New Rig.

Go to http://acmectf.com for more info and file downloads!

[The Cleaner]

It's that time of year again.  Q1 bonus just hit my bank account, and I'm still celebrating a major victory in court over my daughter's idiot mother.  The kiddo lives with me full time now and I just cashed my first child support check, so life is good.  Since my kid is starting to get pretty good at using the mouse and keyboard, I thought I'd give her my old rig (Q9650 @ 3.6ghz, 9800GTX x2 SLI, 4gb ram, etc) and build a new totally impractical machine but hey, it's a celebration!

Vital Stats:
Intel core i7 980x Extreme Edition hexacore
12 gb 1333 ram which will be overclocked (cheaper than DDR3 1066?  Amazing)
2x HD 5970 crossfire
256gb SSD  (can always add a standard HDD if I need storage, which I won't)

My I.T. guys are going to be freeing me up an ASUS mobo (not sure why they have one lying aorund) and a 1200w power supply from one of their old servers.  Should be pretty rock solid.

[alka]

Are you asking advice on your new build or just bragging?
This is Technical Support part of the forum not Smack.
Now go wipe your ass with more $100 bills you pos.

ps.. looks like a good build 

[Golgo13]

all to play quake2 on . not a  waste of money and specs at all.

[The Cleaner]

Yes, it's obviously just for playing Q2 as I stated that clearly in my post-- idiot.  What other use could I possibly find for this computer than the game I play less than 10 hours a month?   

Anyway, no Alka, I'm not bragging nor am I seeking advice, so I suppose this may be better suited in General Discussion or Off Topic, I'm just excited to be building a new PC.  The last time I built something this "extreme" was an old P4 that's still up and running.  I gave it to my parents to use to fetch email and play the silly flash games they love so much.  Normally I build something more disposable, knowing the tech I'd utilize is past its prime, but priced as such that if it's useless in a year, that's just fine.  However, like I said, I'm celebrating and thought I'd share-- don't be a sourpuss.

[alka]

i'm just jealous cause im poor. ive been doing a lot of HD video editing lately and would love to have a machine like the one you're building.

and when there is a "" in my post, u can rest assured that im attempting humor as opposed to being a sourpuss.

ps, ddr 1333 is soooooo 2009. get with the times.  (<----see)

[The Cleaner]

it'll outperform 1600 with a decent overclock.  Not like the difference would even be noticeable, tbh. 

[Legend]

Nice Rig, btw get the antec 1200 case, best case ever imho

[T!]

It's that time of year again.  Q1 bonus just hit my bank account, and I'm still celebrating a major victory in court over my daughter's idiot mother.  The kiddo lives with me full time now and I just cashed my first child support check, so life is good.  Since my kid is starting to get pretty good at using the mouse and keyboard, I thought I'd give her my old rig (Q9650 @ 3.6ghz, 9800GTX x2 SLI, 4gb ram, etc) and build a new totally impractical but hey, it's a celebration!

Congrats on getting your daughter full time! That's gotta be awesome. Now just teach her to do headshots like her dad.

[The Cleaner]

T! !  You should hear her talk shit on Vent.  It's hilarious.

Legend, I like the antec case but the haf 922 & 932 are really growing on me.  Honestly the case would be purely aesthetic because I'm liquid cooling.

[Golgo13]

It's that time of year again.  Q1 bonus just hit my bank account, and I'm still celebrating a major victory in court over my daughter's idiot mother.  The kiddo lives with me full time now and I just cashed my first child support check, so life is good.  Since my kid is starting to get pretty good at using the mouse and keyboard, I thought I'd give her my old rig (Q9650 @ 3.6ghz, 9800GTX x2 SLI, 4gb ram, etc) and build a new totally Wasteful but hey, it's a celebration!

Vital Stats:
Intel core i7 980x Extreme Edition hexacore
12 gb 1333 ram which will be overclocked (cheaper than DDR3 1066?  Amazing)
2x HD 5970 crossfire
256gb SSD  (can always add a standard HDD if I need storage, which I won't)

My I.T. guys are going to be freeing me up an ASUS mobo (not sure why they have one lying aorund) and a 1200w power supply from one of their old servers.  Should be pretty rock solid. To Play Quake2 On!

 

[yowza]

Congrats on the daughter but you might want to find a nice Boarding School for her around ages 11 to 18! Seriously, I am glad you made it through it and with the Win.

[Blackberry]

does it have the intrawebs?

[The Cleaner]

It's that time of year again.  Q1 bonus just hit my bank account, and I'm still celebrating a major victory in court over my daughter's idiot mother.  The kiddo lives with me full time now and I just cashed my first child support check, so life is good.  Since my kid is starting to get pretty good at using the mouse and keyboard, I thought I'd give her my old rig (Q9650 @ 3.6ghz, 9800GTX x2 SLI, 4gb ram, etc) and build a new totally Wasteful but hey, it's a celebration!

Vital Stats:
Intel core i7 980x Extreme Edition hexacore
12 gb 1333 ram which will be overclocked (cheaper than DDR3 1066?  Amazing)
2x HD 5970 crossfire
256gb SSD  (can always add a standard HDD if I need storage, which I won't)

My I.T. guys are going to be freeing me up an ASUS mobo (not sure why they have one lying aorund) and a 1200w power supply from one of their old servers.  Should be pretty rock solid. To Play Quake2 On!

 

Hm...  So I DID mention Q2 in my original post!  Darn it, I guess I owe you an apology!

