If you had unlimited resources... most powerful machine possible.

[isunktheship]

Hey guys, summer is right around the corner, and this is when I usually build all of my computers for friends and family. Already I'm going to be building computers for 3 of my roommates, some friends from home, and maybe even some neighbors where I live.

Personally I have yet to have someone come to me with unlimited resources and ask for a custom computer, but my good friend who also builds computers has had such a thing occur. Someone came to him with $5000, and asked for the best he could get for it. Granted 5k isn't really unlimited when it comes to computers nowadays, but he got an awesome computer (2 7950GTX's in SLI, 4Gb DDR2 memory, some $700 watercooled case, top of the line Foxconn board, AMD processor (he was a fanboy of them) and well you get the idea.)

So here is my question to all TBCS members, new and weathered, if you had unlimited resources, what parts would you buy for your 1337beast?

Make a parts list of everything put into the system that you can think of, and if possible include links to either where you would buy the part or a picture/article for it.

Please use parts that are out on the market, after your list if you had other parts that you'd like to talk about that you can buy, please do so! Also explain what you like about your system.

I'll upload mine soon, I'm still finalizing it!

Have fun with this, it is a good way to learn about new products, and why you would buy them over others, it's also a good way for us as a community to come together!
-AJC

[OvRiDe]

My partners and I have been talking about upgrading our hosting box at the Co-Lo. We looked at some of the prebuilt alternatives (HP and Dell), and also at building ours. We set a limit of 3K for a build up server. So messing around I came up with this.
http://www.ovride.com/images/Capture01.JPG
Since its at a Co-Lo the custom case is kind of out but I found a pretty nice 2U rackmount with a 700W PSU and 6 hotswap SATA enclosures on the front. The case was right around 350 bucks (Can't find the link to it now. :( )
Its obviously not a gaming system, no need for SLI or Fast GPU's for this one.. but 8 cores, 6GB of DDR2, ~3TBs of storage should make for a pretty decent server. :D
We still haven't decided what we are going to do. With a system like this, we were thinking of Virtualizing 6 servers on it, which would give us lots of expansion.

[MaxOC]

oh tsk tsk tsk for posting a low system lol, i have thought of this b4 and i think the last price was 7 grand, ill do one tonight and figure it out

edit: here we go



Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price

Update
Thermaltake Kandalf VD4000SWA Silver Aluminum ATX/ BTX Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: VD4000SWA
Item #: N82E16811133038

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

In Stock
$324.99 $324.99

Update
ABIT IN9 32X-MAX LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: IN9 32X-MAX
Item #: N82E16813127020

Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy

In Stock
$329.99 $329.99

Update
BFG Tech BFGRPHYSX128P PhysX Processing Unit 128MB GDDR3 PCI Physics Card - Retail
Model #: BFGRPHYSX128P
Item #: N82E16814143055

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Out Of Stock
ETA: 5/8/2007 3:14:00 PM
Auto notify Auto-Notify
$189.99 $189.99

Update
BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXWCE GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Water Cooled HDCP Video Card - Retail
Model #: BFGR88768GTXWCE
Item #: N82E16814143079

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

In Stock
$759.99 $1,519.98

Update
HighPoint RocketRAID 2322 PCI Express SATA II Controller Card - Retail
Model #: RocketRAID 2322
Item #: N82E16816115028

Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy

In Stock
$249.99 -$5.00 Instant $244.99

Update
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR EPS12V 1000W Continuous @ 50°C Power Supply - Retail
Model #: Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR
Item #: N82E16817703007

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

In Stock
$579.99 -$40.00 Instant $539.99

Update
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562QX6700 - Retail
Model #: BX80562QX6700
Item #: N82E16819115011

Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy

In Stock
$970.00 $970.00

Update
OCZ Flex XLC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2FX11502GK - Retail
Model #: OCZ2FX11502GK
Item #: N82E16820227184

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

In Stock
Mail-in Rebate
$318.99 $637.98

Update
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Retail
Model #: WD5000KSRTL
Item #: N82E16822136040

Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy

In Stock
$269.99 $1,619.94

Update
Gyration GP6005M Blue 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB RF Wireless Optical GO PRO 2.4 Optical Air Mouse - Retail
Model #: GP6005M
Item #: N82E16826139004

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Out Of Stock
Auto notify Auto-Notify
$145.99 $145.99

Update
E-MU 1616M 5.1 Channels CardBus Interface Sound Card - Retail
Model #: 1616M
Item #: N82E16829110002

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Out Of Stock
Auto notify Auto-Notify
$499.99 $499.99

Update
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate DVD - Retail
Model #: 66R-00002
Item #: N82E16832116140

Return Policy: Software Return Policy

In Stock
$378.99 $378.99

Update
asetek 03-L-7004 Liquid Cooling System - Retail
Model #: 03-L-7004
Item #: N82E16835703017

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Out Of Stock
Auto notify Auto-Notify
$349.99 -$10.00 Instant $339.99

Update
Creative GigaWorks S750 700 Watts 7.1 Speaker - Retail
Model #: 51MF7010AA000
Item #: N82E16836116142

Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

In Stock
$429.99 $429.99

Update
Pioneer PDP-6070HD Black 60" 16:9 Plasma TV w/ ATSC Tuner - Retail
Model #: PDP-6070HD
Item #: N82E16889213004

Return Policy: Bulk Item Return Policy

In Stock
$6,000.00 -$2,001.00 Instant $3,999.00
Subtotal: $12,171.80

[Wasabisam]

Ok Well firstly guys if you need help theres a website that has a " Build Your dream computer" and you just choose the parts it lists and yeah it is quite time saving the link is http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/build.php Choose AMD or Intel and yeh. I made mine and here it is

CPU: Intel XEON 3.8GHZ 800FSB 2MB passive

Motherboard: Asus P5WDG2-WS-PRO motherboard

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 750gb 7200 16mb cache SATA 2 * 2 of them *

Optical Drive: Lite-on Super Allwrite DVD+ 20x8x8/ 8x4 SATA

RAM: Kingston DDR2 2GB 667MHz Non-ECC CL5 DIMM Value Ram * 2 of them *

Monitor: BENQ 24" FP241W Widescreen Black LCD

Case: Thermaltake Tia-Chi Black Aluminum Tower Case with Water cooling, 550W

Graphics Card: BFG Tech 8800GTX 768MB PCIE- Water cooled Edition

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro

Keyboard: Logictech G15 ( have one now its great )

Mouse: Logictech G5 ( have one of these too and its great )

Speakers: Logictech Z-5500D 5.1 THX speakers

And the Total Cost is : * Drum Roll* $6773.80 AUD.

That was fun.

Cheers

Sam

[CanaBalistic]

I might catch some flack for this...

The Mac Daddy...

Mac Pro with the fallowing upgrades:

Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8 cores total)
16GB of 667MHz DDR2 fully buffered ECC RAM
4x 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI)
2x Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
2x 16x SuperDrives
Both Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless Mighty Mouse - U.S. English

For a grand total of $16,275.00

Run XOM(XP On Mac) on that mother and install XP or vista :)

[simon275]

I would pass off my video encoding and solve cancer with a few racks of these.

http://www.cray.com/downloads/Cray_XD1_Datasheet.pdf

[isunktheship]

Wow, great replies so far, here is something that I have been thinking about for a while:

Motherboard: ASUS Striker Extreme (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131074) (~$350)

Processor(s): Not sure which is better, either the
Presler, 3.75Ghz Dual Core (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116248) (~$1030),
or the XQ800 2.93Ghz (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115001)(~$1000)

Hard Drive(s):
Boot into this drive, Seagate's 15,000 RPM drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822111152) (~$1100)
And then A couple 750hd's on the side, Seagate 750 HD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148134) *2 ($250 each, total of $500)

Okay... so I'll take a breather, the running total so far is ~$2950)

