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So, our testing group is just about done with all of our current project and will soon be moving on to some PC gaming tests, and were given this little "assignment"..

"Create your dream gaming system, include every component and why you would use this in your system. While doing this, remember, money is no object."

Yeah...so I'm blown away. I've been trying to put together a system on a budget for personal use, and now they want us to submit on paper a system that would be ideal for our every gaming need. I'm torn between so many different components, but would certainly like to hear what sort of systems others would put together...from mouse pads to motherboards, head sets to silly mods.

Thanks for any input!

(If this topic has been done before (as I'm sure it has many times) I apologize for the redundancy, but with systems there's something glaringly superior released on almost a monthly basis)
 
sounds like fun... *goes to newegg to put together a wish list*
 
Err...not so much buddy.

I've got a clear picture (err..text layout) of what I’m submitting. This is the most fun “work” has ever been, and I thought others might enjoy it as well. It's not some homework assignment or whatever you're making it out to be. I'm simply interested in systems others would put together, I'm interested specifically in seeing if the new NVIDIA makes the list for others or not and why (compatibility issues, etc), if people are preferring plasma or LCD, if Creative is the sound card of choice, if wireless optical battery-free mice show up or not.

Oh, and thanks for the constructive feedback.
 
needs more hard drive space elite :p id have 1 74 gig raptor, and 4 400 gig hard drives, or 4 of the 500 gig hard drives ;)

soulsaver_8229
 
lol.. dual 74 gig raptors in raid 0 plus a 400gb is more than enuf for me.
 
Screw that, you need quad dual-core Opterons, dual BFG 7800GTX's, and 16GB of Corsair memory. Top it off with a phase-change cooling system and a couple TB of drive space.
 
AMD X2 4400+
DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR
2x BFG GeForce 7800 GTX in SLI mode
Dell 2405FPW widescreen LCD x 3
VapoChill LS
2x1GB Crucial Balistix

That kind of crap...*shrug*
 
FX-55
DFI UT SLI-DR
2x 7800GTX
2GB of Corsair Xpert
Vapochill
OCZ 600W PSU
Bling.

I see you said this is for gaming, so going dual core or multi would be stupid.
 
XSNiper said:
FX-55
DFI UT SLI-DR
2x 7800GTX
2GB of Corsair Xpert
Vapochill
OCZ 600W PSU
Bling.

I see you said this is for gaming, so going dual core or multi would be stupid.
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Thanks for calling me stupid. :D I agree with ya though that having 4x dual core Opterons or something is misplaced though.

BTW Forceware v80 is supposed to get substantial benefit on a dual core system. Also if ya run anything else while you're gaming, it's helpful. Plus even on a gaming rig, people often do other things too which will benefit from it even more. Price is a non-factor, and you can have it, so why not?
 
I guess if you really want to spen...nevermind LOL I guess it would work but I don't think it would be as quick in games...A gaming machine should have raw horsepower not a bunch of smaller ones. I'm interested in this series 80 driver your talking about.

But sure, since money is not an option just go big I guess, getting 4 is a bit extreme though...Just get 2 opterons and oc the crap out of them, if possible.
 
K, so this is where I'm sitting now, tried to consolidate all I could:
Newegg Wish List
Monitors (x2)
Yeah, and ontop of that some fun thinkgeek mods...

Not going for any overkill (8 core :eek: ), but this is what I think I'm setteling for.
 
Just bought myself a 2405FPW for $840. It's bigger, has more features, doesn't have that odd plastic look Apple's stuff do.

Vapochill > > > Reserator. Try FrozenCPU.com for starters.

Many games are coming out that need 2GB for optimal performance. Crucial Ballistix 1GB modules are a good way to go. (cf)Eclipse ran some tests on a Value module recently with pretty amazing results, the Ballistix should be even better.

4800 vs 4400 again is pretty meaningless under phase change.

Klipsch + Soundblaster is good, but you can do better. Also my understanding is that the Audigy 4 doesn't really do anything beyond have a higher model number that the previous version didn't have.
 
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