB OCZ PC3-10666 Dual Channel ReaperX DDR3 XTC
- Western Digital 150GB SATA 10K RPM 16MB

That pretty sums up the good parts the rest are just the topings like mouse & keyboard.


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PostPosted: Sat, 26th Apr 2008 08:07    Post subject: Re: Yeah im conpulsive when...
Ace170780 wrote:
- Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W power supply

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PostPosted: Sat, 26th Apr 2008 08:13    Post subject:
I would change Western Digital Raptor 150GB for Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB, its faster only 2.5", quieter, just better in everyway and price is not high.
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PostPosted: Sat, 26th Apr 2008 08:40    Post subject:
Good luck getting the Cost/Performance out of those vid cards. Laughing
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Ace170780




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PostPosted: Sun, 27th Apr 2008 06:51    Post subject:
Yeah I got good connections so im not worried when the 9900's are out im just going to swap.
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Ace170780




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PostPosted: Sat, 10th May 2008 07:54    Post subject:
So my system is built & I got the q9450 as the 9550 is still unavailable. It's damn sexy though running 2 x 9800 GX2 havn't testing Crysis on it yet but I am hella looking forward to it
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PostPosted: Sat, 10th May 2008 08:28    Post subject:
@ Ace170780

Also check out IronMan, it rocks !

Top-notch PCs FTW !
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Ace170780




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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 05:49    Post subject:
Here is a little bragging rights on my part :S check out the screenshot. I will take pics of my system later just to show it off a bit.

http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk90/Ace170780/?action=view&current=devicemanager.jpg

Oh I can say one thing though my machine rapes crysis though I will admit no AA but I am running DX10 & Very high on everything not a hitch.
Also im in the process now of running 3dmark06 & will try Vantage as well & post results in a bit.
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Ace170780




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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 06:19    Post subject:
Alright ok so far probably have to OC to 3.0 to get a better score but for

3dMark 06 : 14443 3DMarks
3dMark Vantage: In Progress
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 06:55    Post subject:
Did you really get the 1KW PSU? Jesus, it's like a power station, no real need for such a PSU outside of server mainframes.
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 08:22    Post subject:
LeoNatan wrote:
Did you really get the 1KW PSU? Jesus, it's like a power station, no real need for such a PSU outside of server mainframes.


Well, at least he's future proof lol. Wattage is seriously over rated. HE could have gotten by with a 600 watt. My gf just bought a BFG 600 watt psu. I was a bit displeased to see them following the trend by rating their PSU's at their peak which you'll rarely ever get to use.


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 08:36    Post subject:
No, with the 2 9800GX2 cards, 600 would not have been enough. Still think 1K is a bit too much.
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 08:48    Post subject:
Crack rig Ace170780. If one got doe, spend it I always say Smile. Congrats!


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 09:26    Post subject:
A giant Sony Bravia for teh x360 would be a much better investment


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 13:44    Post subject:
I would kill for that PC...
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 13:47    Post subject:
NuclearShadow wrote:
I would kill for that PC...


To play 8 hrs of Crysis...? Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 14:52    Post subject:
Vodka-Redbull wrote:
A giant Sony Bravia for teh x360 would be a much better investment


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 16:50    Post subject:
lol i've beat crysis 3 times on delta on my old rig so yeah I probably give it another go with my new rig hehe.
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 17:50    Post subject:
Yeah so I overclocked my FSD to 1500 mhz & cpu was up to 3.0 ghz got an extra 1000 points in 3dMark 06. I'm pretty sure if I went up to 3.5 or so I could hit near 20000 points.
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 17:56    Post subject:
this overclocking to get best result in 3d mark is so old

i can't believe ppl still doing that
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 17:57    Post subject:
Yeah I just wanted to compare stock to overlcock Smile on another note here are pictures of my system itself.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk90/Ace170780/DSC00002.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk90/Ace170780/DSC00001.jpg
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 18:01    Post subject:
And that cost you...?


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 18:01    Post subject:
is that PSU modular? if so than I feel sorry for you that you wasted your money


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 18:10    Post subject:
Yeah it's Modular why do you say I wasted my money ? I can't stand having a bunch of cables that wont be used heh. the system cost me 3000$
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 18:14    Post subject:
Also hate the mangrove of cables that a normal PSU can create, although have a pretty neat system at the mo. Took me a good 2h to do a proper cable management, basically most cables now run behind the mobo tray=invisible Smile. But my next PSU will be modular 100%.


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 18:16    Post subject:
Cox, don't you have a water cooling system? You don't have to worry about wire work with that, unless you really care for aesthetics.
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 18:20    Post subject:
Exactly, aesthetics man, all the way. I know nobody but me really looks in there, but its a good feeling when I do! Razz


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 18:25    Post subject:
I did a pretty good job with my OCZ 600W in the Armor, but damn, the Armor is just huge, so lots of space to put the cables.
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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 18:27    Post subject:
Ace170780 wrote:
Yeah it's Modular why do you say I wasted my money ? I can't stand having a bunch of cables that wont be used heh. the system cost me 3000$


extra resistance, more spots for a connection to go bad etc


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PostPosted: Sun, 11th May 2008 19:13    Post subject:
LeoNatan wrote:
No, with the 2 9800GX2 cards, 600 would not have been enough. Still think 1K is a bit too much.
some google searchs says 1000watt with 80amps minimum.

i think ive seen reviews for one 9800gx2 where the multimeter load for the psu was 400watt ( which obviously includes all the other components aswell)
so you might be able to get away with a really good 800watt psu as a minimum but i'd feel alot more comfortable ordering something like he has..

dont forget psu performance degrades with age aswell so they dont alway stay at there rated watts
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