Next, I'll go with some memory, the 2Gb sticks are out, so I'd grab 4 of those!
Memory: Kingston's 2Gb sticks, DDR2 800, 6400. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104001) One pack costs ~$430, but that won't do! (2 * = ~$860)

CD-Drive: Sony's New Blue Ray Device! (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827131034) (~$430)

Power Supply: Thermaltake's Toughpower 1200watt PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153054) (~$400)

Video Card(s): 2 * BFG watercooled Geforce 8800GTX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143085) OC'ed to 650/2000Mhz (2 * ~$950 = $1900)

Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Elite 7.1 System (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102191) (~$260)

Case: COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119122) (~$260)
(I really like this case, and think it will be my next one, so my Watercooling will fit!)

Watercooling from Danger Den: Not sure how to price this out, but I'll leave $500 for this, I figure I already have the waterblocks for the GPU's so I would just need radiators, a pump, tubing, the cpu block, radiators, and maybe stuff for the memory/HD +accessories. (~$500)

Running Total: $7560

I'll come back for round 2, where I'll post monitors, speakers, keyboard, mouse, and w/e else I left out.

-AJC

[Exley]

mmmmmm unlimited resources almost makes robbing a bank seem worth it :think:

EVGA nForce 680I (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188013) $239.99

Intel Core 2 Extreme 2.93GHz (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115001) $975.00

OCZ 4GB DDR2 800MHz (thats alot of ram) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227195) $285.99

x2 BFG 8800GTX Water cooled (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143085) $1879.98

Enermax 1000W PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194019)(if i can fit it in my case) $329.00

WD Raptor for booting (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136033) $149.99

2 Seagate Barracuda 750GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148152)(in raid for over a TB of storage for my games, music, and movies) $600.00

watercooling stuff (no price yet)

TOTAL = 4459.95 (ill update as i think of more)

building a computer that makes your friends cry priceless

[Spawn-Inc]

well here my shot at it

4x Swiftech MCP655 12 VDC Pump Liquid Cooling System - Retail
Price:
$89.99 x 3 = 269

5x Aqua-Drive Hard Drive Block @ 99.99 each x 5 = 500

Black Ice GTX480

Selected options:
Fitting Size: 1/2 OD for 1/2 ID Tubing
Fitting Style: High Flow
Color: Black

$159.95 x = $319.90

Delete item
Edit options



Black Ice XtremeII Radiator

Selected options:
Color: Black
Fittings: 1/2" OD Fittings
Barb Style: High Flow Fitting

$42.95 x = $85.90


Copper TDX Block for Intel 775 Processors
One of the top performing blocks in the world!

Selected options:
Top Style: Lucite
Fitting Size: 1/2" OD High Flow Chrome Fittings (For 1/2" ID Tubing)
Spare O-Ring: Extra O-Ring
Accelerator Nozzles: Yes - #2, #3, #4, #5, and blank with wrench
$62.95 x = $62.95




DD-680i Chipset Block
The DD-680i Chipset is designed to provide maximum cooling for the NVIDIA 680i chipset boards

Selected options:
Fitting Size: 1/2" OD Fittings for 1/2" ID Tubing
$42.95 x = $42.95



Subtotal:
$511.70




LITE-ON 2X Blu-ray Disc Triple DVD Burner Black SATA Model LH-2B1S - Retail

$529.99
$509.99


PLEXTOR Slot Load 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model PX-716AL/SW-BL - Retail
$293.98
($146.99 each)


LG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE Model GSA-H42LK BK - OEM
$32.99


Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

$299.98
($149.99 each)


Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$839.96
($209.99 each)


Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$1,999.92
($249.99 each)


SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
$349.99
$314.99


BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXOCWCE GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Water Cooled Edition HDCP Video Card - Retail
$1,879.98
($939.99 each)


Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
$259.99


ENERMAX Galaxy EGX1000EWL ATX12V/ EPS12V/ BTX 1000W Power Supply - Retail
$329.00


