Xtremesystems Rig Building Guide 2011

Are these all systems you plan on building, or is this just a "wishlist" guide?

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Originally Posted by WangChung

Are these all systems you plan on building, or is this just a "wishlist" guide?

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It's a guide that everyone can refer and direct to. Check out the 2009 guide, this one's only just getting started ;)

There's a lot of difference between high end builds and it's still budget based. A $5k system vs a $10k system vs a $15k system will see drastically different hardware choices and trade-offs. Even in "dream" system builds. The $5k system wouldn't have dual Xeon processors, for example, and the $15k system would probably have five 30" monitors, which would not be on the other two systems. Consider doing more than one high end build based on different budget levels. Some people actually do spend that much on a computer.

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Originally Posted by Bolas

I'd probably do something like this for an "insane" build.

memory
2x CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model CMT6GX3M3A2000C8
Model #:CMT6GX3M3A2000C8
Item #:N82E16820145318
$399.98

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You cannot use 6 x 2GB since your using a LGA1155 MoBo in your Config ;)
i'd recommend 4 x 4GB >=1600

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Originally Posted by Aimr

You cannot use 6 x 2GB since your using a LGA1155 MoBo in your Config ;)
i'd recommend 4 x 4GB >=1600

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DOH! Guess I'm too used to LGA1366. Good point.

This guide has been put on hold because of Bulldozer.

If SB-E is to come out within a few months of Bulldozer I might delay it even further.