[hongster]

This is what I just ordered today:

Chassis: Cooler Master Cosmos S Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9650 Extreme 3.00GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: Asus P5Q3 Deluxe WiFi-AP (Intel P45 Chipset) (Supports CrossFire)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 OCZ at 1333MHz
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 64GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 2x CrossFire Dual (SAPPHIRE 100242TXSR Radeon Toxic HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU Only
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Windows Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)

[xibo]

Quote: Originally Posted by hongster

Hard Drive 1: 64GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)

tell me you typo-ed please
you have to have @.@

certainly it s rather 640GB and 1250GB , right <.<"

[hongster]

Nope, read again, it's a 64GB Solid State Drive (flash based hard drive). The highest is 128GB, so there is no 640GB version. Only reason I didn't buy the 128GB is I read some reports of it not working properly and besides, I don't need that much for running windows and programs, everything else I save to the 250GB HDD

[justinefremlouw]

Quote: Originally Posted by xibo

tell me you typo-ed please
you have to have @.@

certainly it s rather 640GB and 1250GB , right <.<"

its probably right, the 64GB one is a solid state drive, and 250GB hard drive isn't bad >>

EDIT: oops, beaten by the thread owner XD

[xibo]

oh flash, i overreadt >.<

still 250 GB doesn t sound like much

if you intend to run those 4 memory modules at 1.33ghz you should consider an (active) memory cooler ...

[hongster]

no need, my case has enough air flow to cool it and if needed, I can always add it later. also, I already have a 300GB external, so I don't really need that much more space

[Ishimaru]

Great build there, nice choice in hard drives. Those sure are fast at 10 000 rpm compared to your average 7 200 rpm. 8GBs with 64bit system, also a good choice for multimedia purposes e.g video editting, graphics making etc. Only thing I would criticize are the graphics cards, i'm not a big fan of radeons simply due to compatability issues with games and such. I personally enjoy using nVidia but that varies from users. Just an opinion.

[betzumaro]

Quote: Originally Posted by hongster

This is what I just ordered today:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9650 Extreme 3.00GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 OCZ at 1333MHz

this 2 things drools me the most

[lycanbryan]

what an expensive model! if i had those i can set the computer into a server type.. hosting web pages and online private server games like ragnarok

[xibo]

Quote: Originally Posted by lycanbryan

what an expensive model! if i had those i can set the computer into a server type.. hosting web pages and online private server games like ragnarok

that is next to impossible.

Spoiler!

first: you need good bandwidth combined with a global-static ip address ( expensive )
second: if you image or other kind of file serve, 250GB fills within some seconds ( at least the 3.5 Terrabytes of my dorm's router filled within 16 hours (15 and a 3/4s to be precise) )
third: if you file serve the amount of bulk traffic will cause lag to the online role playing games, and you can t use priority shaping because alot of your clients will be using package tunneling or similar technically disgraceful methods to bypass firewalls
fourth: database servers are needed to be running by next to anything connected to internet serving nowadays eats memory for breakfast. mysql will easily take the 8 GB of memory for itself already if you do something like imageserve for several thousand accounts. the ORPGS have databases too, and you need to load all user data into system memory when that user accesses, because disk accesses are so slow it would cause noticeable lag not to do so ( disk accesses are only 'fast' if they are sequencial, and large databases use to not get accessed in sequencial order, or even worse, fragment on the disk ).
fifth: if you run multiple services like multiple game servers, having one to crash by either executing unsupported instructions or getting into some endless loop will cause all others to hang, because either the server will completely crash or freeze for a minute or so, depending on the swap disk access speed ( and swap max size )

the system he is going to build is probably going to be a nice gaming build, but not a good server/workstation ( it wasn t supposed to be anyway )

considering the mainboard picture i found on the asus homepage it might not be such an epic fail as my intel d35 since it seems to have interconnected passive coolers, but still the south bridge chip is going to be directly under ( in both standing and lying tower ) the display adapter and the memory module slots are too close to the pci 16x slot too, resulting in the memory modules being difficult to uninstall while the display adapter is installed and it receiving all the heat of the south bridge ( i have no clue how it's at the ati adapters but at nvidia's display adapters the temperature runs around 50°C under load while the southbridge probably runs on >60°C even without disk accesses - i have the same problem here with a previous generation chipset board )

well that s not tooooo~ bad but it s annoying if trying to get out a memory module

[TheDefend]

just how much that baby cost? i plan on making "quite" similar with yours at the end of the year

hope no more than US$1500 (3 Years worth of budget....)

[lycanbryan]

[quote=xibo;116888]that is next to impossible.

Spoiler!

first: you need good bandwidth combined with a global-static ip address ( expensive )
second: if you image or other kind of file serve, 250GB fills within some seconds ( at least the 3.5 Terrabytes of my dorm's router filled within 16 hours (15 and a 3/4s to be precise) )
third: if you file serve the amount of bulk traffic will cause lag to the online role playing games, and you can t use priority shaping because alot of your clients will be using package tunneling or similar technically disgraceful methods to bypass firewalls
fourth: database servers are needed to be running by next to anything connected to internet serving nowadays eats memory for breakfast. mysql will easily take the 8 GB of memory for itself already if you do something like imageserve for several thousand accounts. the ORPGS have databases too, and you need to load all user data into system memory when that user accesses, because disk accesses are so slow it would cause noticeable lag not to do so ( disk accesses are only 'fast' if they are sequencial, and large databases use to not get accessed in sequencial order, or even worse, fragment on the disk ).
fifth: if you run multiple services like multiple game servers, having one to crash by either executing unsupported instructions or getting into some endless loop will cause all others to hang, because either the server will completely crash or freeze for a minute or so, depending on the swap disk access speed ( and swap max size )

actually you can if you know how and what for.. as i have said before a private server online game.. meaning people will only be only be a few hundreds...

and about firewalls...i didn't say anything about storing large databases of important document.. so i don't mind getting fire wall breached...

plus a friend of mine already did this setting up his own pc as a server type.. hosting a particular online game..