Ok! I builded my computer!

TheBuzzer

TheBuzzer

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My new computer I made this month:
The ram I got was slow I guess because vista rating system gave it a 5.1 out of 5.9 while the rest of the parts got the 5.9 rating.

I overclocked my computer using the AI Overclock default profiles so the cpu is clocked at 3.0 ghz while the ram went to 843 mhz.

The ram still got a rating of 5.8 and not 5.9 but that is good enough I guess.


Here is what I got:
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=5248508

Case: Antec P180B
Mobo: ASUS P5W
GFX: EVGA 8800GTX
Ram: Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2 800 Dual Channel
PSU: Corsair 620HX
CPU: Intel Q6600
Prim HD: WD Raptor 150GB
Sec HD: Seagate 750GB
DVD: NEC 18X DVD Burner
Sound Card: X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1
Termal Paste: Arctic Silver 5
Heatsink: Scythe Ninja


Old External:
WD 320 gb

Pics:
Here is a picture of the vista rating stuff:



For the 3dmark fans out there, here is the result of my computer running it:



Here are the picture of my case and stuff using a cheap camera phone:



P180B is quiet but the top fan makes clicking noise sometimes :/
I can still hear it but it is quiet than normal pcs.

If music or tv on u cant even hear it.

Even with the case open it is quiet :)
 
anyone notice the directx verion..... :eek: :eek: :eek: 9 or better, says to me dx10 not full implamented in vista yet:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
So he's got an 8800GTX SLI setup for a monitor running 1280x1024............
 
Tutelary said:
noticed that myself. too much money, too little sense.
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lol look at the bright side: at least he won't be bottlenecked by the GPU!

*goes back to playing oblivion at 30fps at 1920x1200*
 
You did not spend all that money on a top of the line system to just play it at 1280x1024 ? I mean that would be a big waste of cash if you arent running at least a 24" widescreen LCD, but that system can handle the 30" Dell or Apple
 
na, i realized using max quality there is still some fps drops. also I realized nvidia caps the fps to the refresh rate. I tend to feel if it isn't capped less likely to feel fps drops. So why did they do that?
 
unless you're buying a bigass monitor, you wasted a lot of money.
 
I was looking at a similar system but with just the raptor as a drive, with 4-8GB of ram. The problem I have with the quad core is that I want to use xp64 with the system, even though only 1 or 2 of my core applications [graphics and simulation] have 64bit binaries to take advantage of the system.

Quad core is a waste otherwise. 2GB for 4 processors? Honestly if all you are doing is playing games 3 of the processors will be idle, so no big deal, but if you want to put all four cpus on load, you got 4 cpus eating away at 2GB.
 
well i will get one later on. still if i play games on max quality on a big monitor it will be slower because res is bigger.


ok, i realized what happened vsync was set to app default. and the game i was playing didnt have vsync option in it so it was enabled.

i force disabled it.
 
whrswoldo said:
If the baby Jesus were a grammar nazi, he too would be crying; you built your computer, and there were the parts. At any rate, congratulations on your new rig. :)
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Yes, I died a little inside.

The WinSAT (aka performance score) is about as useful as the Scholastic Assessment Test.

Let me ask you: Where do you feel that your computer is lacking in performance? How is that noticeable. Maybe then the helpful and knowledgable people on this forum can help you overcome that problem :)
 
you could have taken the money you used on that extra 8800gtx thats just going to waste, and gotten a digital slr.
 
Tutelary said:
you could have taken the money you used on that extra 8800gtx thats just going to waste, and gotten a digital slr.
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Oh I didnt get 2 8800gtx. I thought u told me I shouldnt have gotten an 8800gtx....

Misread some stuff and I misread some of your stuff..
 
Tutelary said:
you could have taken the money you used on that extra 8800gtx thats just going to waste, and gotten a digital slr.
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TheBuzzer said:
you should stop being a forum troll and just taking shit because u can't afford it
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I don't know what he is taking, but if you mean talking, I don't see anything but some advice in his post. I am sure that he could afford a D-SLR if he wanted one and there is no reason to attack him just because he is giving an opinion that you don't agree with.
 
TheBuzzer said:
you should stop being a forum troll and just taking shit because u can't afford it
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A troll? Its an absolute FACT that at 1280x1024 you are NOT going to be using both 8800gtxs for anything.

Furthermore, I don't play games, and haven't for years, so guess what? I don't even WANT a videocard that sounds like a running vacuum cleaner, much less 2 at once. Since you want to get mean spirited, your build says you spent a lot of money and didn't do it intelligently. 8800gtx in sli, and you dont even know what vsync is, and run 1280x1024. 2gig of ram on a quad core system. Having the ability to blow a lot of money doesn't mean people think highly of you.

E-penis is supposed to be a joke, not an objective.

For what its worth, I was entirely serious about returning the 8800gtx which is meaningless at 1280x1024 and getting something like a digital slr, or adding water cooling, or getting a nice scanner/printer, or any huge range of other things.

