The "Rate My Computer" Thread

[Bulletbrain7]

DHRammstein please rate mine:

Number One:
Processor :2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
L2 cache :6MB shared
System bus: 1066MHz
Memory :4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 4GB
Hard drive: 320GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm
Slot-loading optical drive: 8x SuperDrive (DVD-+R DL/DVD?RW/CD-RW)
Graphics :NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor; and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Graphics memory: 512MB GDDR3
Video :Built-in iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output port with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI (requires adapters, sold separately)
Display :15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1440-by-900 resolution
USB: Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
Audio :Built-in stereo speakers, built-in omnidirectional microphone, combined optical digital input/analog line in, combined optical digital output/analog line out
Networking: Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet
Wireless :Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification)2; built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
Hardware accessories :85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, lithium-polymer battery
Bootcamp Windows XP

Number Two:
SilverStone TJ04B Aluminum/Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (Black)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
XFX MBN790IUL9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
2X-Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive(RAID 0)
Patriot Gamer Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)

[bes]

8.7 on those specs, with a higher quality display add two tenths. Swap out the GPU with a 4890, they're only $209.. and you got a 9.0 IMO because another 4890 down the road and you're set. I'm a Nv guy usually but the 4890 is superb, kills too many Nv's at 30-50% less $. I like all of your parts except 2, but not bad compared to other similarly priced hardware.

Thanks for the review!.. I tossed that vid card in there..but im not decided yet...wanted to wait to get a new DX11 card...but if the release date is the 11th of September this year then they are keeping a tight lid on it...cant find anything about it on the AMD/ATI website...and no pre-orders or anything on the newegg website...

The monitor I admit is old I have had it a while...but its still working for me currently...im deciding what later monitor upgrade I should get...but it will be very last on my list..

[freeloader105]

Rate my current PC, guys:

*Intel e8400 (stock, 3.00ghz)
*DDR2-800 4*2GB (seen as 4*1GB by system due to an incompatibility)
*BFG Tech BFGEGTX260896OCE GeForce GTX 260 (not the 216 edition)
*320GB Seagate (16 MB Cache) as OS drive
*Windows 7 Ultimate x64

I can run most games very well, except for GTA4. Crysis runs decently.

[Doc2142]

3700+ 2.4GHz 12X multi ClawHammer 1MB L2 Cache socket 754
( 2.7GHz 11X multi 1.64vCore )

OCZ VX 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 500
( 2-2-2-6 1T 3.1vDimm 245MHz )

Geforce 7800GT PCI Express
( 525MHz core 1.2GHz DDR3 )

DFI nF4X Infinity Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4
( 4X HTL 1.6vChip BIOS CK8XD811 )

Antec NeoPower ATX 480W Power Supply
( +12V1@18A, +12V2@18A )

ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU All Copper CPU Heatsink
( stock 2000rpm fan ) soon to be upgraded to 3700rpm Delta

ZALMAN VF700-CU All Copper VGA Heatsink
(5000rpm 3 blade Delta fan)


Compare URL: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=1651390


4/10 :)

Found it on the first page

[lhwj]

Nooo, how could you rate his three year old build :eek: This is his latest one:


Q6600 2.4GHz 1066FSB Kentsfield 4MB|4MB Cache socket LGA 775 * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017)
( Overclocked 3.0GHz 9X multi )
( SpeedStepped 2.0GHz 6X multi )

GeIL EVO ONE 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR2 800 * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144211)
( 5-5-5-15 2T 1.8vDimm 400MHz )

EVGA Geforce G80 8800GTS 640MB PCI Express * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071)
( 1.2GHz 96 SP, 500MHz core, 1.6GHz GDDR3 )

EVGA GeForce G84 8600GTS 256MB PCI Express * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130394)
( 1.45GHz 32 SP, 675MHz core, 2GHz GDDR3 )

EVGA 122-YW-E173-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188033)
( 1333FSB, FSB: DRAM 5:6, 8x|8x PCI-E lanes )

ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT Modular Power Supply * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194003)
( 32amps +12v @ 22a|22a rails )

ENERMAX UC-12EB ENLOBAL bearing 120mm Case Fans * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999099)
( two front mounted 1000RPM 44CFM 17dBA )

COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 Computer Case * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119094)
( top buttons/ports with 120mm LED rear fan )

RAZER Copperhead Tempest Blue Mouse * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153003)
( USB wired 2000 dpi Laser )

RAZER Tarantula dual USB Keyboard * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114001)
( anti-ghosting Hyperresponse 104+10 keys )

Sony CPD-G520P 4:3 21" FD Trinitron CRT Monitors * (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-CPD-G520P-Trinitron-CRT-Monitor/dp/B000066IX5)
( dual right and left 1600x1200 @ 85Hz secondaries on 8600GTS )

Sony GDM-FW900 16:10 Widescreen 24" FD Trinitron CRT Monitor * (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-GDM-FW900-Widescreen-Trinitron-Monitor/dp/B00004YNSR)
( center 1920X1200 @ 85Hz primary on 8800GTS )




I'd say 8.5 there.


Luke

[Überlulz]

Win 32bit SP2
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3Ghz 6MB 1333FSB CPU
OCZ Platinum Rev 2 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz 2x10
XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Socket 775 Motherboard
Thermaltake Blue Orb 2 CPU Cooler for AMD & Intel
EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB PCIe w/Dual DVI
Maxtor 300GB SATA HD 7200/16MB
Power Up 800w Power Supply w/2 80mm/Titan
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Razer Diamondback 3G Frost Blue Gaming Mouse

About 1 year old rig, works fine with current games, not that I actually play anything except cs and tf2 lol

[lhwj]

It's been ages since I rated anything, so here goes :)

Rate my current PC, guys:

*Intel e8400 (stock, 3.00ghz)
*DDR2-800 4*2GB (seen as 4*1GB by system due to an incompatibility)
*BFG Tech BFGEGTX260896OCE GeForce GTX 260 (not the 216 edition)
*320GB Seagate (16 MB Cache) as OS drive
*Windows 7 Ultimate x64

I can run most games very well, except for GTA4. Crysis runs decently.

7.5.

Win 32bit SP2
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3Ghz 6MB 1333FSB CPU
OCZ Platinum Rev 2 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz 2x10
XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Socket 775 Motherboard
Thermaltake Blue Orb 2 CPU Cooler for AMD & Intel
EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB PCIe w/Dual DVI
Maxtor 300GB SATA HD 7200/16MB
Power Up 800w Power Supply w/2 80mm/Titan

About 1 year old rig, works fine with current games, not that I actually play anything except cs and tf2 lol

6.0.

Luke

[Maestrotogo]

CPU: AMD Phenom II 955 Black Edition at stock speeds (3.2GHz) undervolted to 1.25v stable.
CPU Cooler: Prolimatech Megahalem w/ Yate Loons in push/pull setup.
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79T Deluxe
RAM: 8Gb OCZ Platinum @1600MHz 7-6-6-24 (can prolly tighten that up)
HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200 1Tb Sata
PSU: 850w Sigma Monster Modular
GPU: 2x XFX 4890 Xtreme 875/975 (stock)
Case: Antec 1200 Full Tower
Monitor: Acer P201w 22"
Windows: Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

[lhwj]

CPU: AMD Phenom II 955 Black Edition at stock speeds (3.2GHz) undervolted to 1.25v stable.
CPU Cooler: Prolimatech Megahalem w/ Yate Loons in push/pull setup.
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79T Deluxe
RAM: 8Gb OCZ Platinum @1600MHz 7-6-6-24 (can prolly tighten that up)
HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200 1Tb Sata
PSU: 850w Sigma Monster Modular
GPU: 2x XFX 4890 Xtreme 875/975 (stock)
Case: Antec 1200 Full Tower
Monitor: Acer P201w 22"
Windows: Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

Undervolting is a smart idea to save power. 9.0.

