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iMpathetic

iMpathetic

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I love Lian Li cases. I have a PC-A71 rebranded Rocketfish and it is the best case ever. Cable management sucks but that's what Dremels are for. ;)

Need a fan in the side and maybe a window.
 
Consultant

Consultant

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fireshot91 said:
In reality, the best one would cost well over $10,000 (U.S, but it doesn't matter anyways.)
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Not really. At this time top of the line at this time is around $6000 without shopping around and without display, but much better deals can be had. If you spend 10k, maybe ther performance is a few percent more, unless you spend money into over clocking and cooling.

Case: $100 (depends on what you want)
Mobo: $500
Processor: Quad extreme, say $2000 (unlikey to cost that much)
RAM: $500
3x GPU: $600 *3
Power Supply $300
RAID card: $300 (hum will this even fit with the 3x GPU?)
Harddrives: 2 x $200 (say fast 10k or 15k disks) or SSD.
Fast SSD would cost a lot more.

If building a quietcomputer then need more money.

BTW, price is dropping all the time. What I spent close to 2k last fall is worth less than 1k after 3 seasons.
 
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nayr

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Once again like others have said, no one makes the best gaming rig other than yourself. Voodoo and other websites charge a tun for hardware that if your price out individually is A LOT cheaper. But that's just my opinion, I've been building mine for the last 10 years.
 
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Michaelgtrusa

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I've been into computers for more than 30 years! I just wanted opinions. I clearly got a lot more than that.
 
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No1451

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Michaelgtrusa said:
I've been into computers for more than 30 years! I just wanted opinions. I clearly got a lot more than that.
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Mine was just an opinion:), I can't see anything that has a nicer fit and finish than MurderBox, plus they will do custom work no problem!

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erikistired

erikistired

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Michaelgtrusa said:
I've been into computers for more than 30 years! I just wanted opinions. I clearly got a lot more than that.
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i'm a big fan of voodoo pc's work, and falcon northwest's work. i build my own gaming machines tho, because i'm not rich enough to afford their work.
 
kastenbrust

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Consultant said:
Not really. At this time top of the line at this time is around $6000 without shopping around and without display, but much better deals can be had. If you spend 10k, maybe ther performance is a few percent more, unless you spend money into over clocking and cooling.

Case: $100 (depends on what you want)
Mobo: $500
Processor: Quad extreme, say $2000 (unlikey to cost that much)
RAM: $500
3x GPU: $600 *3
Power Supply $300
RAID card: $300 (hum will this even fit with the 3x GPU?)
Harddrives: 2 x $200 (say fast 10k or 15k disks) or SSD.
Fast SSD would cost a lot more.

If building a quietcomputer then need more money.

BTW, price is dropping all the time. What I spent close to 2k last fall is worth less than 1k after 3 seasons.
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He asked who makes the BEST not who makes an average gaming rig. You wont get the BEST case like a 'cooler master cosmos s' for $100, you might get an average case though. You wont get even average SSD hard drives for $200. How about water cooling? forgot that, your only real stats are the mobo and processor costs. Btw your PSU costs are way high, unless your running a space shuttle.
 
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No1451

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Oct 20, 2008
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kastenbrust said:
He asked who makes the BEST not who makes an average gaming rig. You wont get the BEST case like a 'cooler master cosmos s' for $100, you might get an average case though. You wont get even average SSD hard drives for $200. How about water cooling? forgot that, your only real stats are the mobo and processor costs. Btw your PSU costs are way high, unless your running a space shuttle.
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Not really, a 1kW Silverstone, enermax or Corsair all clock in at the ~$300 area.
 
iMpathetic

iMpathetic

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Picked up some fun new hardware the other day.

Dell Precision 650

-- Dual 3.06GHz Intel Xeons, with hyperthreading (Four threads. So, like 3 cores. :D)
-- 3GB RAM
-- Dual 80GB HDDs in RAID 0
-- Like, the first nVidia quadro ever. Will be replaced with X1950 XTX soon.

IBM xSeries 335 1U Rackmount Server

-- Dual 2.8GHz Intel Xeons with hyperthreading
-- 2.5GB RAM
-- Dual 40GB HDDs in RAID 1

w00t!

I may make the Precision my main computer. It has the advantage of being nearly silent. I can also sell the big rig and the server and buy a MacBook and new bike! :D:D:D

BTW, how much might a server like that sell for?
 
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dmmcintyre3

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iMpathetic said:
Picked up some fun new hardware the other day.

Dell Precision 650

-- Dual 3.06GHz Intel Xeons, with hyperthreading (Four threads. So, like 3 cores. :D)
-- 3GB RAM
-- Dual 80GB HDDs in RAID 0
-- Like, the first nVidia quadro ever. Will be replaced with X1950 XTX soon.

IBM xSeries 335 1U Rackmount Server

-- Dual 2.8GHz Intel Xeons with hyperthreading
-- 2.5GB RAM
-- Dual 40GB HDDs in RAID 1
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I don't think you built them yourself!
 
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