Help me build my dream system

Eric,
No look into the realm of no holds bared would be complete without these little jems !
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
I hope you don't mind I did some shopping for you which includes 3 23" Samsung monitors and dual 470's in SLI and dual PSU's.
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
Someone posted this,

Not bad..

Motherboard: S5520SC (Intel EATX) DDR3 ($451.38)
CPU: Twin Xeon X5680 (3.3 GHz) 6-core 130 Watts ($3,130)
Ram: Kingston 96 DDR3-1333 REG ECC (12x8GB) (Estamate, 10000)
Video Card: 4x ATI Radeon HD 5970 (8 GB Total) Crossfire ($2760)
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Champion PCI-E ($251.89)
Controler: PCI-E SATA 6Gb/s 4 Channel RAID 60,50,10,6,5,1,0 ($446.39)
Wireless Card: 802.11n Wireless LAN Card ($97.99)
SSD: Four 64GB Intel x25-E Extreme SSD 25 RAID 10($3731.64)
Hard Drive: Four 600GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10,000RPM, 6 Gb/s)($1536.92)
Blue-Ray: Pioneer 12X Blu-Ray Burner SATA (Black) ($532.10)
Case: Mountain Mods U2-UFO ($360.00)
Power Supplys: Two Silverstone 1500W Each ($1071.98)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit ($271.04)
Productivity Software: MS Office 2010 Pro ($413.28)
Moniter: 8 Asus 27inch DISPLAY PORT LCD w/ Speakers (1920x1080 (black) ($3856.32)
Speakers Logitech Digital 5.1 Channel 500W ($522.78)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless MX550 Combo (black) ($515.29)
Water Cooling: Two MC-TDX CPU Block form Danger Den ($120.00)
Four DD-5970 Water Cooling Block from Danger Den ($480.00)
Eight Aqua Drive Hard Drive Block from Danger Den ($400.00)
Two DD12V D5 PUMP Variable Speed by Laing ($200.00)
OCZ CRYO-Z Cooler ($380)
10 Feet of Tygon 3603 Tubing ($30)
Feser One - UV BLUE - F1 - Coolant ($20)
Alphacool HF 38 Cape Cyclone 250 ($75.00)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & OSX 10.6Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 12MB 2.86 @ 5.09GHz, ...8Gb (4x2Gb) *Serial Sequential* Corsair XMS2 ...EVGA GTX 470 @865MHz Core, 1730MHz Shader, 18...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built, RsPC!{Ltd.}
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & OSX 10.6
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 12MB 2.86 @ 5.09GHz, 1.3Vcore@87
Motherboard
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe w/ Intel X58 Chipset BIOS 0304
Memory
8Gb (4x2Gb) *Serial Sequential* Corsair XMS2 DDR-800 1.8v
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 470 @865MHz Core, 1730MHz Shader, 1855MHz Mem, >43C
Sound Card
MOTU 192HD+424+3x2408Mk3, D8B, ASUS X-Fi 24, only 96kHz :(
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VK278Q 27" 2ms HD LED Backlit LCD Monitors
Screen Resolution
2x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x OCZ 60GB SSDs RAID0 - OS, (100+ GB Part-Page file)
5x Samsung SATAII 1TB RAID5 - Music,
6x WD RE2 SATAII 1Tb RAID1+0 - Storage,
4x WD Dual 64MB 2TB RAID5 - Backup
3x WD Velociraptor 600GB RAID5 - Audio Production
PSU
2x Corsair 850w, Compaq R3000 UPS Backup
Case
Built Steel/Dynamat/Neopreme Shock Mount 6U Silent Rack Case
Cooling
iXrema+2x12cm Magmas 3x20cm Case Fans 4x14cm Exhaust Fans
Keyboard
Cherry 6316 Mechanical, IBM Model M, Das Keyboard, 10key USB
Mouse
2x Logitec G500... Yes 2 :)
Internet Speed
Fiber, Dual 85Mb/s up 105 Mb/s Down
Other Info
Audio system =
Dynaudio BM6A Near Fields + BM10 Sub for Reference & monitoring
Klipschorns & Servodrive Sub for Music Playback...
Mackie D8B converted into 24ch Automated DAW controller/MIDI interface, MOTU Rig for AD/DA I/O & Professional Recording, ASUS Sound Card for Music Playback (needs upgrade!)

Boot up Time = ~30sec from Dead off Init RAID, then ~9.877-12.454sec for windows, as per B
I'm finally in the position to afford to build the Ultimate multi monitor dream system.
No budget.
Just looking for some input on what you would build if budget wasn't restricted.

I'd like to have 2 24in LCD's and a say 32in flat screen TV for monitors.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Fabe

If I went ALL OUT...
I'd Likely start on the EVGA Classified SR-2 270-WS-W555-A2 Mainboard,
2x Intel Xeon X5690 Six-Core Processors @ 3.46GHz,
4x Nvidia Quadro 6000 6GB Workstation Cards, (GDDR5 pushes data @ 144 GB/sec, that's just too cool :) )
2x CORSAIR DOMINATOR 24GB (6 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Kits, one per CPU,
2x Corsair Performance 3 Series 256GB SATA3 SSDs in RAID0 for OS & Programs,
6x OCZ Colossus 1TB SATA II SSDs in RAID5 for everything else.
2x Corsair AX1200 1200w PSUs to power everything,
and probably something like a LOGISYS ATX Tower case to put it in...
Total coming to about $39,787.54 on newegg...

Ask me why I chose this one like i did... It's kinda interesting...


