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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: oneway on March 14, 2010, 04:52:54 PM
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Need some help...haven't kept up to date with hardware changes these last 3 years...I built my present rig February 2007...
Right now I am running an Asus Stryker Extreme with 2GB of 184 DDR @ 800 and Quad Core LGA775 2GHz proc which is driving a 786 8800GTX on PCI-ex 16...
For this build I want to swap out the board, the proc, the memory, the sound and the vid card...
The case, cooling system and PSU are all in fine shape and will be re-used...(the PSU is a 1KW Enermax...it should be fine)
I will not be overclocking...but still want the OC friendly bios...
The plextor optical drives are fine...I don't burn discs and only load software...
The hard drives are fine...a pair WD 10k raptor 75GB...a pair of WD 10k raptor 150GB, and a pair of 7200 500gb Seagates
I will probably switch to Win 7...but have been running XP-Pro...
In the past I have always used NVidia for graphics and Sound Blaster for sound...but am willing to try/look at other things..
Finally, I am going to stick with Intel...not interested in AMD...
I would like to keep the budget to 1000-1500 for the hardware...
So....can you guys point me towards some of the latest greatest...
Motherboard and proc first...
Any help appreciated...
Oneway
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Hey oneway,
From what I can see you would be good with a system like this:
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - mobo
Core 2 Quad Q9550 - cpu
Sapphire HD5770/5870 - vid
Kingston HyperX DDR2-800 -ram
OCZ Gladiator Max - CPU cooler (OC to 3.2-3.4, trust me)
That is my system and I love each of those part to death (pair of 5770s)
But I think if you have that high of a price range you might aswell go i7.
Thinking i7-930
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225
Evga mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
OCZ Gold DDR3 ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365
Same vid card.
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I was just digging around on new egg and was looking at that I7 stuff...
Are you running liquid or air on the OC?
I ran water on this rig for awhile to the proc, the board chips, both of the 8800GTX....as well as the 2 raptor 75's that were set up as raid 0...it ended up being such a hassle...I finally yanked it all out...dropped in a bunch of 120 fans and never looked back...even yanked the second 8800 as I found very little benefit to running SLI and it was also a hassle as I running multiple monitors and didn't like that...
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I run a 3.8-4.0 air cooled OC. My temps for my proc stay around 40-42c idle. I just figured since you weren't looking at a major OC, I'd give a clock that boosted your performance fairly well with little to no stress on the comp.
I also have 3 120 fans and 2 140 fans in my case, the gladiator max is also a 120mm push through setup.
I don't run multiple monitors, and don't have an outstanding res (1440x900) 19" and 1024x768 on the projector, but I see a fairly decent boost in the performance once I OC'd both cards a bit.
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So here is the parts list....I figured seeing as I don't use the logitech 5.1 speaker system I do have...I would scratch the sound card...and throw in some creative usb head phones...this list falls basically directly in the middle of the price range and I would assume should work well for the next few years...
I still have my SB2 card anyway and it works fine...
For the cooler I am gonna go with this: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8807/?campid=bmr#blank (http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8807/?campid=bmr#blank)
I got a ton of 120 fans that can do a push me pull me on that sink....
(http://www.cadframers.com/ah/parts_list.png)
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Should do you very well for years!
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Check this out....
Here is a 3 year old pic of the last build before I added the blood red fluid to the cooling system...and a pic of the radiator before it was installed...
(http://www.cadframers.com/ah/old_build.JPG)
(http://www.cadframers.com/ah/old_build_radiator.JPG)
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Check this out....
Here is a 3 year old pic of the last build before I added the blood red fluid to the cooling system...and a pic of the radiator before it was installed...
(http://www.cadframers.com/ah/old_build.JPG)
(http://www.cadframers.com/ah/old_build_radiator.JPG)
Man im jealous of talented people lol Looks great, One of these days i'll get the sand to build my own
Very nice sir
<S>
Mbailey
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You got tons of talent Baily...
You would kill me 10 out of 10 times in the DA...
:cry
:salute
Oneway
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Very cool loop. Never seen ram WC'd before.
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Very cool loop. Never seen ram WC'd before.
forgot about the ram WC..when i mentioned liquid earlier....that was that OCZ stuff that was bleeding edge when I got it...it came stock clocking 1000...all four sticks eventually crapped out...but OCZ made good and replaced them with less aggressive stuff at my request...OCZ is a good company to deal with...they loved the pictures.... :rofl
By the way...I was just digging through all of the images of that build and there is some really cool images...you guys interested?
