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Obsidian Dagger
Nitrus Nine
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Posted - 2011.10.15 11:16:00 -
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What kind of hardware are people playing EvE on, and does your rig handle CQ at all well?
I've noticed mine heating up quite rapidly as soon as i load CQ but have never had lag or any real issues beyond that.
-------- My specs
CPU:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
3347.34 MHz (original: 2400 MHz, overclock: 39%)
Mainboard:
Asus P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP
Display:
Video Adapter GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Main card)
Video Adapter GeForce 8800 GT (PhysX mode)
Disk Drives:
Hitachi HDS721016CLA382 ATA Device (149 GB, IDE Mode)
WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 ATA Device (1863 GB, IDE Mode)
WDC WD5000AAKS-00YGA0 ATA Device (465 GB, IDE Mode)
Case:Silverstone Fortress FT02 BLACK
PSU: BFG EX 1200
RAM:8GB DDR2 800 running at 745
OS:Windows 7 Professional SP1
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leviticus ander
FMOFMC
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Posted - 2011.10.15 11:51:00 -
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MoBo: Gigabyte GA-EP45 UD3R
CPU: E2500 (3.6GHz, from 2.5)
RAM: 4 X 2GB at 1333
GPU: 4870 512MB
PSU: HX850W
HDDs: 2 WD 1TB caviar black 32MB cache
2 WD 1TB caviar black 64MB cache
1 WD 2TB caviar green
1 WD 640GB caviar black
1 Intel Intel 320 Series GEN3 120GB
Case: fractal design define R3 titanium
OS: Windows 7 Professional X64
and I have no problems with running CQ. and I never go over maybe 60. |
SpaceSquirrels
Scordite Excavating Xenaphobe
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Posted - 2011.10.15 13:08:00 -
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I had until last week.
Q9300 2.53
4 gb ddr2 800
EVGA 730a
MSI 5850 OC edition.
Win 7
(No specific HDD configuration or SSD)
650w
I now have i52500k 3.3
8GB DDR3 12800
ASUS P8P67 PRO
Crossfire 5850s
750w
Still no specific HDD configuration ( I dont feel like installing an OS and moving files over quite yet)
Case and super details dont matter. Not super E peen, but dont feel like dropping 3-5k on system. |
Jada Maroo
Mysterium Astrometrics
BRABODEN
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Posted - 2011.10.15 13:12:00 -
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ASUS Sabretooth MB, Intel Core i7, ATI 5850, 8 gigs of RAM, HTO Striker 7.1 sound card, 2x Intel SSDs (for current games I'm playing), 1x Kingston SSD (rebadged Intel), 2X 500GB storage drives for older games powered by a Seasonic 650w Gold rated PSU which is the best PSU I have ever owned (I've been through a lot of PSUs).
Running dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu Ocelot. |
Obsidian Dagger
Nitrus Nine
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Posted - 2011.10.15 13:16:00 -
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SpaceSquirrels wrote:
Case and super details don't matter. Not super E peen, but don't feel like dropping 3-5k on system.
I have Salvaging IV trained and pulled my case and PSU out of a skip a few months ago.
Why anyone would throw out -ú350 worth of kit is beyond comprehension but hey. Needed some jury rigging (V) to get everything cleaned up and working but its a sweet case and decent PSU so I'm not complaining! |
SpaceSquirrels
Scordite Excavating Xenaphobe
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Posted - 2011.10.15 15:18:00 -
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Should start a new thread.... What's the most obnoxious case?
I vote these. Seen them in person they're alos MASSIVE.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=thermaltakegt10&cm_sp=Cat_Computer-Cases-_-Thermaltake/091811-_-http%3a%2f%2fpromotions.newegg.com%2fThermaltake%2f091811%2f696x288.jpg |
Box Kicker
Stoned space pilots anonymous
Swollen Starfish Alliance
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Posted - 2011.10.15 21:54:00 -
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Mobo - ASUS P6X58D-E
CPU - Intel Core i7 930
PSU - Thermaltake Toughpower 750w
Memory - 12GB (6x2GB) G.Skill DDR3 1600
VGA - ATI Radeon HD 6950 1GB
HD - 2x (RAID 0) Corsair SSD Force Series 80GB
- 1 WD Caviar 2TB (Storage)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Case - Thermaltake SwordM (Yes it's one of those obnoxious cases) |
RubenX
The Drifters
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Posted - 2011.10.15 22:38:00 -
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Cool, my kind of thread...
