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- Jan 26, 2009
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- Central Florida
I plan on building a new setup within the next 3-4 months. I would like to know some advice on what to get...here are my wishes:
- Main HDD = Solid State (40-100 gig)
- Secondary SCSI Fiber Channel (Between 50-500 gig)
- AMD if possible
- SLI? (And SLI capable board)
- I'm fine with fans as they save on costs
- 2 17-19'' LCD's
- Lot of space on the MB
- I would like the case to be fairly large, with sufficient space for fan mounting - a cool look (of course, but I don't need to land any planes on my desk) - and some sound dampening.
Would definitely appreciate some advice. REMEMBER, this project will START in no less than 3 months. So whatever will be available at the time would be great. I plan on having this system for at least 2 years. I don't game very much on PC's - but it's gotta have a solid video card(s) [Current system has 2 gigs of video ram].
.:|[BUDGET]|:.
$0.01-1500 USD (Goal, not ultimatum)
EDIT (UPON REQUEST)
The SCSI drive is for performance. I know a few people that have them (with the daisy chain setup), and they make up a LOT of ground when it comes to computing. Comps are only as good as the weakest link, and I need everything running tip top. The solid state is not necessary, but I'm so used to SATA and IDE, that I want to have something faster. (The solid state in my laptop boots XP in about 7-8 seconds). The system will be for many things - but mainly network administration, hacking (school-related), video editing, sound editing, web-site managing, business managing, gaming here and there, etc. etc. I go to school for Network/Communications management. Sorry for not being specific - but the only way to describe this thing is to be a system capable of anything. I want this thing to be a bit like Steven Seagal - adaptable to ANY role, whether it be indian, navy seal, former navy seal, purple heart soldier of fortune...etc.
The SLI question mark was because I've never tried it before. However, many people I've talked to say that the SLI cards whoop up on your regular video cards.
This thing will not be for your standard computer-using, I gurantee it. But I need to be able to take this desktop with me anywhere (work, home, etc.) and have it capable of doing the job. Now - I have a very LARGE truck, so I don't care how big the case is...so long as it's not flimsy. I hope this helps, sorry for the not-so-informing start of this thread (though I was on 42 hours without sleep!).
- Main HDD = Solid State (40-100 gig)
- Secondary SCSI Fiber Channel (Between 50-500 gig)
- AMD if possible
- SLI? (And SLI capable board)
- I'm fine with fans as they save on costs
- 2 17-19'' LCD's
- Lot of space on the MB
- I would like the case to be fairly large, with sufficient space for fan mounting - a cool look (of course, but I don't need to land any planes on my desk) - and some sound dampening.
Would definitely appreciate some advice. REMEMBER, this project will START in no less than 3 months. So whatever will be available at the time would be great. I plan on having this system for at least 2 years. I don't game very much on PC's - but it's gotta have a solid video card(s) [Current system has 2 gigs of video ram].
.:|[BUDGET]|:.
$0.01-1500 USD (Goal, not ultimatum)
EDIT (UPON REQUEST)
The SCSI drive is for performance. I know a few people that have them (with the daisy chain setup), and they make up a LOT of ground when it comes to computing. Comps are only as good as the weakest link, and I need everything running tip top. The solid state is not necessary, but I'm so used to SATA and IDE, that I want to have something faster. (The solid state in my laptop boots XP in about 7-8 seconds). The system will be for many things - but mainly network administration, hacking (school-related), video editing, sound editing, web-site managing, business managing, gaming here and there, etc. etc. I go to school for Network/Communications management. Sorry for not being specific - but the only way to describe this thing is to be a system capable of anything. I want this thing to be a bit like Steven Seagal - adaptable to ANY role, whether it be indian, navy seal, former navy seal, purple heart soldier of fortune...etc.
The SLI question mark was because I've never tried it before. However, many people I've talked to say that the SLI cards whoop up on your regular video cards.
This thing will not be for your standard computer-using, I gurantee it. But I need to be able to take this desktop with me anywhere (work, home, etc.) and have it capable of doing the job. Now - I have a very LARGE truck, so I don't care how big the case is...so long as it's not flimsy. I hope this helps, sorry for the not-so-informing start of this thread (though I was on 42 hours without sleep!).
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