My New PC... about to hit CHECKOUT.

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 08:33

Hi Guys,

Just about to order the below, please can you have a quick look and see if you can find anything that would possibly be and issue or something i may have overlooked. I already have a CDROM drive from my old rig.

2 X BFG GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (BFGRGTX2951792E)

Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM

Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXUK)

2 x OCZ 6GB 1800MHz DDR3 PC3-14400 (3 X 2GB) Reaper Low Voltage Tri-Channel Kit (OCZ3RPR1800LV6GK)

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366)

Total £2,127.95

Cheers for any feedback/criticism !

This is what i actually ordered and i have only 1 issue, the case is so nice but it does not have enough room for alll 3 graphics cards (see page 3 for pics)

Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

3 X BFG GeForce GTX 285 OC2 1024MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Retail

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM

Silverstone Temjin TJ09B-W Aluminium Tower Case with Window - Black (No PSU)

Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK)

2 X Crucial 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (CT64GBFAA0)

OCZ 6GB 1800MHz DDR3 PC3-14400 (3 X 2GB) Reaper Low Voltage Tri-Channel Kit (OCZ3RPR1800LV6GK)

Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler (Socket 940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366

Turboduck

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 09:16

wow guys thanks for the quick responses XD

yeah i know i just wanna go a little bit crazy and not have to worry about upgrading again for another 1 - 2 years. I enjoy building high end stuff so i figure if i got the money and i enjoy it what does it matter

Yeah im running everything on my 30 inch dell at 2560x1600 so i want something that will at least give me some half decent frame rates rather than a slide show.

do you think 12GB of ram is a bit excessive ?

Also do you think i should grad a solid state hard drive while im there for my OS or will a normal WD Raptor not hold me back that much ?

Cheers !!!

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 09:31

"willy waving rig" omg that made me rofl ! Well yeah i cant be arsed to keep upgrading every 6 months to a year so i just i want something that will do me for 2 years, and 2x 295s come in at 988.98 so not over a grand but not far off !!!

Dya think ill be able to power everything sufficiently with a 850w PSU or should i get a 1000w ? My electricity bill is already 100 quid a month so i don't wanna get that extra power if its not needed

Thanks for all the responses i really appreciate it.

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 09:36

speaking of the credit crunch not hitting me lol i work in banking believe it or not ! Even worse i used to work for Lehmans and got out just before they went under...

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 09:48

cool speaking of the 4870X2 and the fact that the MOBO can take both, ya think i should swap the 2x295's with 2 x 4870X2's ?

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:47

DarthBallz said:
why don't you buy one 295 now and the other in 1-2 years?

use the money left to take the missus to majorca.

pffffttt sod that, i just took the misses to lapland, i need some 295's action now to satisfy my needs.

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:54

dlknight said:
That's what I would do, and what about a nicer case with some of the money saved? A Silverstone TJ07 or TJ10 would be nice with that setup? or one of the larger Lian Li, (Armorsuit PC80?).

And you HAVE to write up a build log on that beast so we can all drool over the pictures

Good luck with the build

WhiteKnight

Good thinking mate, although most of the other cases i looked at did not have a window and it may just be my personal preference but when forking out my hard earned money i kind of want a case with a window so i can see all of what i spunked it on rather than just a nice case that could contain anything.... will try and get a build log going, never done that before but would like to share it with all you guys seeing as you helping me to make some choices i wasn't sure on

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:58

one more point, i know a lot of you see this is excessive but please remember im gaming at a res of 2560x1600 which i really do not believe one 295 alone would be able to achieve the framerates i would like.

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 11:33

thats exactly what i thought, i watch my blue ray stuff on my PS3 so i dont really NEED one, the only thing i was thinking is burning music to like 40gig CD's would be awesome if only they would play in a Car stereo but seeing as my head unit only plays CD's it would be king of pointless me having one all together i reckon

So, changes so far are...

upgrade to a 1000w PSU
upgrade to a solid state hdd
downgrade to 6gb of ram rather than 12gb

gonna role with Nvidia rather than ATI as i have a 3870x2 now and it doesnt even handle the shadows on full in Wow at 2560x1600 plus i feel my nvidia fanboi roots calling me.

turboduck · 18 Mar 2009 at 12:16

ok ok lol ill change the case ! I want one with a window though so i can ooogle my 295's for years to come XD any suggestions ?

turboduck · 19 Mar 2009 at 11:30

Anyone know if it's even possible to have 3 x 4870x2 ?

turboduck · 19 Mar 2009 at 11:58

Cool thanks for confirming, will order tomorrow, will post back here the confirm and will then keep a build log with pics of course.

turboduck · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:29

OK... some last minute changes, i have been reading that TRI SLI out performs quad SLI in most benchmarks, 3 way SLI seems to not strip the gpu's of some of their memory and also do not suffer from stuttering as much so this is how im gonna role...

Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

3 X BFG GeForce GTX 285 OC2 1024MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Retail

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM

Silverstone Temjin TJ09B-W Aluminium Tower Case with Window - Black (No PSU)

Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK)

2 X Crucial 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (CT64GBFAA0)

OCZ 6GB 1800MHz DDR3 PC3-14400 (3 X 2GB) Reaper Low Voltage Tri-Channel Kit (OCZ3RPR1800LV6GK)

Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler (Socket 940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366)

Total: 2,381.02

The Noctua NH-U12P is now out of stock so will have to settle with coolermaster or order from elsewhere... what do you guys reckon ?

Yes im aware this is a lot of money but im willing to spend it so please no flaming on that

, will order tomorrow and try and get it all here for sat delivery should i not be made aware of any changes i need to make.

Thanks for everyones contributions and advice it is all very much appreciated.

Will post pics as soon as it arrives

Please let me know of any last minute thoughts/changes you might suggest.

turboduck · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:40

thanks eddie, yeah thats just for my OS and maybe my most played game, i have a WD raptor and a seagate 1tb i can use for storage for now

turboduck · 20 Mar 2009 at 09:03

ROFL none of this central heating crap, its all about TRI SLI heating baby yeah

turboduck · 20 Mar 2009 at 16:59

Ok... all done, order complete and will be here tomorrow

WOOT !

Will take plenty of pics for you guys

turboduck · 21 Mar 2009 at 14:01

Delivery still not come, meh

Called DPD and it said it would be here by now, tried calling back but now they're bloody closed.. Looks like we gonna have to play geometry wars till it's here!

turboduck · 21 Mar 2009 at 14:24

pew pew pew

turboduck · 21 Mar 2009 at 14:56

turboduck · 21 Mar 2009 at 15:04

thanks for your input