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition @ 3.2 GHz
Mobo: ASUS M4A78T-E
PSU: Corsair 750w
Video (Crossfire)
- GPU1 - MSI - Radeon HD 6870
- GPU2 - HIS - Radeon HD 6870
Memory - 12GB (8x2GB + 4x2GB)
Hard Drives
- 1TB stand alone (C Drive)
- 8TB Storage (4 x 2GB Raid 5)
Windows 7 Ultimate 68bit
Case Unknown - (really old case recycled from 7 years old PC that was 20 bucks when new)
Monitors 3 Acer 23 inch for combined 5760x1080 resolution.
UPS - APC Back-UPS XS 1000
Everything stock, nothing overclocked yet.
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Vandy ColdStone
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
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Posted - 2011.10.15 22:53:00 -
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I hate CQ. I disabled it on all my accounts. I run 4 accounts nearly wide open.
-8core processor
-8GB ram
-4GB dedicated video
-750GB HD
-Win7 Ult 68bit.
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leviticus ander
FMOFMC
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Posted - 2011.10.15 22:58:00 -
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SpaceSquirrels wrote:
Case and super details dont matter. Not super E peen, but dont feel like dropping 3-5k on system.
case and clock speed on RAM/CPU do matter if people are complaining about their systems bursting into flames. if it's seriously over clocked then it's creating a ton of heat. and case matters since for me if I were using a lot of other available cases, It would be impossible to keep my system cool. |
SpaceSquirrels
Scordite Excavating Xenaphobe
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Posted - 2011.10.15 23:18:00 -
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Thats not really the case though rather improper cooling. Which you dont need some uber case spewing LEDs to properly cool important components. Which is why I dont think a case is really all that important to mention. |
EFTPOS
State War Academy
Caldari State
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Posted - 2011.10.16 05:01:00 -
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Obsidian Dagger wrote:SpaceSquirrels wrote:
Case and super details don't matter. Not super E peen, but don't feel like dropping 3-5k on system.
I have Salvaging IV trained and pulled my case and PSU out of a skip a few months ago. Why anyone would throw out -ú350 worth of kit is beyond comprehension but hey. Needed some jury rigging (V) to get everything cleaned up and working but its a sweet case and decent PSU so I'm not complaining!
my system is a rackmount case of asorted stuffs i got on the cheap 8 gig or ram and a 200 gig raid setup came with it so i sooo understand the salvaging coment  |
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2011.10.16 17:13:00 -
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intel C2Q Q6600
intel "Bad Axe 2"
nVidia GF8400
generic 520 W psu
Life is short and dinner time is chancy
Eat desert first! |
leviticus ander
FMOFMC
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Posted - 2011.10.17 01:04:00 -
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SpaceSquirrels wrote:Thats not really the case though rather improper cooling. Which you dont need some uber case spewing LEDs to properly cool important components. Which is why I dont think a case is really all that important to mention.
then you obviously haven't looked at the higher quality cases out there. take a look at my case, it doesn't have lights, or a massive ungodly window. it's designed for airflow and keeping your case clean. what you're talking about are the unfortunately popular "gamer cases" that tote those features. |
Jada Maroo
Mysterium Astrometrics
BRABODEN
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Posted - 2011.10.17 01:07:00 -
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LEDs make computers go faster. It's like stripes on cars. |
matthew scrborough
Rockets 2 Uranus
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Posted - 2011.10.17 02:08:00 -
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i happen to think that a case does make a diff as a good case will provide better cooling
as for my pc i use amd phenom II X6 1090 t thuban oc to 4.0ghz
asrock 880g extreme 3
800watt silverstone psu
16 gb gskill ram
1tb seagate beacuda drive sata 3
antec 1200 case for nice cooling
ati saphire ati readoen 5770 even with oc i run about 110 f at full load with stress test rest time i am at room temp about 75 f
and i use a zalman 2 ball 110 mm cooler works verynice |
SpaceSquirrels
Scordite Excavating Xenaphobe
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Posted - 2011.10.17 03:36:00 -
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leviticus ander wrote:SpaceSquirrels wrote:Thats not really the case though rather improper cooling. Which you dont need some uber case spewing LEDs to properly cool important components. Which is why I dont think a case is really all that important to mention. then you obviously haven't looked at the higher quality cases out there. take a look at my case, it doesn't have lights, or a massive ungodly window. it's designed for airflow and keeping your case clean. what you're talking about are the unfortunately popular "gamer cases" that tote those features.
