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Old 08-17-2009 at 09:27 PM   #1
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Dream Computer
Hey Everyone!

There's been a lot of computer related threads on here lately, but nothing that's really been too high-end.

I'm just really curious to hear from all the techy/gamer people here. What would be your dream rig if you could build/get it right now?

Tell me all about it! Show pictures, specs, whatever!
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Old 08-17-2009 at 09:44 PM   #2
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Hey Everyone!

There's been a lot of computer related threads on here lately, but nothing that's really been too high-end.

I'm just really curious to hear from all the techy/gamer people here. What would be your dream rig if you could build/get it right now?

Tell me all about it! Show pictures, specs, whatever!

I'd need something fast, capable of handling thousands of calculations per minute but at a reasonable cost. Something with lots of built in features, and yet simple to use. I need a Casio FX-991.

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Old 08-17-2009 at 09:50 PM   #3
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24 inch, Intel dual core, iMac with 8 gigs of memory, fully loaded with a wireless keyboard and mighty mouse to boot.

Rawr.
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Old 08-17-2009 at 09:58 PM   #4
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i have a fairly decent rig but my dream rig would be
intel xeon 8 core processor running at 2.93
16gb DDR3 ram
2 ATI 4670 running in crossfire totalling 2gb of vram
30 inch apple display
two 512gb SSD running in raid
1000 watt power supply
Ill eventually build it when SSD's become cheaper, I currently have 2 160gb SSDs.
Old 08-17-2009 at 10:00 PM   #5
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Everything that's expensive and state of the art

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Old 08-17-2009 at 10:13 PM   #6
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are we talking something we can build right now, or literal dream systems?

If it's the latter I'm looking for a Laptop with a 7200RPM 1TB drive, USB 3.0 ports, Intel i5 Chips, Nvidia GTX 330M graphics card, Windows 7 Pro, 1920x1080 P-OLED screen, 3+ hour battery life and sub-5 pounds.

Now that we're done with fantasy, this is the dream comp I made for the RFD contest a little while back:

- Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail - $324.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819115 202

- ASUS VW246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail - $299.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16824236 049

- Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM - $114.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16822136 284

- CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1866C9DF - Retail - $227.49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820145 232

- Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail - $345.49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16836121 120

- Logitech G9 Black 5 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser 3200 dpi Gaming Mouse - Bilingual - Retail - $129.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...16826104303 CVF

- Logitech G15 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard - Retail - $114.49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16823126 034

- Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $149.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16811129 021

- PC Power & Cooling PPCT860 860W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Retail - $299.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817703 013

- EVGA 017-P3-1295-AR CO-OP Edition GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - $604.49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130 504

- ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $339.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131 365

- Turtle Beach RIVIERA 5.1 Channels 24-bit 48KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail - $35.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16829118 105

Total: $2987.88

A little excessive (I could get a slightly worse systems for a good $1300 less) but this is a "dream" system
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Old 08-17-2009 at 10:31 PM   #7
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not a bad system, id go with a SSD as your boot drive and a TB hard drive for storage.
Old 08-17-2009 at 10:32 PM   #8
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Speaking of dream computers, there are desktop computers for sale that are so "extreme" that they can't even use water cooling; they have to submerge all the parts in liquid cooling.

Those things run from $3000-9000 >_<
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Old 08-17-2009 at 11:03 PM   #9
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24 inch, Intel dual core, iMac with 8 gigs of memory, fully loaded with a wireless keyboard and mighty mouse to boot.

Rawr.
i lol'd
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24 inch, Intel dual core, iMac with 8 gigs of memory, fully loaded with a wireless keyboard and mighty mouse to boot.

Rawr.
I felt I was back in 2004 reading that.
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Old 08-17-2009 at 11:20 PM   #11
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I felt I was back in 2004 reading that.
I'm still not fully sure if he was joking or not
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Old 08-17-2009 at 11:26 PM   #12
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the imac is a joke when it comes to components but the mac pro is priced fairly especially with that 8 core Xeon processor.
Old 08-18-2009 at 12:23 AM   #13
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the imac is a joke when it comes to components but the mac pro is priced fairly especially with that 8 core Xeon processor.
The Mac Pro is designed to be a workstation... so unless you're running a business which requires a computer like that (costing up to $20000) you're wasting your money on it. It's much easier/cheaper to build a computer with great specs that was designed more for your own purposes (ie gaming).
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Old 08-18-2009 at 12:37 AM   #14
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Lol everyone your Dream Pc's Do actually exist! One word: Alienware!

Here is he M17X http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/alie...g=mnc ol;psum
& http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/produ...pecs/m17x.html


With Intel Core 2 Extreme, Nvidia 9200M ^2, 500GB HDD, 8GB

But a fully loaded one costs around $6000 *sigh*
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Old 08-18-2009 at 12:41 AM   #15
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I'm content with my current computer:

- XFX 8800 GTS
- 250 GB SATA Hard drive, 160 GB IDE Hard drive (I wish I could get rid of this...)
- External NexStar 1 TB drive (modded the thing to plug into my computers PSU rather than have another stupid AC adapter)
- OCZ 550 W PSU
- 4 x 1 GB 800 MHz Corsair DDR2 RAM
- Samsung SyncMaster 245BW
- Intel E4500 (OC'd to 2.93 Ghz)
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard
- Random Zalman CPU cooler that doesn't work so great (heat pipes are a stupid idea on a CPU heat sync...)
- Debian + VirtualBox Windows XP with a Windows 7 dualboot (not the RC version )
- Case I made out of pegboard

It still plays 90% of games fine... probably won't upgrade for a while :p

I care my about what I want my computer to do... I don't care how fast it is as long as when I wake up, it's done :p.

EDIT: Oh, I almost forgot; I also have a Logitech g15 keyboard. Greatest. Keyboard. Ever.
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