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[Griffin]

Well my current computer has been giving me some problems the last year or so (random freezing/crashing), and I miss the joy that comes with a new build, soo

I'm going all-out.

Monitors: 3x 24" HP ZR24W IPS LCD (eyefinity)
Case: Coolermaster ATCS 840 (black)
CPU: 3.06ghz Intel Quad Core i7-950
RAM: 12gb G.Skill RipJaws DDR3 1600
Harddrive(s): Samsung Spinpoint F3 500gb, Samsung Spingpoint F3 1TB
Motherboard: EVGA 141-GT-E770-A1 LGA 1336, with USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s
Video Card: Going to use my current ATI 5770 until the new 6970 comes out in a couple weeks and I see how everything is priced

Now i'm just waiting for the parts to arrive.

Really not looking forward to my next bank statement

[rc69]

Dear god man, you weren't kidding when you said splurging! 12gb of ram, really? Is this going to be a hardcore work computer, or a hardcore gaming computer?

[Griffin]

A mix of both. I've gotten tired of running out of RAM in photoshop (might get a dedicated scratch disk at some point), i'll likely be working with auto cad more too so the extra ram and screen real estate should be nice.

I also want to see how gaming is on 3 monitors ... I just need a video card that can push that many pixels.

[Matthew.]

Nice, that really is a splurge.

I had a mini splurge on..


Gigabyte GZ-X1 Silver Midi Tower Case
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHZ 1333FSB 6MB Cache
Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flow CPU Fan
Asus P5QL mobo
2x 2GB DDR2 RAM
WD RE3 320GB 3.5" SATA 300MB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache (will add to it when need be, considering 1TB goes for about £35 nowadays and is dropping, was in no hurry)
Samsung 22x DVD-RW SATA W/L Scribe Retail
XFX Geforce 8600GT 256MB DDR3 PCIE VGA/VDI TV-O (decent enough for my needs)
Zalman 600W Heatpipe Modular PSU


Runs very nicely. Jealous of the 3 monitors, I used to run two - now only have the one 22" Viewsonic VA2213w

[rc69]

You must work on some really huge projects in photoshop then

My "splurge" about a year ago was:
ASUS P5P43TD PRO motherboard
3.0ghz Core 2 Duo
4gb Kingston DDR3 1333 ram
Scythe Shuriken Rev. B. Wide Compatibility Low Profile CPU Cooler
Kept a Nvidia 9600 gt, 512mb graphics card from a previous build
Noctua NF-P12 120mm case fan (re-used an old case)
2x 19" Dell monitors

Been working wonders for me. Of course, i spend most of my time programming, which doesn't require any resources. I tried playing Starcraft II a bit when it came out (don't game much on PCs); almost everything was on max and it was running perfectly.

@Matt: I was looking at getting a Zalman for my CPU back in the day, what do you think of it?

Edited by rc69, 05 December 2010 - 04:13 PM.

[Griffin]

I have the zalman 9500 in my current build, been working great for me...though it loves to cut me everytime I have to adjust it

[rc69]

Lol, ya, i can see that happening. Of course, you're making me wonder why it sounds like you've had to adjust it a few times now?

[Griffin]

I didn't have it properly secured at one point and my dog got a little excited and hit my case and it came lose, luckily it didnt hit anything. The other times were me reapplying thermal paste.

[rc69]

Ahh ya. I've only had to apply thermal paste once in my life, and i gotta say, it wasn't that bad. Arctic silver spreads like peanut butter, so it was relatively easy to do. That, and of course the only indication i have that i did it right or not is the sensors in the bios are reporting a far more reasonable temperature than back when i had a pentium D

[SebLev]

Man I thought my Thermaltake Golden Orb II was big but that zalman 9500 is massive. As for the thermal paste, the worst is cleaning off the old paste before applying the new one.... I had to do it a couple times because of re-builds and fried mother boards and it's a pain!

Edited by SebLev, 08 December 2010 - 12:22 AM.

[Faken]

Nice rig! I need to pick up a second monitor one of these days... I had two but tossed the CRT last year (yes I still had a CRT lol!)

[Griffin]

Once you go multi-monitor you won't know how you lived without it

And here is a pic of the beast:

[felguard]

Once you go multi-monitor you won't know how you lived without it

And here is a pic of the beast:

Damn, you could multitask like crazy with all those monitors!

[rc69]

Once you go multi-monitor you won't know how you lived without it

Agreed, but i would have a hard time justifying 3 monitors. 90% of the situations i find myself in require only 2. That's not to say that certain professions wouldn't benifit from having 3+ monitors, as i know there are those that do.

p.s. Good choice in printer

[Griffin]

Agreed, but i would have a hard time justifying 3 monitors. 90% of the situations i find myself in require only 2. That's not to say that certain professions wouldn't benifit from having 3+ monitors, as i know there are those that do.

p.s. Good choice in printer

True. Dual monitors would probably be all id need for the work I do...but the gamer in me wanted to try 3

[Griffin]

Some more hardware pr0n

[rc69]

Jesus man! You're definitely a gamer

You know, the geek in me would have to agree with the gamer in you on the issue of 3 monitors. However, that computer has too much hardware for me. I prefer to keep things simple (and quite)

Edited by rc69, 31 December 2010 - 11:42 PM.

[Canen Art]

Some more hardware pr0n

And I thought mine was pretty sweet. That looks like you could game for a long time. Play any SC2 on it?

Regards,

Jason

[Griffin]

I do, unfortunatley it's one of the only games I play that doesn't support multi-monitors >.>

Stupid Blizzard...

Also playing alot of Bad Company 2 and it's Vietnam expansion.

[rc69]

I do, unfortunatley it's one of the only games I play that doesn't support multi-monitors >.>

Stupid Blizzard...

Also playing alot of Bad Company 2 and it's Vietnam expansion.

Ok, now i know why you wanted three monitors...!