You could have the most busted ass case ever, and still have better cooling than "an uber sleek airflow awesome tastic" one. Add liquid cooling. Or have no case at all and dump it in mineral oil. Or just have a mother board PSU lying on a table with a floor fan on it. Or! Have "an uber sleek airflow awesome tastic" case and just have less fans, fans in sill places, wrong sizes, or bad quality.
You could even set the fan speeds wrong in bios configuration. Or make your own case. (Matter of fact heat sinks on the GPU, and CPU would have more impact on performance than case selection ever would.
Cooling and cases do not always go hand in hand. Cases only impact performance so much. (We're talking less than 10% here) The meat and potatoes are in the actual components.
Cases really don't matter. |
Obsidian Dagger
Nitrus Nine
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Posted - 2011.10.17 09:26:00 -
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SpaceSquirrels wrote:leviticus ander wrote:SpaceSquirrels wrote:Thats not really the case though rather improper cooling. Which you dont need some uber case spewing LEDs to properly cool important components. Which is why I dont think a case is really all that important to mention. then you obviously haven't looked at the higher quality cases out there. take a look at my case, it doesn't have lights, or a massive ungodly window. it's designed for airflow and keeping your case clean. what you're talking about are the unfortunately popular "gamer cases" that tote those features. You could have the most busted ass case ever, and still have better cooling than "an uber sleek airflow awesome tastic" one. Add liquid cooling. Or have no case at all and dump it in mineral oil. Or just have a mother board PSU lying on a table with a floor fan on it. Or! Have "an uber sleek airflow awesome tastic" case and just have less fans, fans in sill places, wrong sizes, or bad quality. You could even set the fan speeds wrong in bios configuration. Or make your own case. (Matter of fact heat sinks on the GPU, and CPU would have more impact on performance than case selection ever would. Cooling and cases do not always go hand in hand. Cases only impact performance so much. (We're talking less than 10% here) The meat and potatoes are in the actual components. Cases really don't matter.
Wat
No really. A high end case can make a huge difference, although to be fair i never believed it myself until i got my silverstone.
While i never paid for it, the lesson it taught me is that quality counts - something i already knew from power supplies but never considered with cases.
I had a water cooling setup. A decent one. But i was sitting with temps in the mid fifties at idle and it sounded like a fishtank.
When i swapped to this silverstone case my temps dropped to low thirties idle and i've yet to see them climb past seventy under full benchmark loads. A 40% improvement at least and it's quieter than the water kit.
PSU makes a difference as well. A low quality psu will be made with cheaper componants and low quality capacitors - which will be prone to failling. Power load is often much lower on a cheap psu too so even if it claims to be a high wattage, the amps per rail can be low. Overload a rail and poof, time for a new psu, assuming it didnt also kill your motherboard.
I dont go in for fancy lcd's, the only ones i have are power and hdd activity, and my heatsink fan has ones built in that i cant switch off. Oh and a power light on my motherboard. Decoration is irrelevent really. Although i did paint my name in aurek besh down the side of my case because i am a nerd.
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skreeDK
RudBull
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Posted - 2011.10.17 10:23:00 -
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My 5 year old pc is still running 2 x eve clients without a sweat:
Mobo: Asus P5B deluxe
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2,4GHz)
RAM: gEil DDR2PRO 6600
HDD: 2 x 36gb Western Digital Raptor (raid)
GFX: GeForce 9800GT
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise
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Alain Kinsella
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Posted - 2011.10.17 16:38:00 -
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I was able to run two clients with CQ enabled in the below config (current setup), though I only have one monitor atm (looking at getting a second, after a little shuffling elsewhere). I don't know the temps, but it was stable; I only turned it off due to unusual artifacts and/or delays when getting in/out of the CQ (annoying if you're doing a string of fast-paced missions).
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos 1000
PSU: decent-sized modular unit from Silverstone
Mainboard: Gigabyte P38-DS4 Rev2
CPU: Q6600 Quad-Core (stock speed), OCZ Vendetta air cooler.
Memory - 8 Gig OCZ 'Gold' (4 x 2 gig)
Video: Palit 8800 GT (nVidia, 1 gig video mem, non-reference design)
Primary Monitor GÇô Acer G215H (21.5" LCD)
OS - Windows 7 Home Premium
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Regarding the case discussion - My previous cases were SFF-sized so comparing to the Full Tower I have now is kinda impossible. However, the combination of large airspace, multiple fans, and the Cosmos' special stuff (like the built-in foam on the side doors) have helped with sound as well as performance on the Quad.
