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Post by nike on Mar 14, 2011 22:23:51 GMT
This is going to be my last top of the line build. The money spent on this thing would pay for our trip to Blighty later this year.
Specs are as follows...... Meet BLACKHEART !!!
CASE: Antec P193 Full ATX Tower (4 x 120mm fans, 2 x 140mm fans & 1 x 200mm fan) PSU: Antec CS1000 modular cable management system (1000w) MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 CPU: AMD Phenom II AM3 x6 1090T Thuron core, Black Edition CPU COOLER: Corsair H70 Liquid cooling system RAM: 16gb Corsair Dominator XMS3 DDR3 (4x4g modules) GRAPHICS: 2 x ASUS ATI Radeon EAH6870 1gb GDDR5 DVD: 2 x Pioneer BDR-203 BluRay DVD burners INTERNAL HARD DRIVES: 1 x 500gig Seagate SATAII as Primary, 3 x 2tb SATAII Seagates as backup and storage. EXTRAS: Internal Multicard reader, USB3 card (2 port), Leadtek Winfast DTV1000 TV Tuner/Capture card. MONITORS: 2 x 24" Dell HD screens, 1 x Kogan 32" LED HDTV screen OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 OTHER SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, Photoshop CS5 Extended, ULead DVD authoring programs, ULead DVD Movie Factory 6 SECURITY PROGRAMS: Comodo Security Suite, Malwarebytes AntiMalware, SuperAntiSpyware, SpywareBlaster. CCleaner.
The best ram I could buy went into this build. You DONT want to know the price of this stuff!
The case is a bit dusty in this shot, but I was still building my benches after the floods.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2011 16:27:46 GMT
Is it up and running or still under construction kev ? jorg
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Post by vikingken on Mar 15, 2011 18:18:23 GMT
I know all about the prices of Dominator. Unless you playing high speed online war games, personally I dont think its worth paying the extra money. Super Beast is now running on 16 gig Corsair XMS3, much cheaper and scores the same as when she had 8 gig Dominator GT (OC). Having 16 gig of slower RAM, is much better for what I do than 8 gig of high speed. Even the simulator doesn't really require high speed. I dont think the gain is worth the money. My graphics editing is much better with the extra RAM, but it can't go any faster than my finger. The 8 gig Dominator is in The Beast now, but shes still waiting on her PSU.
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Post by nike on Mar 15, 2011 21:26:09 GMT
It's been up and running since before Christmas Jorg. I have to say that it's not very much faster than Panorama was. It is quicker, but nothing startling, that's why I said it's the last of the "biggest and bestest".
I figure that as long as a computer is fast enough for the applications you use on a daily basis, then that is all you really need. As Ken said, he had to 'dumb down' Super beast to play his flight sims.
A computer worth a third of what I spent on 'BlackHeart' would have done all I needed one to do.
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Post by vikingken on Mar 16, 2011 5:48:32 GMT
I have spent twice as much than I needed to, just experimenting. The Wee Beastie was built entirely out of bits from The Beast. The new Beast is built out of discarded bits from Super Beast and I still have everything except a CPU, to build another DDR2 quad. So if The Beast pops its clogs, I can replace it as long as the CPUs not fried. If Super Beast pops it clogs; I would replace what I had to, out of the latest parts available.
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Post by nike on Mar 18, 2011 22:59:47 GMT
I definately wouldn't be building another Intel system after "Panorama" ... it was a reliable system, but not the fastest tool in the shed considering what the reviews on the processor, ram, motherboard combination promised. However, neither is BlackHeart. I suppose i'm a bit expectant, as all my previous builds were top of the line stuff, and really, computing power hasn't advanced all that much speed wise. It's only multi-tasking that has improved out of sight. BlackHeart is the last of a long line of top spec computers that I have built.
The next one will be built for the job in mind. As long as it does what I need it to do, then that is all I want. I have a mid range computer in stock with an ASUS M4N98TD-EVO Motherboard that cost half of what the Crosshair cost, and with an AMD quad core processor and 8 gig of DDR3 1333mhz ram, does all I want of a computer for much less than half the price of BlackHeart.
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Post by vikingken on Mar 19, 2011 5:19:59 GMT
When you start using Photoshop in a big way, you will be pleased with that 16 gig RAM. I've struggled with PSP and 4 gig, you seem to be forever deleting files to make room on the board. With 16 gig, the program runs like clockwork. Its not just gaming where you need the memory, any type of graphics eat it up. Most of what I do, I need quantity not quality.Some years ago my ex son in law, had an online gamer built. When my daughter inherited it, I had to knock it back. It was too unstable for general computing. I've still got hundreds of photos that she sent me because she was sure her computer was broke and wanted me to save them. When I finally went down there, there wasn't anything wrong with the computer. The clock was just wound up too tight. All I did was set the BIOS to optimised default settings and the thing is still going strong. Its well past its sell by date as a gamer, but it does everything she needs it for. Except it will only send an email to my address, if she needs something.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2011 15:12:48 GMT
That's daughters for you ken, I have one of those as well, jorg
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Post by nike on Jul 4, 2011 21:31:36 GMT
Funny you should mention daughters and computers together. It must be a thing with them. "DaaaD! My computers broken, again!". Mine is the same guys. The good part is, I make her bring it to me, and that way, I get to see more of her.
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Post by vikingken on Jul 4, 2011 21:58:41 GMT
Mine will actually fix the bloody thing herself, but she expects daddy to buy the parts. When the charger for her Canon camera broke, she asked me to get her a replacement as she couldn't find a stockist. About 8 months later she told me the charger had broke again. I didn't hear from her again, when I told her what she could do with her bloody camera. As far as I know she's still using it, so I guess she put her hand in her own pocket
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Post by nike on Sept 9, 2011 10:30:05 GMT
Stacey now has my 17.5" HP DV7 laptop now. I gave it to her and fiancee Darren for an engagement present, as their old laptop wasn't up to the job. Plus I fixed their old Pentium 4 PC for them. Darren wanted a PC like Blackie... didn't want to spend any money though... lol
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Post by supersonicdave on Sept 10, 2011 4:30:29 GMT
I was just looking at the picture in this one and found one thing very interesting. The processor cooling block uses the exact same mounting system as the one on the ANTEC 920 model. I am thinking back to the thread I wrote about both the corsair h80 and the antec 920 and the phrase "corporate wife-swapping" comes to mind. I would bet even money that they are the exact same cooling block with different names printed on them.
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Post by nike on Sept 10, 2011 4:36:39 GMT
Hmmmmm, dunno Dave? Mine is an early model Corsair unit though. A H70.
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Post by judymcl on Sept 10, 2011 6:18:27 GMT
What sound card does it have? I don't see any listed. What sound card would you use for the mid-range one?
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Post by nike on Sept 10, 2011 6:27:57 GMT
It has 7.1 surround sound built into the motherboard Judy. If your new motherboard has this feature, you won't need any sound card, but if it doesn't, a Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI-e card would be the one i'd go for. JMPO.
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