Critique my new build.

[disruptfam]

Building a new computer soon.

Specs:

Q9550 E0 release date? Hoping for 4ghz.Will be running on Water
Dfi x48 dk t2rsb plus
4gb corsair Dominator 1066mhz
4870x2
Vista 64bit

Using some old hd's from the old pc. 150gb raptor 2 x 1tb samsung f1

Contemplating pickup up a blue-ray burner...as they are getting cheaper worth it?Whats a good one?

Pc will be used mostly for gaming/encoding

Using a dell 2707 1920 x 1200 so i'm hoping a single 4870x2 lasts until July next year.

thoughts?

[MomijiTMO]

Tasty. :p:

[perkam]

VERY Nice system you have there.

Perkam

[Macadamia]

Scrape the Bluray burner. You'd rather die instead of seeing 64GB burn so slowly. Ever. :p:

Instead get a fast 32GB thumbdrive or rather, 64GB OCZ Core SSD on eSATA (super flexible).

DDR2 choice agreed. It's definitely Yorkfield's best selling point compared to Nehalem.

You'll be able to use the 4870X2 to encode videos soon so you don't really need to squeeze out every bit.

[disruptfam]

Tasty. :p:

Cheers ;)


VERY Nice system you have there.

Perkam

Thanks mate


Scrape the Bluray burner. You'd rather die instead of seeing 64GB burn so slowly. Ever. :p:

Instead get a fast 32GB thumbdrive or rather, 64GB OCZ Core SSD on eSATA (super flexible).

DDR2 choice agreed. It's definitely Yorkfield's best selling point compared to Nehalem.

You'll be able to use the 4870X2 to encode videos soon so you don't really need to squeeze out every bit.
How about a blue ray reader? I would like to watch full hd video's.I could use a regular dvd burner for burning.

I have a samsung 32inch 1080p in my bedroom and would love to watch some good movies with the girly.

:up:

[Macadamia]

Blu-ray drives make much more sense, they're much cheaper and you lose less money if they wear out.

(What about the SSD? :D)

[disruptfam]

u really pushing that ssd lol...

i have a raptor... which i use for gaming/os would a ssd but that much better?

also when is the E0 q9550 out?

[B.E.E.F.]

Needs more cowbell.


Lose the Blu Ray burner. Get a combo DVD/Blu Ray ROM drive.

[zanzabar]

i think that it looks good, but i would change the ram to gskill or mushkin assent 1066

[disruptfam]

Needs more cowbell.


Lose the Blu Ray burner. Get a combo DVD/Blu Ray ROM drive.

Yeap have done


i think that it looks good, but i would change the ram to gskill or mushkin assent 1066

Any reason for this? dominator 1066 is cheap as chips i can get 4gb for $160aud

[Dangals]

looks like a sweet rig there disrupt - i am looking to pick up the 4870x2 myself for my tj07 build....will probably wait a couple of weeks to see some more brands come out (and hopefully lower prices). It popped up on Itestate for $650 tonight!!

Get the blu-ray reader so you can view the HD content but I agree that getting a large capacity usb drive would be a better option than the burner.

[RADCOM]

Blu-ray recordable are twice the price of read only. Unless you really need to burn them now then I'd wait till they get cheaper. Are you likely to be playing blu ray or HD content on your PC? You have a nice big monitor if you want to :) Sounds like a beastie, now what are you going to put it in..........

[disruptfam]

looks like a sweet rig there disrupt - i am looking to pick up the 4870x2 myself for my tj07 build....will probably wait a couple of weeks to see some more brands come out (and hopefully lower prices). It popped up on Itestate for $650 tonight!!

Get the blu-ray reader so you can view the HD content but I agree that getting a large capacity usb drive would be a better option than the burner.

Yeah i was hoping for the it to be under $600...

If it hits $550-580 i'll bite :yepp:

[zanzabar]

Any reason for this? dominator 1066 is cheap as chips i can get 4gb for $160aud

the dominators have some stock on the old powerchips r bin and the new higher bin is better and pi and assent only use that

[disruptfam]

Blu-ray recordable are twice the price of read only. Unless you really need to burn them now then I'd wait till they get cheaper. Are you likely to be playing blu ray or HD content on your PC? You have a nice big monitor if you want to :) Sounds like a beastie, now what are you going to put it in..........

i won't really be burning hd content... Just watching blue-ray movies really..I have my dell on my desk next my to my lcd tv On my clothes drawer.I run dual monitors/configured separately so i just start the movie up and drag it over to the t.v :up:

It's going into a lian li a7010... :up:

[disruptfam]

the dominators have some stock on the old powerchips r bin and the new higher bin is better and pi and assent only use that

can you link me to those ram you mentioned

[zanzabar]

http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?id=663
http://newgskill.web-bi.net/bbs/view.php?id=g_ddr2&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&category=55&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=124

those gskill also come in 1066 but they arnt listed, im not badmouthing corsair its just if u dont get a new corsair kit this is better

[disruptfam]

cheers mate...

how about this ram?

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_216&products_id=7942

[zanzabar]

if thats your only store then yes but its the same as the dominator

[disruptfam]

if thats your only store then yes but its the same as the dominator

so these tend to die @ stock speed? I can't find any stores that stock the ram you listed