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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2008
    I have SATA drives.
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  • edbert
    edbert Posts: 1,041
    edited January 2008
    Awesome, looks to be an awesome computer. Have fun with it!
    I know just enough to be dangerous, but don't tell my wife, she thinks I'm a genius. :D

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    Monitor 30's - surrounds
    CS1 - center
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    Blue Jeans Cable - speaker cable
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2008
    If you want to be more future-proof, get a mobo that does DDR3 RAM natively. I jumped right over DDR2 when I upgraded at Xmas.
    Never Forget
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited January 2008
    I have that exact same MOBO, the Q6600, and a comparable, 610watt PSU. I also have two 250GB HD's. However, you did jump me a bit on the graphics card. :(

    To be perfectly honest, I see NO reason to even THINK about DDR3 as a future upgrade. Either you need it now or you don't. If you're a hardcore gamer and you don't actually buy the ram now, then by the time you're willing to pay for it, you'll want to rebuild your computer anyways. If you're not a hardcore gamer, then DDR2 will serve you well so long that this computer will be junk before you'll think about going to DDR3.

    Anyhoo, my two cents. :)
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited January 2008
    Looks like a great setup!

    What's the first game you're going to buy to demo it with?
    Lovin that music year after year.

    Main 2 Channel System

    Polk SDA-1B,
    Promitheus Audio TVC SE,
    Rotel RB-980BX,
    OPPO DV-970HD,
    Lite Audio DAC AH,
    IXOS XHA305 Interconnects

    Computer Rig

    Polk SDA CRS+,
    Creek Audio 5350 SE,
    Morrow Audio MA1 Interconnect,
    HRT Music Streamer II
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2008
    Minesweeper
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited January 2008
    Shizelbs wrote: »
    Minesweeper

    Watch it, lower the shader model or it'll hang up. I can run Med. settings but anything past that and I get like 10 FPS
    God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2008
    ledhed wrote: »
    Watch it, lower the shader model or it'll hang up. I can run Med. settings but anything past that and I get like 10 FPS

    lol

    Seriously though, I bought Crysis and Unreal Tournament 3.
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  • ARCSolo
    ARCSolo Posts: 8
    edited January 2008
    I would doublecheck your PSU for being certified for SLI for that particular card. I have not checked that mfr's web site but evga's web site has a matrix for power supply vs card model for sli configs. There isn't a single one at 600w rated for dual 8800 series cards at evga. Just a thought, may need to beef it up just a bit. Other than that, let the fraggin begin!
    Left & Right: LSi15's
    Center: CSiA6
    Surrounds: FXiA6
    Sub: DSW Pro 500
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2008
    Will do. Decided that one card is enough for now. I really thought about it, and I realistically would just overhaul the system again rather than buy another graphics card.
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  • ARCSolo
    ARCSolo Posts: 8
    edited January 2008
    Cool beans, then I guess I'll see you on the battlefield! Once the next patch from Epic is released I'll have my own UT3 server up and running again. The new patch is supposed have a web admin page for administrators, unlike now with constant command line generating. :mad: Keep an eye out for it, usually CTF or VCTF, AEXSERVER is the server name prefix. Hopefully by this summer we will have our Excessive Overkill mod loaded and running too. :cool:
    Left & Right: LSi15's
    Center: CSiA6
    Surrounds: FXiA6
    Sub: DSW Pro 500
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited January 2008
    You're all going down :D
    Lovin that music year after year.

    Main 2 Channel System

    Polk SDA-1B,
    Promitheus Audio TVC SE,
    Rotel RB-980BX,
    OPPO DV-970HD,
    Lite Audio DAC AH,
    IXOS XHA305 Interconnects

    Computer Rig

    Polk SDA CRS+,
    Creek Audio 5350 SE,
    Morrow Audio MA1 Interconnect,
    HRT Music Streamer II
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2008
    I'm pretty rusty, but I'm sure I can handle whatever you dish out.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited January 2008
    What? No WoW here??
    Monitor 7b's front
    Monitor 4's surround
    Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
    M10's back surround
    Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
    Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
    Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
    Harman/Kardon AVR-635
    Oppo 981hd
    Denon upconvert DVD player
    Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
    Mit RPTV WS-55513
    Tosh HD-XA1
    B&K AV5000


    Dont BAN me Bro!!!!:eek:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited January 2008
    Be sure and use a raptor hard drive, you'll be glad you did:)
    Testing
    Testing
    Testing
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited February 2008
    Shizelbs wrote: »
    Alright, here is the lineup...

    Q6600 CPU
    GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
    OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
    Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W SLI Ready Power Supply
    BFG Tech BFGE88512GTSE GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
    Antec 900 Case.

    Totals just over $960.

    Already have plenty of fans, HDDs.

    Anything that I should be talked out of?

    You could save 100 bucks and get the E8400 Intel processor.
    http://www.buy.com/prod/e8400-lga775-3-00g-6mb-1333mhz-chipfsb-boxed-processor/q/loc/101/206459005.html
    Just built my system with it and an EVGA 780i board. It's rated at 3Ghz stock, and I have it stable to 3.7ghz. I also have 2 of the video cards you bought (the new 8800GTS cards). You're gonna love it. I provides a much better cooling solution than the 8800GT's, and the performance is a bit better as well. I'm over 17,000 on my 3d Mark '06 scores, with more to come when I reach 4Ghz OC.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited February 2008
    Holy fack this thing is fast. I mean, FAST.
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited February 2008
    Post your 3dmark 06 score for us.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited February 2008
    Shizelbs wrote: »
    Holy fack this thing is fast. I mean, FAST.

    Dont you worry, a couple of trojans will slow it down.:p
    Monitor 7b's front
    Monitor 4's surround
    Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
    M10's back surround
    Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
    Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
    Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
    Harman/Kardon AVR-635
    Oppo 981hd
    Denon upconvert DVD player
    Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
    Mit RPTV WS-55513
    Tosh HD-XA1
    B&K AV5000


    Dont BAN me Bro!!!!:eek:
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited February 2008
    jakelm wrote: »
    Dont you worry, a couple of trojans will slow it down.:p


    It's funny, stay away from ****, file sharing and WAREZ types of files /applications and you would be amazed how few viruses are truely out there. Then again, why even have a computer :D

    I have used my couple of servers for years ( driver/application file downloading ...internet usage ( No **** ) ...etc ) and never even have seen a virus in the wild, much less get one.

    Now the pc used for file sharing and the occasional booby watch has seen a couple ;)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited February 2008
    Shizelbs wrote: »
    Holy fack this thing is fast. I mean, FAST.

    Did you put a raptor in it then?
    Testing
    Testing
    Testing
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