Luke

[Maestrotogo]

Undervolting is a smart idea to save power. 9.0.

Luke

And heat...31C ambient...idle at 34-36C, load at 46-48C

[DHRammstein]

DHRammstein please rate mine:

Number One:
Processor :2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
L2 cache :6MB shared
System bus: 1066MHz
Memory :4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 4GB
Hard drive: 320GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm
Slot-loading optical drive: 8x SuperDrive (DVD-+R DL/DVD?RW/CD-RW)
Graphics :NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor; and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Graphics memory: 512MB GDDR3
Video :Built-in iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output port with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI (requires adapters, sold separately)
Display :15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1440-by-900 resolution
USB: Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
Audio :Built-in stereo speakers, built-in omnidirectional microphone, combined optical digital input/analog line in, combined optical digital output/analog line out
Networking: Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet
Wireless :Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification)2; built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
Hardware accessories :85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, lithium-polymer battery
Bootcamp Windows XP

Number Two:
SilverStone TJ04B Aluminum/Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (Black)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
XFX MBN790IUL9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
2X-Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive(RAID 0)
Patriot Gamer Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)

First, easy to rate 8.2, 9800M Gpu would get 8.5, and a better Cpu could get you another tenth, as much as 3 tenths for a really good Cpu, not to say your Cpu isn't good tho, it is. My notebook scores aren't scalable with my desktop scores.

I'm well overdue for sleep, but at a glance around 8.7. Given the GPU, drives/RAID. A great Cpu or real nice OC could see 3 tenths, a 2nd Gpu 3 more tenths, but I'll have another look tomorrow.

[Verwandlung]

cpu: Core I7 2.8 ghz
ram: Corsair XMS3 Triple 6GB DDR3 PC12800 CL9
gpu: Ati 4890
HD1: WD VelociRaptor 1500HLFS 150GB (10.000/300) 16Mb S-ATA II
HD2: Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 1.0TB S-ATA II 32Mb
MB : Gigabyte EX58-UD5 LGA1366 Intel X58 SLi CFX PCIe DDR3 ATX
PSU: Antec TruePower New 750W Blue ATX
OS: Vista x64

monitor: Samsung Synmaster 2493 HM (24 inch)

[JohnFree]

Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.1ghz
Geforce 9600 gt 1g
2x 2g DDR2 800mhz
2x WD HDD 320GB sata raid 0
Vista Ultimate 64
OCZ 500w

19 inch monitor

[lhwj]

cpu: Core I7 2.8 ghz
ram: Corsair XMS3 Triple 6GB DDR3 PC12800 CL9
gpu: Ati 4890
HD1: WD VelociRaptor 1500HLFS 150GB (10.000/300) 16Mb S-ATA II
HD2: Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 1.0TB S-ATA II 32Mb
MB : Gigabyte EX58-UD5 LGA1366 Intel X58 SLi CFX PCIe DDR3 ATX
PSU: Antec TruePower New 750W Blue ATX
OS: Vista x64

monitor: Samsung Synmaster 2493 HM (24 inch)

8.6.

Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.1ghz
Geforce 9600 gt 1g
2x 2g DDR2 800mhz
2x WD HDD 320GB sata raid 0
Vista Ultimate 64
OCZ 500w

19 inch monitor

7.0.

Luke

[Doc2142]

Nooo, how could you rate his three year old build :eek: This is his latest one: Luke

Lol it was for fun, Seeing only 3 years ago a computer like that you see your mouth would drop but now its considered ancient.

[VILMER]

I'm very short on cash right now, and had a strict budget but I was able to put together this PC for the time being for all of $550 shipped :D It should be a nice little upgrade over my old P4 2.8 and 6800GT!

ASUS P5Q Deluxe
Intel e5200
Corsair XMS2 4GB PC2-8500
XFX Radeon HD 4850
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Corsair VX550
Coolermaster CM690

Who says PC gaming costs thousands :P

[lhwj]

Since you were tight on money I am very surprised you didn't get the 400 watt Corsair, which costs less than half of the VX550. But well done indeed, you managed to get everything right without cheaping out on crucial parts. 7.2.

Luke

[bsnx570]

Case: cooler Master 690
CPU:Intel Q6600 OC:3.0Ghz
Motherboard: XFX nforce 780i sli
RAM: 4gb ddr2 cruzer gaming RAM
PSU: corsair 750Watt
GPU:2 nvidia 9800gtx+ in sli
CPU cooler: XigmaTek HDT-S1283
HD: 750gb-7200Rpm-32mb-cache WD Caviar Black drive
HD2:250gb-7200Rpm-16mb-cache Seagate drive
OS:Windows Vista home premium 32bit/Windows 7 ultimate RC.

[Sleepl3ss]

Ive got 3 computers running atm so ill list them all :)

1. MAIN GAMING RIG.

I just rescently updated my rig with a new gfxcard (8800gtx -> gtx295) and oc'd my cpu from 3.0ghz to 3.37ghz (default clocks 2.4ghz).

Runs just about anything on max <3 I might upgrade my cpu to i7 soon or wait for the next wave.



Cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 (g0 slacr) 2400mhz @ 3337MHz

Mobo: Abit IX38 QuadGT

Gfx: Gainward Gtx 295 1792mb

Monitor: 1. Sony Trinitron GDM-F520 21" CRT 1280x960 @ 120hz (max. res. 2048 x 1536) (usually playing with 1600x1200 @ 100hz or 1920x1440 @ 85hz)

Snd: Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1,
Logitech z-5500 5.1 speakers

Mem: 2x 1gb Corsair Dominator DDR2 XMS2-8500C5D dualchannel 1066

Os: Winxp home sp3

Psu: Corsair HX620W


2. 2nd Gaming rig

Im probably going to change my old 8800gtx to this one.

Cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 (g0 slacr) 2400mhz

Mobo: Asus P5NT WS NVIDIA Dual x16 SLI (C55)

Gfx: Ati x1950xt (8800gtx)

Monitor: HP P930 19" CRT 1280x960/1600x1200 85hz (max. res. 1920 x 1440)

Snd: TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Fun sound card

Mem: 2x 1gb Corsair Dominator DDR2 XMS2-6400C3D 800

Os: Winxp home sp3

Psu: Zalman ZM600-HP Silent 600W



3. 3rd rig for light gaming

Cpu: A64 3000+ venice 1800mhz @ 2313MHz

Mobo: Abit av8

Gfx: Club 3d x800xt

Monitor: 17" ibm e74 crt

Snd: TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Fun sound card

Mem: 2x 512mb pc3200 dualchannel @ 209mhz 3-3-3-8

Os: Winxp home sp3

Psu: Hec Power Master 420w


Thats about it i guess >_> its useful having 3 computers when youre throwing a lan party or if you just want to play something with your friends in the weekends :)

[lhwj]

Case: cooler Master 690
CPU:Intel Q6600 OC:3.0Ghz
Motherboard: XFX nforce 780i sli
RAM: 4gb ddr2 cruzer gaming RAM
PSU: corsair 750Watt
GPU:2 nvidia 9800gtx+ in sli
CPU cooler: XigmaTek HDT-S1283
HD: 750gb-7200Rpm-32mb-cache WD Caviar Black drive
HD2:250gb-7200Rpm-16mb-cache Seagate drive
OS:Windows Vista home premium 32bit/Windows 7 ultimate RC.

