What's your dream rig?

[QuackPot]

CPU: Intel i7 975 Extreme
RAM: 8GB DDR3
GPU: 3x 5870 crossfire
PSU: 800W
HDD: 3x 300GB Raptor drives
Case: SilverStone TJ05S
Monitor: Big 24" OLED Screen
Other: Plenty of fans for cooling

I am with you on RAM, case and GPU

But why not

PSU: 1000w Corsair
HDD: 2x 128 gb SSD + 2x 1 GB Samsungs
Monitor: 2x 42" Samsung LED


Just an idea

lol

I 800W was just the first number that came into my head.

And don't SSD's wearout over time? And I'd rather have small monitors for the PC and monster ones for the PS3.

 

[Zen00]

The SSDs wear out no faster than mechanical drives really.

And I agree with the whole 24" OLED monitor (that would be worth about 5,000 or so).

 

[QuackPot]

As for a laptop, I'd have.

CPU: Intel Core2Duo @2.8 Ghz, 1066Mhz FSB, 6MB cache
RAM: 4GB or 6GB if possible
GPU: Ati 4850 512MB
HDD: 500GB 5400rpm
Optical: BD-ROM burner
Screen: 17" 1200p resolution
Other: Memory card drive, HDMI, firewire, 4x USB
OS: Windows 7 x64 Pro


But my current laptop is:

CPU: Intel Core2Duo T5750 @2.0Ghz, 667Mhz FSB, 2MB cache
RAM: 4GB DDR2
GPU: Ati 3470 256MB (plus 1.7GB shared RAM)
HDD: 250GB
Optical: BDROM and DVD -+ RW
Screen: 15.4"
OS: Windows 7 x64 Pro
Other: Memory card reader, HDMI, firewire, 4X USB

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Here's my starting point, hoping to get it the first of October.

I already have the case.

CM Cosmos RC-1000


And the PSU.

Corsair HX1000W


GFX is still up in the air, probably a pair GTX 280/5s

Took longer than I planed but I got the mobo today SEE HERE

 

[Bellerophon]

Obsidian anyone?

Obsidian anyone? Love these cases it has to be the best case on the planet (unless you know better of course). Love the grommets for cable management and the motherboard trap door to remove your heat sink and love the ... could go on for ever. Supremely well thought out case.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

That's a lot of money for a mid-tower; I like the cable management idea.

 

[pparks1]

Yeah, that is a great case. I've got an Antec P182 that I like quite a lot. One big advantage to this case is the cutaway for installing the CPU cooler without having to pull the mobo. It's a great idea....but not sure if it's worth 2x the price of the P182/183.

 

[Bellerophon]

obsidian

it's a full tower case and you can't really see but besides the grommets it also has two detachable cover housings which also cover up all the HDD and SDD slot mount bays. HDD's and SSD's are both hot swappable and the HDD fan takes air behind the mobo and sends it underneath and out through rear vents. The only faults that I have seen with the case is the window is a little low spec and when removing the protective clear film on the front panel if you do it too fast it takes off paint from the white corsair logo.

Each of the side panels have their own button at the rear of the case which when pressed releases the panel - OMG!!!

 

[ThePizzaMan]

hm......
CPU: Phenom II 965... (yes i know its slower than a I7 but i'm a fanboy so live with it )
Mobo: Asus Crosshair III
RAM: Patriot Viper II DDR3
Case: Coolermaster HAF 932
Power Supply: Ultra X4 1600 Watt
GPU: 2x HD5970's
Monitor: 2 Acer G24 Monitors And A 52inch LCD TV
HDD: 4 2tb's with two on RAID
Disc Drive: One Blue-Ray Burner and One DVD Burner
and thats about it...

 

[Zen00]

I have nothing against AMD, and hope they succed very much.

I wanted the Phenom II 950 a lot, till the i5 860 came out.