ENERMAX Galaxy EGX850EWL ATX12V/ EPS12V/ BTX 850W Power Supply - Retail
$279.00


Creative GigaWorks S750 700 Watts 7.1 Speaker - Retail
$429.99


Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - Retail
$69.99


Logitech MX Revolution Black 7 Buttons 2 x Wheels USB RF Wireless Laser Mouse - Retail
$99.99
$79.99


Logitech G7 Black 6 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Mouse - Retail
$69.99


Atech Flash XM-28U BLACK 28-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader - Retail
$44.99
$39.99


TDK 25GB 2X BD-R(Blu-ray) Single Disc - Retail
$139.90
($13.99 each)


Logitech 980186-0403 Silver USB Connector USB Desktop Microphone - Retail
$19.99


OCZ Flex XLC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2FX11502GK - Retail
$637.98
($318.99 each)


ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard - Retail
$339.99


Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557X6800 - Retail
$975.00


HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 PCI Express x4 SATA II RAID Card - Retail
$249.99


Thermaltake CL-W0044 Bigwater UV Sensitive Coolant - Retail

$77.94
($12.99 each)
Subtotal: $10,170.52



SAMSUNG 320PX Black 32" 8ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
$1,279.99
Subtotal: $1,279.99


1 custom built tool shed with tools, and another custom built sound proof room and desk built for the setup. -- guessing 10,000



for everything
Grand Total:* $22,762.21


i would have my ram and chipset block on its own cooling circuit with a 3x120mm black ice rad.
i would have all the hdds on a circuit with 4x120mm black ice rad.
i would have the cpu with a 3x120mm rad.
and lastly i would have the 2 8800gtx's with 1 4x120mm rad.


i would have 1 of the cases hold the computer and the other i would have all the coolers,pump etc inside with a 850 watt psu.

in the main case i would put the 1000watt psu.

a crazy 6.600 TB's of space

i couldn't find everything i wanted like a reservoir and good computer desk and chiar. and i would spend some more of this money on a room built to hold it all. for summer days i would get a window shaker(window ac) and have it somehow hooked up to the cooling case. i would have said 2 8800 ultras but i like the bfg prewater cooled ones.

that would be my dream pc!

[Luke122]

I'd just drop $20k on a Voodoo Omen.. Mmmmm.. Bavaria Blue Candy.. *drool*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Features :


bavaria BLUE candy
Allure match my optional Mouse
Allure match my optional Keyboard
Allure match my optional Monitor(s)
Allure match my optional Speakers


Components :


Liquid Chilled Voodoo OMEN
Voodoo Performance and Stability Re-Engineering
Voodoo Renowned Cabling System
Voodoo Disaster Recovery System II
Voodoo EDGE Mousing Surface
Voodoo Koeskin System Binder
VoodooPC T-Shirt
IS09001:2000 Quality Control Standards
Voodoo MAGA Aluminium Chassis
Voodoo Illuminated Mask & Airbox
Eye of the Storm and Electric Veins
Voodoo Intel SLI Motherboard
Voodoo Stealth 1000 Watt Modular Silent Power Supply
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core QX6800
Voodoo OMEN Supercharged Intercooler
Purple Voodoo super coolant
4GB Corsair PC8500C5D DDR2
150GB 10K RPM RAPTOR S-ATA
150GB 10K RPM RAPTOR S-ATA
150GB 10K RPM RAPTOR S-ATA
150GB 10K RPM RAPTOR S-ATA
500GB USB2.0 16MB 7200RPM
Molded Digital Card Reader
18X DVD-RW WITH LIGHTSCRIBE
LG Blu-ray disc rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 ULTRA 768 MB Liquid Cooled
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 ULTRA 768 MB Liquid Cooled
46" Samsung Syncmaster 8ms Gaming LCD
Realtek ALC850 8 Channel Audio (Onboard)
Creative Gigaworks THX 7.1
Voodoo GIGABIT Ethernet Connection
No Shipping (Pickup)
Windows XP Professional
Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft Office Pro 2007
FUEL Software Essentials v2.0
Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech® MX™ Revolution
Logitech G25 Racing Wheel - Wheel pedals and gear shift
3 Year Voodoo Desktop Warranty Policy
Desktop Platinum Upgrade Policy
1 Year DESKTOP American-Canadian Aircare Service

$19834.23 as low as $753.70/mo.

