Best computer

[Frank10LR]

I think I'll spend much moneys for Christmas, anyway I'm not assembling a computer like this one:

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CPU:
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 â?¬ 1.200
 - Socket 775 - 2,66 GHz - quad core - 8 MB cache L2 - FSB 1066 MHz - 64 Bit

Video Card:
GeForce 8800 GTX x2(SLI) â?¬ 1.200
 - 575 MHz Core - 768 MB GDDR3 1,8 GHz - Bus 384 Bit - 128 Stream Processor - 2 DVI   - HDCP Support - DX10 ready

Motherboard:
Mb with Nvidia nForce 680i SLI â?¬ 249
 - Intel 975X - Socket 775 - 4 DDR2 - 2 PCI-E 8/16x - 2 PCI-E 1x - 3 PCI - 7 SATA 3 Gb - 2 Gigabit

RAM:
2 GB Corsair 8500 â?¬ 510
 - 2 DIMM 1 Gb - Latency 5-5-5-15 at 1066 MHz - 2.2 V - Metallic Dissipator

Audio:
Logitech Z-5500 Digital â?¬ 339
 - 5.1 - Decoder Dolby Digital & DTS with optical & coassial imput - 505 Watt RMS - Remote control

Monitor:
Benq FP241W â?¬ 980
 - 24" - 16:10 Format - Max res. 1920x1200 - DVI & VGA - 6 ms

Audio Card:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro â?¬ 331
 - 24/96 KHz at 7.1 - 24/192 KHz at Stereo - External Rack - 64 MB RAM - EAX 5 - Remote control

DVD:
Plextor PX-760A â?¬ 110
 - Parallel ATA - Dual Layer - 2 MB Buffer

Hard Disk:
2x Western Digital Raptor 150 GB at RAID 0 â?¬ 580
 - Serial ATA 150 - 10.000 RPM - 16 MB Buffer - Latency 5 ms

Total: 5.424 â?¬


[Soul Sojourner]

Awesome, lol, though not as awesome as a computer I've been wanting to build for awhile now. I called it my future "super computer." LOL Cause the price came out to over 10K. US Dollars.

And seriously, got some good brands picked out in there. Corsair, sound blaster, nvidia geforce. All around looks pretty nice, though I don't see mention of the power supply, and I'd go Seagate for the HDD.

[Razor Blade]

omg over 5000â?¬??? fuck no that's too much for a pc...

[Frank10LR]

Yeah, a 650 W CM power supply 50 â?¬.
Urgh    You're right Razor, 10K or 5K is really too much.

I think I'll spend max 1500 â?¬ for my new stuff.

[Mo]

Looks like the PC i want to build next year.  Though I plan to overclock my QX6700 a fair bit using this case.

A couple of things to mention on your post.  First, you people in Europe pay WAY too much for computer stuff lol
580 Euros for 2 Raptors? ouch. That's how much they are here.  nForce 680i motherboards use the Nvidia 680i chipset not the Intel 975X chipset.  If you want the best 680i board available now, this is the one for you. DFI will be releasing a 680i board in the next month or so.  Corsair is great for memory, again you're getting ripped off like crazy.  You should go with their highest end Dominator series, timings on those stick CAS5 is a little high, you can get CAS4 PC2-8500 sticks i think.  Lastly that Sound Blaster card for 331 Euro?? Yikes, save your money and get a kick ass heat sink fan for your CPU.  That's way to much for sound, considering high end motherboard come with high definition sound on board.

Will be a good system though.  I was gonna to be upgrading my pc a few days ago but I accidentally broke the CPU...Probably the dumbest thing I've ever done lol.  Well I had to waste another $30 to get a replacement.  Stupid me  

EDIT: Oh and there's no reason to use a SLI setup, especially with the 8800GTX. A single video card is plenty for todays and tomorrow's games.

[Soul Sojourner]

You gotta fucking love Neweggs service though, shit, they are awesome. There are things I get from them, more expensive then I could at other places, just because I know I'll get quality and damn good service.

I have corsairs in this comp here, since I built this one, I went with shit I know is good, except my mobo, used soyo for that, it's decent. Shit dude, you should see the case I was going to use for my "master computer"/"super computer" =P Fucking owned. Yeah, good to be in North America. ^^

Well shit, newegg doesn't do Europe?

[Frank10LR]

Yeah, I agree with you at all, for sure, it's crazy using SLI with that video card. Anyway I'll never spend all those â?¬ for a pc, *dreaming*
I think i'll buy only Intel E6600 - radeon x1900gt or nvidia 7950 gx2- MSI P965 platinum Motherboard, for all other things i'm using what i have now. I have to save moneys for all my traffic violations

Ps:
Really nice case, I think you won't have noise problems

[Mo]

Yeah, I agree with you at all, for sure, it's crazy using SLI with that video card. Anyway I'll never spend all those â?¬ for a pc, *dreaming*
I think i'll buy only Intel E6600 - radeon x1900gt or nvidia 7950 gx2- MSI P965 platinum Motherboard, for all other things i'm using what i have now. I have to save moneys for all my traffic violations

Ps:
Really nice case, I think you won't have noise problems

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Yup Newegg rocks.  Unfortunately they don't even ship to Canada, but fortunately enough my friends father drives to Champlain New York everyday, so I get stuffed shipped there.  I save on taxes to boot hehe.

You can easily overclock an E6600 to high clock rates, of course assuming you have a good motherboard also.  All you need is a good heat sink fan combo.  Thermalright makes amazing heat sinks.  this one is quite the beast.  You won't have any problems going way over 3ghz with this and a good 12cm fan.  It's tough to get a feeling for the size of these heat sinks, but trust me that are HUGE, so make sure you have the space for one.

[Frank10LR]

You can easily overclock an E6600 to high clock rates, of course assuming you have a good motherboard also.  All you need is a good heat sink fan combo.  Thermalright makes amazing heat sinks.  this one is quite the beast.  You won't have any problems going way over 3ghz with this and a good 12cm fan.  It's tough to get a feeling for the size of these heat sinks, but trust me that are HUGE, so make sure you have the space for one.

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Really thanks for the tip, I'm sure I'll follow your way. What do you think is the the best motherboard to do a great overclock to E6600?

[420]

nvidia 7950

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Always good to get the previous generation video card. The newest ones are always overpriced. Wait for the 9000 nVidias before buying a 8000 series.

Also, is Newegg any relation to Egghead which was a software/hardware store that closed all its locations and turned into an internet-only store?

-420

[Tyrael]

omg 580 euros for 2 150gb HDD? my serial ata 160gb HDD was just 80 euros here in spain but then my radeon X1900RX (just Club 3d version of x1900gt, because it says i have a x1900gt on all games and configs tweaked or somethin i suppose) was a bit over 200â?¬.

[Mo]

Really thanks for the tip, I'm sure I'll follow your way. What do you think is the the best motherboard to do a great overclock to E6600?

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Well the new 680i chipset is supposedly a very good overclocker.  The Striker board I linked to above is the best but expensive.  The eVGA model has more attractive pricing.

@420

Quick search of newegg on wikipedia shows:

"Despite frequent consumer confusion, Newegg has no connection with the former Egghead.com (a brand now owned by Amazon.com)"

EDIT: A tip for overclocking, get SLI/EPP memory sticks.  These sticks will automatically adjust themselves for the best possible performance when used with nForce chipset.  Corsair invented EPP, so you won't have a problem with that memory.

[Xen]

I still say Baowulfs rock all.