Re: If you had unlimited resources... most powerful machine possible.
pfft.Originally Posted by Redundant
Keep the 3x30" displays, and build from scratch, watercool, and throw Unix on there.
Fiber Optic, however, would have to stay. I'd have to move to take advantage of it, but yeah, keep that too.
I'll put together my dream pc later tonite.
Re: If you had unlimited resources... most powerful machine possible.
Dream Pc
Operating System $199.99: Windows Vista Ultimate
Case $999.99: Cool Master CSX
Power Supply $219.00: Sli 720 Watts
Cd/Dvd Drive 1 $499.99: Blu-ray Disc Triple DVD Burner
Cd/Dvd Drive 2 $37.99: Dual Layer Dvd Burner
Hard Drive 1 $209.99: Raptor 150 GB 16 MB Cache
Hard Drive 2 $114.99: 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
Hard Drive 3 $114.99: 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
Motherboard $179.99: Asus Sli Intel
Processor $968.00: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield
RAM $540.00: DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) 8GB(4 x 2GB)
Video Card $1159.98: X2 Sli Nvidia 8800 GTX
Network Card $249.99: Killer NIC M1 10/100/1000Mbps
Sound Card $380.99: 16 Channels 24-bit 192KHz
Accessories
Mouse $58.99: Razer 2000 DPI
Keyboard $1564.37: Optimus Uber
Speakers $289.99: Logitech Z-5500 Digital Surround Gaming Speakers
Monitor $899.99: SAMSUNG 32" 16:9 8ms Wide
TOTAL(Without shipping): $8689.22
Ill add water cooling but dont feel like it right now
Re: If you had unlimited resources... most powerful machine possible.
ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard -- 329.99
APC Smart-UPS SUA1500 1440VA 980W 8 Outlets UPS -- 479.95
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor -- 968.00
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory x 2 -- 491.98
SONY 8X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 8X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 2X BD-R 2X BD-RE 2X BD-ROM 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-R 16X CD-RW 32X CD-ROM 8M Cache P-ATA/E-IDE Blu-ray DVD Burner x2 -- 1319.98
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive x 6 -- 1679.94
Rosewill RX850-S-B 850W SLI Ready,Four +12V Rails Power Supply 115/230 V UL,FCC,CSA,CB,CE,TUV, ROHS -- 189.99
PNY VCQFX5500-PCIE-PB Quadro FX5500 1GB 256-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card x2 -- 4799.98
Timberwolf FPS Keyboard -- 43.99
DoubleSight DS-1900S Black 19" 8ms DVI Widescreen Dual LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 -- 769.99
Gyration GP6005M Blue 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB RF Wireless Optical GO PRO 2.4 Optical Air Mouse -- 145.99
Vantec ATA66/100/133 IDE 36in Round Cable w/Silver PVC Pipe 3 Connectors Retail -- 14.99
Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Full Tower Aluminum Case w/Liquid Cooling System Retail -- 449.99
Creative Labs GigaWorks S750 7.1 Speaker System --441.98
Creative 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card -- 199.99
Multi-boot, XP Pro (139.99), Vista Ultimate(199.99) and ubuntu -- 339.98
What good would this system be without some modding? I'd add the following to it as well:
Valeo Heater Core for watercooling -- ~100.00, give or take depending on market
120mm fan x 2 (cooling for the HC) -- 37.98
A smattering of LEDs and CCFLs, tastefully done, of course -- 25.00
Watercooling tubing, blocks, pump, and liquid -- 600.00
And finally, one thing that I'm seeing absent from everyone else's list: I'd drop a minimum of $200.00 on a really comfortable chair. Preferably with massage and heat options.
So that gives us a grand total of: $12666.71 before modding and roughly $13689.69 with mods and the comfy chair.
Wonder if I could refinance my pickup? :p
Last edited by Drum Thumper; 05-31-2007 at 02:32 AM. Reason: forgot the OS
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