[Indybird]

I already have a list:

Silverstone Temjin TJ07 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163067) - $329.99

Lite-On Blu-Ray Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106037) - $499.99 * 2 = $999.98


Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134) - $34.99


Samsung Solid State 16GB (Windows) HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147020) - $369.99

Hitachi 1 TB (Storage) HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145141) - $449.99

Logitech G7 Black Wireless Mouse (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104203)- $69.99


Logitech G15 Keyboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126179) - $71.99

Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR2 1250 RAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145171) - $608.00 * 2 = $1216.00

Samsung 27" LCD Monitor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001233) - $1169.99


Gigabyte nforce 680i Socket 775 Mobo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128037) - $349.99

Silverstone 1KW PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256020) - $279.99

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115011) - $968.00


E-MU 7.1 Sound Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829110015) - $149.99

Logitech Z-5500 Digital Speakers (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121120) - $302.99

BFG 8800 Ultra OC (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143107) - $799.99 * 2 = $1599.98

UBER

TOTAL $8363.85

I didn't wanna do watercooling cause I'm too lazy...

Now im pissed that im not rich... :(

[isunktheship]

$19834.23 as low as $753.70/mo.

Dear god, for 20k I'd probably pay people to fight each other, rather than play fighting games on a computer. 100% realism :up: .

Props on the record high!

[Spawn-Inc]

Dear god, for 20k I'd probably pay people to fight each other, rather than play fighting games on a computer. 100% realism :up: .

Props on the record high!

mine was higher.


Grand Total:* $22,762.21

it would have been higher but i couldn't/can't remember all the water cooling sites.

[isunktheship]

lol touche. i can't find the accented e :(.

[Needsleep]

Alt Gr+e = é


or hold left alt and type 0233 = é

and so i'm not 100% OT - wowser those are some pretty powerful pc's, trouble with spending all that cash....I know my machine would be outdated (ok not outdated but there would be even better parts on the market) 2 weeks later and that would hurt more than the the original dent in the pocket for me

[rendermandan]

It would be really interesting to come back and look at this thread 5 years from now. Just to see how far processors , memory, etc. have come and how "Expensive" they are now. that $22k machine could be had for around $500 in 5 years. -Wouldn't that be great?

[Luke122]

mine was higher.


Grand Total:* $22,762.21

it would have been higher but i couldn't/can't remember all the water cooling sites.

..but mine only had one display. ;)

[Spawn-Inc]

It would be really interesting to come back and look at this thread 5 years from now. Just to see how far processors , memory, etc. have come and how "Expensive" they are now. that $22k machine could be had for around $500 in 5 years. -Wouldn't that be great?

yes and no, yes - its cheap for a awesome computer, no- it will be badly outdated for 500. they would probably have 16 cores, 20gbs sticks of ram, 5tb drives, 10gb video cards... hehe fun to dream...


..but mine only had one display. ;)

i only had 1 too. 32" samsung

[Redundant]

I'd just go the easy way:

-The best Dell XPS you can buy
-3 x 30" LCD Displays
-Windows Vista Ultimate
-Fiber Optic line for internet

That's pretty much it.

[Luke122]

yes and no, yes - its cheap for a awesome computer, no- it will be badly outdated for 500. they would probably have 16 cores, 20gbs sticks of ram, 5tb drives, 10gb video cards... hehe fun to dream...



i only had 1 too. 32" samsung


Ahh! Touché ;)

[Drum Thumper]

I'd just go the easy way:

-The best Dell XPS you can buy
-3 x 30" LCD Displays
-Windows Vista Ultimate
-Fiber Optic line for internet

That's pretty much it.

pfft.

