My new E-PENIS ( aka my new computer )

[Greenberet]

Check this out:

Cage: SilverStone Raven RV02
Mainboard: ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer
Processor: Intel Core i7 - 860
RAM: 8GB
GPU: Geforce GTX 480
HDD: 2x 1 TB ( Raid 1 )
HDD: 150 GB ( 10000 rpm )
Optical Drive: BlueRay Combo

 

[KarrdeKNR]

Enjoy being broke on that i7 ;P Or is it one of the cheaper ones? Otherwise that's reasonably close to what I'm looking at building within a month or two. How's your cooling? The Core iX series can safely and stably be OC'd pretty easily.

 

[Greenberet]

GPU ~70°C
CPU ~30°C

even when playing good games...... the differences are the speed fans rpm

and its one of the "cheaper" ones and yeah i could overclock it to ~4Ghz without problems, but currently its not needed....4 Cores + Hyper Threading = 8 logical cores

 

[Boogyman93]

I'd suggest to put a fan near the intake of the video card to offer better airflow. That will reduce your temps by up to 20C. Depending on your case airflow.
and that CPU isn't quite the best one to use if you want to overclock your 480. The 480 and 470 were meant to shine on the 980x.

Anyway... Nice PC man! :yes:
Maybe you can post some benchmarks of Unigine 2.0 sometime.

 

[Sicron]

1000 RPM HDD? That's not very fast eh? You should've gone for an SSD.

 

[Greenberet]

1000 RPM HDD? That's not very fast eh? You should've gone for an SSD.

sry i forgot a 0, its over 9000

 

[KarrdeKNR]

I'm looking at maybe a smaller SSD for windows and then like a 1T 7200 RPM HDD. 70 C is really good for a GTX 480 as well. What was the total spent (in euros and USD?)

 

[kam!]

If you consider going SSD:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3734/seagates-momentus-xt-review-finally-a-good-hybrid-hdd

 

[Sicron]

If you consider going SSD:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3734/seagates-momentus-xt-review-finally-a-good-hybrid-hdd

While really offering best of both worlds for laptops. If you have a Desktop, you might as well buy a 60GB SSD which aren't that expensive, and get a normal harddrive. Much better performance than a Hybrid.

 

[Greenberet]

I'm looking at maybe a smaller SSD for windows and then like a 1T 7200 RPM HDD. 70 C is really good for a GTX 480 as well. What was the total spent (in euros and USD?)

~2.300€

 

[KarrdeKNR]

$2,799.17 USD Someone's got some disposable income....

 

[Avenger]

No kidding. Then again, he could have made it cheaper without dropping the actual quality of the software. It's not like the i7 is miles ahead of the i5.

 

[The Deco]

That is a whole lot to put in a computer, but I guess if you are into modeling, editing and so on you need a good rig.

I never spent that much...

 

[KarrdeKNR]

No kidding. Then again, he could have made it cheaper without dropping the actual quality of the software. It's not like the i7 is miles ahead of the i5.

Actually, the i7 has some VERY large advantages, especially for future proofing purposes. All the i5s are Socket LGA 1156, and the chips + mobos can only support one PCIe 2.0 @ 16x. You can install multiple PCIe 2.0 devices on some mobos, but they'll only run at 8/4/2x a piece, depending on the number of devices. Some mobos have the capcity to run 2 PCIe 2.0 video cards in SLI at x16 each due to some chip on the board. The key difference with the new i7s is that they're socket LGA 1366 and can run multiple PCIe 2.0 devices at x16, including SLIx3, PCIe SSDs, etc. So i7 setups are much more modular and will adapt better to new tech than i5, which is my current quandary.

 

[kam!]

Actually, the i7 has some VERY large advantages, especially for future proofing purposes. All the i5s are Socket LGA 1156, and the chips + mobos can only support one PCIe 2.0 @ 16x. You can install multiple PCIe 2.0 devices on some mobos, but they'll only run at 8/4/2x a piece, depending on the number of devices. Some mobos have the capcity to run 2 PCIe 2.0 video cards in SLI at x16 each due to some chip on the board. The key difference with the new i7s is that they're socket LGA 1366 and can run multiple PCIe 2.0 devices at x16, including SLIx3, PCIe SSDs, etc. So i7 setups are much more modular and will adapt better to new tech than i5, which is my current quandary.

Moot since he does have an 1156 i7 .

For those close to 3k bucks you could've gotten an 1366 and that hexacore i7. Where did all that money go? My i7 setup weighs in at ~1200€ (that is with 400€ for the GTX 280 close to launch).

No offense but I think with some consideration to parts you could've saved close to 800€ without sacrificing any perf. Or superior performance for the same price (Core components of a 980X setup (no HDD, disk drive) cost 2100€ where I buy WITH 500€ wasted on a gtx 480 (and no cheapo MB either)

 

[KarrdeKNR]

Eh, I shoulda not been lazy and actually looked up the exact processor ;P

 

[Quagmire]

Check this out:

Cage: SilverStone Raven RV02
Mainboard: ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer
Processor: Intel Core i7 - 860
RAM: 8GB
GPU: Geforce GTX 480
HDD: 2x 1 TB ( Raid 1 )
HDD: 150 GB ( 10000 rpm )
Optical Drive: BlueRay Combo

Sorry to burst your bubble, but mine is bigger than yours

Case: Antec 1200
Mainboard: Gigabyte X58-UD7
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.2Ghz, cooled by TRUE120
Ram: 6GB G.Skill CL8 1600mhz Triple channel ram
GPU(s): 2x Inno3D Geforce GTX 480 SLI @ 800mhz/4000mhz
Sound: Auzentech X-Fi Forte
HDD(s): 2x 1TB WD Black RAID 0 (64mb cache, short stroked), 2x 1TB WD Black (Storage)

My Gibson > Your Gibson

 

[Prozac]

I wouldn't advice using a SSD for home use. Not yet anyway.

 

[Sicron]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but mine is bigger than yours

Case: Antec 1200
Mainboard: Gigabyte X58-UD7
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.2Ghz, cooled by TRUE120
Ram: 6GB G.Skill CL8 1600mhz Triple channel ram
GPU(s): 2x Inno3D Geforce GTX 480 SLI @ 800mhz/4000mhz
Sound: Auzentech X-Fi Forte
HDD(s): 2x 1TB WD Black RAID 0 (64mb cache, short stroked), 2x 1TB WD Black (Storage)

My Gibson > Your Gibson

And how much did you pay?

 

[Painkiller]

It appears people have a nice income.
Damn. I so wish I had the money for such a nice machine