New PC

[snyper133]

On behalf of cyberpowerpc.com I WOLD NEVER BUY A PC from them. The reason....oh so many......

1) My buddy ordered a gaming PC they put in two none sliable cards with only 512MB of RAM.

2) Had a Aquagate LCS for the processor which failed after 8 months, which tech support could not figure out, it took two months for them to realize it was the LCS, and only after I was on the phone with them for 2 hours telling them it was a heating issue.

3) They sent my buddy out a new LCS for the dead one the Aquage S1, problem being it was significantly bigger then the Aquagate that was in there, problem with that is I called up tech support and they told me I could modify he case to get it to fit.

I would never go with a company like cyberpowerpc again. That includes iBuypower.com. If you buy prebuilt get a name brand period.

Bread get want you want I just wanted to present other insight that's all.

[wonder.]

Well im new to this, so i really value your oppinion.  You guys know what your talking about much more than i do.  I just want my new computer to perform well for what i am getting.  I don't want to gimp my self by buying a part or something that can't use its potential because i don't have the right stuff.  But thanks for all the insights. 

[snyper133]

When i get some spare cash i'm going to test this Liquid cooling circuit that I came up with....it'll be expensive though....

[WidowMaker]

I was going to buy this case

http://thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/fulltower/armor_lcs/ve2000swa.asp

It has the liquid cooling built in it. It's also aluminum so it's pretty light. They have a black case the same but it is metal and probably pretty heavy. I would go with non conductive liquid for the cooling.

http://reviews.pimprig.com/cooling/fluidxp_non-conductive_coolant.php

can get it here
http://www.xoxide.com/fluid-xp-extreme-coolant-blue.html

The 8800GT cards just came out and out perform the 8800GTS cards. They have collers for the 8800GTS cards and probably not long for the GT's
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835127032

But to be honest, if you are not going to over clock anything I wouldn't even bother with the liquid cooling. Really no need for it.

[Hitman Smurf]

I was going to buy this case

http://thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/fulltower/armor_lcs/ve2000swa.asp

It has the liquid cooling built in it. It's also aluminum so it's pretty light. They have a black case the same but it is metal and probably pretty heavy. I would go with non conductive liquid for the cooling.

That case is pretty tight...I don't think I need liquid cooling but I like the design....I want a lanbox with a handle though, as many LAN parties as my friends and I have...still can't find a dual PCIE vid slot mATX MB though

[Stayfen.]

So, before i decide to get these things.. i need to hear what everyone else thinks.. MDK put this together so... lol i joke i joke

Case:   APEVIA X-Gear
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811144042

Motherboard: NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131073

Power Supply:  OCZ GameXStream 850W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341003

Video Card: (2) XFX GeForce 8800 GT
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150252

Processor:  Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115017

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136074

Op Drive?: ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black PATA Model DRW-1814BL - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827135148

RAM:  (2) CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145590

I'm not going to go with Liquid Cooling, and I think i'm not going to get a sound card.. I probably missed something but oh well.

[snyper133]

HAHHA widow loves my case....

I have the normal black steel armor case (Widow has sat next to it for the last three LANs). No liquid cooling but the thing is FUCKING heavy, yes the aluminum case is so much lighter. It is quite easily one of the easiest cases to work in.

(P.S. The doors squeak it's fucking annoying. Also the tool less design for the pci cards doesn't work too well.)

[snyper133]

So, before i decide to get these things.. i need to hear what everyone else thinks.. MDK put this together so... lol i joke i joke

Case:   APEVIA X-Gear
Motherboard: NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI
Power Supply:  OCZ GameXStream 850W Power Supply
Video Card: (2) XFX GeForce 8800 GT
Processor:  Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
 ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black PATA Model DRW-1814BL - OEM
RAM:  (2) CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop

I'm not going to go with Liquid Cooling, and I think i'm not going to get a sound card.. I probably missed something but oh well.

That looks like an MDK build meaning he is the only person I know who uses that X-Gear case, and ASUS burner. It's actually quite a nice build MDK does know what he is doing.

Which motherboard are you getting? That's sort of important. What's your price limit? Did you factor in OS cost? When i get off of work I will just double check the parts but right off the bat you should get a pc power and cooling psu. Yes OZC bought them out but you won;t even need all the power in that gamerstream.

[Stayfen.]

I added links to my post.. hopefully it will help. lol

[WidowMaker]

Better to have more power than not enough.

I would stick with the striker extreme. It is a Nvidia 680i chip set. Expensive though.

As far as DVD burners, just get the Lite-ON serial ATA burner. It's 36 bucks and it has light scribe. WTF even if it last a year or so who cares it cost 35 bucks. I have had lite-on drives and have had 0 problems with it.


This is the specs of my new machine. Most bang for the buck IMO
Intel Quad core Q6600
ASUS Striker Extreme
OCZ PC1066 Memory
ThermalTake Armor LCS
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
2 x EVGA 8800GTS 640MB
Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality
Hard Drives
OS DRIVE
WD Raptor 150GB
Storage Raid 5 Array
4 x Seagate 320GB
2 x Lite-On SATA DVD-RW
Logitech G11 Keyboard
2 x Acer 22" WideScreen

Widow

BTW that board is the same as the striker extreme without all the bells and whistles .

[snyper133]

Widow you should get the EVGA 680i A1 if you want the best bang for your buck.

[MR|337]

No offense Stayfen, but that case is gay looking and screams I'm a emo-WoW freak.. Go with a cooler master, antec, or chenming..Thermaltake stuff is nice too...

[wonder.]

Here is the case i want to get.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3235568&sku=C283-1170

[MR|337]

Thats a nice one, Cooler Master dont make junk, especially their higher-end stuff. I have had a CM Stacker since they came out, and it has served me well.

[Video_Master]

I love the Antec Ninehundred.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=nine%2bhundred

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