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[sprognak]

Anyone got £4,000 to blow?

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Wish I had...

 

[RJC]

Hi,


Change the processor to quad core when they arrive, then yes

Rob

 

[Defcon5]

4000 pounds and only a 20in monitor?

 

[mikeymike]

i think its 2 20 inch monitors

 

[_NoName_]

Well, I'm feeling lucky this week, so when my numbers come up on the 100 mil lottery tomorrow, i'll get a couple of those

 

[Deleted member 58846]

Well, I'm feeling lucky this week, so when my numbers come up on the 100 mil lottery tomorrow, i'll get a couple of those

Just a couple?

 

[nightwish]

- Change the EVGA board to the Asus board in a couple of weeks.
- Use 'proper' custom-built watercooling
- Use Quad core CPU
- 2 * proper raptors in Raid 0 (not the windowed ones)
- PCI-E hardware raid 5 card
- At least 3 Seagate drives in raid 5
- 24" monitor instead of 20"
- and where's the case?! (Akasa Eclipse)

... Then I might be impressed

 

[sprognak]

- Change the EVGA board to the Asus board in a couple of weeks.
- Use 'proper' custom-built watercooling
- Use Quad core CPU
- 2 * proper raptors in Raid 0 (not the windowed ones)
- PCI-E hardware raid 5 card
- At least 3 Seagate drives in raid 5
- 24" monitor instead of 20"
- and where's the case?! (Akasa Eclipse)

... Then I might be impressed

Given what's available now...

There are 4 "Windowed" raptors in RAID-0 there, far faster than 2.

Quad core ain't out, and from the initial reviews I've read, isn't going to offer much on dual core until we start seeing stuff written specifically for it. Especially as they will be clocked lower than the Duo's.

20" was for gaming, the 24"s tend to use TN film which isn't quite as responsive. The NEC's have fantastic gaming reviews and 2 of them side by side can't be bad....

Watercooling I did skimp a bit on. For this kind of rig you'd really want phase-change

 

[nightwish]

Given what's available now...

Yeah but the Asus board and Quad-core won't be long.

There are 4 "Windowed" raptors in RAID-0 there, far faster than 2.

The windowed Raptors have half the MTBF of the normal ones. 4 of these in RAID 0 then means that the MTBF for at least one of the drives (and hence the whole array) will be a quarter than that of a 2*normal Raptor RAID 0 configuration. (I think that's right - someone correct my maths if it ain't!)

Personally, I'd sacrifice a tiny bit of speed for 4 times greater reliability. (You could always have 4* normal raptors if you like!)

Quad core ain't out, and from the initial reviews I've read, isn't going to offer much on dual core until we start seeing stuff written specifically for it. Especially as they will be clocked lower than the Duo's.

Well, yes and no. Depends what you want it for. For games then your basically right, although I dare say that they will exist in the future. However, encoding and rendering use all the cores and speed available to them, so these tasks will be substantially faster than a dual-core version.

In any case, there's nothing wrong with a bit of future-proofing. (And bragging rights!)

20" was for gaming, the 24"s tend to use TN film which isn't quite as responsive. The NEC's have fantastic gaming reviews and 2 of them side by side can't be bad....

True. Again, depends what you want it for. Perhaps a 20" monitor for gaming and a 24"/30"/big HDTV for watching films on?

Watercooling I did skimp a bit on. For this kind of rig you'd really want phase-change

Phase change is a hassle and not particularly quiet. For the ultimate rig, I'd personally choose two independant watercooling loops, one for the CPU and one for graphics.

 

[Mud]

20" was for gaming, the 24"s tend to use TN film which isn't quite as responsive. The NEC's have fantastic gaming reviews and 2 of them side by side can't be

The BenQ, Dell and Samsung 24"ers don't use TN...which does? TN+film is responsive, which is one of the few things going for it.

 

[Zogger]

Well, I'm feeling lucky this week, so when my numbers come up on the 100 mil lottery tomorrow, i'll get a couple of those

really? We must have chosen the same numbers!