Ok, I'm tired of FX-55 SLI benchers beating me in SPI and gaming benches. So I decided I'm gunna give em a run for their money.
Basically I have $5.5k to spend (probably more if needed). I will put the CPU under a phasechange and I'll have 2 6800Us under water (Phasechange + GPU = BAD!).
At the moment I've decided that I'll have a FX-55 6800U sli system, probably with a 15k rpm SCSI drive (haven't thought of make/model yet, or scsi controller).
Things I need suggestions on:
Mobo: I *need* something that will OC like crazy and still be stable. It also has to be SLI enabled (I'm sure that will cut choices down a load )
RAM: Again, I need ram that will OC like crazy and keep good latencies. I'm thinking of OCZ VX but I'm not sure. I will buy 1gb of the "high end" stuff for benches, then another gb of some OK-ish ddr400 for general use.
Hard Drive: I am looking for something that will keep up with the rest of the performance in this system, I'm thinking 15k RPM SCSI, unless someone has something bad to tell me about them. I need suggestions on make/model and of the PCI controller card.
Anything Else Needed for OC'ing Things such as a ddr booster or anything of the nature
Things I don't really care about (unless someone tells me I should worry about them)
Optical Drives: These don't really mean much when I'm OCing so I can get some cheap ass generic ones.
Monitor: I already have one of these and its cheap, I _DONT_ need a new one =)
Case: Aesthetics? Pfft!
Keyboard, Mouse etc.: Not really needed, can use my cheap-o ones
I think I have everything covered there but I'm not sure. Basically I need suggestions on an ultimate SLI benching rig, that will fit the price tag of $5.5k
Thanks... This will be fun!
Zxcs
Basically I have $5.5k to spend (probably more if needed). I will put the CPU under a phasechange and I'll have 2 6800Us under water (Phasechange + GPU = BAD!).
At the moment I've decided that I'll have a FX-55 6800U sli system, probably with a 15k rpm SCSI drive (haven't thought of make/model yet, or scsi controller).
Things I need suggestions on:
Mobo: I *need* something that will OC like crazy and still be stable. It also has to be SLI enabled (I'm sure that will cut choices down a load )
RAM: Again, I need ram that will OC like crazy and keep good latencies. I'm thinking of OCZ VX but I'm not sure. I will buy 1gb of the "high end" stuff for benches, then another gb of some OK-ish ddr400 for general use.
Hard Drive: I am looking for something that will keep up with the rest of the performance in this system, I'm thinking 15k RPM SCSI, unless someone has something bad to tell me about them. I need suggestions on make/model and of the PCI controller card.
Anything Else Needed for OC'ing Things such as a ddr booster or anything of the nature
Things I don't really care about (unless someone tells me I should worry about them)
Optical Drives: These don't really mean much when I'm OCing so I can get some cheap ass generic ones.
Monitor: I already have one of these and its cheap, I _DONT_ need a new one =)
Case: Aesthetics? Pfft!
Keyboard, Mouse etc.: Not really needed, can use my cheap-o ones
I think I have everything covered there but I'm not sure. Basically I need suggestions on an ultimate SLI benching rig, that will fit the price tag of $5.5k
Thanks... This will be fun!
Zxcs