8.6.



Cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 (g0 slacr) 2400mhz @ 3337MHz

Mobo: Abit IX38 QuadGT

Gfx: Gainward Gtx 295 1792mb

Monitor: 1. Sony Trinitron GDM-F520 21" CRT 1280x960 @ 120hz (max. res. 2048 x 1536) (usually playing with 1600x1200 @ 100hz or 1920x1440 @ 85hz)

Snd: Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1,
Logitech z-5500 5.1 speakers

Mem: 2x 1gb Corsair Dominator DDR2 XMS2-8500C5D dualchannel 1066

Os: Winxp home sp3

Psu: Corsair HX620W



9.0.





Cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 (g0 slacr) 2400mhz

Mobo: Asus P5NT WS NVIDIA Dual x16 SLI (C55)

Gfx: Ati x1950xt (8800gtx)

Monitor: HP P930 19" CRT 1280x960/1600x1200 85hz (max. res. 1920 x 1440)

Snd: TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Fun sound card

Mem: 2x 1gb Corsair Dominator DDR2 XMS2-6400C3D 800

Os: Winxp home sp3

Psu: Zalman ZM600-HP Silent 600W



7.2



Cpu: A64 3000+ venice 1800mhz @ 2313MHz

Mobo: Abit av8

Gfx: Club 3d x800xt

Monitor: 17" ibm e74 crt

Snd: TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Fun sound card

Mem: 2x 512mb pc3200 dualchannel @ 209mhz 3-3-3-8

Os: Winxp home sp3

Psu: Hec Power Master 420w


Thats about it i guess >_> its useful having 3 computers when youre throwing a lan party or if you just want to play something with your friends in the weekends :)

4.5.

Luke

[Sleepl3ss]

thanks for the rating :)

[Wu-TanG21]

Processor: Intel Q9450 @ 3.6 GHz / Scythe Mugen (775 Stabilizer)
Motherboard: Asus P5E X38
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB PC8500
Hard Drive: Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB / Seagate 500GB 7200.11
Video Card: ATI Radeon XFX HD 4870 X2
Monitor: Samsung 226CW / Samsung LE32A456
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech Z-2300 / Sennheiser HD-555
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Mouse Mat: QPAD UC X-Large
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

What u guys think?

[arizonachris]

Gaming rig:
AMD X2 6400+ Black Edition @ 3.6Ghz
Abit KN9-SLI with onboard Realtek sound
4Gb OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 5-5-5-15 2T 2.0v
EVGA GTX 260 core 216 SSC Edition (675 core 2305 mem)
500Gb Western Digital Blue SATA II
LG Light Scribe DVD/RW
View Sonic VA2012wb LCD monitor
Wolf King keyboard, Logitech G5 mouse
Saitek AV8R joystick, Logitech MOMO Force wheel and pedals
Cooler Master HAF 922 case with Cooler Master 600W PSU
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit RTM

Here's a pic: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/cnelson1011/100_0298.jpg

Steam games I run? Well, currently the ones that run with Win 7:
ET:QW
Alpha Prime
Prey
Dark Sector
Far Cry 2
Mass Effect
FEAR 2/ FEAR 2 Reborn
HAWX
Black Hawk Down (I love old shooters)

I also have 5 other AMD quad core rigs that only run Folding @ Home, so I won't list those. Chris.

[DorkSterr]

• Intel Core2 Q6600 @ 3.4GHz w/Thermalright TRUE PUSH/PULL
• ASUS Rampage Formula
• Crossfire Diamond 4890 XOC 925/1050
• 8GB Corsair Dominator 800MHz 4-4-4-12
• 2x 320GB, 1x 1TB, 1x 1.5TB hard drives
• Windows Vista Ultimate SP2
• Supreme FX II

[lhwj]

Processor: Intel Q9450 @ 3.6 GHz / Scythe Mugen (775 Stabilizer)
Motherboard: Asus P5E X38
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB PC8500
Hard Drive: Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB / Seagate 500GB 7200.11
Video Card: ATI Radeon XFX HD 4870 X2
Monitor: Samsung 226CW / Samsung LE32A456
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech Z-2300 / Sennheiser HD-555
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Mouse Mat: QPAD UC X-Large
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

What u guys think?

8.8.

Gaming rig:
AMD X2 6400+ Black Edition @ 3.6Ghz
Abit KN9-SLI with onboard Realtek sound
4Gb OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 5-5-5-15 2T 2.0v
EVGA GTX 260 core 216 SSC Edition (675 core 2305 mem)
500Gb Western Digital Blue SATA II
LG Light Scribe DVD/RW
View Sonic VA2012wb LCD monitor
Wolf King keyboard, Logitech G5 mouse
Saitek AV8R joystick, Logitech MOMO Force wheel and pedals
Cooler Master HAF 922 case with Cooler Master 600W PSU
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit RTM



8.0.


• Intel Core2 Q6600 @ 3.4GHz w/Thermalright TRUE PUSH/PULL
• ASUS Rampage Formula
• Crossfire Diamond 4890 XOC 925/1050
• 8GB Corsair Dominator 800MHz 4-4-4-12
• 2x 320GB, 1x 1TB, 1x 1.5TB hard drives
• Windows Vista Ultimate SP2
• Supreme FX II

8.4.

Luke

[dex_junior]

• HP Pavilion dv6810en 15.4' 1280x800
• Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 @ 2.1GHz
• Nvidia Geforce 8400m GS 256MB
• 4GB DDR2 Ram
• 220GB HDD
• Windows 7 Ultimate E 32Bit

Yep, its a laptop :D

[Jeff91]

Model - Sager NP8662
Processor - 2.8gzh p9700
RAM - 4 gigs DDR3
GFX Card- nVidia 260m 1gig GDDR3
Hard Drive - 320gig 7200RPM HDD
Operating Systems - Ubuntu/CentOS 64bit

~Jeff

[bes]

Model - Sager NP8662
Processor - 2.8gzh p9700
RAM - 4 gigs DDR3
GFX Card- nVidia 260m 1gig GDDR3
Hard Drive - 320gig 7200RPM HDD
Operating Systems - Ubuntu/CentOS 64bit

~Jeff

Nice system...dont know what to rate it... maybe in the 8.0 range..

Im guessing you dont use it to game...well not any modern games..

[LT.Schaffer]

CPU:Intel Q9450
MOBO:Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi Edition 775
Graphics Card:Evga Gtx 260 896mb [192 Sps]
Hard Drives: Western Digital 250GB/Western Digital 1TB
Sound Card:Sound Blaster X-FI Fatal1ty Champion Series
Ram:Kingston HyperX 2GB PC28500
Operating System:Windows XP Pro 32bit SP3
Power Supply:Corsair HX 1000Watt
Case:Antec 900
Monitor:Asus VW246H 24"
Speakers:Logitech Z5500 5.1
Headphones:Sennheiser HD555/Razor Carcharias
Keyboard:Logitech G15
Mouse:Razer Death Adder
Mouse Pad:Xtrac Ripper XL

[steveroger]

CPU:Intel Q9450
MOBO:Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi Edition 775
Graphics Card:Evga Gtx 260 896mb [192 Sps]
Hard Drives: Western Digital 250GB/Western Digital 1TB
Sound Card:Sound Blaster X-FI Fatal1ty Champion Series
Ram:Kingston HyperX 2GB PC28500
Operating System:Windows XP Pro 32bit SP3
Case:Antec 900
Monitor:Asus VW246H 24"
Speakers:Logitech Z5500 5.1
Headphones:Sennheiser HD555/Razor Carcharias
Keyboard:Logitech G15
Mouse:Razer Death Adder
Mouse Pad:Xtrac Ripper XL

Nice system, did you build it yourself or use a builder. I'd give it a 8.3. Some would knock it for XP instead of Vista and therefore only 2 GB of RAM. But I'm not because it is a solid performer. Is it overclocked?