I'm kinda bummed out that I cannot seem to find a mid-tower or smaller case that takes its cues from the Cosmos; I'd like to trade down to something a little more compact (mini-ATX or ITX territory), but they all seem to have 'open' sides or generally poor airflow options these days.
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Alice Saki
Ducklings
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Posted - 2011.10.18 00:29:00 -
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\o/
Manufacturer:
Me. I Built the Damn thing.
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory:
Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz/PC3-12800 XMS3 i5 Memory Kit CL9
Hard Drive:
1 TB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB
Monitor:
LG Flatron 22"
Speakers/Headphones:
Xbox Mic Cheesy
Keyboard:
A Keyboard Stolen from work Wink
Mouse:
Logitech Mx700 Wireless also stolen from Work
Mouse Surface:
Glass with a Bit paper on Top
Operating System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard:
ASUS P8P67PRO REV3.0
Computer Case:
CM Storm
Power Supply:
Corsair TX 650W V2 PSU
And a **** load of Fans
Needs more Ram.... BF3 Eats Almost 4GB
My Null Roams.... Badger MKII :D They all-áHate my Stabby Badger... xD |
Alain Kinsella
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Posted - 2011.10.18 04:38:00 -
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For those posting just specs, can you include what your CQ performance is? The OP ain't the only one interested in knowing. ;-)
Don't need a cutting-edge system to make it work either, just see my own listing. The question there though, is if my case is helping with that. I personally don't think so - the 1 Gig of video mem probably is helping more, in particular for a single-monitor setup (I used to have two, many years ago, but removed one due to a really dumb SL bug). |
Alice Saki
Ducklings
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Posted - 2011.10.18 08:54:00 -
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I have no Problems with Any of Eve, have Full On most of the time, My PC blasts out Cold air.... including CQ
My Null Roams.... Badger MKII :D They all-áHate my Stabby Badger... xD |
Verone
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2011.10.18 15:51:00 -
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Rampage III Extreme Mainboard
Intel Core i7 980x (3.33GHz / 6 Core) @ 5.25GHz
24GB 1600MHz Corsair Dominator Triple Channel DDR3 @2100MHz
2x Palit 3GB GTX580 (SLI)
6x 1TB Samsing Spinpoint F3 (3x 1TB RAID 1 Mirrors)
Corsair Force F40 SDD
1200w Antec TruePower Modular PSU
Three Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Panels @ 1920x1200 (Portrait 3600x1920)
Antec DarkFleet DF-85
Corsair H70 Liquid Cooler
Corsair Dominator RAM Cooler
Works just fine no matter what I throw at it. 
Verone
CEO & Executor
Veto Corp
WWW.VETO-CORP.COM |
leviticus ander
FMOFMC
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Posted - 2011.10.19 01:45:00 -
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Verone wrote:Rampage III Extreme Mainboard Intel Core i7 980x (3.33GHz / 6 Core) @ 5.25GHz 24GB 1600MHz Corsair Dominator Triple Channel DDR3 @2100MHz 2x Palit 3GB GTX580 (SLI) 6x 1TB Samsing Spinpoint F3 (3x 1TB RAID 1 Mirrors) Corsair Force F40 SDD 1200w Antec TruePower Modular PSU Three Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Panels @ 1920x1200 (Portrait 3600x1920) Antec DarkFleet DF-85 Corsair H70 Liquid Cooler Corsair Dominator RAM Cooler Works just fine no matter what I throw at it.
what the hell do you do to afford all that?
also. why not have the HDDs in raid 5? you would have the speed of a multi disk RAID 0, the redundancy that I am guessing you want, and would have 5 available TB of space rather than 3. |
Gabber359
The Exploited.
Nulli Secunda
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Posted - 2011.10.19 18:20:00 -
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leviticus ander wrote:Verone wrote:Rampage III Extreme Mainboard Intel Core i7 980x (3.33GHz / 6 Core) @ 5.25GHz 24GB 1600MHz Corsair Dominator Triple Channel DDR3 @2100MHz 2x Palit 3GB GTX580 (SLI) 6x 1TB Samsing Spinpoint F3 (3x 1TB RAID 1 Mirrors) Corsair Force F40 SDD 1200w Antec TruePower Modular PSU Three Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Panels @ 1920x1200 (Portrait 3600x1920) Antec DarkFleet DF-85 Corsair H70 Liquid Cooler Corsair Dominator RAM Cooler Works just fine no matter what I throw at it. what the hell do you do to afford all that? also. why not have the HDDs in raid 5? you would have the speed of a multi disk RAID 0, the redundancy that I am guessing you want, and would have 5 available TB of space rather than 3.
