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  • 06-28-2008 12:05 AM

    • RA1D
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    Sizzling Hot Hardware - Upgraded System

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    Here's my new setup...

    CPU: QX9770

    MB: Striker II Extreme

    RAM: Dominator 1800 2GB

    GPU: GTX 280 FTW SLI

    HDD: Velociraptor

    Optical: BC-1205PT BD Drive

    PSU: Galaxy 1000

    Case: Torture Rack

    Cooling: Fuzion v2 - PA120.3 - D5 - EK Res400  

    Intel QX9770 / Asus Striker II Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-2000 / EVGA GTX 280 SLI / Western Digital Velociraptor / Asus Blu-Ray Drive / Corsair 1000HX / Dtek Fuzion V2 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Tygon 1/2" R-3400 / Dell 3008WFP

    Intel E8600 / Asus Rampage Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-1800 / VisionTek 4870X2 CrossFire / Lite On DVD Drive / Seagate Barracuda 1TB / Antec TruePower Quattro 1000 / Dtek Fuzion V1 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Fesser 1/2" Red / Dell 2707WFP

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  • 06-28-2008 6:50 PM In reply to

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     very nice system. If i had to nitpick it would be your choice in motherboard. Nvidia boards are pretty terrible from my own personal experience.
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  • 06-29-2008 10:55 AM In reply to

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    That's pretty much as good as you can get for graphics... wow.

    Hello
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  • 06-29-2008 12:33 PM In reply to

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    Great card for SLI. TRI or dual?

    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (Thanks to HH)

    DFI Lanparty DK 790 FX

    EVGA 8800 GT 512 mb

    2 GB of G.Skill RAM
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  • 06-29-2008 9:05 PM In reply to

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    I envy you.

    If you'r upset because you can't afford shoes look at the man that has no legs. Lifes not so badBig Smile
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  • 06-29-2008 10:53 PM In reply to

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    update - upgraded to a 2gb corsair dominator 2000 kit this weekend

    i would agree that nvidia chipsets can be crazy annoying... i've had the 680i, 780i and now the 790i and i guess you can say i'm used to the pain

    this is a 2-way SLI set up.  i'm going to watercool the cards eventually.  just waiting for EK to make their blocks available.

     

    Intel QX9770 / Asus Striker II Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-2000 / EVGA GTX 280 SLI / Western Digital Velociraptor / Asus Blu-Ray Drive / Corsair 1000HX / Dtek Fuzion V2 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Tygon 1/2" R-3400 / Dell 3008WFP

    Intel E8600 / Asus Rampage Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-1800 / VisionTek 4870X2 CrossFire / Lite On DVD Drive / Seagate Barracuda 1TB / Antec TruePower Quattro 1000 / Dtek Fuzion V1 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Fesser 1/2" Red / Dell 2707WFP

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  • 06-30-2008 3:23 PM In reply to

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    Re: Sizzling Hot Hardware - Upgraded System

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    wow... Surprise

    "Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window."

    E6600 @ 3.28 (35c/54c)
    Evga 680i
    Evga 8800GTX
    4gb 2x2gb Gskill 6-6-6-18
    Sesonic S12
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  • 06-30-2008 5:31 PM In reply to

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     thread worthless without jpg's :p
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  • 06-30-2008 9:28 PM In reply to

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     i hear that.  here's a few i took before.  i'll post more shortly

     

     

    Intel QX9770 / Asus Striker II Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-2000 / EVGA GTX 280 SLI / Western Digital Velociraptor / Asus Blu-Ray Drive / Corsair 1000HX / Dtek Fuzion V2 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Tygon 1/2" R-3400 / Dell 3008WFP

    Intel E8600 / Asus Rampage Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-1800 / VisionTek 4870X2 CrossFire / Lite On DVD Drive / Seagate Barracuda 1TB / Antec TruePower Quattro 1000 / Dtek Fuzion V1 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Fesser 1/2" Red / Dell 2707WFP

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  • 07-01-2008 5:18 AM In reply to

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     that is what i'm talking about... sorry i have to clean the mess that i did....
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  • 07-07-2008 7:03 AM In reply to

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     Dang thats what Im talking about! That a choice I would have made I like the Striker and them beautifull 280,s!I was considering the Maximus or the Blitz Formula but Ive read some great reviews on the Striker also. One of these days I,ll get a set up like that that would be great and I probably wouldnt upgrade for  years unless of course it broke! Nice rig Im slobbering as I speak!