If your a hardware builder these pics are pretty cool...
I don't want keep bumping this thread but you guys might be into this...
Oneway
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I have used two OCZ PSU's and they work flawlessly, their rebates are speedy too.
I'm interested in the pics. I'll post some of mine up too even though they aren't that interesting. :)
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Dump the Sound Blaster headphones and get a real pair...something like the PC350's from Sennheiser will work MUCH better. The USB head phones just muck everything up.
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More beautiful pics please. :)
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Dump the Sound Blaster headphones and get a real pair...something like the PC350's from Sennheiser will work MUCH better. The USB head phones just muck everything up.
Thank you!....
Will change it...I had some Senn's and they rocked before i ripped the wire out of them getting up to get a beer...but they were Semi-Aural...
Circumaural is the only way I like to fly...will pull up Senn now and check 'em out...
:aok
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More beautiful pics please. :)
Here is a couple for now...more art than anything...I like them...
The first image is double fan connector/splitter...UV sensitive components...
The second image is of true scale machine bolts used in model railroading...these were the bolts used to replace the Plexiglas side panel fasteners on the case...I drilled out the cheesy aluminum rivets....I also used these to mount the front panel elements...
The devil is in the details...
:aok
(http://www.cadframers.com/ah/build_uv_connectors.JPG)
(http://www.cadframers.com/ah/build_scale_bolts.JPG)
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One more pic for now....
This is a close up of some custom potentiometer switches I made...I used the common anodized case case thumb nuts...cut off the typical male stud...drilled a socket into them, and press fit them to the splines on Pot...
In this case these were used as a fan rpm control bank on custom front panel...2x4 Pot Array...
The circuit board in the background was part of an off the shelf fan controller...these switches drove that board....I cannibalized the controller and also mounted the micro toggle in the background on the same custom front panel to bypass the typical auto fan control....manual override...when wanted...otherwise solid state management...
(http://www.cadframers.com/ah/build_custom_pot_switches.JPG)
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Nice work oneway. The little nuts and bolts are too cool. :aok
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Pulled the trigger tonight on the following upgrade package:
3 years since the last build....nearly to the day...
Out with the old:
Stryker Extreme, 8800 GTX,Core 2 Duo 1333 2.6 quad...various 184/DDR2 RAM over the years...
In with the new:
Asus P6X58D Mobo
i7 2.8 Bloomfield
Corsair Dominator DDR3 6GB (3x2gb) 1600 triple kit
Saphire 5870
OS 7
From NewEgg...
Build begins next weekend... :aok
Oneway
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Lol - I just bought that same Mobo / Cpu / Ram for my home rig. My old core2duo system went down Thursday night. Was going to order from Newegg, but went to Frys locally since I'd be lost without a pc untill the parts arrived. Anyway - I got it up and running currently and all seems good.
Btw - Frys has a smoking deal on the antec Truepower 850 watt powersupply, $99 bucks.
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Waffle...with there being a newegg place right in TX, wouldn't it have been there in a day or two?
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Lol - I just bought that same Mobo / Cpu / Ram for my home rig. My old core2duo system went down Thursday night. Was going to order from Newegg, but went to Frys locally since I'd be lost without a pc untill the parts arrived. Anyway - I got it up and running currently and all seems good.
Btw - Frys has a smoking deal on the antec Truepower 850 watt powersupply, $99 bucks.
99 bucks for 850 watts is a great a price..killer deal
anyone who needs a new PS should jump on that....
:aok
What V card are you running?...
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I picked up a nvidia 9800GT, planning on trying SLI - I probably wont pick another one up for a little bit though.
I actually needed a computer tonite - so I was kinda forced into Frys. Does newegg have a distribution point in TX?
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I think they have one in TX, NJ, and CA (main point). I get a lot of stuff from NJ, I live in Upstate NY and sometimes it even arrives next day, with 3 day shipping.
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all my orders from the eggo come from either tennessee or california. tennessee gets here overnight even if its ordinary ups ground. :D but cali takes a whole darn week. :furious
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all my orders from the eggo come from either tennessee or california. tennessee gets here overnight even if its ordinary ups ground. :D but cali takes a whole darn week. :furious
Forgot about TN. I think their "lowest" priority is 3 day UPS...I could never select lower.
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I am in the Bay Area...north bay....egg sends from their south bay location to me and its normally 2 days ups ground....1 day to the north bay terminal via tractor...1 day on the route truck...
I hate paying the sales tax but new egg is just so darn good to do business with, I am willing to pay it...sorry Tiger Direct...
Oneway