Screamers

[Getback]

With 3 grand, you begin to start maxing out your computer parts.  Sure you could get those Intel Extreme editions for $1000 for a CPU, but that's just flushing money away.  You could start utilizing the extra money on multi-monitor setups.  Desk, CH gear, speakers, networking backup etc.  Man....what I'd do with $3000!

I believe I would PM TD for 3 grand and he would build you a dream machine from what I understand. Better yet give you some great advice on set up and maintenance.

[Reschke]

Boy I can't add in squat when I am supposed to. I meant to put this in my reply here yesterday.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,269085.0.html

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I'm sure Denholm meant ATI 4890 not 4830.

[BoilerDown]

Your best would be to spend 1200 on the computer itself, 400 on a silent water-cooling setup, and 1400 on your monitors, peripherals, and software  .  If you really want to spend three grand, that would give your the best bang per buck, imo.

[Denholm]

I'm sure Denholm meant ATI 4890 not 4830.

Yes, I did. Thank you for the clarification.

[BaldEagl]

Your best would be to spend 1200 on the computer itself, 400 on a silent water-cooling setup, and 1400 on your monitors, peripherals, and software  .  If you really want to spend three grand, that would give your the best bang per buck, imo.

Nah, his best bet would be to send me $3000 and I'll send him back a "screamer" and he'll be very happy and so will I.

[TilDeath]

Nah, his best bet would be to send me $3000 and I'll send him back a "screamer" and he'll be very happy and so will I.

What would your build sheet be for a 3k rig

[BaldEagl]

What would your build sheet be for a 3k rig

I'd guess I'd be sending him something at least close to this.  $2700-2800 after freight in and out and charging him for 5 hours of assembly and set-up (just a guess as I didn't check freight charges, rebates, etc.):

- Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR
- GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
- PC Power & Cooling T12W 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply -
- Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
- CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D
- 2x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
- Pioneer Black 8X Blu-Ray DVD Burner w/ Software SATA Model BDR-203BKS
- SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S222A
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
- Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee

He could save several hundred dollars on the PSU but with a tri-SLI board I put this one in just in case he ever wanted to tri-SLI it.
Not sure about this CPU cooler but it looked to be the best of what I saw at newegg.
I picked Vista so he'd get the upgrade to Win7 when it's released.

Obviously there would be tweaks having not talked to him but if someone just out of the blue wanted to spend the money they could do a lot worse than this.  If I were marketing this I'd probably swap in the 9xx PCP&C PSU and add a second GTX 285 so I could advertise it as SLI for about the same price.

[TilDeath]

I'd guess I'd be sending him something at least close to this.  $2700-2800 after freight in and out and charging him for 5 hours of assembly and set-up (just a guess as I didn't check freight charges, rebates, etc.):

- Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR
- GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
- PC Power & Cooling T12W 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply -
- Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
- CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D
- 2x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
- Pioneer Black 8X Blu-Ray DVD Burner w/ Software SATA Model BDR-203BKS
- SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S222A
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
- Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee

He could save several hundred dollars on the PSU but with a tri-SLI board I put this one in just in case he ever wanted to tri-SLI it.
Not sure about this CPU cooler but it looked to be the best of what I saw at newegg.
I picked Vista so he'd get the upgrade to Win7 when it's released.

Obviously there would be tweaks having not talked to him but if someone just out of the blue wanted to spend the money they could do a lot worse than this.  If I were marketing this I'd probably swap in the 9xx PCP&C PSU and add a second GTX 285 so I could advertise it as SLI for about the same price.

Thats about a 2300 ~ 2350 build for the components listed with shipping and build fees

[Getback]

Maybe at some point we should have the Annual AH computer building contest? We can judge on neatness, 24/7 performance, temperature testing underload, and what ever we can think of. We can confine to dollar limits. Have your choice of cpu, case, cooling, vc, ps etc. Find adequate programs to test with, maybe cpu - z etc.

Would give us a chance to meet each other, build, exchange ideas and of course, at least for me learn something.

[Denholm]

I say Llama will be competing with TilDeath for 1st whilst BladEagl and Masherbrum fight for third.

Any bets?

[BaldEagl]

Thats about a 2300 ~ 2350 build for the components listed with shipping and build fees

Yeah well it's $2450 with just inbound shipping if you're buying retail from newegg.  No outbound shipping or build fees added to that number.

[Mace2004]

Maybe at some point we should have the Annual AH computer building contest? We can judge on neatness, 24/7 performance, temperature testing underload, and what ever we can think of. We can confine to dollar limits. Have your choice of cpu, case, cooling, vc, ps etc. Find adequate programs to test with, maybe cpu - z etc.

Would give us a chance to meet each other, build, exchange ideas and of course, at least for me learn something.

How about just building something that'll run the beta?   

[TilDeath]

How about just building something that'll run the beta?  

Most any system will run Beta (check AH min system requirements)  Running Beta with all the bells and whistles turned on is a different story.  Beta with all the bells and whistles on would be a box in the 800 to 1300 range depending on DDR2 or DDR3, How big a PSU and a GTX9800+ (mininum I would use)

[RATTFINK]

With 3 grand, you begin to start maxing out your computer parts.  Sure you could get those Intel Extreme editions for $1000 for a CPU, but that's just flushing money away.  You could start utilizing the extra money on multi-monitor setups.  Desk, CH gear, speakers, networking backup etc.  Man....what I'd do with $3000!

Amen!