[hellob]

my rig has changed so much o.O still under $1000 and I can still run any game decently.

CPU: Intel E7300 2.66GHz @ 3.66GHz(dual core, runs every game decently, 10x multi with 1468FSB
GPU: nVidia GTX260 core 216 65nm(slightly overclocked)
MOBO: nforce 750i(need to get a second video card:mad:)
RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
SOUND: Soundblaster X-Fi Xtrememusic
PSU: 630W 43A on 12v rails
DVD: 2x DVD drives
HDD: 1x160GB 3.5"; 1x320GB 2.5"
OS: Windows Vista HP 64bit(soon to be Windows 7 home 64bit on October 2nd)

[steveroger]

Nice system...dont know what to rate it... maybe in the 8.0 range..

Im guessing you dont use it to game...well not any modern games..

Think again that can easily run Crysis on High.

[LT.Schaffer]

Nice system, did you build it yourself or use a builder. I'd give it a 8.3. Some would knock it for XP instead of Vista and therefore only 2 GB of RAM. But I'm not because it is a solid performer. Is it overclocked?

Yes i've had it at 3.0Ghz overclock.
I did build it myself. :)
It's my 5th pc build.

[dsbig123]

Here is mine

Case: ThermalTake V9

Cpu: Amd Phenome II 940 oc to 3.40

Memory: Kingston Hyperx 8gb 1066mhz

GPU: ATI 4870 1GB PCIE

SOUND: Soundblaster XFI Titanium PCIE

Harddrives: maxtor 200gb sata(backup driver) seagate 250gb sata(main drive)

sony dvd-rom
sony dvd-rw

generic 22 inch flat lcd

vizio 32 LCD HDTV (for movies)

windows vista 64bit

antec 500watt

next year maybe switching to higher watt power supply and nvidia card.

[bes]

Think again that can easily run Crysis on High.

Im guessing you didnt look at the 2 OS's hes running...it could run crysis...but it runs on windows...unless im missing something not many games can run on those two OS's hes running..

[steveroger]

Im guessing you didnt look at the 2 OS's hes running...it could run crysis...but it runs on windows...unless im missing something not many games can run on those two OS's hes running..

Yes, you are right I was looking at the other specs. But yes, you can run Crysis on his OS, but as you are pointing out in the first place, he is probably not doing so, as it is not likely the primary purpose of that machine.

But I would like to ask him if he does and how well do games like Crysis play on his laptop.

[T Rush]

3700+ 2.4GHz 12X multi ClawHammer 1MB L2 Cache socket 754
( 2.7GHz 11X multi 1.64vCore )

OCZ VX 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 500
( 2-2-2-6 1T 3.1vDimm 245MHz )

Geforce 7800GT PCI Express
( 525MHz core 1.2GHz DDR3 )

DFI nF4X Infinity Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4
( 4X HTL 1.6vChip BIOS CK8XD811 )

Antec NeoPower ATX 480W Power Supply
( +12V1@18A, +12V2@18A )

ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU All Copper CPU Heatsink
( stock 2000rpm fan ) soon to be upgraded to 3700rpm Delta

ZALMAN VF700-CU All Copper VGA Heatsink
(5000rpm 3 blade Delta fan)


Compare URL: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=16513904/10 :)

Found it on the first page thanks, finally, thats alittle higher than I would have thought now

Nooo, how could you rate his three year old build :eek: because no one else ever did :(

sadly those parts are now all sitting unused(besides the video card, now with stock cooling)....i used the PSU for awhile for something else, but now it has rejoined the rest...I guess my intention is to reassemble it all(including its dual E500 and E100 Sony Trinitron monitors, original case, and nice 2.1 Altec Lansing speakers) along with the original 6800GT I had in it(which I would remount the ZAL+Delta cooling) into a rig for my Mad Scientist Lab/Laundry Room...with those Delta fans, it sounds like a T.I.E fighter, but hey, I still love it, as it was one of the most 'dramatic' computers I ever built

[GIRAFFE OF GOD]

Here is mine

Case: ThermalTake V9

Cpu: Amd Phenome II 940 oc to 3.40

Memory: Kingston Hyperx 8gb 1066mhz

GPU: ATI 4870 1GB PCIE

SOUND: Soundblaster XFI Titanium PCIE

Harddrives: maxtor 200gb sata(backup driver) seagate 250gb sata(main drive)

sony dvd-rom
sony dvd-rw

generic 22 inch flat lcd

vizio 32 LCD HDTV (for movies)

windows vista 64bit

antec 500watt

next year maybe switching to higher watt power supply and nvidia card.

9.5/10


Heres mine:

Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 @2.20Ghz 2.20Ghz
4GB DDR2 RAM
Windows Vista 64bit
ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3
320GB HDD @7200RPM
300W 17A +12V Delta PSU
22" LCD Monitor
CD / DVD drive
6USB Ports
Dell 530s Cases modified to fit GPU's

Runs everything out there, but nothing out since 2007 is maxed out. Everything before 2007, maxed out without a hitch though.

[Cloud*7]

9.5/10


Heres mine:

Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 @2.20Ghz 2.20Ghz
4GB DDR2 RAM
Windows Vista 64bit
ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3
320GB HDD @7200RPM
300W 17A +12V Delta PSU
22" LCD Monitor
CD / DVD drive
6USB Ports
Dell 530s Cases modified to fit GPU's

Runs everything out there, but nothing out since 2007 is maxed out. Everything before 2007, maxed out without a hitch though.

5.1/10 for now.....Processor should be overclocked and upgrade to a better video card, with better HD and you're looking at 6.5/10 :D

[bes]

Possible next build(some parts I have already..):

CPU: Phenom II X4 955BE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674)
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402) -socket AM3
Memory: 6GB Kit Centon DDR3 1600(PC12800) (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4665379&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs)
Video Card: HIS HD4870 1GB GDDR5 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161265)
Drives:
OCZ Agility Series SATA2 SSD 60GB (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4791934&CatId=4215)
OCZ CORE_V1 Series SATA2 SSD 30GB
Western Digital Caviar 320gig SATA2 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074&Tpk=WD3200AAKS) -OS/GAME drive
Pioneer CD/DVD-Rom/Burner multi-drive
--
Case: RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black Mid tower (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156078)
Power Supply: 850watt Antec modular (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371009)
Monitor: Westinghouse HD 22" LCD (http://www.westinghousedigital.com/details.aspx?itemnum=108)
CPU Heat-sink: Zalman 9700LED (http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=164) with ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020)
On-board sound
on-board ethernet
Case fans: 4 80mm, 1 120mm front(case fans in case link I had to replace)

Im updating this:

I added another OCZ Agility Series SATA2 60GB SSD
and added this raid enclosure: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4837634&csid=_25

Claimed RAID 0 speed for the agility series is around 300-500mb/s read and 200-400mb/s write

[Jeff91]

Think again that can easily run Crysis on High.

