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[FurryQueen]

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Because Revora ztyping sucks these days, reposting here.

Looking for opinions on the current setup, maybe even suggestions if you know what you're talking about. I sense a few people calling me nuts or saying its overkill, but oh well. When you see the function for everything, it has a purpose. Might not be overly necessary, but oh well.

As per usual, everything here is subject to change and will be updated accordingly when the time arises. There's images for my gaming/development PC, but none else.

Oh, and a note about the operating systems and some of the software: I'll have a TechNet subscription so I will definitely not be spending thousands on OS and software licenses.

Enough yapping, here's the parts lists.

Case: Fractal Design Define R3 [Black]


Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D PRO (LGA 1156)


CPU: Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield @ 2.66 gHz


CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212+


RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 @ 1333 (8GB)


SSD: OCZ Technology Agility 2 (60GB)


HDD 1 & 2: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB


HDD 3: Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB


DVD: LG DVD/CD Burner


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX460 @ 1GB


Audio Card: ASUS Xonar D1


PSU: SeaSonic X650 Gold @ 650W


Case Fans: Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E (x4)


Fan Controller: Lamptron FC-6


Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit


Spec Sheets:
- Fractal Design Define R3
- ASUS P7P55D PRO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1333 (PC3 10666)
- OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM
- LG Black CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner
- GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB
- ASUS Xonar D1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
- SeaSonic X650 Gold 650W ATX12V
- Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan
- Lamptron Fan Controller FC6
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit


Spec Sheet (Web/SharePoint Server):
- Fractal Design Define R3
- EVGA 123-CD-E635-KR H55 Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale 3.06GHz
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800)
- Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB HDD
- LG Black CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner
- Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan
- Scythe KM02-BK Fan Controller
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit
- Server will also run IIS7, SQL Server 2008 R2 and SharePoint Server.


Spec Sheet (File Share):
- Cooler Master Centurion 534
- ASUS P5G41T LGA 775 Intel MicroATX Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale 2.93GHz
- OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 640GB HDD (x4)
- LG DVD Drive
- SeaSonic SS-400FL 400W ATX12V
- Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan
- Scythe KM02-BK
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit
- Will be a file share with a RAID5 disk array; potential expansion to an FTP server.


Spec Sheet (Vistabox):
- Lian Li PC-7FNW
- ASUS P5P43TD LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz
- G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1333 (PC3 10666) x2
- OCZ Agility 2 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC
- LG Black CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner
- XFX GX260XADJC GeForce GTX260 896MB
- SeaSonic SS-560KM 560W ATX12V
- Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
- Spec sheet incomplete as this will be a liquid cooled build.
- Built to run various Microsoft related applications.


Spec Sheet (HTPC):
- Fractal Design Define R3
- ASUS P7H55 PRO LGA 1156 Intel H55 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
- G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) x2
- OCZ Agility 2 60GB SATA II MLC
- LG Black BluRay Burner
- XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB
- ASUS Xonar D2 7.1 Channels
- SeaSonic SS-560KM 5600W ATX12V
- Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan
- Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 TV Tuner
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
- LG M4224C-BA 42" Full HD Capable WideScreen LCD Monitor


Network:
- D-Link DGL-4500 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4/5GHz Wireless Router
- Netgear 4-port Switch

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[daTS]

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if you're going to spend that much money, and seeing what you have there for your motherboard, you might as well add another 8 GB of ram and another video card. It will greatly reduce your 3d render time and the ram will reduce load times in programs such as PhotoShop, 3DS Max, and any audio software.

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[DaFool]

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How about a nice monitor with a 120Hz refrsh rate and a pair of Nvidia's 3d Glasses?

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That thing is awesome. As for 3D, he doesn't need 3D.

Oldskool movies FTW.

[FurryQueen]

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daTS wrote:

if you're going to spend that much money, and seeing what you have there for your motherboard, you might as well add another 8 GB of ram and another video card. It will greatly reduce your 3d render time and the ram will reduce load times in programs such as PhotoShop, 3DS Max, and any audio software.

