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Well, after 5 years with my last computer, I've finally upgraded, and went completely over-the-top.
- Antec 1200 Full tower case
- Antec 1000 watt PSU
- EVGA X58 3X SLi Motherboard
- Core i7 920 2.67 GHz (8-core) CPU
- 3x2x2 Corsair Dominator 1600 DDR3 RAM (12GB)
- 2x EVGA NVidia GeForce 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI-e SLi Setup
- 2x LG DVD-RW drives
- Samsung SyncMaster T240 HD 24" Widescreen monitor
- Logitech MX518 Wired gaming mouse
- Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Surround sound system
- Steelseries 5HV/2 Progaming wired headset
- Enermax Keyboard
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Total Cost: $3,500
You TL'ers would be proud.
First game I loaded with all this raw potential just waiting to be released? Starcraft. =D
(Will be getting Crysis later in the week, though  )
The other thing that you guys will appreciate, I'm sure, is my keyboard. I actually purchased 2. 1 silver, 1 black. My new keyboard now looks like this one. I can't seem to find the thread telling which progamer used that keyboard, though. All I know is, it's awesome, and now I have one.
 
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On March 20 2009 07:05 floor exercise wrote:
that's jangbi's keyboard
I love you. <3
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Hong Kong4685 Posts
Wow, really nice. Thanks for helping the economy.
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lol...over the top is one way to put it...
Borderline impractical is what I'd say.
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holy shit
man that's some siiiiick setup
when I only think about the photographic equipment i could have bought with 3,5 k :0
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Antec 1200 Full tower case
Throw that cheap shit out
cooler master cosmos is the way to go
Either way looks like a seriously nice set up
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ok, so why do you only have 1 monitor :x
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On March 20 2009 07:13 FragKrag wrote:
ok, so why do you only have 1 monitor :x
I was told that SLi can't use >1 monitor. I have a very nice 19" Samsung LCD from my last computer (probably the best part of that computer left) that I was planning on using to serve as my browsing monitor while I gamed in the main monitor. Was the person who told me that wrong?
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On March 20 2009 07:15 VorcePA wrote:Show nested quote +On March 20 2009 07:13 FragKrag wrote:
ok, so why do you only have 1 monitor :x I was told that SLi can't use >1 monitor. I have a very nice 19" Samsung LCD from my last computer (probably the best part of that computer left) that I was planning on using to serve as my browsing monitor while I gamed in the main monitor. Was the person who told me that wrong?
No, they were correct. im sure eventually theyll get it to work =)
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Actually just recently they released drivers that support dual monitor sli. Although i find that set up 1 24 inch is enough
Check out the release notes for the unified drivers 180+ it's somewhere around there just released last December or so.
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On March 20 2009 08:28 Carnac wrote:
such a waste of money
To you.
On March 20 2009 08:28 mahnini wrote:
mac pro tbh
Ban please. D=
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United States22883 Posts
Your carbon footprint is now double most African countries.
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On March 20 2009 08:28 mahnini wrote:
mac pro tbh
+1. Though they are extremely bulky, and expensive, I'd prefer it over most desktop computers if I were to go all out.
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2x EVGA NVidia GeForce 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI-e SLi Setup
good grief my radeon x700 pro feels even more ancient
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On March 20 2009 09:36 irishash wrote:
2x EVGA NVidia GeForce 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI-e SLi Setup
good grief my radeon x700 pro feels even more ancient
Dude.. don't feel bad. The computer I upgraded from to this one started with an ATI 9700 (not a 9700 pro or deluxe or all-in-wonder or whatever the hell they used... just "9700"). One of my friends bought a computer in that time, and then bought a new computer, and gave me his 6800GT that I used for over a year in that machine.
This was a well-overdue, long-awaited upgrade for me 
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Nice rig, I'm waiting until I either go to college in august or a good game comes out to upgrade mine. I already have all the accessories I need though, lol.
Logitech G15 (The original blue LED) keyboard
Logitech G5 mouse
Steelseries S&S mousepad
HP w2408h 24" Monitor
Cooler Master Stacker 830 case (amazing)
That rig will destroy any game right now though, even at your 1920x1200. Great choices.