 

[Everlong]

it's a full tower case and you can't really see but besides the grommets it also has two detachable cover housings which also cover up all the HDD and SDD slot mount bays. HDD's and SSD's are both hot swappable and the HDD fan takes air behind the mobo and sends it underneath and out through rear vents. The only faults that I have seen with the case is the window is a little low spec and when removing the protective clear film on the front panel if you do it too fast it takes off paint from the white corsair logo.

Each of the side panels have their own button at the rear of the case which when pressed releases the panel - OMG!!!

That is a very nice case!

hm......
CPU: Phenom II 965... (yes i know its slower than a I7 but i'm a fanboy so live with it )

You're an AMD fanboy? We'd have never have guessed that.

My dream rig would be the case I have now, or the Nvidia edition Silverstone case. They're not the largest cases, but I love their design.

Mobo - EVGA X58 SLI LE, Intel X58 just for the fact it's all black.
RAM - Corsair Dominator 1600/2000MHz. I would get the GT, but it has red heatsinks, so wouldn't contrast well with the black/green theme.
CPU - Intel i7 965/975
Cooling - A Laing DDC-1T Ultra 18w, with a Black ICE GT eXtreme 480 rad, 4x decent green LED fans, with green cooling liquid.
Graphic cards - Geforce 285 SLI, or single PCB 295s quad-SLI.
Sound card - Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3
Speakers - Logitech Z5500s
PSU - Corsair 1000w
Monitor - A Dell 24" that I have now, or 26".
HDD/SSD - Couple of high capacity SSDs in RAID 0 for Windows/frequently used programs and couple of high performance HDDs for storage/everything else
Mouse - Logitech G500
Keyboard - Logitech G19

 

[oidicle]

You're an AMD fanboy? We'd have never have guessed that.

My dream rig would be the case I have now, or the Nvidia edition Silverstone case. They're not the largest cases, but I love their design.

Mobo - EVGA X58 SLI LE, Intel X58 just for the fact it's all black.
RAM - Corsair Dominator 1600/2000MHz. I would get the GT, but it has red heatsinks, so wouldn't contrast well with the black/green theme.
CPU - Intel i7 965/975
Cooling - A Laing DDC-1T Ultra 18w, with a Black ICE GT eXtreme 480 rad, 4x decent green LED fans, with green cooling liquid.
Graphic cards - Geforce 285 SLI, or single PCB 295s quad-SLI.
Sound card - Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3
Speakers - Logitech Z5500s
PSU - Corsair 1000w
Monitor - A Dell 24" that I have now, or 26".
HDD/SSD - Couple of high capacity SSDs in RAID 0 for Windows/frequently used programs and couple of high performance HDDs for storage/everything else
Mouse - Logitech G500
Keyboard - Logitech G19

Dude Those specs are so much in tune with what I'd like so badly to have.... sigh...

 

[smarteyeball]

Mobo - EVGA X58 SLI LE, Intel X58 just for the fact it's all black.

Looks awesome and I nearly ordered one but discovered it can only do x16/x8 when Crossfired/SLI

Also the NB heatsink isn't all that good and some have reported 60c+ idle temps.

 

[Uber Philf]

it's a full tower case and you can't really see but besides the grommets it also has two detachable cover housings which also cover up all the HDD and SDD slot mount bays. HDD's and SSD's are both hot swappable and the HDD fan takes air behind the mobo and sends it underneath and out through rear vents. The only faults that I have seen with the case is the window is a little low spec and when removing the protective clear film on the front panel if you do it too fast it takes off paint from the white corsair logo.

Each of the side panels have their own button at the rear of the case which when pressed releases the panel - OMG!!!

That is a very nice case!

hm......
CPU: Phenom II 965... (yes i know its slower than a I7 but i'm a fanboy so live with it )

You're an AMD fanboy? We'd have never have guessed that.

My dream rig would be the case I have now, or the Nvidia edition Silverstone case. They're not the largest cases, but I love their design.

