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ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
February 06 2010 19:30 GMT
#1
So today i decided to upgrade my already preposterous rig.
It's current specs are

Case: Xclio 2000 Black
CPU: i7 920 @ 4.2ghz on water
Fan/Heatsink: ZALMAN CNPS10X Extreme
Hard Drive: 2x Seagate Barracuda 1Tb +2x Velociraptor 150gb
RAM: Corsair XMS3 12GB (6x2gb) DDR3-1600
Motherboard: ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer
Video Card: Radeon HD 5970 (h20) + Radeon HD 5850 (h20) + ATI Firestream 9270 (h20)
Sound Card: Some random card i pulled out of my old computer, Turtle Beach, 24bit/96khz.
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w Modular

My planned upgrades are:
Motherboard: ASUS Z8PE-D12 Dual LGA 1366
Processors: Dual Xeon W5580
I will be keeping all my other components.
Some people will ask why i'm doing this. Basically, i've got a lot of money coming my way recently so i decided to build the ultimate machine. These upgrades are gonna cost just under $3,000 =x


**
U Gotta Skate.
Folca
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
2235 Posts
February 06 2010 19:31 GMT
#2
I cannot believe how expensive everything you have is.
Dea : one time when he was playing vs the comps he asked me "how do I make that flying unit that makes the other stuff invisible" and I reply "ur playing terran zomg"
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
February 06 2010 19:32 GMT
#3
yea how do you have so much money?
Espers
Profile Joined August 2009
United Kingdom606 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-06 19:33:02
February 06 2010 19:32 GMT
#4
and why do you need such a powerful PC?
SanguineToss
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada815 Posts
February 06 2010 19:34 GMT
#5
I can brag too
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
February 06 2010 19:38 GMT
#6
lol
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
February 06 2010 19:39 GMT
#7
No SSD ? >.<

Btw what are your screens ?
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
February 06 2010 19:40 GMT
#8
On February 07 2010 04:32 zulu_nation8 wrote:
yea how do you have so much money?

Since i moved back to the US i've been selling over the border again, and making quite a lot. Like i go up and buy 1oz of Trainwreck for about $225 and then i come down here and sell it for $350+. A QP is only (at the highest) $1.4k, and i can easily sell it for up to $2.k. This is a really dangerous way to live though, two of my friends got arrested a couple weeks ago, and in Croatia i almost got arrested due to stolen ketamine (check my blog).

Also now that i'm out of school i'm bored as hell. I'm looking for jobs at the local universities and research groups because my degree in Anthropology is fairly useless in the current economic climate. So i've been sitting at home, tweaking my system and playing video games. I just decided that since i have so much piled up money (3 or 4k) i'll spend it on my computer over the internet, via my my friend's checking account.

That's a long explanation of a pretty simple process.
U Gotta Skate.
udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-06 19:53:14
February 06 2010 19:41 GMT
#9
just make sure you have apps that actually have support for Dual CPU setups and you really should get a SSD and you might also need new RAM for that mobo

and don't be surprised if you see a downgrade or no performance boost while gaming
E-Sports is competitive video gaming with a spectator fan base. Do not take the word "Sports" literally.
Sapraedon
Profile Joined January 2010
United Kingdom142 Posts
February 06 2010 19:42 GMT
#10
Video Card: Radeon HD 5970 (h20) + Radeon HD 5850 (h20) + ATI Firestream 9270 (h20)

lol'd. 7/10.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51709 Posts
February 06 2010 19:43 GMT
#11
you seriously dont have anything more useful to waste your money on? (poker maybe?)
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zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
February 06 2010 19:43 GMT
#12
wow you sell drugs? you should sign up for livestream and camtasia it.
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-06 19:49:01
February 06 2010 19:48 GMT
#13
On February 07 2010 04:42 Sapraedon wrote:
Video Card: Radeon HD 5970 (h20) + Radeon HD 5850 (h20) + ATI Firestream 9270 (h20)

lol'd. 7/10.

What are you talking about brosef?
Max ATI GPU's that can be active is 4. The Firestream 9270 has the same body model as the reference 4890, so 4890 waterblocks fit it. The 5850 Crossfire with the 5970 because the single gpu's in the 5970 apparently run the same as it. [the 5850]I normally pick up my hardware from a shop in town, so it's always available.
What about that is a troll? Elaborate?
U Gotta Skate.
NrG.Bamboo
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2756 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-06 20:22:41
February 06 2010 19:49 GMT
#14
FINE!
I need to protect all your life you can enjoy the vibrant life of your battery
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
February 06 2010 19:49 GMT
#15
yea not the smartest way to make money :o
You should start to save coz you will get caught soon or later if you plan to earn your life that way.
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
February 06 2010 19:56 GMT
#16
My e-penis is also 25 miles long. That is all.
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
February 06 2010 20:06 GMT
#17
What can't that computer run? Why in the world would you need to upgrade it?

It just seems like you would be better off saving the money, even if it was to buy a new computer next year using the latest in components. The benefit is so low for upgrading an already stellar rig.
[SECRET FONT] "Dragoon bunker"
PanN
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2828 Posts
February 06 2010 20:09 GMT
#18
Too much crab mentality in this thread, nice pc gherm.
We have multiple brackets generated in advance. Relax . (Kennigit) I just simply do not understand how it can be the time to play can be 22nd at 9:30 pm PST / midnight the 23rd at the same time. (GGzerg)
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
February 06 2010 20:14 GMT
#19
On February 07 2010 05:06 Fontong wrote:
What can't that computer run? Why in the world would you need to upgrade it?

It just seems like you would be better off saving the money, even if it was to buy a new computer next year using the latest in components. The benefit is so low for upgrading an already stellar rig.

Basically it's e-peen, I also just enjoy seeing games turned all the way up at massive resolutions .
U Gotta Skate.
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
February 06 2010 20:19 GMT
#20
Why don't you buy a car? I mean, you can already run basically everything on that beast
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