Keep the 3x30" displays, and build from scratch, watercool, and throw Unix on there.

Fiber Optic, however, would have to stay. I'd have to move to take advantage of it, but yeah, keep that too.

I'll put together my dream pc later tonite.

[.jrauck]

Dream Pc

Operating System $199.99: Windows Vista Ultimate (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116215)

Case $999.99: Cool Master CSX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119126)

Power Supply $219.00: Sli 720 Watts (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194021)

Cd/Dvd Drive 1 $499.99: Blu-ray Disc Triple DVD Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106037)
Cd/Dvd Drive 2 $37.99: Dual Layer Dvd Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151141)

Hard Drive 1 $209.99: Raptor 150 GB 16 MB Cache (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011)
Hard Drive 2 $114.99: 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152052)
Hard Drive 3 $114.99: 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152052)

Motherboard $179.99: Asus Sli Intel (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131045)

Processor $968.00: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115011)

RAM $540.00: DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) 8GB(4 x 2GB) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145176)

Video Card $1159.98: X2 Sli Nvidia 8800 GTX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143080)

Network Card $249.99: Killer NIC M1 10/100/1000Mbps (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833342001)

Sound Card $380.99: 16 Channels 24-bit 192KHz (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829110013)

Accessories
Mouse $58.99: Razer 2000 DPI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153106)
Keyboard $1564.37: Optimus Uber (http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/)
Speakers $289.99: Logitech Z-5500 Digital Surround Gaming Speakers (http://www.xoxide.com/logitech-z5500-surround-speakers.html)

Monitor $899.99: SAMSUNG 32" 16:9 8ms Wide (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889102046)

TOTAL(Without shipping): $8689.22

Ill add water cooling but dont feel like it right now

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ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard -- 329.99

APC Smart-UPS SUA1500 1440VA 980W 8 Outlets UPS -- 479.95

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor -- 968.00

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory x 2 -- 491.98

SONY 8X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 8X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 2X BD-R 2X BD-RE 2X BD-ROM 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-R 16X CD-RW 32X CD-ROM 8M Cache P-ATA/E-IDE Blu-ray DVD Burner x2 -- 1319.98

Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive x 6 -- 1679.94

Rosewill RX850-S-B 850W SLI Ready,Four +12V Rails Power Supply 115/230 V UL,FCC,CSA,CB,CE,TUV, ROHS -- 189.99

PNY VCQFX5500-PCIE-PB Quadro FX5500 1GB 256-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card x2 -- 4799.98

Timberwolf FPS Keyboard -- 43.99

DoubleSight DS-1900S Black 19" 8ms DVI Widescreen Dual LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 -- 769.99

Gyration GP6005M Blue 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB RF Wireless Optical GO PRO 2.4 Optical Air Mouse -- 145.99

Vantec ATA66/100/133 IDE 36in Round Cable w/Silver PVC Pipe 3 Connectors Retail -- 14.99

Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Full Tower Aluminum Case w/Liquid Cooling System Retail -- 449.99

Creative Labs GigaWorks S750 7.1 Speaker System --441.98

Creative 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card -- 199.99

Multi-boot, XP Pro (139.99), Vista Ultimate(199.99) and ubuntu -- 339.98


What good would this system be without some modding? I'd add the following to it as well:

Valeo Heater Core for watercooling -- ~100.00, give or take depending on market

120mm fan x 2 (cooling for the HC) -- 37.98

A smattering of LEDs and CCFLs, tastefully done, of course -- 25.00

Watercooling tubing, blocks, pump, and liquid -- 600.00


And finally, one thing that I'm seeing absent from everyone else's list: I'd drop a minimum of $200.00 on a really comfortable chair. Preferably with massage and heat options.

So that gives us a grand total of: $12666.71 before modding and roughly $13689.69 with mods and the comfy chair.

Wonder if I could refinance my pickup? :p