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MB Asus A8R-MVP-DLX, RD580 CrossFire, S-939, ATX, 2xPCI-Ex16 / 1xPCI-x / 3xPCI / Dual DDR400, U-DMA 133, S-ATA II, Raid 5, SB 8ch.&1394&2xLan 1000 on board.
CPU AMD Opteron 165 BOX 939 1800 MHz 90 nm BUS 1000 MHz L1: 2 x 128 KB; L2: 2x 1024 KB Denmark; dual-core;
HDD WDIGITAL 150 GB 10000rpm 15Mb Serial-ATA 300 4,9ms WD740GD
2 x HDD WDIGITAL 320 GB 7200rpm 8Mb Serial-ATA II 300 8,9ms
2 x 1Gb DDRAM PC-3500 (400MHz - 2x200MHz) GeIL One CL1.5 (1.5-2-2-5-1) Radiator TCCD chip Termometru ( Kit 2 x 512MB )
VC Connect3D Radeon X1900 XTX 512Mb GDDR3 PCI Express (256bit) TV-OUT Dual DVI Dual Display VIVO 650/1550(775x2) Fan
VC Connect3D Radeon X1900 Crossfire 512Mb GDDR3 PCI Express (256bit) TV-OUT Dual DVI Dual Display VIVO 625/1450(725x2) Fan
CASE THERMALTAKE Armour Black VA8000BWS 530(H)x220(W)x560(D), w/o power supply, 3 Fans, Window
POWER SUPPLY ATX 680W P IV TUV Thermaltake W0049RE Silent Purepower PFC Activ Two Ways Control, Dual Fan, Dual SATA Connector, PCI Express Connector, Intelligent Cable Management
MONITOR SAMSUNG SM 940BF 19” TFT 81KHz 1280x1024/75Hz 0.294dp c/s 700/270cd 160/160 (H/V) 2ms G2G TCO99 DVI Silver

TOTAL: 4270 USD
 
Hey man, are you aware that 1600x1200 looks better than 1280x1024. Not to mention, you won't even cause those cards to break a sweat at 1280x1024.... much less one of those cards..... see my post above.... don't waste your money.
 
I have 2 things to mention. You might want to wait for the AMD M2 socket to come out, becuase you want this thing to be future ready, and M2 isn't too far off. Also, you don't need a Crossfire edition card if the motherboard you are buying has the ATI RD580 chipset. Just some things you may consider.
Also, another thing to mention, don't go for a 19" LCD, with that kind of money, go for a small plasma, or a 30" Mac/Dell screen, you will have the best graphics and run it on some junky small LCD screen? That's basically wasting money on the best video cards because the screen won't show the cards full potential.
 
k cool this is what i don't intend on doing or getting:

- OC'ing
- Watercooling (i'd rather get that zalman cpu cooler that came up tops in that recient test on THG)


o yeah and where can i c benchmarks with the opteys vs. the X2's and the like???

also yeah 4 sure if i can get 98% of the performance for 3000 then cool i actually wouldn't mind a really nice screen (as long as it doesn't blur and supports high res's 1600x1200 or more...)

so the bigger the screen the better :wink:

and i am buying this rig next year like between jan-march so if am2/conroe is out then i'm game! :twisted:
 
Alright I'd just like to comment on the CRT suggestion... wth are you thinking lol. CRT's are nice but they are big, bukly, and annoying as fack. They do have better handling of resolutions as opposed to a LCD's one native resolution but LCD's have come a long way.

I use a SAmSung 204T 16ms 1600x1200 monitor and it rocks the house. I can't see any ghosting playing BF2/NFSMW. It huge, just plain huge and only weighs 15-20 lbs (idk exact weight). Furthermore Samsung just released an updated version the 204B which is 5ms response time(or so they say). I can't tell you how much I enjoy having the desk space that I freed up by goin LCD.

Conroe is set for 3Q launch of this year so assuming their performance claim isn't entirely overexaggerated (lets not debate this here) then you should go Conroe.
 
hey thats my budget (including monitor)

i have:
-Keyboard
-mouse
-DVD writer
-Logitech Z-5500's

i need:
(the rest)
-19" Monitor
-this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811163060
+ everything else...
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and yeah it's for extreme gaming so keep that in mind :twisted:

thanks!
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Check this out:

2x Skt 940 Opteron 275's
Tyan S2895 mobo
2x 7900GT's (or 7900gtx's) in SLI
4x 1GB Corsair memory
Creative X-Fi sound
2x 150GB WD Raptors in RAID0 (off mobo)
3ware 9550SX-4LP 4xSATA2 controller w/ 3x 400GB WD RAID5 & 1x 400GB scratch drive
For a case, check out the Chenbro SR170
PC Power & Cooling 850 psu
And, whatever monitor floats your boat, but get at least an LCD.

This machine would be crazy-insane-stoopid-dope. Seriously, if I had $4500 to spend on a machine, this would be it!!!!

Good luck!
 
I am not sure how a dual dual core setup would work with memory.... but I know a straight dual core setup normally won't run 4 stick @ 1t..... so I would only get two sticks.... but it may be different.... and also.... you can get by with a good 650W power supply..... 850 would be overkill....
My system specs....
Opty 165 A 2.4-2.75 Ghz(depends on how I feel that day)
Asus A8N SLI premium (passive chipset cooler)
2x7800gtx's 490/1300
2 74gb raptors raid 0
2 250 seagates raid 0
1 250 maxtor (had 2 in raid 0 other one died)
2 optical drives
SB X-FI
2x1gb Corsiar DDR 500
Antec Neo Power 480
My total system draw from the outlet is 285 during games 330 under max load running prime and stressing both cards while transfering data between HDD's..... and at Idle it is about 185. So you would basically have a similar system..... with the exception of another 80Watts or so..... don't need 400 more watts to work with..... just my opinion. Other than that.... if you are going to dump that much money into a system.... which I wouldn't recommend. Wait until the next architectures come out. Just keep in mind, you can build a gaming system that will be just as fast as that for around $1500..... so don't waste your money if you are just playing games like you said.....
 