SLI is a planned upgrade for later on in terms of video. The RAM will be fine too since I don't need more than 8GB worth. That in itself might still be overkill, but it'll be fun. That, and I don't want to spend $500 on RAM.

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[Cranium]

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For a few more bucks, why not go for it all and throw in a Intel Core i7 860 / 2.8 GHz processor?

[inzane krazy]

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What's the SDD for?

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[FurryQueen]

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Cranium wrote:

For a few more bucks, why not go for it all and throw in a Intel Core i7 860 / 2.8 GHz processor?

Doesn't offer enough performance to the justify that extra cost.

inzane crazy wrote:

What's the SDD for?

Boot and apps drive.

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Quote:

Fractal Design Define R3 [Black]

That's almost the same case as me, I've got Fractal Design Define R2 Black Pearl

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FurryQueen wrote:

daTS wrote:

if you're going to spend that much money, and seeing what you have there for your motherboard, you might as well add another 8 GB of ram and another video card. It will greatly reduce your 3d render time and the ram will reduce load times in programs such as PhotoShop, 3DS Max, and any audio software.

SLI is a planned upgrade for later on in terms of video. The RAM will be fine too since I don't need more than 8GB worth. That in itself might still be overkill, but it'll be fun. That, and I don't want to spend $500 on RAM.

makes sense. I just use photoshop in conjunction with 3ds max so frequently that it lags the hell out of my computer (then again, I'm only working with 4GB of DDR2 Ram)

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You made my computer so sad that it wouldn't look at half this topic.

[MT]

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About how much would it take to get all this?

[FurryQueen]

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More than I have right now. But I'm not getting it all at once. That would be crazy talk.

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First time I've ever seen a HDD with space measured in terabytes. I knew those exist, just had never actually seen one (nor had I searched for one, heh). Are you sure it's enough?

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Crimsonum wrote:

First time I've ever seen a HDD with space measured in terabytes. I knew those exist, just had never actually seen one (nor had I searched for one, heh). Are you sure it's enough?

I have both an internal and an external 1TB HDD (and both are already half-way filled)
Also, good to see someone else is a Western Digital fan

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Holy crap, half of one and half of the other would equal 1tb, thats alot of stuff Dutchy Course with the size of todays games and programs you almost need that much storage. Not to mention movies take up alot of space too!

But secondary hard drives are awsome for backing things up, especially a SATA drive, I backup my primary drive to the secondary drive everyday. Not taking any chances. I've had some bad, bad, things happen in the past.

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I have LGA 1156 motherboard and it's fukken awesome. You should get Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Why not all HDD slots get 1.5Tb hard drive? With those specs you can overclock the CPU. Although I'm not sure if it is possible.

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Cranium wrote:

Course with the size of todays games and programs you almost need that much storage. Not to mention movies take up alot of space too!

I've had 300 GB for the last 4 years and have had no problems with it. Actually, currently half of it is unused. I always wonder how people can need multiple TBs of storage space, but then again I never download any games/movies etc. A lot of that 160 gb used is used by my virtual machines.

That setup looks very powerful, although expensive.

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[FurryQueen]

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Untrue wrote:

You should get Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

I will never use what W7 Ultimate has over W7 Pro. It would be a waste of features.

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Why not all HDD slots get 1.5Tb hard drive?

That's what my file share is for. I don't even need that much local storage.

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With those specs you can overclock the CPU. Although I'm not sure if it is possible.

Overclocking is almost always possible. But it's not my cup of tea, and I usually don't need to do it.

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That setup looks very powerful, although expensive.

Gonna be a monster when I can finally afford it. At least the gaming PC build anyway.

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Cranium wrote:

Holy crap, half of one and half of the other would equal 1tb, thats alot of stuff Dutchy Course with the size of todays games and programs you almost need that much storage. Not to mention movies take up alot of space too!

But secondary hard drives are awsome for backing things up, especially a SATA drive, I backup my primary drive to the secondary drive everyday. Not taking any chances. I've had some bad, bad, things happen in the past.

Nah, the external 1TB HDD has mostly the same stuff the internal 1TB HDD has (or at least, my main folder with all my stuff), and many films I acquired trough... some ways we all know