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So I'm going to buy a new computer...
tomoya-kun:
--- Quote from: raandomer on June 25, 2011, 07:09:11 AM ---wow, you have 4k to throw and you guys are suggesting:
a silver, not fully modular psu...
a PLASTIC/STEEL case?!?!?
no raid card
cheaping out on ram
no hsf
he doesnt even need monitors and still fail...
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So what else do you recommend in specific?
I've got a big hardware RAID array already so I don't know if it really RAID card.
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: raandomer on June 25, 2011, 07:09:11 AM ---wow, you have 4k to throw and you guys are suggesting:
a silver, not fully modular psu...
a PLASTIC/STEEL case?!?!?
no raid card
cheaping out on ram
no hsf
he doesnt even need monitors and still fail...
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screw your stuff, i went all out on ram and case. cant find 4gb dense 1600mhz ram with CL6 on newegg.
cant find H70 for the cooler on newegg.
raid cards on newegg aren't, well, raidcards, except those with tag prices of 300+$. any less only has around 4slots of SATAIII or SAS.
lets just say +300$ for true raidcard and +100$ for H70 liquid cooler.
(click to show/hide)[Prices are from newegg]
[1,000$]Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Gulftown 3.46GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Six-Core
[560$]ASUS Rampage III Black Edition LGA 1366 Intel X58
[450$](3x150$) G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL7
[1,100$](2x550$) ZOTAC AMP2! ZT-50104-10P GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072MB 384-bit GDDR5
[300$](2x150$)[RAID-1 or RAID-0] Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM SATA III (HDD)
[540$](2x270$)[RAID-1 or RAID-0] OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III (SSD)
[220$] Antec TPQ-1200 1200W Continuous Power with PowerCache Technology
[290$] LIAN LI PC-P80 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
SUM : 4,460$ without rebates.
+300$ for true raidcard and +100$ for H70 liquid cooler.
SUM : 4,860$ without rebates.
now tell me what to do to make it fit on a 4,000$ budget.
Lvl10, for the Lulz.
[700$] Thermaltake Level 10 VL30001N1Z Black Aluminum ATX Super Full Tower Case
(click to show/hide)[Prices are from newegg]
[1,000$]Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Gulftown 3.46GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Six-Core
[380$]ASUS Rampage III Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
[255$](3x85$) G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL9 low voltage (check the voltage and the reviews)
[1,100$](2x550$) ZOTAC AMP2! ZT-50104-10P GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072MB 384-bit GDDR5
[300$](2x150$)[RAID-1 or RAID-0] Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM SATA III (HDD)
[540$](2x270$)[RAID-1 or RAID-0] OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III (SSD)
[220$] Antec TPQ-1200 1200W Continuous Power with PowerCache Technology
[190$] COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Case
SUM : 3985$ without rebates.
well what do you know, it fits!
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: tomoya-kun on June 25, 2011, 08:22:18 AM ---I've got a big hardware RAID array already so I don't know if it really RAID card.
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What?
raandomer:
--- Quote from: tomoya-kun on June 25, 2011, 08:22:18 AM ---So what else do you recommend in specific?
I've got a big hardware RAID array already so I don't know if it really RAID card.
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How set are you on that particular card? a galaxy one can be had for around 420 (after rebate)
why pay 100 more for the same card? (assuming there's nothing special with the zotac)
ram you probably can be cheap on unless your looking for specific chips, so them g.skills would work, though i would pay 5 extra for the tri-channel (might as well since its an x58)
ddr3 is dirt cheap atm, for 10 more you can get cl8
and for 50 more: cl7
personally I would put my money else where as you'll notice almost no difference, maybe a few extra points when folding
any reason for wd blacks when its for storage? Again money is better spent elsewhere (ie raid card maybe?)
ax1200 is fully modular and can take a beating
an ax850 or hx850 is easily more than enough for this setup but meh, you have cash to burn and you asked here of all possible places
The blue ring is a solid case, full alu construction with good cooling and best of all very easy to work with (its my first recommendation for all my clients looking for highish end gear)
The silverstone fortress is also a good case, although it does have a funny orientation
also curious about the boot drive, will you be transferring files in and out of them fairly often? why are you raiding again?
unless your really trying to save space/neat freak h70 is way overpriced for their performance, any highend air cooler will beat it and cost less to boot
and i dunno about the 990x, I reckon a 970 would be a better choice as again money could be better spent elsewhere as your not trying to get some kind of oc world record.
and black edition... a complete waste of money, just get the vanilla r3e and be happy.
Now with the various bits I shaved off a nas might be a good addition to this build (assuming you have some sort of network)
kitamesume:
ok guys, hold your horses, bulldozer 8cores are almost out starting at 320$. they're suppose to be at least on tier with the i7-970ish 6cores.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/amd-reveals-pricing-for-eight-core-bulldozer-processor-320/6098
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2166746
so it would be around like this:
(click to show/hide)[Prices are from newegg]
[320$]AMD Bulldozer FX-8130P 8cores(to be released)
[200$]ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
[300$](2x150$) G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL7
[1,100$](2x550$) ZOTAC AMP2! ZT-50104-10P GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 384-bit 3GB GDDR5
[300$](2x150$)[RAID-1 or RAID-0] Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM SATA III (HDD)
[500$](2x250$)[RAID-1 or RAID-0] OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III (SSD)
[220$] Antec TPQ-1200 1200W Continuous Power with PowerCache Technology
[230$] LIAN LI PC-V1020B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
SUM : 3,170$ without rebates.
Lvl10, for the Lulz.
[700$] Thermaltake Level 10 VL30001N1Z Black Aluminum ATX Super Full Tower Case
whats the difference with onboard raid vs less than 100$ raid card? ohh and whats the point of a raid card with only two sata slots... i could even see some with only 1sata slot...
assorted raidcard SATAIII
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