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Hahaha, this blog makes me feel insecure about my puny comp  . Well I only play SC anyway, so meh. 
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On March 20 2009 10:32 VorcePA wrote:Show nested quote +On March 20 2009 09:36 irishash wrote:
2x EVGA NVidia GeForce 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI-e SLi Setup
good grief my radeon x700 pro feels even more ancient Dude.. don't feel bad. The computer I upgraded from to this one started with an ATI 9700 (not a 9700 pro or deluxe or all-in-wonder or whatever the hell they used... just "9700"). One of my friends bought a computer in that time, and then bought a new computer, and gave me his 6800GT that I used for over a year in that machine. This was a well-overdue, long-awaited upgrade for me
lmao that's the thing, this was my ugprade computer from a 1.4 ghz pentium 4, 128 mb ram, geforce 2 mx400
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Id rather just buy a console :/
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What a waste of money and power. You honestly don't feel bad about getting SLI which is completely useless and draining energy like it's nothing? I completely agree with Jibba on this one.
Besides, a quad6600 + 4gb ram + 4870 1gb card will probably last you as long as this setup will without the sickening decadence.
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On March 20 2009 09:36 irishash wrote:
2x EVGA NVidia GeForce 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI-e SLi Setup
good grief my radeon x700 pro feels even more ancient
because it is? usually upgrades should happen every 2-3 ish years you want to upgrade your gpu to skip 2 generations if you bought geforece 6000 then you waited till 9000 ish to upgrade for the worthwhile upgrade loops etc
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On March 20 2009 12:46 Frits wrote:
What a waste of money and power. You honestly don't feel bad about getting SLI which is completely useless and draining energy like it's nothing? I completely agree with Jibba on this one.
Besides, a quad6600 + 4gb ram + 4870 1gb card will probably last you as long as this setup will without the sickening decadence.
GRRRR... ANGRY POST IS ANGRY.
Seriously, no. I don't. With these latest Nvidia drivers it seems like they're fixing the issues SLi has, so whatever.
I'm happy with my new computer and I don't think a penny was wasted. That's all that matters.
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Oh well, if posting on tl.net and playing sc is the farthest you will push your comp...
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On March 20 2009 13:34 Cloud wrote:
Oh well, if posting on tl.net and playing sc is the farthest you will push your comp...
He said he was getting Crysis.
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On March 20 2009 13:27 VorcePA wrote:Show nested quote +On March 20 2009 12:46 Frits wrote:
What a waste of money and power. You honestly don't feel bad about getting SLI which is completely useless and draining energy like it's nothing? I completely agree with Jibba on this one.
Besides, a quad6600 + 4gb ram + 4870 1gb card will probably last you as long as this setup will without the sickening decadence. GRRRR... ANGRY POST IS ANGRY. Seriously, no. I don't. With these latest Nvidia drivers it seems like they're fixing the issues SLi has, so whatever. I'm happy with my new computer and I don't think a penny was wasted. That's all that matters.
he's kind of right you know. but if you think it's worth it more power to you.
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On March 20 2009 07:02 VorcePA wrote:
Well, after 5 years with my last computer, I've finally upgraded, and went completely over-the-top.
- Antec 1200 Full tower case
- Antec 1000 watt PSU
- EVGA X58 3X SLi Motherboard
- Core i7 920 2.67 GHz (8-core) CPU
- 3x2x2 Corsair Dominator 1600 DDR3 RAM (12GB)
- 2x EVGA NVidia GeForce 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI-e SLi Setup
- 2x LG DVD-RW drives
- Samsung SyncMaster T240 HD 24" Widescreen monitor
- Logitech MX518 Wired gaming mouse
- Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Surround sound system
- Steelseries 5HV/2 Progaming wired headset
- Enermax Keyboard
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Can you please tell me why you went over the top and chose a 12GB ram (do you use graphics or something? like 3dstudiomax Maya), 2x DVD RW? The 24'' monitor was a great choice also I believe the 2x Nvidia's wasnt needed but ye overall im pretty much jealous with your rig and I hope you are a rich guy because in 1-2 years this rig will probably get old.On a sidenote get rid of Vista and get XP , xp > vista imo actually wait, oh wait... win98 se > all windows kek!
