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plumbjet

plumbjet

plumbjet

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Hi All

First time posting on this forum, and first to buiding a high-end PC would be happy if you could look over the parts iam going to order. should i go for the the 2x BFG GTX285 or should i 1xBFG GTX295. Also the ram would i better of with 12gb of 1600mhz of ram. Please look over the list and tell me if the system is good or not,

The system will be cooled by water too

1 x Western Digital WD3000HLFS VelociRaptor 300GB Hard Drive SATAII 16MB Cache 10000rpm - OEM 149435 £149.33 £149.33

3 x Belkin Pro Series DVI-D To DVI-D Single Link 3m 31424 £7.07 £21.21

1 x Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Thermal paste 3.5gram 126410 £5.18 £5.18

1 x LiteOn 20x DVD±RW Dual Layer & Ram + Lightscribe IDE Black Bare Drive - OEM 126226 £13.29 £13.29

1 x Corsair 1000W HX PSU - 6x PCI-E, 10x SATA - Modular Design with 5 Year Warranty 143019 £159.72 £159.72

2 x BFG GTX285 1024MB GDDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card 158322 £257.60 £515.20

1 x ASUS Rampage II Extreme iX58 Socket 1366 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard 160932 £247.72 £247.72

3 x Dell S2409 24" TFT Monitor 1920x1080 1000:1 300cd/m2 5ms Black DVI/VGA 3 years Manufacturer Warranty 149662 £176.16 £528.48

1 x Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 2000MHz Dominator GT Triple Channel i7 Kit With Fan CL8 1.65V 164765 £243.47 £243.47

1 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive SATAII *32MB Cache* - OEM 143288 £58.97 £58.97

1 x Coolermaster Cosmos RC-1000 Full Tower Case 132077 £122.67 £122.67

1 x Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor 151477 £199.93 £199.93

thank you Graham
 
3 screens is just one them thinking i would love to have so going for it, I have 2 video cards on the list, yes iam looking to overclock it.

is the 6gb 2000mhz of ram over the top

i have looked very hard to find the best stuff but not to sure about the motherboard what would be the best?
 
what iam looking for is the best of the best not best for price overkill is good to me. if you ? 3 grand what would you go for 3 screens is a must
 
Hi all
Ok why 3 screens, Well i have had 2 screens for a long time and would love to have the extra desktop space, I like playing around with 3d software and playing game too.

Three 4890s - more power than two 285's, and about the same price, would i get more power from 3 285,s if i was to upgrade later with one more 285

ASUS Rampage II Extreme iX58 Socket 1366 is it that bad every thing i has seen about this board is it is a overclocking board. I do like gigabyte boards but would like asus.

I understand about the SSD drives would be better then the raptor harddrive

Is 2000mhz ram not better the 1600mhz can the 2000mhz ram not be overclock to more or does ram speed not matter
 
ok new list now how iam i doing

2x Corsair 128GB 2.5" SATAII Solid State Hard Drive

2x Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive SATAII *32MB Cache* - OEM

1x Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME iX58 Core i7 Socket 1366 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard

1x Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz XMS3 Dominator Memory CL8(8-8-8--24)

1x LiteOn 20x DVD±RW Dual Layer & Ram + Lightscribe IDE Black Bare Drive

1x Corsair 1000W HX PSU - 6x PCI-E, 10x SATA - Modular Design with 5 Year Warranty

Coolermaster Cosmos RC-1000 Full Tower Case

2x BFG GTX285 1024MB GDDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card

1x Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor must be DO


just the screens to look in to now have about £700 to £800 left what would be best i know you all think 3 24" screens would be a waste but i would love to have 3 tell me the best for the money 2 and 3 setup

I have spent £300 on water cooling for this system

I have been trying to work out what parts are good and bad for 2 weeks so iam so happy you people are helping me out

thank you so much for all the help
 
Right i have just dropped the 3rd screen to go with 2 Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor. is this screen good for 3d work and games.
 
Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £442.74
(£384.99) £885.48
(£769.98)
BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX 1024MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Retail £328.89
(£285.99) £657.78
(£571.98)
OCZ Apex Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1APX120G) £321.99
(£279.99) £321.99
(£279.99)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £242.98
(£211.29) £242.98
(£211.29)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £225.99
(£196.51) £225.99
(£196.51)
Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK) £189.98
(£165.20) £189.98
(£165.20)
Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos Silent Full Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
OCZ Blade Series 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000 Triple Channel (OCZ3B2000C9LV6GK) £103.99
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £68.99
(£59.99) £137.98
(£119.98)
Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray Reader Serial-ATA Drive - Retail
 
This is a list of the water cooling stuff

Black Ice GT Xtreme 240 Radiator

12V Laing DDC-1T Pro w/XSPC V3 Acrylic Pump Top

1/2 ID - 3/4 OD Clear Hose (XSPC)

XSPC Bay Reservoir - Clear Acrylic

PrimoChill Anti-Kink Coils 3/4- Clear

4x Xilence Pro Fan 120L 1300RPM 120mm - LED Blue

6x 1/4 BSPP - 1/2 ID - 3/4 OD Compression Fitting

Coollaboratory Coolant Pro - Blue

EK-Supreme CPU - Acetal Universal Inc i7 (1366)

Small Neck Funnel

Xilence Fan Controller for 3.5 Drive Bay

Eheim/Hydor/Laing Damper Kit (Set of 4)
 
Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £442.74
(£384.99) £885.48
(£769.98)
BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX 1024MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Retail £328.89
(£285.99) £657.78
(£571.98)

OCZ Vertex Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX120G)£333.49

Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £242.98
(£211.29) £242.98
(£211.29)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £225.99
(£196.51) £225.99
(£196.51)
Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK) £189.98
(£165.20) £189.98
(£165.20)
Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos Silent Full Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
OCZ Blade Series 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000 Triple Channel (OCZ3B2000C9LV6GK) £103.99
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £68.99
(£59.99) £137.98
(£119.98)
Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray Reader Serial-ATA Drive - Retail
 
Does any know if the two connections on the water block on the Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme Intel X58 motherboard can be removed and Will this TFC Compression Fitting G1/4" Thread 3/8" ID/1/2" OD - High Flow fit back in place
 
By what i have seen i think its aluminium would i be better of buying new block

may have to look in to the video card a little more 3 would be good but the money is getting very tight now, the problem is you can always go one more step LOL

iam all most ready to order now
 
well i would have loved to of put 3 asus video cards in but run out of money so went with the 2 BFG,s will post pics when its all here and pics of the build, may need a little help along the way
 
Well all you help was not a waste of time as you can see by what turn up on my door step




and then build began
 
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