Blackbart Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Here is what I have come up with so far...I am hoping some of our puter experts will chime in if they see any conflicts or areas where I might improve performance or save some money...I'm definitely going with the HAF-X, ASUS Motherboard (but open to board model change), and 2600K...Everything else is subject to change if it will increase performance and/or save some money... CASE: CoolerMaster HAF-X N82E16811119225 $199.99 MOBO: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro N82E16813131790 199.99 CPU: Intel i7/2600K N82E16819115070 329.99 CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D14 N82E16835608018 89.99 Ram: GSKILL ripjaw X 8GB(2X4) N82E16820231445 74.99 HD 1: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA 111 SSD N82E16820227706 189.99 HD 2: WD 1TB Caviar Black N82E16822136284 169.99 GPU : VisionTek Radeon HD 6850 N82E16814129167 174.99 PSU : Corsair 850 HX N82E16817139011 172.99 CD/DVD/BLURAY/Writer: LG BLACK Rewriter N82E16827136239 79.99 CD/DVD/ROM : LG BlACK ROM N82E16827136232 59.99 CARD READER : ROSEWILL 74 in 1 N82E16820223109 16.99 OS : WINDOWS 7 PRO 64 BIT N82E16832116992 139.99 _________ $1899.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 129 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 14886 Content Per Day: 2.78 Reputation: 7827 Achievement Points: 91090 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 52 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 13 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Share Posted February 16, 2012 wow, thats looks sweet Bart.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Joe Canadian Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted February 16, 2012 Bart, you can probably get the Win7 64bit OEM Home premium version (under $100 Cnd here) and save some cash, unless you need to get Win 7 PRO. I have also seen better deals on Hard Drives, have you tried Seagate? Good luck in any event, hope to see you back soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
spanky Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 1220 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 372 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 207 Achievement Points: 2156 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 31, 2017 Birthday: 01/01/1970 Share Posted February 16, 2012 if you start buying your vasoline in the big tubs you can save a couple bucks a week... ...at least that's what pete's always saying:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
spanky Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 1220 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 372 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 207 Achievement Points: 2156 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 31, 2017 Birthday: 01/01/1970 Share Posted February 16, 2012 spanky if you start buying your vasoline in the big tubs you can save a couple bucks a week... ...at least that's what pete's always saying:) and i'm sure an "old hand" like you knows to always get the "water" proof keyboard and screen. they may cost a little more in the beginning but they save you tons in the long run:)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Blackbart Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 spanky if you start buying your vasoline in the big tubs you can save a couple bucks a week... ...at least that's what pete's always saying:) I prefer KY Jelly it washes of easier when done...LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Cavey Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 92 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 42 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2241 Content Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 606 Achievement Points: 13358 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 11, 2020 Birthday: 06/09/1977 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Blackbart - My Build (proposed) Here is what I have come up with so far...I am hoping some of our puter experts will chime in if they see any conflicts or areas where I might improve performance or save some money...I'm definitely going with the HAF-X, ASUS Motherboard (but open to board model change), and 2600K...Everything else is subject to change if it will increase performance and/or save some money... CASE: CoolerMaster HAF-X N82E16811119225 $199.99 MOBO: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro N82E16813131790 199.99 CPU: Intel i7/2600K N82E16819115070 329.99 CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D14 N82E16835608018 89.99 Ram: GSKILL ripjaw X 8GB(2X4) N82E16820231445 74.99 HD 1: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA 111 SSD N82E16820227706 189.99 HD 2: WD 1TB Caviar Black N82E16822136284 169.99 GPU : VisionTek Radeon HD 6850 N82E16814129167 174.99 PSU : Corsair 850 HX N82E16817139011 172.99 CD/DVD/BLURAY/Writer: LG BLACK Rewriter N82E16827136239 79.99 CD/DVD/ROM : LG BlACK ROM N82E16827136232 59.99 CARD READER : ROSEWILL 74 in 1 N82E16820223109 16.99 OS : WINDOWS 7 PRO 64 BIT N82E16832116992 139.99 _________ $1899.99 Blackbart, with that case and those parts, don't go air cooled with that noctua NH-D14. Get a closed circuit liquid cooler. I have the haf-x case, and choose the corsair H70. It will cool your CPU much better, and it's only a little more expensive. However you could save yourself money by getting Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. To be honest, unless you are joining a domain or looking at RAID 5 etc, there is no benefits in getting Pro edition, and you will save yourself more than enough to get that liquid cooling. Honestly, that is sound advise!