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On March 20 2009 18:09 ffswowsucks wrote:Show nested quote +On March 20 2009 07:02 VorcePA wrote:
Well, after 5 years with my last computer, I've finally upgraded, and went completely over-the-top.
- Antec 1200 Full tower case
- Antec 1000 watt PSU
- EVGA X58 3X SLi Motherboard
- Core i7 920 2.67 GHz (8-core) CPU
- 3x2x2 Corsair Dominator 1600 DDR3 RAM (12GB)
- 2x EVGA NVidia GeForce 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI-e SLi Setup
- 2x LG DVD-RW drives
- Samsung SyncMaster T240 HD 24" Widescreen monitor
- Logitech MX518 Wired gaming mouse
- Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Surround sound system
- Steelseries 5HV/2 Progaming wired headset
- Enermax Keyboard
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Can you please tell me why you went over the top and chose a 12GB ram (do you use graphics or something? like 3dstudiomax Maya), 2x DVD RW? The 24'' monitor was a great choice also I believe the 2x Nvidia's wasnt needed but ye overall im pretty much jealous with your rig and I hope you are a rich guy because in 1-2 years this rig will probably get old.On a sidenote get rid of Vista and get XP , xp > vista imo actually wait, oh wait... win98 se > all windows kek!
Memory is probably the best thing to have most of in your computer, over your CPU, over your graphics card -- everything.
I chose to get 2x DVD RW because I'm lazy and I can copy directly from DVD to DVD without putting it all on to my hard drive. Also, on a $3,500 gaming rig, both of those came out to less than $100 combined, so I figured "who cares?".
Windows Vista is arguably the best operating system Microsoft has ever released. You heard it here first. Windows 7 is simply going to be a service pack with a bunch of the bloated-ness cut out of it (if there's one thing I don't like about vista, it's that it requires a lot of memory). Failing that, I couldn't make use of DirectX 10 features in XP.
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On March 21 2009 03:08 VorcePA wrote:Show nested quote +On March 20 2009 18:09 ffswowsucks wrote:On March 20 2009 07:02 VorcePA wrote:
Well, after 5 years with my last computer, I've finally upgraded, and went completely over-the-top.
- Antec 1200 Full tower case
- Antec 1000 watt PSU
- EVGA X58 3X SLi Motherboard
- Core i7 920 2.67 GHz (8-core) CPU
- 3x2x2 Corsair Dominator 1600 DDR3 RAM (12GB)
- 2x EVGA NVidia GeForce 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI-e SLi Setup
- 2x LG DVD-RW drives
- Samsung SyncMaster T240 HD 24" Widescreen monitor
- Logitech MX518 Wired gaming mouse
- Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Surround sound system
- Steelseries 5HV/2 Progaming wired headset
- Enermax Keyboard
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Can you please tell me why you went over the top and chose a 12GB ram (do you use graphics or something? like 3dstudiomax Maya), 2x DVD RW? The 24'' monitor was a great choice also I believe the 2x Nvidia's wasnt needed but ye overall im pretty much jealous with your rig and I hope you are a rich guy because in 1-2 years this rig will probably get old.On a sidenote get rid of Vista and get XP , xp > vista imo actually wait, oh wait... win98 se > all windows kek! Memory is probably the best thing to have most of in your computer, over your CPU, over your graphics card -- everything. I chose to get 2x DVD RW because I'm lazy and I can copy directly from DVD to DVD without putting it all on to my hard drive. Also, on a $3,500 gaming rig, both of those came out to less than $100 combined, so I figured "who cares?". Windows Vista is arguably the best operating system Microsoft has ever released. You heard it here first. Windows 7 is simply going to be a service pack with a bunch of the bloated-ness cut out of it (if there's one thing I don't like about vista, it's that it requires a lot of memory). Failing that, I couldn't make use of DirectX 10 features in XP.
for gaming, graphics card >>> everything else. I believe Windows 7 will use just as much memory as Vista. And DVD drives these days cost like $20, so $100 for two? hahaha...
but yeah, it's a shame Crysis is boring as hell
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