Xtremesystems Rig Building Guide 2011

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Rigs will be divided up into AMD and Intel, as before.

Categories I am currently deciding are:

Insanity Money To Burn MultiGPU System
Intel 990x Watercooled
Dual GTX 590 or Dual AMD 6990 - Watercooled
12GB DDR3 2000
2 240GB Revodrives (X2 Model) + 1 Large HDD
1500W PSU

Top Of The Line MultiGPU System
Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom X6 Watercooled
Dual GTX 580 or Trifire HD 6970
12 GB DDR3 1600 or 8GB DDR3 2000
2 120GB Revodrives + 1 Large HDD
1000W PSU

High End Dual GPU System
Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom X6
Dual GTX 570 SLI/Single GTX 590 or Dual HD 6970 Xfire/Single HD 6990
12 GB DDR3 1600 or 8GB DDR3 2000
1 128GB SSD + 1 Large HDD
900W PSU

Mid End Dual GPU System
Intel Core i5 or Phenom X6
Dual GTX 560 SLI or Dual HD 6950 2GB
12GB DDR3 1600 or 8GB DDR3 2000
1 128GB SSD + 1 HDD
800W PSU

Mainstream Dual GPU System
Intel Core i5 or Phenom X6
Dual HD HD 6870
8GB DDR3 1866
1 80GB SSD + 1 HDD
700W PSU

High End Single GPU System
Intel Core i7 or Phenom X6
GTX 580 or HD 6970
12 GB DDR3 1600 or 8GB DDR3 2000
1 128GB SSD + 1 HDD
650W PSU

Mid End Single GPU System
Intel Core i5 or Phenom X6
GTX 570 or HD 6970
8GB DDR3 1866
1 80GB SSD + 1 HDD
600W PSU

Mainstream High Single GPU System
Intel Core i5 or Phenom X6
GTX 560 or HD 6950 1GB
4GB DDR3 2000
1 HDD
550W PSU

Mainstream Low Single GPU System
Intel Core i5 or Phenom X4
GTX 460 1GB or HD 6870
4GB DDR3 1866
1 HDD
500W PSU

Low End Single GPU System
Intel Core i3 or Athlon X4
GTX 450 or HD 5770
4GB DDR3 1600
1 HDD
450W PSU

All PSUs will be at least 80 Plus Bronze, with Dual GPU PSUs being 80 Plus Silver and Gold.