Yep. In fact benchmark on the 260m - http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-260M.14559.0.html

Have yet to give anything more than L4D a go on it but I keep meaning too xD

~Jeff

[bes]

Yep. In fact benchmark on the 260m - http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-260M.14559.0.html

Have yet to give anything more than L4D a go on it but I keep meaning too xD

~Jeff

We know it will run Crysis, I know it will easily.. I was referring to the listed OS's you have installed on it... last time I checked Crysis only ran on a system With windows installed..

I also heard that steam doesnt fully work either, so any games DLed probably wont run until you switch one of your OS's to Windows..

BUT... steveroger says you can...so more power to ya I guess..

[tiaagoo]

First Rig:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2,69 GHz
Motherboard: MSI K9N Neo V3 socket AMD 2
Memory: 2 GB
Video Card: N9800 GT | 660MHz Core 1GB GDDR3 1800MHz Memory
Hard disk: SATA 300 GB 7200 RPM
Power Supply: Cooler Master 600 W
----------------------------------------------------------------
Second Rig:

CPU: DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
Motherboard: Asus P5QC
Chipset: Intel Eaglelake P45
Memory: 2048 DDR3 SDRAM
Video Card: NVIDIA XFX 9800 GT (512 MB) Core 600 MHz
Hard Disk: WDC WD3200JS-00PDB0 (298 GB, IDE)

[Jeff91]

We know it will run Crysis, I know it will easily.. I was referring to the listed OS's you have installed on it...

You are indeed wrong good sir Crysis among all the other games I play run decently well on Ubuntu - http://www.cedega.com/gamesdb/games/view.html?game_id=4949

~Jeff

[bes]

You are indeed wrong good sir Crysis among all the other games I play run decently well on Ubuntu - http://www.cedega.com/gamesdb/games/view.html?game_id=4949

~Jeff

WTF? ...read more than the first line..

I already said this: "BUT... steveroger says you can...so more power to ya I guess.. "
that means that I havent kept up with anything linux related because I got tired of looking and finding very little supported games..I even checked Cedega many times..

Thanks for the link btw... seems they support a lot more games now than the last time I went to their site..

Anyway..I already gave you a good score on your system so please get back on topic..and PLEASE stop signing your damn name at the end of every post..

[Doc2142]

thanks, finally, thats alittle higher than I would have thought now

because no one else ever did :(

sadly those parts are now all sitting unused(besides the video card, now with stock cooling)....i used the PSU for awhile for something else, but now it has rejoined the rest...I guess my intention is to reassemble it all(including its dual E500 and E100 Sony Trinitron monitors, original case, and nice 2.1 Altec Lansing speakers) along with the original 6800GT I had in it(which I would remount the ZAL+Delta cooling) into a rig for my Mad Scientist Lab/Laundry Room...with those Delta fans, it sounds like a T.I.E fighter, but hey, I still love it, as it was one of the most 'dramatic' computers I ever built


Haha i know i kept reading to see what was it rated back then but nothing. So i thought to myself oh well let me rate it for him.

[lhwj]

First Rig:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2,69 GHz
Motherboard: MSI K9N Neo V3 socket AMD 2
Memory: 2 GB
Video Card: N9800 GT | 660MHz Core 1GB GDDR3 1800MHz Memory
Hard disk: SATA 300 GB 7200 RPM
Power Supply: Cooler Master 600 W
----------------------------------------------------------------
Second Rig:

CPU: DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
Motherboard: Asus P5QC
Chipset: Intel Eaglelake P45
Memory: 2048 DDR3 SDRAM
Video Card: NVIDIA XFX 9800 GT (512 MB) Core 600 MHz
Hard Disk: WDC WD3200JS-00PDB0 (298 GB, IDE)

6.5, 7.3.

..and PLEASE stop signing your damn name at the end of every post..

So he can't but I can? :D

Luke

[bes]

6.5, 7.3.



So he can't but I can? :D

Luke

NO! you can't! ..lol ..I guess its the ~ that I dont like...its like an un-used key unless im trying to use the console in a game..lol
---

Second Rig:

CPU: DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
Motherboard: Asus P5QC
Chipset: Intel Eaglelake P45
Memory: 2048 DDR3 SDRAM
Video Card: NVIDIA XFX 9800 GT (512 MB) Core 600 MHz
Hard Disk: WDC WD3200JS-00PDB0 (298 GB, IDE)
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7.5

[VfourVendetta]

Second Rig:

CPU: DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
Motherboard: Asus P5QC
Chipset: Intel Eaglelake P45
Memory: 2048 DDR3 SDRAM
Video Card: NVIDIA XFX 9800 GT (512 MB) Core 600 MHz
Hard Disk: WDC WD3200JS-00PDB0 (298 GB, IDE)

7.0

Mine:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 3.0Ghz
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA77OT-UD3P AMD 770 AM3
Memory: 4Gb DDR3 1333 G.Skill RAM
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1Gb GDDR5
Power Supply: Corsair TX-650W "650Watts"
Hard Drive: 500Gb Western Digital S-ATA II
Case: NZXT Tempest Crafted Series
DVD Drive: Lite-On DVD/CD Burner S-ATA II
Monitor: HP w2007 20.1" Inch 1680x1050 LCD

[lhwj]

Mine:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 3.0Ghz
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA77OT-UD3P AMD 770 AM3
Memory: 4Gb DDR3 1333 G.Skill RAM
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1Gb GDDR5
Power Supply: Corsair TX-650W "650Watts"
Hard Drive: 500Gb Western Digital S-ATA II
Case: NZXT Tempest Crafted Series
DVD Drive: Lite-On DVD/CD Burner S-ATA II
Monitor: HP w2007 20.1" Inch 1680x1050 LCD

8.2

Luke

[DHRammstein]

There's too many pages to look through, has anyone bested my 9.6 yet? Well everyone rates differently, so how about is there anyone that built a stronger machine than I, I guess? No ego crap, just curious really. I mean, there's no way I have the best PC on here, no damn way, I spent like...$1,800, less the rebates, was over 2k before. It would be a first...jeez.

Here lemme grab those specs, I've since overclocked my Gpu's quite a bit, I figured why not;

Cpu: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb @ 3.7 Ghz
Memory: 4GB 1066 DDR2 Ram @ 1209mhz
Gpu's: (2) BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 H2O 3584MB Heavily OC'd ThermoIntelligence [Quad] SLI
Display: 23" HD 1920x1200 & Sony 42" HDTV 1080P<(Used for Simulators only, FSX, LFS and Arma II)
Periphs: Logitech G5/G15/G25/THX Z-2300/Pro Gaming Headset
Misc Hardware: Cirrus II for FSX

There must be someone out there with an equal GPU setup but with like a $1,000 Intel Cpu that's OC'd insanely.

Edit: Forgive the slight off topic, but maybe it's okay since I've rated and participated a lot :) Thanks for any info guys, there must be at least a few better.

[lhwj]

There's too many pages to look through, has anyone bested my 9.6 yet?