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxtr Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted February 16, 2012 I like what Cavey suggest Bart and love your proposed system. Win7 home is fine. I dont use any of the features in my ultimate. I turn off all the pretty stuff. Looks plain as jane and saves me lots of memory along with all else I turn off. It is boot speed I want and I use just over 500mb on a clean boot. Then again I have zero antivirus/firewall/defender or spyware protection or any other useless software. Nothing runs in my trey but the clock, volume, wifi and the show desktop thing I am going to turn off. I do not suggest you try most of this at home or work. crap i just got a popup again. lol hahahahhaaha Good luck on that machine Black Bart. For some reason people are missing you in the servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Cavey Blackbart - My Build (proposed) Here is what I have come up with so far...I am hoping some of our puter experts will chime in if they see any conflicts or areas where I might improve performance or save some money...I'm definitely going with the HAF-X, ASUS Motherboard (but open to board model change), and 2600K...Everything else is subject to change if it will increase performance and/or save some money... CASE: CoolerMaster HAF-X N82E16811119225 $199.99 MOBO: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro N82E16813131790 199.99 CPU: Intel i7/2600K N82E16819115070 329.99 CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D14 N82E16835608018 89.99 Ram: GSKILL ripjaw X 8GB(2X4) N82E16820231445 74.99 HD 1: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA 111 SSD N82E16820227706 189.99 HD 2: WD 1TB Caviar Black N82E16822136284 169.99 GPU : VisionTek Radeon HD 6850 N82E16814129167 174.99 PSU : Corsair 850 HX N82E16817139011 172.99 CD/DVD/BLURAY/Writer: LG BLACK Rewriter N82E16827136239 79.99 CD/DVD/ROM : LG BlACK ROM N82E16827136232 59.99 CARD READER : ROSEWILL 74 in 1 N82E16820223109 16.99 OS : WINDOWS 7 PRO 64 BIT N82E16832116992 139.99 _________ $1899.99 Blackbart, with that case and those parts, don't go air cooled with that noctua NH-D14. Get a closed circuit liquid cooler. I have the haf-x case, and choose the corsair H70. It will cool your CPU much better, and it's only a little more expensive. However you could save yourself money by getting Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. To be honest, unless you are joining a domain or looking at RAID 5 etc, there is no benefits in getting Pro edition, and you will save yourself more than enough to get that liquid cooling. Honestly, that is sound advise!!! Thanks for the info Cavey...I was wondering about that as I will probably crossfire at a future date...Your right about the widows 7...I went with the pro just in case in the future if I want to go raid...I'm also thinking about changing my vid card choice to the 6950... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Blackbart Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 hxtr I like what Cavey suggest Bart and love your proposed system. Win7 home is fine. I dont use any of the features in my ultimate. I turn off all the pretty stuff. Looks plain as jane and saves me lots of memory along with all else I turn off. It is boot speed I want and I use just over 500mb on a clean boot. Then again I have zero antivirus/firewall/defender or spyware protection or any other useless software. Nothing runs in my trey but the clock, volume, wifi and the show desktop thing I am going to turn off. I do not suggest you try most of this at home or work. crap i just got a popup again. lol hahahahhaaha Good luck on that machine Black Bart. For some reason people are missing you in the servers. Thanks Buddy...I'm missing being there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Cavey Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 92 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 42 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2241 Content Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 606 Achievement Points: 13358 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 11, 2020 Birthday: 06/09/1977 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Blackbart Cavey Blackbart - My Build (proposed) Here is what I have come up with so far...I am hoping some of our puter experts will chime in if they see any conflicts or areas where I might improve performance or save some money...I'm definitely going with the HAF-X, ASUS Motherboard (but open to board model change), and 2600K...Everything else is subject to change if it will increase performance and/or save some money... CASE: CoolerMaster HAF-X N82E16811119225 $199.99 MOBO: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro N82E16813131790 199.99 CPU: Intel i7/2600K N82E16819115070 329.99 CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D14 N82E16835608018 89.99 Ram: GSKILL ripjaw X 8GB(2X4) N82E16820231445 74.99 HD 1: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA 111 SSD N82E16820227706 189.99 HD 2: WD 1TB Caviar Black N82E16822136284 169.99 GPU : VisionTek Radeon HD 6850 N82E16814129167 174.99 PSU : Corsair 850 HX N82E16817139011 172.99 CD/DVD/BLURAY/Writer: LG BLACK Rewriter N82E16827136239 79.99 CD/DVD/ROM : LG BlACK ROM N82E16827136232 59.99 CARD READER : ROSEWILL 74 in 1 N82E16820223109 16.99 OS : WINDOWS 7 PRO 64 BIT N82E16832116992 139.99 _________ $1899.99 Blackbart, with that case and those parts, don't go air cooled with that noctua NH-D14. Get a closed circuit liquid cooler. I have the haf-x case, and choose the corsair H70. It will cool your CPU much better, and it's only a little more expensive. However you could save yourself money by getting Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. To be honest, unless you are joining a domain or looking at RAID 5 etc, there is no benefits in getting Pro edition, and you will save yourself more than enough to get that liquid cooling. Honestly, that is sound advise!!! Thanks for the info Cavey...I was wondering about that as I will probably crossfire at a future date...Your right about the widows 7...I went with the pro just in case in the future if I want to go raid...I'm also thinking about changing my vid card choice to the 6950... Hmmm tbh you don't really need raid. I have a simlar HDD setup with an OCZ 250GB SSD for OS, and 1TB mechanical drive for data. I then have a 1TB external usb drive for a minor of the data drive. That why I'm sound should the beast go wrong. So I stick by my advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markoff Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 54 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 89 Topic Count: 492 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4492 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 2223 Achievement Points: 31936 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1965 Device: iPhone Share Posted February 16, 2012 i have the 6950 x 2 gb only cost a few pounds more but what a great card .................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BoomSlang Posted February 16, 2012 Member ID: 94 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 553 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 367 Achievement Points: 3749 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 12/03/1955 Device: Windows Share Posted February 16, 2012 the WD 2 tb Black is faster than the 1 tb unless use use raid 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
X-RayXI Posted February 17, 2012 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6888 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 1371 Achievement Points: 44109 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 27 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Share Posted February 17, 2012 Yes, I would prefer a 6950 2Gb. I always like to use the link below. There I selected the 6850 to the left and the 6950 on the right. The black numbers shows the better card. Use this link and play arround with some other cards. http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=636&card2=639 I hope that helps buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted February 17, 2012 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted February 17, 2012 Great case, mobo, and SSD (I have the same parts)! You could save $100 and get an i5 2500k. It has 2Mb less cache and no multithreading, but will you ever do anything that requires it? The 2500k overclocks like a champ (I'm at 4.5Ghz on air using a Cooler Master V6GT with idle temps at 26°C and never over 39°C under load). A buddy of mine has both chips in different rigs, and says that he regrets shelling out for the i7 seeing as the i5 is its equivalent for gaming and is its equal for overclocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Blackbart Posted February 17, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Thanks everyone for your input...I just got done ordering everything through Newegg...I made some of the changes you guys suggested... Changes: 6850 for 6950 2GB windows 7 pro for windows 7 home Noctua NH-D14 for Corsair H-80 With rebates and discounts the final price is $1,965.44... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
dawgy Posted February 17, 2012 Member ID: 179 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 96 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1054 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 367 Achievement Points: 6817 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 02:12 PM Birthday: 12/07/1981 Device: iPhone Share Posted February 17, 2012 Sweet Bart for a minute there I thought I was any the politics forum (though I have never been on those forums) I would imagine this is what they look like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Blackbart Posted February 17, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 dawgy Sweet Bart for a minute there I thought I was any the politics forum (though I have never been on those forums) I would imagine this is what they look like... You goof...Get you butt online... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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