Nice, but an Antec PSU ? For that rig with all that money ? Really ? (Yes I had to nitpick on something :P) Here's the review on it:
Antec 1200W
If you have all that cash to splash, why not get this one:
Corsair AX1200
Although the Corsair one is newer I think; not sure when you put it together. Still, plenty of badass parts and a nice OC on that cpu.  . Never heard of Palit as a brand though (your GTX's). Anyhow, pics please !
The only thing I fear, is running out of beer ! |
Obsidian Dagger
Nitrus Nine
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Posted - 2011.10.20 15:36:00 -
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wrote: Never heard of Palit as a brand though (your GTX's). Anyhow, pics please !
Palit are a pretty decent brand. Not common but I have looked at them in the past and they do reasonable kit. |
Verone
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2011.10.20 15:54:00 -
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Gabber359 wrote:leviticus ander wrote:Verone wrote:Rampage III Extreme Mainboard Intel Core i7 980x (3.33GHz / 6 Core) @ 5.25GHz 24GB 1600MHz Corsair Dominator Triple Channel DDR3 @2100MHz 2x Palit 3GB GTX580 (SLI) 6x 1TB Samsing Spinpoint F3 (3x 1TB RAID 1 Mirrors) Corsair Force F40 SDD 1200w Antec TruePower Modular PSU Three Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Panels @ 1920x1200 (Portrait 3600x1920) Antec DarkFleet DF-85 Corsair H70 Liquid Cooler Corsair Dominator RAM Cooler Works just fine no matter what I throw at it. what the hell do you do to afford all that? also. why not have the HDDs in raid 5? you would have the speed of a multi disk RAID 0, the redundancy that I am guessing you want, and would have 5 available TB of space rather than 3. Nice, but an Antec PSU ? For that rig with all that money ? Really ? (Yes I had to nitpick on something :P) Here's the review on it: Antec 1200WIf you have all that cash to splash, why not get this one: Corsair AX1200Although the Corsair one is newer I think; not sure when you put it together. Still, plenty of badass parts and a nice OC on that cpu. . Never heard of Palit as a brand though (your GTX's). Anyhow, pics please !
Pics are here.
As for the PSU, I've had a number of Antec PSUs in the past, they've all worked flawlessly. I've had two Akasa PSUs and one Corsair 750 die on me personally, and two Corsair 850s die on people I've built rigs for.
Personal preference really.
leviticus ander wrote:
what the hell do you do to afford all that?
also. why not have the HDDs in raid 5? you would have the speed of a multi disk RAID 0, the redundancy that I am guessing you want, and would have 5 available TB of space rather than 3.
I'm an Electrical and Robotic Engineer.
As for why I decided with RAID 0, personal preference again. If I need to change it to give me more space and breathing room, I can do, it's not a problem.
Verone
CEO & Executor
Veto Corp
WWW.VETO-CORP.COM |
Anderghast Six
Doppleganger Logistics
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Posted - 2011.10.20 16:35:00 -
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ASUS Sabertooth X58
i7 950 @3.07 Quad
Corsair 2gb DD3 x6 (12gb)
Radeon HD 6850 1gb (x2)
Corsair GS800 PSU
24" Acer, 22" INC (x2)
Run 3 clients normally
left - miner / manufacturer
right - logistics / scout / mission backup
center - combat based
No ATI Crossfire Config unless I go 5790x1080 (rarely, usually when I am high and just want to blow stuff up) |
valerydarcy
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Posted - 2011.10.20 17:23:00 -
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Ive just order the following (should arrive on Saturday) for assembly:
Antec 300 Case
Powercool 650w Modular PSU
Asus M4A87TD EVO mobo
AMD x4 980BE 3.7 (which ill oc to 4.2)
Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler
GSkill 8GB 1600 CL9 Ram
2x WD 750GB SataIII HDD's (64MB) (RAID 0)
Asus GTX560TI GPU
Sony DVDRW
Philips 24" LED Monitor
Cyborg V7 Keyboard
Razer Lachesis Refresh Mouse
Razer Sphex Mat
Cosonic Headset
Pretty winner.
Like my posts to validate my existence in RL.
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