Yes, unfortunately :p

It's been more than three years since I've upgraded, so I'm trying to put together a new rig. I do lots of database work and software development, so I want lots of memory. Here's what I'm going to cook up:

1x Intel i7 965 - BX80601965 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115200)
2x G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223)
1x ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131358)
1x XFX GX280NZDFF GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150326)
2x Fujitsu MBA3300RC 300GB 15000 RPM SAS (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822116059)
1x COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055)
1x areca ARC-1220 PCI-Express x8 SATA II Controller (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816131004)
1x ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135181)
1x ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135183)
1x BYTECC Black 1.44/0.72/1.25 MB 3.5" External USB Floppy (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16821103402)
1x Koutech 4-Port FireWire 1394a/1394b PCI Express (x1) Card Model IO-PEFW331 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815201014)
1x PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009)

From my current machine, I'll remove and reuse:

1x LianLi PC-V1200B case (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112075)
3x Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296)
3x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA-300 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148134)
2x Dell FP2001 display

The machine summary is:


Lian-LI PC-V1200B case
Core i7-965 on Asus P6T6 motherboard
12 Gigs memory
2250 gigs data disk, RAID5
300 gigs OS disk, RAID1
300 gigs work data disk, RAID1


Pretty sweet, huh? Am I making any mistakes?

I might wait just a bit to see how the GX295 cards are priced, or if their release causes the GX280 card prices to fall. I've also been looking at EVGA video cards; I'll probably go with whichever has the best warranty.

I'm pretty stoked. W00t!

Hmmm I bet Valve pays you really well :D. 9.7, it's almost perfect!



Well it's not fair because he only had one GTX280 but that was before anything newer was released yet :D

Luke

[DHRammstein]

I don't go into such great detail, I guess it matters to the hardcore and enthusiasts. IMO because my Cpu can and certainly does keep my 4 Gpu's up to speed, I think I'd beat that machine in a 3dMark test, but not PCMark, his Cpu and memory are top notch. He has a kickass HDD! Otherwise we're very very even, but so many ppl are like, up in the air about the case I use, but I assure it's absolutely functional, the looks are a bonus; that is if you like it. The fans move a ton of air, the case stays ice cold. http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/files/detail/a380plus.jpg

I can OC my Cpu quite a bit more, I simply do not need to. That's a very nice machine, I'm curious who would win out in a game that doesn't support my second 295. With his Cpu and Memory being a bit better.

[squad]

Manufacturer: Myself
Processor: Intel 2 Duo 8500 Wolfdale @ 4.0
Memory: G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 1066
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Black 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 500 Gig
External Hard Drive: Foxconn 1TB
Video Card: GeForce GTX 285 SC Edition 1GB
Monitor: Asus 24" LCD 1080p
Sound Card: Steelseries Siberia USB
Speakers/Headphones: Sony 20 watt 2.1 system / Steelseries Siberia Full
Keyboard: Loitech G15(Wired)
Mouse: MS Habu (Wired)
Mouse Surface: Func Surface Pad
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45
Computer Case: CoolerMaster RC690

[lhwj]

Manufacturer: Myself
Processor: Intel 2 Duo 8500 Wolfdale @ 4.0
Memory: G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 1066
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Black 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 500 Gig
External Hard Drive: Foxconn 1TB
Video Card: GeForce GTX 285 SC Edition 1GB
Monitor: Asus 24" LCD 1080p
Sound Card: Steelseries Siberia USB
Speakers/Headphones: Sony 20 watt 2.1 system / Steelseries Siberia Full
Keyboard: Loitech G15(Wired)
Mouse: MS Habu (Wired)
Mouse Surface: Func Surface Pad
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45
Computer Case: CoolerMaster RC690

8.5.

I'm waiting for the first person to post an i5 based rig :)

Luke

[Mangr0v3]

I was going to post my dream i5 rig, but it's not "rate a hypothetical build".

[Dr_Edison]

This is my present rig. I'm thinking about getting the BFG 295 w/the Danger Den waterblock...or wait for the Nvidia to release the 300 series chips.
I mainly play Left 4 Dead and this machine runs it with all settings all the way up without any problems.

Intel QX-9650 cooled with Cool It Freezone Elite Overclocked to 3.82GHz
Thermaltake 1200W Truepower
BFG 280 H20 cooled with Danger Den gear
2 Plextor PX-716AL ATA Drive
4 WD 150 GB Raptors SATA in RAID 0
2 Seagate 1,000 GB SATA (my backup & user file drives)
ASUS Rampage Extreme - Zalman RESERATOR 1 Plus cooling the NB & MOSFETS
8 GB mushkin 996629 DDR3
Dell 2405FPW
X-FI Elite Pro

Here's a photo (http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4666/mycompd.jpg) of my machine

[lhwj]

This is my present rig. I'm thinking about getting the BFG 295 w/the Danger Den waterblock...or wait for the Nvidia to release the 300 series chips.
I mainly play Left 4 Dead and this machine runs it with all settings all the way up without any problems.

Intel QX-9650 cooled with Cool It Freezone Elite Overclocked to 3.82GHz
Thermaltake 1200W Truepower
BFG 280 H20 cooled with Danger Den gear
2 Plextor PX-716AL ATA Drive
4 WD 150 GB Raptors SATA in RAID 0
2 Seagate 1,000 GB SATA (my backup & user file drives)
ASUS Rampage Extreme - Zalman RESERATOR 1 Plus cooling the NB & MOSFETS
8 GB mushkin 996629 DDR3
Dell 2405FPW
X-FI Elite Pro

Here's a photo (http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4666/mycompd.jpg) of my machine

Nice case. 9.0

Luke

[RAIDZERO]

Heres mine:

Thermaltake Armor
Vista Ultimate 32
Asus Striker Extreme
e6850 ~3.67ghz with zalman orb
two 150gb hd Raptors (Raid0), one hd 300gb WesternDigital
4GB Corsair Dominators with corsair fans
BFG GTX 285
Creative SB X-fi
purepower 600wat

I think mine is just ok, just curious about my ratings :)

pics
http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff339/jadelevera/ScreenShots/3348576784_c26959bc1f_b.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff339/jadelevera/Computerstuff/IMG_2062.jpg

[mussard]

My setup is getting a little old now compared to some I am seeing on the thread :(

CPU: Intel Core Quad 2 9550 @ 2.83 (Not Overclocked)
CPU Cooling: Zalman CNPS9700 NT Ultra Quiet CPU
Memory: OCZ DDR2 PC6400 8GB , Reaper HPC
MotherBoard: EVGA nForce 780i SLI, nForce-780i SLI
GFX 1: EVGA GeForce GTX 285 (1st Monitor and 1st Monitor clone on Flat screen TV)
GFX 2: XFX 9800GT (PhysX support and to support 2nd and 3rd Monitor)
4 HDD's,1st is a 450 Gig's, 2nd and 3rd are 500Gig's and 4th is an external 1Tb,
1st Monitor is the Samsung 2233RZ for 3D nVision support along with the Nvidia nVision kit.
2nd Monitor is a 22" Iiyama
3rd Monitor is a 20" Samsung (Cant remember the monitor number)
4th Screen is my 38" Flat screen in my living room :D
Mouse - Razer Mamba,
Keyboard - Razer Tarantula,
PSU - 850W Coolermaster Real Power Pro
Case - Coolermaster Cosmo S

Below is a pic but the monitor on the right is now in the centre for 3 screen play on L4D

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/mussard/011.jpg

[FeareD]

This is my present rig. I'm thinking about getting the BFG 295 w/the Danger Den waterblock...or wait for the Nvidia to release the 300 series chips.
I mainly play Left 4 Dead and this machine runs it with all settings all the way up without any problems.