Mobo - EVGA X58 SLI LE, Intel X58 just for the fact it's all black.
RAM - Corsair Dominator 1600/2000MHz. I would get the GT, but it has red heatsinks, so wouldn't contrast well with the black/green theme.
CPU - Intel i7 965/975
Cooling - A Laing DDC-1T Ultra 18w, with a Black ICE GT eXtreme 480 rad, 4x decent green LED fans, with green cooling liquid.
Graphic cards - Geforce 285 SLI, or single PCB 295s quad-SLI.
Sound card - Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3
Speakers - Logitech Z5500s
PSU - Corsair 1000w
Monitor - A Dell 24" that I have now, or 26".
HDD/SSD - Couple of high capacity SSDs in RAID 0 for Windows/frequently used programs and couple of high performance HDDs for storage/everything else
Mouse - Logitech G500
Keyboard - Logitech G19

That's my dream computer!

 

[Bellerophon]

MOBO's got to be this bad bay

Mobo's got to be this bad boy for me: EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard


"Enthusiast Layout supporting 2-Way, 3-Way, and 3-Way SLI w/PhysX 10 Phase Digital PWM w/ switching frequency up to 1333KHz EVGA Vdroop Control EVGA E-LEET Tuning utility EVGA EZ Voltage read points Onboard Clear CMOS, Power, and Reset Buttons Onboard CPU Temperature Monitor Passive chipset heatsink EVGA SPD Utility that saves to the motherboards bios 100% Solid State Capacitors"

These even come with an overclocking remote control!!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Mobo's got to be this bad boy for me: EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard

That's the one I just got. Post #887

 

[Bellerophon]

Changed my mind

changed my mind, too common!!

this is THE ONE - EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI

"EVGA is proud to announce the world's first 4-Way SLI motherboard, the EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI Edition, this motherboard has an impressive 7 PCIe Expansion slots allowing you to combine up to 4 EVGA GTX 285 Graphics cards for extreme performance!
Important note: a case with 9 or more expansion slots is required, 10 for 4-Way SLI. See this page for a list of compatible PC cases."

won't fit in the Corsair Obsidian

 

[Everlong]

Is that EVGA motherboard hinting that the GT300 series will support 4 way SLI as it's not currently possible with todays cards. Only ATI cards can have a 4 way setup.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

it's a full tower case and you can't really see but besides the grommets it also has two detachable cover housings which also cover up all the HDD and SDD slot mount bays. HDD's and SSD's are both hot swappable and the HDD fan takes air behind the mobo and sends it underneath and out through rear vents. The only faults that I have seen with the case is the window is a little low spec and when removing the protective clear film on the front panel if you do it too fast it takes off paint from the white corsair logo.

Each of the side panels have their own button at the rear of the case which when pressed releases the panel - OMG!!!

That is a very nice case!

hm......
CPU: Phenom II 965... (yes i know its slower than a I7 but i'm a fanboy so live with it )

You're an AMD fanboy? We'd have never have guessed that.

My dream rig would be the case I have now, or the Nvidia edition Silverstone case. They're not the largest cases, but I love their design.

Mobo - EVGA X58 SLI LE, Intel X58 just for the fact it's all black.
RAM - Corsair Dominator 1600/2000MHz. I would get the GT, but it has red heatsinks, so wouldn't contrast well with the black/green theme.
CPU - Intel i7 965/975
Cooling - A Laing DDC-1T Ultra 18w, with a Black ICE GT eXtreme 480 rad, 4x decent green LED fans, with green cooling liquid.
Graphic cards - Geforce 285 SLI, or single PCB 295s quad-SLI.
Sound card - Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3
Speakers - Logitech Z5500s
PSU - Corsair 1000w
Monitor - A Dell 24" that I have now, or 26".
HDD/SSD - Couple of high capacity SSDs in RAID 0 for Windows/frequently used programs and couple of high performance HDDs for storage/everything else
Mouse - Logitech G500
Keyboard - Logitech G19

yes haha........ oh btw.... those two 5970's would be faster than those 295's of yours haha

 

[Everlong]

yes haha........ oh btw.... those two 5970's would be faster than those 295's of yours haha

And that 975 would be faster than your Phenom II 965.