What do you think of my so-called "Ultimate PC"? - Page 4

Tyreal · December 29th, 2006

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Originally Posted by pc_guy

This is the ultimate PC, price is no object.

Money may be no object but you still don't want to be dumb with it.

Mithosphere · December 29th, 2006

ok cmon, are you actually purchasing this? cause in any case bigger is better, go with like a 70 some odd inch plasma or lcd screen

pc_guy · December 29th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Hitman

Thats not a gaming Video card, and a total waste of money even for an Ultimate PC. I would go with dual 8800 GTX in SLI.

The original post title is misleading, it should read "Ultimate Gaming PC"

As for the video cards, I guess it's a personal preference, I would want a pair of those in my PC. Have you ever tried running AfterEffects or Maya on a gaming video card?, it sucks.

If the PC is only used for gaming, I agree on the 8800 pair.

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Originally Posted by Mithosphere

ok cmon, are you actually purchasing this? cause in any case bigger is better, go with like a 70 some odd inch plasma or lcd screen

Why not get two? Or get 3 or 4 of the one I suggested.

wtcnbrwndo4u · December 29th, 2006

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Originally Posted by pc_guy

The original post title is misleading, it should read "Ultimate Gaming PC"

As for the video cards, I guess it's a personal preference, I would want a pair of those in my PC. Have you ever tried running AfterEffects or Maya on a gaming video card?, it sucks.

If the PC is only used for gaming, I agree on the 8800 pair.

Why not get two? Or get 3 or 4 of the one I suggested.

Right, but not everyone uses AfterEffects and Maya (damn, I wish I had Maya).

Definitely change the video card to two eVGA 8800GTXes. RAM should definitely be OCZ.

XP Home upgrades to Vista Home Basic, not Ultimate. XPMCE upgrades to Ultimate, which is a pretty good deal either way.

You're going Ultimate, so go all out. Buy either two Dell 2007WFPs or a single 2407WFP.

TV tuner. Get a Hauppage dual-TV tuner card. I like Hauppage better than any card I've seen to this date. Also, grab an ATI HD Wonder card (or whatever they're called).

If you're completely set on wireless, then go for the G7. I still prefer the G5. And you're not going to get a regular DVD drive?

Otherwise, kickass choices my friend.

WhiteEagle · December 29th, 2006

Looks like I did some major goodness, but I'll go with Windows MCE. And probably reduce the Barracudas by two, and add two Raptors instead, heck, I'll switch the RAM to faster Corsair, and I've either got to get a motherboard with more PCI slots, or get rid of either the soundcard of the Gamebridge. Which route should I go?

Mithosphere · December 29th, 2006

speaking of memory, if mine serves me right, OCZ is putting out so watercooled RAM, should definitely check those out

And while my mind is working, maybe three large monitors and then get the TripleHead from that one company

pc_guy · December 29th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Mithosphere

speaking of memory, if mine serves me right, OCZ is putting out so watercooled RAM, should definitely check those out

I think the OCZ ram I posted previously in my own Ultimate PC list was the one you're thinking about. It's $500 for 1GBx2 sticks.

wtcnbrwndo4u · December 29th, 2006

Wow, what a heatsink...

Captain Crunch · December 30th, 2006

*NEC = no contest why pay more and get less? Get a NEC!!
*Dell 24inch X2 ...montors are much more important than people realize. (great investment) When was the last time you sat at your computer and (didn't) use your monitor!
*2 8800s

*

Capper · December 30th, 2006

I agree with hitman on the video card.
You have three Raptors in RAID0, with the 750GB HDD for storage....no real problem there, but i'd go for one more Raptor and run it in RAID5

December 29th, 2006	#32
Mithosphere Yeah, so are your pants! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cherry Capital of the World Posts: 564	Re: What do you think of my so-called "Ultimate PC"? ok cmon, are you actually purchasing this? cause in any case bigger is better, go with like a 70 some odd inch plasma or lcd screen Pentium D 915\|EVGA 7050 mATX\|OCZ XTC 2GB\|XFX 7900GS XT\|Hyper Type-R 580W\|Qmicra 2 Case

December 29th, 2006	#35
WhiteEagle Avatar of Justice Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,205	Re: What do you think of my so-called "Ultimate PC"? Looks like I did some major goodness, but I'll go with Windows MCE. And probably reduce the Barracudas by two, and add two Raptors instead, heck, I'll switch the RAM to faster Corsair, and I've either got to get a motherboard with more PCI slots, or get rid of either the soundcard of the Gamebridge. Which route should I go? Main PC: Intel Pentium D 930, Asus P5LP-LE, 2GB DDR2-4300 RAM @ 4-4-4-12, Lightscribe CD/DVD Drive, DVD-ROM, 300W PSU, GeForce 7300LE, Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II, HP Media Drive Port, 300 GB Hard Drive Laptop: 900 MHz Intel Moblie CPU, 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD, Intel 910 Motherboard, Linux OS (customized by Asus), 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches, 7.0 Inch screen, integrated camera, 2.0(without power cord)/2.4 lbs.(with power cord) _________________________________________ Last edited by WhiteEagle; December 29th, 2006 at 11:33. Reason: edited to reflect latest posts

December 29th, 2006	#36
Mithosphere Yeah, so are your pants! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cherry Capital of the World Posts: 564	Re: What do you think of my so-called "Ultimate PC"? speaking of memory, if mine serves me right, OCZ is putting out so watercooled RAM, should definitely check those out And while my mind is working, maybe three large monitors and then get the TripleHead from that one company Pentium D 915\|EVGA 7050 mATX\|OCZ XTC 2GB\|XFX 7900GS XT\|Hyper Type-R 580W\|Qmicra 2 Case

December 29th, 2006	#38
wtcnbrwndo4u Teh Brown Staffer Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,424	Re: What do you think of my so-called "Ultimate PC"? Wow, what a heatsink... - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 500GB WD 7200.10 Caviar GP + 250GB Seagate 7200.9RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

December 30th, 2006	#39
Captain Crunch Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Right side of middle Earth Posts: 715	Re: What do you think of my so-called "Ultimate PC"? NEC = no contest why pay more and get less? Get a NEC!! Dell 24inch X2 ...montors are much more important than people realize. (great investment) When was the last time you sat at your computer and (didn't) use your monitor! 2 8800s Last edited by Captain Crunch; December 30th, 2006 at 08:14.

December 30th, 2006	#40
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6,205 Blog Entries: 6	Re: What do you think of my so-called "Ultimate PC"? I agree with hitman on the video card. You have three Raptors in RAID0, with the 750GB HDD for storage....no real problem there, but i'd go for one more Raptor and run it in RAID5 INTEL QX9650 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 8GB PC2-8500 // BFG GTX260 MaxCore // DD Torture Rack // Seagate 750GB HDD // OCZ Vendetta // PC Power & Cooling 620W PSU

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