Intel QX-9650 cooled with Cool It Freezone Elite Overclocked to 3.82GHz
Thermaltake 1200W Truepower
BFG 280 H20 cooled with Danger Den gear
2 Plextor PX-716AL ATA Drive
4 WD 150 GB Raptors SATA in RAID 0
2 Seagate 1,000 GB SATA (my backup & user file drives)
ASUS Rampage Extreme - Zalman RESERATOR 1 Plus cooling the NB & MOSFETS
8 GB mushkin 996629 DDR3
Dell 2405FPW
X-FI Elite Pro

Here's a photo (http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4666/mycompd.jpg) of my machine

Holy hell! That's godly!

[jackg]

Core I7 overclocked 4.2 GHz watercooled
Silverstone 1500W
4x Hitachi Ultrastar 450GB 1500rpm
12 GB DDR3
2x 4870x2

[DHRammstein]

This is my present rig. I'm thinking about getting the BFG 295 w/the Danger Den waterblock...or wait for the Nvidia to release the 300 series chips.
I mainly play Left 4 Dead and this machine runs it with all settings all the way up without any problems.

Intel QX-9650 cooled with Cool It Freezone Elite Overclocked to 3.82GHz
Thermaltake 1200W Truepower
BFG 280 H20 cooled with Danger Den gear
2 Plextor PX-716AL ATA Drive
4 WD 150 GB Raptors SATA in RAID 0
2 Seagate 1,000 GB SATA (my backup & user file drives)
ASUS Rampage Extreme - Zalman RESERATOR 1 Plus cooling the NB & MOSFETS
8 GB mushkin 996629 DDR3
Dell 2405FPW
X-FI Elite Pro

Here's a photo (http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4666/mycompd.jpg) of my machine

Screw that 9.0, I give you a 9.3. I’m not really fan of the case, but I give points for such an original look. Also I like the fact you have the only other BFG Gpu with Danger Den gear like my rig. More Gpu power and I’ll give you a higher score than mine, match my Gpu’s, 10.0, promise. You be winner.

Heres mine:

Thermaltake Armor
Vista Ultimate 32
Asus Striker Extreme
e6850 ~3.67ghz with zalman orb
two 150gb hd Raptors (Raid0), one hd 300gb WesternDigital
4GB Corsair Dominators with corsair fans
BFG GTX 285
Creative SB X-fi
purepower 600wat

I think mine is just ok, just curious about my ratings :)

pics
http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff339/jadelevera/ScreenShots/3348576784_c26959bc1f_b.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff339/jadelevera/Computerstuff/IMG_2062.jpg

9.0 buddy, love the armor, good OS, you can go further on ur Cpu, I’ll give 1 point for that. Automatically get a full 0.5 for using RAID, IMHO, love that you use a BFG card, they’re number ♥♥♥in ONE. Great sound card, and I like what you did with your memory, great rig.

My setup is getting a little old now compared to some I am seeing on the thread :(

CPU: Intel Core Quad 2 9550 @ 2.83 (Not Overclocked)
CPU Cooling: Zalman CNPS9700 NT Ultra Quiet CPU
Memory: OCZ DDR2 PC6400 8GB , Reaper HPC
MotherBoard: EVGA nForce 780i SLI, nForce-780i SLI
GFX 1: EVGA GeForce GTX 285 (1st Monitor and 1st Monitor clone on Flat screen TV)
GFX 2: XFX 9800GT (PhysX support and to support 2nd and 3rd Monitor)
4 HDD's,1st is a 450 Gig's, 2nd and 3rd are 500Gig's and 4th is an external 1Tb,
1st Monitor is the Samsung 2233RZ for 3D nVision support along with the Nvidia nVision kit.
2nd Monitor is a 22" Iiyama
3rd Monitor is a 20" Samsung (Cant remember the monitor number)
4th Screen is my 38" Flat screen in my living room :D
Mouse - Razer Mamba,
Keyboard - Razer Tarantula,
PSU - 850W Coolermaster Real Power Pro
Case - Coolermaster Cosmo S

Below is a pic but the monitor on the right is now in the centre for 3 screen play on L4D

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/mussard/011.jpg

I like that you threw in a 9800GT for the Nvidia Physx, smart idea, you can enjoy them without any fps hit now, well done. Lots of hard drives, would prefer raid with one bit storage, but still gets the job done. Decent Psu and Case, not a fan of Razer, but respect those who use them just the same, quality hardware. If your 38” flat screen that you’re sending your desktop to HDTV? Using HDMI or component or?

Well, best I would score because of the amount of hardware 8.6. If it’s not a HDTV 8.4, which is still a good score. TIP: Watch out for issue with some games running 8 gigs ram, tho you probably know that already, nice rig. But IMO I’d run a RAID and grab a 1TB for storage, but it’s not like you gotta do things the way everyone else does, and in a way it’s refreshing to see something simpler and just to the point. I’ll just even the score, 8.5. Nice rig. And EVGA is my favorite Gpu sub vender other than BFG, good choice, they’ll take good care of you.

Core I7 overclocked 4.2 GHz watercooled
Silverstone 1500W
4x Hitachi Ultrastar 450GB 1500rpm
12 GB DDR3
2x 4870x2

Kickass honestly, but why not go with a RAID setup with such a nasty system…well honestly, there’ve been times I’ve gones years not running RAID, so I don’t subtract, only add half a full point for using it. I gotta give you a 9.4, add more information and pics and I think I’d go as high as 9.5.

[Dr_Edison]

Screw that 9.0, I give you a 9.3. I’m not really fan of the case, but I give points for such an original look. Also I like the fact you have the only other BFG Gpu with Danger Den gear like my rig. More Gpu power and I’ll give you a higher score than mine, match my Gpu’s, 10.0, promise. You be winner.

Unfortunately, my mobo will only support one Nvidia card as it does not have an SLI controller chip on it.
Once the 3.2 wafers are available, I will consider upgrading the CPU/mobo/memory and GPUs.
I'm not all that crazy about the case either, mainly because the way the drives mount-if I want to use two screws on each side, I have to remove the drive cage in order to swap drives.
I'd also like a case where the drives plug in towards the back thus eliminating a LOT of wiring from view.
Also, the case only holds 9 drives & I'd like to be able to run the documents drive on a 6-disk RAID 5 w/6 Velosiraptors.

[>X<]

Commodore 64 stock.

WINNER.

[Dr_Edison]

Commodore 64 stock.

WINNER.


Gotta give that rig an 11+ :D

[bloodrush545]

AMD Phenom X4 9550 Quad-core 2.2 GHz

6.0 GB RAM

750 GB Hard Drive

ATI Radeon HD 4870

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Premium 64-bit Edition

[MikeBlaszczak]

Dual Opteron 252
16 gigs memory
Tyan S2882 motherboard
Samsung DVD drive
Samsung CD-W drive
3ware 9550-12 RAID controller
2x 160 gig SATA drives
6x 300 gig SATA drives
2x 750 gig SATA drives
LianLi PC-2000B case
PC Power and Cooling 600 watt power supply
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

[mussard]

Dual Opteron 252
16 gigs memory
Tyan S2882 motherboard
Samsung DVD drive
Samsung CD-W drive
3ware 9550-12 RAID controller
2x 160 gig SATA drives
6x 300 gig SATA drives
2x 750 gig SATA drives
LianLi PC-2000B case
PC Power and Cooling 600 watt power supply
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Isnt using a Valve server cheating?

