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PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6700 at 2.67GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4M Cache

RIG COOLING Vigor MonsoonTM II TEC Active CPU Cooling System with LCD Display and Triple 120MM Case Fan

RIG POWER Tagan TG900-U96 TurboJet nVidia-SLI Certified 900Watt Power Supply

MB CORE LOGIC Asus P5N-E-SLI NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI INTEL Quad Core Ready

MEMORY 4GB Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 X 2 DDR2 800MHz Memory (4 X 1024MB)

OPERATING HARD DRIVE 500GB S-ATA II 7200 RPM Hard Drive

VIDEO CARD (SLI SLOT 1) nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB Xtreme @600MHz, DVI and TV Out

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what about a 10k hd?
oh and, why the 4gig of ram, do you do video editing?

Reply to RealiBrad

1) I would order a P35 mobo. A few places are selling them now such as clubit, they just dont list on the website.

2) The Processor and the CPU Cooling system don't seem to match. The cooling system would indicate you plan to seriously OC. If you are going to seriosly OC, then something like a 6420 would work better since these seem to have some of the best thermals.

3) I would get multiple HDDs. This will let you do raid or split the load between the drives by having swap files and temp directories on one and the software on the other.

4) The PSU manufacture is not preferred by a VERY respected reviewer on PSUs.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=716

Reply to zenmaster

I heard the E6700 processor was good for OCing, do you think I could OC it pretty well? Also, what about the Tagan TG800-U25 EasyCon XL 800 Watt
power supply?

Reply to bizzarro
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It is good for oc'ing, but it's too expensive. An E6450 or E6600 will be able to oc just as high as the E6700 and are cheaper.

Reply to apt403

You should add a DVD+-RW to that rig like:

Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA

Reply to evongugg
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Dude that will not just work. The only thing on the market that will just work is an Apple. I suggest you purchase the only computer that just works. "PC" are inferior to Apples thats all there is too it just watch some clips here to see the scientific proof of this fact.(http://www.apple.com/getamac/)
Apples absolutely can not get viruses at all or spyware they run 111% at all times no questions. However your "PC" is the most insecure machine ever built you are sure to be a victim of identity theft and convicted of spaming and hosting kiddie porn with in a year.

This is just a fair warning to let you know that you are in grave danger if you don't get an Apple because it just works!

Reply to chowner

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Dude that will not just work. The only thing on the market that will just work is an Apple. I suggest you purchase the only computer that just works. "PC" are inferior to Apples thats all there is too it just watch some clips here to see the scientific proof of this fact.(http://www.apple.com/getamac/)
Apples absolutely can not get viruses at all or spyware they run 111% at all times no questions. However your "PC" is the most insecure machine ever built you are sure to be a victim of identity theft and convicted of spaming and hosting kiddie porn with in a year.

This is just a fair warning to let you know that you are in grave danger if you don't get an Apple because it just works!

I don't know if this is a joke or not because your sig shows you've got an X2 5200+ and an 8800GTS. :lol:

Reply to Heyyou27

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I don't know if this is a joke or not because your sig shows you've got an X2 5200+ and an 8800GTS. :lol:



he's taking the piss, those apple adds are complete BS

my favourite one is where "Mac" tells "PC" that Mac's are better for "all that fun stuff"... I mean yeah, apple's are famous for their huge market share in gaming aren't they

Reply to andybird123

But the Ads are funny :>

Reply to zenmaster
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Well, what do you expect? Those ads are for the average consumer, not the guys who stay up for days at a time at a LAN party, or the us enthusiasts. If the ads talked about what Mac OS X is good for, most people wouldnt understand half of it.

The guys who do use Macs professionally don't need commercials to help them make their decisions, and the Mac-using enthusiasts amoung our ranks don't need to be told what Mac OS X is good for.

Apple is like P4/PD era Intel. The general public thinks the Pentiums are awesome in every way. The enthusiasts know that they are good for some things (5ghz+ oc's) and suck at others (everything besides oc'ing).

Reply to apt403

get a E6600 or wait a bit and get a Q6600 cus i heard the prices were supposed to drop
and your going to have to get 64bit vista for the 4gb of ram to be noticed

Reply to melarcky
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get a E6600 or wait a bit and get a Q6600 cus i heard the prices were supposed to drop
and your going to have to get 64bit vista for the 4gb of ram to be noticed



to late he already pmed me confirming he would be purchasing an Apple computer

Reply to chowner
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Let's see a screenshot of the PM then!

Reply to apt403

Quote :

Dude that will not just work. The only thing on the market that will just work is an Apple. I suggest you purchase the only computer that just works. "PC" are inferior to Apples thats all there is too it just watch some clips here to see the scientific proof of this fact.(http://www.apple.com/getamac/)
Apples absolutely can not get viruses at all or spyware they run 111% at all times no questions. However your "PC" is the most insecure machine ever built you are sure to be a victim of identity theft and convicted of spaming and hosting kiddie porn with in a year.

This is just a fair warning to let you know that you are in grave danger if you don't get an Apple because it just works!




Yea, if you dont send Steve Jobs some money right now he will send evil witch demons over to your house....

Reply to billdcat4
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ok here you go

http://64.74.153.22/screenie.JPG

Reply to chowner

wow it's true, and I thought he was kidding .......... yea right fool

Reply to alcattle

so chowner, you were kidding right? about mac's?

Reply to RealiBrad

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so chowner, you were kidding right? about mac's?



yea... cant you read the sarcasm in my voice? Or am I? Who am I?

Reply to billdcat4
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so chowner, you were kidding right? about mac's?



Dead serious! Steve Jobs is my role model and life long hero no other American has done more good for our country.(Possibly Al Gore but doubtful)

Reply to chowner
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so chowner, you were kidding right? about mac's?



Dead serious! Steve Jobs is my role model and life long hero no other American has done more good for our country.(Possibly Al Gore but doubtful)

If you had talked to me about 2 years ago I would have completely agreed with you.

Reply to apt403
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I commit a sin to our society everyday I use this "PC" I am start to not be able to live with myself anymore hopefully soon I will have a computer that just works.

Reply to chowner

I love this guy. :lol:

Reply to Heyyou27

I like apple, but i think this is funny as hell!!

http://www.current.tv/pods/supernews/PD05440

Reply to antonwalker
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That is the funniest thing I have ever seen. Ever.

That Steve Jobs actually sounds alot like what he was like back in the late '70s and '80s.

Reply to apt403

iPhone BITCH!!!!!!

PC's are for fart humpers and mac's get you laid.

Death to conventional thinking!

iHouse.
But there are no windows!
EXACTLY!!!!


Favorite lines of the vid.

Reply to antonwalker
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