I love people who waste money just because they have it.

That case is a joke. You need dual power supplies why? Even a Lian Li V1100B Plus is only $200 and has just as many hard drive slots, more than enough 5.25 bays, and three chamber cooling. If I was going to spend ass loads for a case I'd get a Koolance case with water cooling.

I could spend $3000 right now and get the PC of my dreams. Granted thats without a monitor. But I wouldn't spend $1000 on a monitor because I don't want to be forced to play games at 1920x1200. Then you're always going to have to have the latest and greatest hardware to play the newest games at the native resolution with acceptable framerates. 1280x1024 from a good 19" monitor is fine with me.
 
Only thing I would change on this is the two 7900 GTX's. Since the only 7900 GTX's you can SLi, are the 256 MB kind, it is actually faster to just get a dual GPU 512 MB 7900 GTX. Forget SLi, its not needed, and it really isn't faster.

DDay
 
Fitcamaro.... common sense is not allowed here..... better keep that on the DL..... you might get flamed.... I have been trying to relay the same message you just said for a week now..... you can build just as fast of a GAMING system for $1500. The only thing I would do differently than you, would be to not use water cooling and buy a 20" monitor.... I like 1600x1200.... but 1280x1024 max settings looks pretty damn good as well. But yeah.... forget about 1920x1200 and wide screen bs. I am playing a game not watching a movie.... and alot of games don't support ws..... at least the game I play. All you have to do to make the BEST gaming pc, is buy an sli board and 2 video cards..... or you can buy one of the best cards.... and buy the next one when you ACTUALLY need it because games tax the one too much.....
 
Panther.... for gaming you can build this and won't even know the difference....
unless you are multitasking, or encoding/number crunching with it.

Venice 3200 (or any single core when you build it) $157
2 gb of ddr 400 $160
250gb Seagate $89
Asus A8N SLI Premium $159
Antec Neo 430PSU $85
One of the fastest video cards $500
Optical Drive $45
Case $70
X-FI $100
20.1" monitor $450-500

Total $1800-$1900
60% less than what other have offered.... same gaming performance......
 
why would you need 2 Dual Core opty's for gaming? Would it make ANY difference AT ALL? I can answer that question......
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...common sense is not allowed here...
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That's right, common sense has no place here, not in this discussion... c'mon...the guy claims to have $4500 to spend on a rig...why not get 2 dual core opty's?! He[[, with $4500, GET 2 OF EVERYTHING!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀

Let's face it, if common sense was all that common, this thread never would have been started.
 
LOL.... most people who are lacking common sense don't end up with $4500 dollars to just blow..... well... I guess he won't ever need to worry about that problem again...... must be his parents.... Christmas present or something.
 
Here's what I would do.

Lian Li V1000BPlus II - $208.99
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM - $19.99
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ 5X DVD-RAM Write -$39.99
ZALMAN CNPS9500 - $62.99
Western Digital Raptor 74GB x 2- $320 ($30 rebate on each too)
Western Digital Caviar 250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s x 2 = $190
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) = $191 ($50 rebate on each too)
ViewSonic VX924 Black/Silver 19" = $299 ($40 rebate)
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe = $184.99
Windows XP Pro x64 = $139.95 (or just get 32-bit)
SILVERSTONE SST-ST60F ATX 600W = $159.00
AMD Opteron 17 = $399.00
Artic Silver 5 = $5.99
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi = $106.99
POWERCOLOR X1900XT 512MB GDDR3 Retail = $439.00 ($20 rebate too)
POWERCOLOR X1900 CrossFire Edition Retail = $529

Total Cost with shipping = $3336

Could do away with Crossfire card if you want. One Raptor for OS drive. One Raptor for games. RAID 0 the two 250GB drives for storage(or don't since speed doesn't matter). Overclock the Opteron to 2.5GHz.

As I said. Can build me my dream system for around $3000 (not including monitor which is in price above). Send me the $1200 you saved.

Only thing I'd change if I really had no budget is I'd get the Koolance version of the case I picked. Like $500-600.
 
Did sum1 call me crazey???!!! 😀

Well i will be buying this rig early next year in england. it works out to 2500 pounds so yeah i can't wait! :wink:

I do prefer AMD and nVidia. That just had 2 be said 😛

Does any1 have a similar spec system to the ones stated above?
if any1 does then how much faster is it compared to my current rig:

amd athlon XP 2800+
9600XT 128mb
512gig ram DDR400
Gigabyte GA7NNXP mobo
:?
???

Can't wait 4 next year!!!!!!!! :twisted:
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Was I the only one that noticed this post? He clearly stated that we will be buying early next year. By that time things will be a lot different and that makes this whole thread completely pointless.

I was so amazed that everyone else seemed to totally ignore that fact that I even (finally) registered to make this post lol
 
We don't always read every single post.

But my question to the guy is why the hell are you asking people to build you a PC now when you're not buying it until next year. By January of next year we'll have new processors, new graphics cards, and a new Operating System available. Hell quad cores will be right around the corner if not available.

Thats like me saying "Hey I want to buy a holodeck in 2060 and want to plan how much to save."
 
Yeah, I saw that.... my only point is that he doesn't need to spend $4500 on a damn gaming cpu.... he can get the same performance by spending less than half that amount.
 
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