$5000+ Build: Comments?

[Scray XXI]

Get the Rampage Formula. If you are going to go all out, get the Rampage or Wi-Fi X48 from ASUS.

Best boards ever. End of story [least from my experience anyway].

[comc49]

for ssd get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227344 for half price. i think they are faster too, except for access time

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

DO NOT BUY A GIGABYTE BOARD for the love of $5k builds dont. Rampage Extreme or DFI x48 T3RS or Foxconn Blackops ONLY

otherwise this looks great, sounds like an awesome build. word has it that swiftech is releasing a new WC kit with the apogee GTZ and an MCR320 so i would definitely wait for that kit for best cooling

[B.E.E.F.]

Where's the Western Digital Velociraptor? It's a good drive. A couple in mirrored RAID would be a good idea. Stable.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Where's the Western Digital Velociraptor? It's a good drive. A couple in mirrored RAID would be a good idea. Stable.

hes getting SSDs why buy raptor?

[Kondik]

hes getting SSDs why buy raptor?

How safe is to work with SSD's under X64 Vista , who tried it long enough ?

He will be a lab mice

I personally would put the 5K bux in mi pigglet and wait for nehalem. Buying an PC now is no good imo

[Scray XXI]

hes getting SSDs why buy raptor?

Because I heard they have the worst transfer rates.

One I read up on had 58MBps. Forgot which one it was.

[B.E.E.F.]

Because I heard they have the worst transfer rates.

One I read up on had 58MBps. Forgot which one it was.

Must have been an old one. I'm talking about the new Western Digital Velociraptor VR150.




BTW. SSDs cannot be defragmented. Reduces life. Don't know how it affects performance.

[Captain Zero]

BTW. SSDs cannot be defragmented. Reduces life. Don't know how it affects performance.

Interesting, I didn't know that. I'm a defrag nut, I run VoptXP on a fairly regular basis and I will on the SSD once everything's loaded. But... I intend to use the SSD for my system drive for the OS only. I don't run a swap (uh why would I?) and my desktop will actually be on my e:\ drive, RAID-5.

[jas420221]

You are lucky in not running a swap/page file that some programs dont FAK up. Some applications NEED a pagefile defined.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

You are lucky in not running a swap/page file that some programs dont FAK up. Some applications NEED a pagefile defined.

thats why i run a 512mb one

[jas420221]

I run a 2GB size on a different HDD than my OS. Works out like a champ!

[Kobalt]

BTW. SSDs cannot be defragmented. Reduces life. Don't know how it affects performance.

This is not true. The mtron drives are rated at 50GB of writes per day for 140 years. And defragmentation only affects performance on writes, not reads.

[Captain Zero]

You are lucky in not running a swap/page file that some programs dont FAK up. Some applications NEED a pagefile defined.

I haven't run a swap in over 5 years. My old P4 workhorse had 2GB of Corsair, only 3-4 times did I ever run low. SWAP is a HD killer and a time waster and the ONLY time I ever ran into a SWAP requirement was with games.

[B.E.E.F.]

And defragmentation only affects performance on writes, not reads.

Well that's good news. [/sarcasm]

[jas420221]

I haven't run a swap in over 5 years. My old P4 workhorse had 2GB of Corsair, only 3-4 times did I ever run low. SWAP is a HD killer and a time waster and the ONLY time I ever ran into a SWAP requirement was with games.

LIke I said, you are lucky. Like I also said, I use the begining of a different HDD for my swap file so I dont have those issues.

[milkmandan]

Because I heard they have the worst transfer rates.

One I read up on had 58MBps. Forgot which one it was.

Aren't Raptors used for access speeds and not transfer speeds? I doubt anyone with 1 or 2 raptors are going to be copying 40GB files across each drive

Yep. Crunching. I was going to go Skulltrail, still wish I could but it's socket 771 and the QX9650 I already have is 775 - so I'm "stuck" with the QX9650, not that bad really!

I'll go dual Nahalem on my personal build.

Ahhhh i see good luck then!

[Captain Zero]

You guys rock, really. Thanks for confusing the hell outta me lol

Now I'm back on NewEgg and playing with 3 different wish lists and swapping out everything again. *sigh*

Thanks for the input. Really, some great suggestions here.

[Kondik]

You are lucky in not running a swap/page file that some programs dont FAK up. Some applications NEED a pagefile defined.

Running without swap for 6 months now, only problem I had was that I could play Guitar Hero 3

[Captain Zero]

There is a Nehalem system in the XS Official Rig Building guide for $3,500 (without monitors) that will slap around your $5,000 rig.

Perkam

Linky to this bad boy? Like I said (a few times now) I've set aside $10k for a personal Nehalem build when it's available - oct/nov? I'd like to see this Nehalem box.

[B.E.E.F.]

Running without swap for 6 months now, only problem I had was that I could play Guitar Hero 3

2x4GB config?

Or 4x2GB config?


Your sig isn't clear.

[B.E.E.F.]

I've set aside $10k for a personal Nehalem build when it's available.

If I were you I'd buy a $3000 box and keep upgrading.

[Kondik]

2x4GB config?

Or 4x2GB config?


Your sig isn't clear.

2 + 2 + 2 + 2
It's pain in the to OC it, therefore I OC only in 800 -> 1066 range
over 1100 Is unstable as hell , If I put more NB + Memory V it gets too hot for my taste , but I'm fine with the frequency of it now

[GAR]

I PMMED you the system you should get

also get this monitor instead
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/DeepSearc...400w&ALL=y&TP=

[Captain Zero]

Mobo:
ASUS Rampage Extreme LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield 3.0GHz LGA 775 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569QX9650 - Retail

GPU: 2X
SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

RAM: 2x (8GB)
CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1600C9DHX - Retail

Display: 1X
DELL UltraSharp 2408WFP

PSU:
KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX Power Supply - Retail

SSD:
RiDATA NSSD-S25-32-C04MPN 2.5" 32GB SATA II 3.0Gb Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Retail

And a pile of other stuff. This is going to be the final build, since I already have a pile of stuff RMA'd, lord love newegg. Thanks for all the help, everyone!