LOL Yowza, we'll see what happens.  I've got a long way to go before she hits 11, and much longer before she hits 18.  Once she starts dating I think I'll retire and take her to a remote island somewhere.

Intrawebs?   Sure, it'll have the nets.

[Golgo13]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB6nYFAhiVI&feature=related

[~simmeth~]

n1 cleaner.

I just ordered the other day....

Intel Core i7 930 Bloomfield, 2.8ghz
6gb Corsair Dominator 1600 memory
640gb SATA 6/gbs HD
and gonna reuse my Radeon x1950 Pro for a week or two to put it to work, then gonna grab a GTX 285 or something similar.
850w Corsair PSU
Gigabyte X58A UD3R board

Should be here on Thursday, can't wait.

You should check to make sure that the asus mobo your IT guys are hookin' you up with supports USB 3.0 and SATA 6/gbs.
With a 6gb/s SDD.. you'll be loading quake 2 maps in .2 seconds.  Since thats all you'll be doing with that new rig, obv.   

[Golgo13]

i already spent enough on my computer.

3 Gb dual channel 833 Ram
500gb external HD
250 Gb internal HD
dual core 2.4ghz Amd64 4000
n9600GT  1 GB video card
GF 8200a Mobo
500w powersupply

[Blackberry]

how long do those SSD hard drives last?

I hear that when they do break, they break like suddenly and in a way that all your shit is lost (as opposed to disk HD which quietly demise over several days/weeks/months).  Of course with a gaming rig who cares, but if it doubles as a home pc with photos and shit then you might want that extra HD in there for your files n' shiet.





















hook a trackball up to that, yo.

[The Cleaner]

Should be here on Thursday, can't wait.

According to the tracking info I just received, my box o' goodies should also be here on Thursday!  Fingers crossed for no RMA.

how long do those SSD hard drives last?

Assuming there is no defect, it should last upwards of 1,000,000 hours or 115 years if reading/writing 100% of the time...  In other words, it shouldn't ever go bad before I'm done with it.  I will post my thoughts on it once I've given it a few days of play time.



edit:  Alka is a sourpuss.

[bea]

SSD drives are the single biggest improvement for PC's in well....a long ass time.

Wouldn't have went with such a large one, but sounds like you have money to light on fire so why not.  I would have gotten 4-5 smaller ones and put them in a RAID array - much better performance for the same price.

Or 24...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26enkCzkJHQ

[CaKe]

Congrats on the daughter but you might want to find a nice Boarding School for her around ages 11 to 18! Seriously, I am glad you made it through it and with the Win.

Boarding school girls put out the most

[Setherial]

Congrats on the daughter but you might want to find a nice Boarding School for her around ages 11 to 18! Seriously, I am glad you made it through it and with the Win.

Boarding school girls put out the most

Yeah, just ask my sister how she turned out. On a side note, boarding school kids also party the hardest - way more drugs you'll ever see than in public schools. 

[CaKe]

Congrats on the daughter but you might want to find a nice Boarding School for her around ages 11 to 18! Seriously, I am glad you made it through it and with the Win.

Boarding school girls put out the most

Yeah, just ask my sister how she turned out. On a side note, boarding school kids also party the hardest - way more drugs you'll ever see than in public schools. 

Yeppp, I went to one

[The Cleaner]

lol I saw the 24ssd raid 0 vid a few days ago.   very snappy.  This thing so far is fast as hell though.  A complete virus scan took about 1.5 minutes.

[~simmeth~]

Boooooooooooo

Newegg sent me a dead 640gig WD Black HD.
Luckily I have a spare to use in the mean time.... gonna get that setup tonight.

Get yours put together, cleaner?

[The Cleaner]

Sure did, I'm up and running.  Haven't really had a good block of time to sit down and really tweak it, but got most of my programs installed.  I'm also side by side with my previous build, so transferring files over has been a snap.  I've got a mini-lan party going on in my house.

[Legend]

Sure did, I'm up and running.  Haven't really had a good block of time to sit down and really tweak it, but got most of my programs installed.  I'm also side by side with my previous build, so transferring files over has been a snap.  I've got a mini-lan party going on in my house.

Pics or it never happened!

[The Cleaner]

Get serious!

[Legend]

Serial, please put some pics up serial!

[The Cleaner]

Threadtastic!

 As a side note, I really have grown to like Win7.  And I've got nothing but good things to say about this LED monitor I bought, http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/office/monitors/premium/LS23WHUKFK/ZA/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail.  It's even nicer than the Dell SX2210 on my other PC, and I love that monitor http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&sku=320-7976

[yowza]

I bought that LED one based on your post. Thx Cleaner

[Vidmaster]

Is that a TN or IPS LCD? Doesn't say on the product specifications. Thinking about upgrading to a higher resolution/higher quality image LCD when I build a new rig. Damn Samsung.

And where are the new computer nudes Cleaner!?

[The Cleaner]

It's a TN.

Honestly, it used to matter, nowadays, TN's have caught up--- unless you do some kind of digital imaging, then I'd still recommend an IPS, but TN's are great for gaming.

[The Cleaner]

So Yowza, how do you like the monitor?

[yowza]

Cleaner - I had an LCD one coming with my new computer from cyberpowerpc.com so the one I order I sent to my son in NYC. He loves it and I don't like the LCD over my monster Tube Viewsonic. So, I have one coming to me next week. 

[The Cleaner]

lol yeah, it takes a while to get used to, but I'd never go back to a CRT.