Opinion on NEW Rig

Built a NEW Rig with the following Specs and would like to know if there is one thing I would need to add, what would it be?

ON EDIT: Sorry for not being specific. It was already built and purchased for $950 plus $200 gift card locally with a couple added extras to the system and pre built. Im just looking to see if there was anything. So far the RAM is on the low side. Im using windows 7 RC build x86 right now. Dont plan on jumping to any x64 system until all of my software I use support 64 bit OS which a handful dont, yet!


Wish List:

looks good.. but id invest in 3x1gb memory for triple channel.. but dual channel still works fine with the i7.. plus you can still use a 32bit os while having an extra gig of ram and a little more performance.. also i would of spent the extra 10 dollars and grabbed a 6x bluray drive just for the little extra performance and load times.. but thats still a very nice build..

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HomerRulez said:

Built a NEW Rig with the following Specs and would like to know if there is one thing I would need to add, what would it be?

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Just to make sure we're on the same page here: You've already bought and built this PC correct? If so when did you buy this setup?

While none of those parts are bad in terms of quality and performance, many of those parts are pretty damn horrible for the price. For example the RAM: For just $8 more, you could have gotten three times the amount of RAM:
$94 - G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 3 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM

Then there's the overpriced mobo, PSU, hard drive and possibly the GPU depending on your resolution. More than likely you could have built a similar rig for at least $200 less.

what danny said.... a lot of overpriced stuff when you can get better for cheaper.

example the corsair hx1000 is like 200-230 bux and better than the thermaltake, then the ran you can get 6gb for about 100 bux, and the price of that seagate hard drive you could get 2 x WD 640GB AAKS drives for that much.

and also... that motherboard is not worth over 300 bux, while some of their 775 boards like the UD3P are good, you'd be sorry having to deal with gigabytes customer service / RMA if something goes wrong. but then again, if 300 bux is nothing to you then go ahead

is this a wish list or your order summary? like everyone has said you can get a better or equal build for quite a bit cheaper. as for other things you could get, a regular dvd burner for the faster speeds for things not involving bluray.

Seems he built it already. If there was anything to add, it would be 6 GB of ram. Amazon is having a deal, which is listed in the deal forum here:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1406278

I contacted the manufacturer about the absurd delivery estimate from Amazon, and they would honor beyond the 21 day window as long as tracking supported it.

I agree with what others have said; the build could have been built for cheaper, unless it fits your needs.

Danny Bui said:

Please answer the questions in the sticky titled 'ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST" so that we can help you better.



Just to make sure we're on the same page here: You've already bought and built this PC correct? If so when did you buy this setup?

While none of those parts are bad in terms of quality and performance, many of those parts are pretty damn horrible for the price. For example the RAM: For just $8 more, you could have gotten three times the amount of RAM:
$94 - G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 3 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM

Then there's the overpriced mobo, PSU, hard drive and possibly the GPU depending on your resolution. More than likely you could have built a similar rig for at least $200 less.

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It was built about 12 days ago and none of the parts were purchased from the egg. I got it all for $950 plus $200 gift card local. I just wanted to show the parts but forgot to edit the price. Sorry about that.

The ram you selected (DDR3 1600) is rated as 7-7-7-24 @ 1.9v. Either that's a typo on Newegg, or something is wrong... You should NOT exceed 1.65v on the RAM. I entirely agree with Danny. For a bit more, you could've gotten 6GB G.Skill kit that runs at 1.5v.

PC_User said:

The ram you selected (DDR3 1600) is rated as 7-7-7-24 @ 1.9v. Either that's a typo on Newegg, or something is wrong... You should NOT exceed 1.65v on the RAM. I entirely agree with Danny. For a bit more, you could've gotten 6GB G.Skill kit that runs at 1.5v.

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Exactly what I was just about to post. Are you sure you posted the right RAM? I'm surprised 1.9v OCZ RAM is working on there. I also agree with what Danny said.

//edit: I also noticed you got an es2 HDD, effectively the enterprise version of the 'cuda gen 11. Those drives are notorious for faulty firmware; so be sure to check your serial number at the seagate site and flash new firmware if needed -- otherwise your HDD will be bricked without notice if it has the faulty firmware.

Seems like you got a good deal, but not the greatest choices for some of the parts.

lathode said:

Isn't that hard drive configured to be used in a server? PSU is overkill for that system and a ripoff, A Corsair 750/850 is plenty and a 3rd the price. Should've gone with atleast 3gb for tri-channel if not 6gig. I don't know too much about the mobo, but I know Asus boards are great and you could have gotten a P6T/P6T Deluxe for less.

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He got the whole system for $950, so it doesn't sound like he paid too much for the overkill PSU -- but it is indeed overkill. I agree on the RAM. You can't go wrong with Gigabyte and Asus X58 boards.

Isn't that hard drive configured to be used in a server? PSU is overkill for that system and a ripoff, A Corsair 750/850 is plenty and a 3rd the price. Should've gone with atleast 3gb for tri-channel if not 6gig. I don't know too much about the mobo, but I know Asus boards are great and you could have gotten a P6T/P6T Deluxe for less.

see post above.

CPU i7 920

Asus P6T DE

GF295 SLI

Ocz 12 /1600 Triple Channel DDR3

Seagate 1TB

ThermalTake ToughPower 1200

SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Serie

Coolermaster Cosmos 1000

Logitech MX5500 Combo

Vista Ultimate 64bit