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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:46 pm

Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 Extreme 980X @ 3.33GHz 36 °C
Gulftown 32nm Technology
RAM
12.0GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 802MHz (9-9-9-2 Cool

Motherboard
Alienware 0XDJ4C (CPU 1) 22 °C
Graphics
Alienware2310 (1920x1080@60Hz)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
Hard Drives
250GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SSD PM800 2.5" 2 (SATA)
293GB Western Digital WDC WD3000HLFS-75G6U1 (SATA) 24 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH30N ATA Device
TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653G ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:25 pm

ShMee.. wrote:

Alienware2310 (1920x1080@60Hz)

isn't that the 3D one.... you know that supports 120hz input

also how much did it set you back, I've been looking at getting one of them but i can't justify spending more than 300 on a TN panel

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:37 pm

I had a looked for the receipt but cant find the one with the pricing just the delivery docket, i paid a bit over 8 grand on the whole PC august 2010. At the time it was the best available parts except the hex core, that was a bit more than i had at the time.

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 7:48 pm

Latest System Self built.
Operating systems are Win 7 and Macos 10.6.7
Casing is the Cooler Master 690 11 advanced with the sata hot swap bay at the top of the Case.

CPU. Intel Sandy Bridge 32nm 2600K running stable at 4.6GHz

Cooling on Air with the Noctua NH-U12P SE2

Mother Board Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7
Full specs here http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3646#sp

Graphics Gigabyte Overclock series GTX 560 Ti

Memory G.Skill Rip Jaws 8 gigabyte (2 x 4)
Optical Disk Drives are Pioneer sata DVDRW
ASUS Bluray combo drive. BR read DVD RW
PSU Corsair HX 850 W Rated silver but awarded gold. Corsair droped the gold to offer 7 year warrantly as Silver. Capable of Drawing 1000w
Hard drives
Crucial 300 SSD 60 gig for Win 7
Crucial 300 SSD 60 gig for MacOs
Crucial 300 120 gig hot swap bay for fast system backup.
Western Digital Green 4 x 500GB
1 for each system plus 1 as backup
Gigabit Dual Lan Dolby Home theatre surround ect all controlled by MB
Renesas USB 3 chip controller etc intel chip sets and no loss of PCI bandwidth on USB 3
Entire System cost 11,000 RMB or 1,200€
Running a 27” LG IPS LCD same as the high end 27” Dell or the 27” Imac. 400€
All in all not bad considering I bought my first PC back in 1990 and it cost me the same amount for 32 MB memory upgrade and a new 2 GB hard drive.

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 7:59 pm

Wow nice PC johnno, I can't say i built mine. I got it from Dell. I think it takes far more skill to build PC from scratch. Nice 4.6 ghz, i dont think ive pushed mine any further than about 4.2 Not cause it crashes cause i don't want things to go horribly wrong.
kudos to you sir. Very Happy

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:16 pm

Shmee its actually very easy and the hardest part is just to figure out what the best deal for your money.
I wasted money on the Motherboard to be honest as I do not think I truly will ever use its full potential.
Anyways, modern cases have ABCDEFGH etc stamped into the metal.
Next to this you see ATX etc signifying which holes for the screws match up to the type of Motherboard you have purchased. (no Brainer)
A good supplier as Gigabyte,I prefer GB as there after sales is good the pricing is reasonable and they are great for Hackintosh. Anyways Gigabyte home page along with other manufactures will have guide tables so that you can see which cpu's and which memory will be compatible.
I spent about 3 weeks studying the links from google for the case the PSU cpu and graphics etc.
I went to sites as johnnyguru, overclockers, and tomshardware. Tomshardware is a great place for in depth reviews of items.
The assembly took about 25 minutes..... pity I did not think to take photos but I was too dammed happy plugging all the bits together.
The only thing that you need to take care is really dropping the cpu into the socket. Online are some excellent guides for this. READ THEM is a must.
Not to be ignored as the IH stickies are ignored.
As for the software that's also a no brainer as all items that need it come with an install disk.
I promise you it is much easier than many people think. Alternatively use the nets to find the items to build your own PC and have a local shop or friend to put it together
Wink

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 11:33 pm

Dont get me wrong i can build a PC that doesn't have too many complicated parts. Only the alien alx area 51 is a very fiddly design, the Aurura was simpler. I have read some stuff about the design but i have seen a techie get nervous when he had repair a front panel, it took him 2.5 hours removing parts and unscrewing to get access to it. I have another PC which is a far simpler design, i have changed just about everything in that except the cpu without trouble. its just because of complex design and the liquid cooling i prefer not to fiddle with this one too much, and thanks for the tips much appreciated.

Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:46 am

actually "fiddling" *giggles childishly* is an unfortunate necessity when it comes to liquid cooled PC's. If your loop is running distilled water with an antifreeze additive then you'll need to clean it to prevent gunk clogging up the pump. I'm not sure what solution you are running in your loop but pretty much anything besides pure distilled water will require cleaning at least once a year, after all its always better to be safe than sorry.

Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:38 am

Thats the beauty of the latest CPU wafers being produced. The 32nm on air at 4.6 doesn't go above 67 degrees leaving plenty of head room its at 38 degrees when idle. I think it can go faster but the fine tuning of voltages with these newer chips is very time consuming. To be honest most of the time I leave it at 4.5GHz and it will do everything without any issues. Crysis 2 is a breeze but Warhead I crashed the system a couple of times at 4.6GHz.
I did some research and discovered that Crysis 2 whilst fantastic has been dumbed down a little graphically and with overall system specs related to whats available as standard these days.
I had my previous i5 760 which the lady now uses overclocked to 3.998MHz and stable temps of 70 degrees when idle it dropped to 33 degrees. Both systems on air cooling. Ivy which should be released end of this year is 22nm and should run faster at even lower temps. The days of liquid cooling are numbered I think ?? Plus of course air cooling has improved a great deal the last few years.

Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 9:09 am

johnno23 wrote:

The days of liquid cooling are numbered I think ?? Plus of course air cooling has improved a great deal the last few years.

Liquid cooling will never end because of the potential it has with OC past 6 Ghz is a lot better then air will ever be and it may have increased a lot over the past couple of years but I still love my Corsair H50 nice all-in-one unit they are and most of the nice air coolers are massive and board braking to some peoples boards and the best way to test a machine 6X eyefinity setup running crysis 1 at full Very Happy

Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 9:30 am

doomsiren wrote:

johnno23 wrote:

The days of liquid cooling are numbered I think ?? Plus of course air cooling has improved a great deal the last few years.

Liquid cooling will never end because of the potential it has with OC past 6 Ghz is a lot better then air will ever be and it may have increased a lot over the past couple of years but I still love my Corsair H50 nice all-in-one unit they are and most of the nice air coolers are massive and board braking to some peoples boards and the best way to test a machine 6X eyefinity setup running crysis 1 at full Very Happy

psssh Water cooling....Its all about Dry ice and liqud hydrogen(or nitrogen whatever floats or freezes ur boat ) Very Happy

Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:10 pm

The Corsair H50 is indeed a great unit. I almost went that route myself but changed my mind at the last moment.
People often tighten a cooling unit too tight causing hairline fractures. Many air units not that well designed with regard to the use of the mounting brackets causing a board to warp adding additional pressure etc.
But yes a good air cooling is generally quite large and needs a larger PC casing.

Only time will tell I suppose but as cpu's improve cooling is becoming less of an issue.

Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:50 pm

thanks all for your ideas and tips, i have read contradicting things on a few sites. All agree that they should be changed but a few also say that this particular model don't need maintenance. I have sent asatek an email and will put up the reply i receive.

EDIT: This is what i recieved:

Quote:

Hi Shmee,

Asetek liquid CPU coolers are factory filled and sealed. That means you get
the benefits of liquid cooling without disruption or the extra work of
routine maintenance.

So, no refilling required. Thanks!

-Zack

I also called Alien-ware Australia and the agreed with the no maintenance required info. So i guess some of the newer liquid cooling is now maintenance free.

Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 12:54 pm

Give me your PC johnno come on man I'm broke Laughing

In the next few months I'll start working but the first 2 months I'll be only able to afford only a mobo .. I need money I'm going out of Israel somewhere with my friends

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:21 am

Hey guys heres my self built system

Two 2.93GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon “Westmere” (12 cores)
64 GB (8 x 8 GB)
RAID Card
2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
512GB solid-state drive
Two ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Two 18x SuperDrives
LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)
LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)
Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card

Total cost $2,339.04p