If money were no object...

[Quixylvre]

I'd probably build this.

Mobo: MSI 790FX-GD70
CPU: AMD TWKR
Chassis: Lian-Li PC-65 in black
Graphics: Quad Sapphire Radeon 4890 Atomic's in CrossFireX
Sound: HT Omega Claro 7.1
Network: Bigfoot Networks Killer Xeno Ultra
Optical Drive 1: LG GGW-H20L Combo Blu-Ray Burner & HD-DVD-ROM drive
Optical Drive 2: Buffalo DVSM-XL516FB* (internal)
Optical Drive 3: Yamaha CRW-F1UX (External, USB 2.0)
Removable Media 1: 2.88 MiB 3.5" FDD (yes you read that right)
Removable Media 2: Iomega Zip250 or Zip750 drive (internal)
Removable Media 3: Multi-format memory card reader
PSU: Koolance PSU-1300ATX-12N Liquid Cooled PSU
Cooling: Custom-made phase-change CPU cooler with Prometeia-style enclosure that attaches to Lian-Li case, parallel flow waterblocks and single-slot brackets for the quad 4890s, waterblocks to cool the mobo's VRM's, northbridge and southbridge, and possibly to cool the network processing unit card and hard drives. Resorvoir, Pump, and either Radiator or Peltier array to cool the fluid will be located collectively inside an enclosure either bolted in between the Lian-Li case and phase-change cooler, or underneath the phase-change cooler.
(and yes there would still be some fans blowing air through the main chassis)

[perkam]

Forgive me for my bluntness, but:

No SSDs = FAIL.

Perkam

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

also that koolance PSU = terrible, its only like 800 watts with poor line stability and bad efficiency.

Enermax revolution 85+ 1050w

[moiraesfate]

If money were no object... now you have me thinking....

Intel Core i7-975
ASUS P6T7
(2x)CORSAIR DOMINATOR DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel
CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W
(2x = sli)EVGA Hydro Copper GeForce GTX 295 1792MB

Hmm... already at roughly $3500 in price and not even added the HD's, keyboard, mouse, sound card, case and cooling yet. Lets add them, shall we?

(3x = raid 0) VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB
OMEGA CLARO Plus+ sound card
Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts surround sound
I rather like my lycosa so I think I'd keep that keyboard
RAZER Mamba
LG W2753V-PF Black 27" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Full HD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor
Blue Ray Drive
DVD burner with lightscribe, fastest I can get with little error
the case in this thread in black http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=219974

I figured out that the water cooling system I'd want is roughly $500 dollars a couple months ago.

All in all, we're looking at between $12,000 and $12,500

I wish.

[3Z3VH]

If money were no object, I would buy the Intel and NVidia corporations, and have any of their new products directly off the prototype line that I wanted.

[varrius]

If money were no object, I would buy the Intel and NVidia corporations, and have any of their new products directly off the prototype line that I wanted.

No, you wouldn't. You cannot buy a corporation if it isn't willing to be sold.

My dad can beat your dad up.

[perkam]

You guys are weak This is what we call a Balanced rig

Perkam's "Money No Object" Dual Hexa Core Rig

CPU: 2 x AMD Opteron 2435 Istanbul 2.6GHz 9MB Cache Socket F 115W Six-Core Processor Model - OEM - $1,996
Mobo: SUPERMICRO MBD-H8DAE-2-O Dual 1207(F) NVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 Extended ATX Dual AMD Opteron Server Motherboard - $370
Heatsink: 2 x Dynatron F558 77mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail - $66
Fans: 4 x YATE LOON 92mm Case Fan - D90BM-12 - $16
RAM: 2 x Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) ECC Fully Buffered Dual Channel Kit Server Memory Model CT2KIT51272AF80E - Retail - $330
GPU: 2 x SAPPHIRE Toxic 100269TXSR Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail - $500
SSD: 2 x Corsair CMFSSD-256GBG2D 2.5" 256GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Retail - $1,318
HDD: 2 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM - $200
PSU: Antec Signature SG850 850W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular ... - Retail - $240
Chassis: Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - $170
Sound: Creative 70SB088000004 7.1 Channels PCI Express 1x Interface PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Retail - $100
Optical: LITE-ON Black Blu-Ray DVD Drive & DVD Burner with LightScribe SATA Model iHES206-08 - Retail - $70

Total: $5,376

Perkam

[Baron_Davis]

This is a pretty easy one...

standard fare, prolly a dual xeon or opteron or something

but the two big ones for me would be:

1) Adaptec 52445 with 28 X25-Es in RAID 5

and

2) A crazy LCD set up that's as tall as the ceiling

oh I forgot...

3) A retarded speaker system that costs like 100G or something

[ILikeCosmosS]

Perkam you got it all wrong

quad socket motherboard with 4 istanbuls why just dual socket when you got no budget?

[3Z3VH]

No, you wouldn't. You cannot buy a corporation if it isn't willing to be sold.

