My $4000 Dream Computer

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I was bored in class (yes, I said in class...), so I decided to put together the ultimate computer for $4000 and under. It's from my own perspective, but I am a total nerd and actually do one of these every few months or so as a "what if" that I can drool over. Anyways, it's all in fun, and actually might help someone looking for some good stuff to out into their OWN computer or as a template. All prices were found using shopping tools online and include shipping to my zip-code.

[font=&quot]My Ultimate Gaming System (for under $4,000)[/font]

[font=&quot]CPU:[/font][font=&quot] Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4GHz, 4mb cache), to be overclocked to 3.4-3.6GHz - $312.80[/font]

[font=&quot]CPU Cooler:[/font][font=&quot] Scythe Infinity SCINF-1000 (with 120mm fan) - $57.99[/font]

[font=&quot]Case:[/font][font=&quot] Cooler Master CM Stacker 830 Full Tower - $255.98[/font]

[font=&quot]PSU:[/font][font=&quot] SilverStone SST-ST85ZF 850W - $268.00[/font]

[font=&quot]Monitor:[/font][font=&quot] Samsung SyncMaster 244T 24” 1920x1200 6ms - $748.07[/font]

[font=&quot]Motherboard:[/font][font=&quot] eVGA 122-CK-NF68 (nVidia 680i) - $263.00[/font]

[font=&quot]RAM:[/font][font=&quot] OCZ Titanium Alpha PC-8000 DDR2-1000 2GB OCZ2TA1000VX22GK - $435.98[/font]

[font=&quot]Video Card(s):[/font][font=&quot] 1 x EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX (768P2N831DX)- $638.99[/font]

[font=&quot]Hard Drive(s):[/font][font=&quot] 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATA-II ST3320620AS in RAID 0 - $94.99 x 2 = $189.98[/font]

[font=&quot]DVD Burner(s): [/font][font=&quot]2 x LG GSA-H22NB 18X Dual Layer DVD±RW Burner - $36.63 x 2 = $73.26[/font]

[font=&quot]Sound Card: [/font][font=&quot]Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS with 64mb X-Ram - $158.05[/font]

[font=&quot]Speakers: [/font][font=&quot]Logitech Z-5500D Digital 5.1 - $266.30[/font]

[font=&quot]Mouse: [/font][font=&quot]Logitech MX Revolution Cordless - $79.99[/font]

[font=&quot]Keyboard:[/font][font=&quot] Logitech G15 Gaming Backlit - $64.99[/font]

[font=&quot]Floppy + Card Reader:[/font][font=&quot] Mitsumi FA404M USB 2.0 Internal Flash Media Reader + Floppy drive 7-in-1 - $25.90[/font]

[font=&quot]Windows:[/font][font=&quot] Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2B with FREE Vista Upgrade Coupon - $139.25[/font]

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[font=&quot]GRAND TOTAL SHIPPED: [/font][font=&quot]$3,978.53[/font]
 
I've had enough hard drives die to know that in general raid 0 isn't a good option. You lose 1 drive and you basically lose all your data. If you really want raid 0 make sure all your stuff is backed up often.

 
MN Scout said:
I've had enough hard drives die to know that in general raid 0 isn't a good option. You lose 1 drive and you basically lose all your data. If you really want raid 0 make sure all your stuff is backed up often.

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I'm not actually building this -- I wish I could, LOL! So, if I ever had enough money I would probably do a RAID 5
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No offense, but that system sucks. :p

No H20?

830 case? ewww

1 gpu?

With 4k, I could do SO much better.
 
L1ght said:
No offense, but that system sucks. :p

No H20?

830 case? ewww

1 gpu?

With 4k, I could do SO much better.
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Like I said, it's a personal thing. That would be MY ideal setup. My rationale: I wouldn't want the extra complexity/cost/maintenance/etc of an H2O setup, and SLI'ed 8800 GTX's is not only overkill with a 1920x1200 monitor as of now, it isn't fully supported and the kinks aren't worked out with G80's yet. Not to mention you'd have to cut a lot of corners to get the system under the $4000 self-imposed "limit".
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L1ght said:
No offense, but that system sucks. :p

No H20?

830 case? ewww

1 gpu?

With 4k, I could do SO much better.
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H20 sucks bad to much work

and that 830 is awsome

one 8800gtx would be awsome
 
L1ght said:
No offense, but that system sucks. :p

No H20?

830 case? ewww

1 gpu?

With 4k, I could do SO much better.
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Sweet justice...

CM Stacker SLI Certified

CoolMaster appears to be the first case maker to carry an SLI Certification from nVidia.
Cooler Master informed us that they have a first, their Stacker 830 case is the first ever case that has been given nVidia's official SLI certification. This certification is only given to products that nVidia has put through a extensive test suite to assess if it is good enough to be used in a self built SLI system. Cooler Masters recently introduced Realpower Pro 850W PSU has also received the official SLI certification.

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-=Antimatter=- said:
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2865
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"This is the real irony of the Killer NIC as the systems that show the greatest amount of improvement (in a very limited number of titles) belong to owners that would never consider spending $279.99 on a NIC. Those who can afford the card are probably running system specifications in which the game performance improvements would never be noticed. In fact, we could simply overclock our systems by 5% or a little more and end up with the same frame rate improvements. That leaves a very small audience of buyers who would potentially purchase the card for the gee-whiz factor or the professional gamer who has the ability to take advantage of a 1ms or better improvement in ping rates in Counter Strike: Source or could tell the difference between 58 fps or 53 fps in F.E.A.R.."
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= Snake Oil
 
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