Gaming build (budget none)

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ben chi(f4)

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So, I have a chance to build a machine with no budget... lucky right? Anyway, I won't tell you which corner I made my money, but here's what I'm looking to get.

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Thoughts? I just want to build the dream machine for gaming.
 
Do you want the best you can get disregarding money? Or do you want things to be generally of reasonable value(aka no 965EE)?
 
ben chi(f4) said:
Money is no object. :eek:
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http://www.alienware.com/products/alx-x58-desktop.aspx?SysCode=PC-ALX-X58-R2&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

add every option available and go with a quartet of those LED backlit Samsung 30" monitors

if that isn't enough power, step up to the Dell Precision T7500 with dual W5580's and add whatever 16GB of RAM and a pair of GTX 295's on your own (Dell won't ship it with anything but Quadro FX) and again, quartet of 30" monitors (be it Samsung or Dell)


if THAT isn't enough power:
http://www.cray.com/Products/CX1.aspx

and if THAT isn't enough power:
wait for SGI to bring Virtu to market (if ever), or contact Boxx or Rockwell-Collins regarding a farm of suitable size for your tastes

and if money is truly no object, none of these will be an issue, guranteed.

so how about you re-asses what you think "money is no object" means, to the reality of probably $7500 max, realize that nothing over around $3000 into the tower (if building yourself) is going to get any considerable gains (at least for gaming and general usage), and come back down to reality, thanks.
 
Build would probably look like this:

30" monitor
kick ass 5.1 speakers (1000$ price range)

i920 OCed
Quad SLI (2 cards is enough IMO though...)
6GB of RAM...12 if you are doing something other than gaming.
SSD drive + regular HD for storage...or if you want, a bunch of SSD drives in raid.

Going beyond this nets little gains in performance.
 
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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 Nehalem 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601965 - Retail ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer LGA 1366 Intel X58 CEB Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 Nehalem 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601965 - Retail
ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer LGA 1366 Intel X58 CEB Intel Motherboard - Retail
 
Even if you have the money a 965EE is a horrible choice vs a 920....you can piss it away in better ways.
 
my epeeen is thiiiiiiiissss big...

I just want to build a machine (while i have the money) that will last me a long time. Oh, and show my epeen.
 
A $1500 machine would last just as long and perform just as well as your "dream" machine. The "extra" money would be better spent on a good 27-30 inch monitor, which would then justify a high-end CF/SLI setup.

Or, you could save your money and use it to buy something useful... like a girlfriend. Then you wouldn't have to worry about your e-peen. :p
 
ben chi(f4) said:
my epeeen is thiiiiiiiissss big...

I just want to build a machine (while i have the money) that will last me a long time. Oh, and show my epeen.
Click to expand...

Your epeen actually FALLS for buying an EE CPU.
"Wow this kid has an EE? What a fucking retard."
 
foxhound you didn't get enough SSDs and you didn't get 512GB SSDs, his eCock (TM) can't get pumped up enough without that :p
 
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