My dad can beat your dad up.

Last I checked buying a controlling share in a publicly traded company wasn't as hard as you make it sound.

They even have a term for it; Hostile Takeover.

[HiJon89]

Money is no object means P4 Northwood 30 capper, OCZ BH-5, X800XT Platinum Edition.

[perkam]

Perkam you got it all wrong

quad socket motherboard with 4 istanbuls why just dual socket when you got no budget?

Diminishing returns

Perkam

[ILikeCosmosS]

Diminishing returns

Perkam

I never knew that

[B.E.E.F.]

I'd probably build this.

Mobo: MSI 790FX-GD70
CPU: AMD TWKR
Chassis: Lian-Li PC-65 in black
Graphics: Quad Sapphire Radeon 4890 Atomic's in CrossFireX
Sound: HT Omega Claro 7.1
Network: Bigfoot Networks Killer Xeno Ultra
Optical Drive 1: LG GGW-H20L Combo Blu-Ray Burner & HD-DVD-ROM drive
Optical Drive 2: Buffalo DVSM-XL516FB* (internal)
Optical Drive 3: Yamaha CRW-F1UX (External, USB 2.0)
Removable Media 1: 2.88 MiB 3.5" FDD (yes you read that right)
Removable Media 2: Iomega Zip250 or Zip750 drive (internal)
Removable Media 3: Multi-format memory card reader
PSU: Koolance PSU-1300ATX-12N Liquid Cooled PSU
Cooling: Custom-made phase-change CPU cooler with Prometeia-style enclosure that attaches to Lian-Li case, parallel flow waterblocks and single-slot brackets for the quad 4890s, waterblocks to cool the mobo's VRM's, northbridge and southbridge, and possibly to cool the network processing unit card and hard drives. Resorvoir, Pump, and either Radiator or Peltier array to cool the fluid will be located collectively inside an enclosure either bolted in between the Lian-Li case and phase-change cooler, or underneath the phase-change cooler.
(and yes there would still be some fans blowing air through the main chassis)

You sure you got enough removable drives? And you forgot the 5.25" and a tape drive to stick in there.


Money is no object.

[RADCOM]

If money was no object I'd get Naekuh to build a rig for me

[3Z3VH]

Oh the days... AT power supplies with power pass-throughs for your monitor...

[jcool]

If money was no object, I'd call Cray and let them build me a cluster optimized for WCG

Retail HW? Only one thing comes to mind... Dual W5580 on the upcoming Intel ST2.. anything else is just too slow

[PeterStoba]

(3x = sli)EVGA Hydro Copper GeForce GTX 295 1792MB

Then I would because you can only use 2 in SLI

[Baron_Davis]

Then I would because you can only use 2 in SLI

you can use the power of 3 if you are a scientist. Games aren't the only thing

[moiraesfate]

Then I would because you can only use 2 in SLI

lol. that would be called a typo dear. I work during the day and often get interupted in the middle of typing something if I get a phone reservation come through. Sometimes I forget to check and update something in case I made a mistake. I fixed it.

[Quixylvre]

heh well I would probably use either hybrid hard drives or OCZ Vertex SE drives for my main storage. Would also use a 5.25" 1.2 MB floppy drive for dual FDD's but I don't think the mobo supports dual FDD's. Maybe I'd go with an AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE instead of the TWKR. Oh and the Koolance PSU is rated for 1300 watts output on a 115V outlet and 1700 watts on a 230V outlet. I'd be hooking it up to a dedicated 230V circuit breaker, plus one circuit breaker each for the phase-change cooler and monitor and watercooling systems (the watercooling pump and radiator fans will be on their own power supply separate from the PC)

[AgentGOD]

If money were no object, I'd have scientists custom-build me a diamond-based CPU that is completely compatible with x86-64 and as fast as the technology can make it.

[ILikeCosmosS]

775 is dead intel fanboy

if money were no object you would get either a amd twkr or a core i7 975

[Quixylvre]

Let me also clarify about the optical drives. The Buffalo DVSM-XL516FB is the actual drive that with different brand labels was sold as the Pioneer DVR-111, DVR-111D, DVR-111L, DVR-A11XL, and the Asus 1608P3S. I picked it because it supports LabelFlash, and the LG GGW-H20L drive I picked can support LightScribe, which keeps me covered on BOTH drive-based labeling mechanisms. The H20L reads HD-DVD and can both read and write Blu-Ray, so that would maximize my compatibility range. The Yamaha CRW-F1 CDRW drive supports Mt. Rainier optical storage which is a feature I make heavy use of already. I have a lot of zip disks too, hence the inclusion of an internal Zip Drive. (Probably external 750 plus internal 250)

[HuffPCair]

If money was no object I would have everything custom made.

Have Lian Li build me a case no one else has or will ever have. Custom CPU, RAM GPU, MOBO, and even a custom liquid cooling.

In the easiest way of saying it THIS WOULD BE CUSTOM

and I would own a Ducati Desmosedici RR