    Current Rig Specs: Amd K7/600mhz 384mb PC133 32 mg Video Every time u see my specs you,ll love yours more!! Working on a New Rig!

     

     

     

     

     
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  • 07-07-2008 10:36 AM In reply to

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    I feel like I'm kinda wierd cuz when I look at those cards, I get a similar feeling as when I look at some big hooters(real though... fake = yuk)!!! lol 

    a cpu, a board, some ram, a gfx card, an opty, a hdd and a psu... all in a case

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  • 07-07-2008 1:28 PM In reply to

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    recoveringknowitall:

    I feel like I'm kinda wierd cuz when I look at those cards, I get a similar feeling as when I look at some big hooters(real though... fake = yuk)!!! lol 

     

     Hi All

    You're too much Recovering:)

    ASUS Z7S WS

    EVGA 280GTX

    4ea HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 RAID 5

    2ea Intel Xeon E5420 Harpertown

    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional

    Noctua NH-U12DX CPU Cooler 2ea

    CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX

    mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) ECC Fully Buffered Memory 2ea

    RAZER Mako 300W RMS 2.1 Speaker System

    LG W3000H-Bn

    SILVERSTONE SST-TJ07-B

    Plextor PX 755 SA

    Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Bit

     areca ARC-1210 PCI-Express x8 SATA II Controller Card

     

     
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  • 07-07-2008 2:19 PM In reply to

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    Stick out tongue 

    BTW: Glad to see you gettin back in the mix!

    a cpu, a board, some ram, a gfx card, an opty, a hdd and a psu... all in a case

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  • 07-07-2008 2:39 PM In reply to

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    Ra1D are you going to overclock at all once you get 'er all watercooled?

     
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  • 07-08-2008 10:07 PM In reply to

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    Now that is one PHAT rig, RA1D!  That's actually pretty close to my system specs but only one GTX 280 and multiple VRaps. Smile

    Keep us posted!  More pics, build details and testing!

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  • 07-08-2008 10:35 PM In reply to

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    Custom Black Torture Rack w/ Thermochill Radiator spacing

     

     

    WD Velociraptor

    another upgrade coming thurs or fri.  i'll run some benches and do a little photo shoot of my system this weekend.  thanks for all the great responses.

    Intel QX9770 / Asus Striker II Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-2000 / EVGA GTX 280 SLI / Western Digital Velociraptor / Asus Blu-Ray Drive / Corsair 1000HX / Dtek Fuzion V2 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Tygon 1/2" R-3400 / Dell 3008WFP

    Intel E8600 / Asus Rampage Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-1800 / VisionTek 4870X2 CrossFire / Lite On DVD Drive / Seagate Barracuda 1TB / Antec TruePower Quattro 1000 / Dtek Fuzion V1 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Fesser 1/2" Red / Dell 2707WFP

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  • 07-21-2008 11:27 PM In reply to

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    Intel QX9770 / Asus Striker II Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-2000 / EVGA GTX 280 SLI / Western Digital Velociraptor / Asus Blu-Ray Drive / Corsair 1000HX / Dtek Fuzion V2 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Tygon 1/2" R-3400 / Dell 3008WFP

    Intel E8600 / Asus Rampage Extreme / Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-1800 / VisionTek 4870X2 CrossFire / Lite On DVD Drive / Seagate Barracuda 1TB / Antec TruePower Quattro 1000 / Dtek Fuzion V1 / D5 / PA120.3 / EK Res400 / Fesser 1/2" Red / Dell 2707WFP

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  • 07-22-2008 4:04 AM In reply to

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    Normally an avg framerate of 38 wouldn't be very impressive, but Crysis running in full DX10 glory @ 19 x 12 with 16xQAA... freakin awesome!!!

    To put it in perspective, my stock E4600 + 9800GTX runs it @ only 30fps in DX9(all high)@ 1920 x 1080 with 0xAA and believe me... I know how taxing high AA is and how much better it can make a game look.

    a cpu, a board, some ram, a gfx card, an opty, a hdd and a psu... all in a case

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  • 07-22-2008 7:00 AM In reply to

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    Very niiiiice indeed!  I think you should work up a post (in your spare time when you're not gaming your a$$ off Stick out tongue ) that shows the project start-to-finish in one post -- a brief "crib notes" version with pics of your whole deal.  What say you?  We may even be able to push this up on the front page since it looks so well done!

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