So thinking REALISTICALLY...
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme 3.46GHz Six-Core Processor,
ASUS Rampage III Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58,
1x CORSAIR DOMINATOR 24GB (6 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Kit,
2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB SLI
2x Corsair Performance 3 Series 256GB SATA3 SSDs in RAID0 for OS & Programs,
8x Western Digital RE4 2TB 2x64MB SATA Drives in RAID5,
Controlled by a HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 PCI Express x4 SATA II RAID Card,
Keeping one Corsair AX1200 1200w PSU,
In an Antec P193 V3 Case,
Total about $7,200...

Any Ideas?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & OSX 10.6Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 12MB 2.86 @ 5.09GHz, ...8Gb (4x2Gb) *Serial Sequential* Corsair XMS2 ...EVGA GTX 470 @865MHz Core, 1730MHz Shader, 18...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built, RsPC!{Ltd.}
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & OSX 10.6
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 12MB 2.86 @ 5.09GHz, 1.3Vcore@87
Motherboard
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe w/ Intel X58 Chipset BIOS 0304
Memory
8Gb (4x2Gb) *Serial Sequential* Corsair XMS2 DDR-800 1.8v
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 470 @865MHz Core, 1730MHz Shader, 1855MHz Mem, >43C
Sound Card
MOTU 192HD+424+3x2408Mk3, D8B, ASUS X-Fi 24, only 96kHz :(
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VK278Q 27" 2ms HD LED Backlit LCD Monitors
Screen Resolution
2x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x OCZ 60GB SSDs RAID0 - OS, (100+ GB Part-Page file)
5x Samsung SATAII 1TB RAID5 - Music,
6x WD RE2 SATAII 1Tb RAID1+0 - Storage,
4x WD Dual 64MB 2TB RAID5 - Backup
3x WD Velociraptor 600GB RAID5 - Audio Production
PSU
2x Corsair 850w, Compaq R3000 UPS Backup
Case
Built Steel/Dynamat/Neopreme Shock Mount 6U Silent Rack Case
Cooling
iXrema+2x12cm Magmas 3x20cm Case Fans 4x14cm Exhaust Fans
Keyboard
Cherry 6316 Mechanical, IBM Model M, Das Keyboard, 10key USB
Mouse
2x Logitec G500... Yes 2 :)
Internet Speed
Fiber, Dual 85Mb/s up 105 Mb/s Down
Other Info
Audio system =
Dynaudio BM6A Near Fields + BM10 Sub for Reference & monitoring
Klipschorns & Servodrive Sub for Music Playback...
Mackie D8B converted into 24ch Automated DAW controller/MIDI interface, MOTU Rig for AD/DA I/O & Professional Recording, ASUS Sound Card for Music Playback (needs upgrade!)

Boot up Time = ~30sec from Dead off Init RAID, then ~9.877-12.454sec for windows, as per B
By George I think you're on to something ! Not my something but it sounds like your something !
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
I had to eyeball the photos guess whether or not that'd all fit...
Honestly I'd not go with the case i mentioned, I'm build a Custom Rack case out of Heavy gauge Aluminium and Stainless Bar stock, and really do it up right..
I put that list together with the thoughts of 3D AutoCAD / Medical Imaging type of rendering, while Running Algorithms to solve for pi.... it's something that would probably be insulted by benchmarks and Video Games...

But it'd be hella cool though...
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & OSX 10.6Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 12MB 2.86 @ 5.09GHz, ...8Gb (4x2Gb) *Serial Sequential* Corsair XMS2 ...EVGA GTX 470 @865MHz Core, 1730MHz Shader, 18...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built, RsPC!{Ltd.}
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & OSX 10.6
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 12MB 2.86 @ 5.09GHz, 1.3Vcore@87
Motherboard
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe w/ Intel X58 Chipset BIOS 0304
Memory
8Gb (4x2Gb) *Serial Sequential* Corsair XMS2 DDR-800 1.8v
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 470 @865MHz Core, 1730MHz Shader, 1855MHz Mem, >43C
Sound Card
MOTU 192HD+424+3x2408Mk3, D8B, ASUS X-Fi 24, only 96kHz :(
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VK278Q 27" 2ms HD LED Backlit LCD Monitors
Screen Resolution
2x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x OCZ 60GB SSDs RAID0 - OS, (100+ GB Part-Page file)
5x Samsung SATAII 1TB RAID5 - Music,
6x WD RE2 SATAII 1Tb RAID1+0 - Storage,
4x WD Dual 64MB 2TB RAID5 - Backup
3x WD Velociraptor 600GB RAID5 - Audio Production
PSU
2x Corsair 850w, Compaq R3000 UPS Backup
Case
Built Steel/Dynamat/Neopreme Shock Mount 6U Silent Rack Case
Cooling
iXrema+2x12cm Magmas 3x20cm Case Fans 4x14cm Exhaust Fans
Keyboard
Cherry 6316 Mechanical, IBM Model M, Das Keyboard, 10key USB
Mouse
2x Logitec G500... Yes 2 :)
Internet Speed
Fiber, Dual 85Mb/s up 105 Mb/s Down
Other Info
Audio system =
Dynaudio BM6A Near Fields + BM10 Sub for Reference & monitoring
Klipschorns & Servodrive Sub for Music Playback...
Mackie D8B converted into 24ch Automated DAW controller/MIDI interface, MOTU Rig for AD/DA I/O & Professional Recording, ASUS Sound Card for Music Playback (needs upgrade!)

Boot up Time = ~30sec from Dead off Init RAID, then ~9.877-12.454sec for windows, as per B
It's good to dream. Live the dream and if you ever make it big don't go all Charlie Sheen !
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
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