Lets look at your own thoughts on sli Buzzer:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1030562135#post1030562135

TheBuzzer said:
sli is dumb in the future there will be new graphic card shader models and stuff which will make a single gfx card perform faster than dual gfx card.

i really dont see points in sli so far.
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http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1030554421#post1030554421

TheBuzzer said:
well i decided not to get a monitor. might get one after i graduate and start working.

also i don't plan in doing sli and stuff because there will always be a gfx card that is going to outperform an sli setup .
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Whoever convinced you that sli 8800gtx at 1280x1024 was worthwhile did you a horrible disservice. I'm trying to help you rectify that situation. Its money better spent elsewhere. (particularly on a larger screen)
 
Tutelary said:
I don't even WANT a videocard that sounds like a running vacuum cleaner, much less 2 at once.
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lol, the 8800GTX is actually very quiet. I can't hear it more than 2 feet from my case.
 
No offense, but that was a waste of 2888 dollars. For a sub 3k system, that thing has a setup that looks to be doomed for overclocking. P5W DH has so many problems it's not funny. Plus, it's made by the King of VDroop, Asus, and the MCH deteriorates ridiculously fast. That RAM is horrible overclocking RAM. XMS2 lost D9GMH chips when Corsair released their Dominator series. That case is kind of a waste of money just because it's 130 dollars, and the Raptor hard drive won't you give any kind of real advantage when running a system normally, though if you benchmark, it may pull your score up a little. The only thing that's decent on that system is the 8800GTX. I'd have gone Big Typhoon over the ninja too.......


you should ask people about the system you're going to buy before you go out and make some retarded move and waste so much money like this.
 
He doesn't have an sli setup. He only has 1 8800gtx, not 2. I'm surprised he hasn't said so. Look at the pics, and at the newegg part list. Its not in there. If you were to look at the Vista performance screenshot a second time, and pay close attention you can see the 'dedicated' graphics memory is 768 which is what comes on an 8800gtx. The total availble graphics memory comes from vista's graphics caching video memory in the system ram. This is the very reason pcie is needed to run aero...

EDIT: This just begs the question of whether or not he read the posts and comprehended what was being said. Others made the mistake of misreading his stats, but seriously he paid for it he should of known to say something :\.
 
defuseme2k said:
He doesn't have an sli setup. He only has 1 8800gtx, not 2. I'm surprised he hasn't said so. Look at the pics, and at the newegg part list. Its not in there. If you were to look at the Vista performance screenshot a second time, and pay close attention you can see the 'dedicated' graphics memory is 768 which is what comes on an 8800gtx. The total availble graphics memory comes from vista's graphics caching video memory in the system ram. This is the very reason pcie is needed to run aero...

EDIT: This just begs the question of whether or not he read the posts and comprehended what was being said. Others made the mistake of misreading his stats, but seriously he paid for it he should of known to say something :\.
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I noticed that two. I was like did I miss read his newegg list? He also has a p5w dh board which has crossfire not SLI. So why are people flaming him again?
Only thing I see wrong about his computer is the choice of cpu, why not a q6700 and why not a tuniq tower.
 
defuseme2k said:
He doesn't have an sli setup. He only has 1 8800gtx, not 2. I'm surprised he hasn't said so. Look at the pics, and at the newegg part list. Its not in there. If you were to look at the Vista performance screenshot a second time, and pay close attention you can see the 'dedicated' graphics memory is 768 which is what comes on an 8800gtx. The total availble graphics memory comes from vista's graphics caching video memory in the system ram. This is the very reason pcie is needed to run aero...

EDIT: This just begs the question of whether or not he read the posts and comprehended what was being said. Others made the mistake of misreading his stats, but seriously he paid for it he should of known to say something :\.
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I just saw "gaming graphics memory" 1535MB and figured he had 2 768meg cards. I dont have vista, so I have no idea how it presents those numbers. The OP could have jumped in my shit as he only has one card and didn't, so I guess it proves he didn't know.

Glad I'm not the only person that struck as being SLI tho :p
 
Nice enjoy your computer, I honestly can say I don't even know what I would do with quad-core or a 8800GTX right now, well whatever your using it for enjoy...
 
I'm jealous. Nice build, for sure!

time to save up ~250 and get a larger monitor to fully enjoy that baby!
 
oh somehow I did miss a post about sli.

I didn't go sli.

Also why not q6700? q6600 is cheaper and can be overclocked just as much as q6700.

the ram is still quite fast but not as fast as some ram but seems good enough so far. I barely get lag spikes in rainbow 6. I didn't realize the whole issue about the 24 inch monitor thing was because people thought I went sli.

SLI is dumb like I said in my other post. Also I did ask people about stuff. Ram scoring 5.8 still seems quite good. In another program everlast, it is still one of the higher rating but not the best.
 
EDIT: ooop, I was wrong. :X.

and yeah, I got a good laugh that nobody was saying anything until I did. I shouldn't of said anything and watched in amusement :)
 
defuseme2k said:
EDIT: ooop, I was wrong. :X.

and yeah, I got a good laugh that nobody was saying anything until I did. I shouldn't of said anything and watched in amusement :)
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heh now this topic became all quiet and stuff..
 
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