[bintara]

Intel i7 920 3.8GHZ ( Cooler Master Hyper Z600 6-Heatpipe Universal )
ASUS P6T Mobo
nvidia GTX 295 1.7GB ram
6GB (3 x 2GB)
RAID-0 WD Caviar Black 2TB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Cooler Master UCP 1100W Power Supply - SLI Ready (RS-B00-AAAA-A3-US)
HAF932
Samsung DVD-RW

2x Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Logitech G7 Laser
Microsoft Reclusa Keyboard

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=714783

[ZEPIDUS]

Would someone mind rating my system? Thanks. Cool thread btw

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE @ 3.7Ghz

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair III Formula

Ram: 2x2Gb DDR3 1600 OCZ REAPER @ 7-7-7-24

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 @ 940/1100 gaming

Power Supply: RX950 Rosewill Xtreme Series 950W psu

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 300Gb 7200rpm 8 meg cache

Hard Drive: Soon to have WD 1Tb Caviar black 7200rpm 32 meg cache

Case: Rosewill Conqueror WBK case w/ 4x 120mm fans and 1x 92mm fan

DVD Drive: DVD RW drive with light scribe and an ordinary DVD drive

Monitor: Polaroid widescreen 19” 1440x900 – upgrading shortly
hopefully to the 120Hz asus coming soon

[MikeBlaszczak]

Isnt using a Valve server cheating?
This isn't a Valve server; it's my home server.

[bes]

Dual Opteron 252
16 gigs memory
Tyan S2882 motherboard
Samsung DVD drive
Samsung CD-W drive
3ware 9550-12 RAID controller
2x 160 gig SATA drives
6x 300 gig SATA drives
2x 750 gig SATA drives
LianLi PC-2000B case
PC Power and Cooling 600 watt power supply
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

I would like that beast in my house...could do a lot with it..

10/10 :cool:

Would someone mind rating my system? Thanks. Cool thread btw

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE @ 3.7Ghz

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair III Formula

Ram: 2x2Gb DDR3 1600 OCZ REAPER @ 7-7-7-24

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 @ 940/1100 gaming

Power Supply: RX950 Rosewill Xtreme Series 950W psu

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 300Gb 7200rpm 8 meg cache

Hard Drive: Soon to have WD 1Tb Caviar black 7200rpm 32 meg cache

Case: Rosewill Conqueror WBK case w/ 4x 120mm fans and 1x 92mm fan

DVD Drive: DVD RW drive with light scribe and an ordinary DVD drive

Monitor: Polaroid widescreen 19” 1440x900 – upgrading shortly
hopefully to the 120Hz asus coming soon

very nice comp ... 9.5

[Dr_Edison]

Dual Opteron 252
16 gigs memory
Tyan S2882 motherboard
Samsung DVD drive
Samsung CD-W drive
3ware 9550-12 RAID controller
2x 160 gig SATA drives
6x 300 gig SATA drives
2x 750 gig SATA drives
LianLi PC-2000B case
PC Power and Cooling 600 watt power supply
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Nice. Just wondering what kind of pipe is feeding your box?
How many virtuals are you running?

[Particle]

Dual Opteron 252
16 gigs memory
Tyan S2882 motherboard
Samsung DVD drive
Samsung CD-W drive
3ware 9550-12 RAID controller
2x 160 gig SATA drives
6x 300 gig SATA drives
2x 750 gig SATA drives
LianLi PC-2000B case
PC Power and Cooling 600 watt power supply
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Birds of a feather, yes?

Dual AMD Opteron 2427
8GB ECC/Reg DDR2-800
Supermicro H8DAE-2
ATI Radeon HD 4850
LiteOn 20x DVD+/-RW SATA
Areca ARC-1220 PCIe x8 HW RAID
- 8 500GB SATA in RAID-5 (Samsung F1, WDC RE2, WDC RE3)
Dell PERC5/i PCIe x8 HW RAID
- 4 147GB 15K SAS in RAID-10 (Fujitsu MBA3147RC)
PCPC Silencer 750
Windows Server 2008 R2

[MikeBlaszczak]

Nice. Just wondering what kind of pipe is feeding your box?My internet connection? Comcast broadband.

How many virtuals are you running?None; I have no need for virtual machines. This machine is a database server, so I need all the memory for cache and workspace for the server. My client machine (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8747382&postcount=2377) is built for both I/O and graphics.

Birds of a feather, yes?Kind of; you have a similar build, but it is much newer and faster.

[mussard]

This isn't a Valve server; it's my home server.

Well its a 10/10 from me! Very nice,

What the hell are you running though?

[MikeBlaszczak]

What the hell are you running though?I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question.

[lhwj]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question.

He's probably asking what you do on your server.

Luke

[MikeBlaszczak]

SQL Server, mostly. I worked on SQL Server while I was at Microsoft, and I like to study large databases when I have time.

This is a surprising thread, where an aggressive new i7 965 build rates a 9.7, but a 5 year-old server with a crappy disk drive subsystem gets 10/10.

[DarkWasp]

SQL Server, mostly. I worked on SQL Server while I was at Microsoft, and I like to study large databases when I have time.

This is a surprising thread, where an aggressive new i7 965 build rates a 9.7, but a 5 year-old server with a crappy disk drive subsystem gets 10/10.

Well atleast the Commodore 64 getting 11 makes sense. Its the only system that can run M*U*L*E in it's purest form :D

[rotNdude]

Dual Opteron 252
16 gigs memory
Tyan S2882 motherboard
Samsung DVD drive
Samsung CD-W drive
3ware 9550-12 RAID controller
2x 160 gig SATA drives
6x 300 gig SATA drives
2x 750 gig SATA drives
LianLi PC-2000B case
PC Power and Cooling 600 watt power supply
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

0/10 - It doesn't have a video card ;)

From an overall system perspective not knowing the video card, probably 4/10. There are much better processors on the market if you want to double them up. The case is very nice, the power supply is from a very good company, the drives are so-so but plenty of storage at less speed than I would like in a server, and a lot of RAM.

[MikeBlaszczak]

0/10 - It doesn't have a video card ;)The onboard video is an ATI Rage 8. It's a server, and I largely use it as such -- more from Remote Desktop or just through SQL Server rather than at the console.

There are much better processors on the market if you want to double them up.There are now, yes. When I built it five years ago, it was a high-end rig. Since it's not a production server, spending money on faster drives isn't really justified.

[-Agent-]

Asus p5n32-e plus motherboard
nvidia 8800 gtx
4 gb of ocz ram
500 gb digital caviar hard drive
Lian-li atx mid tower
Lightscribe cd drive
intel core 2 duo 2.4 ghz
saitek keyboard
logtiech mx518 mouse
dell monitor
klipsch speakers
PC power an cooling silencer 750 quad
Windows vista home premium (x64)

[bes]

This is a surprising thread, where an aggressive new i7 965 build rates a 9.7, but a 5 year-old server with a crappy disk drive subsystem gets 10/10.

I rated it 10/10 because even though its old it can still do plenty...and I want something similar for my purposes..

Wanted to build a dual or quad six-core Opteron one.. but dont have the cash atm so I plan on just building several computers and networking them together..since I have the parts..just not enough cases yet..

And I dont like I7 systems ..I like AMD and sticking with it, but the I7 systems being built here deserve a rating..they are pretty uber anyway..
The one I just built cant touch even close to any of these I7's...

[Katzuma]

Decent computer for me, dont play anything other than l4d, gta iv and tf2 so its enough for me:
Case: The HP i got when i bought it :D

Powersupply: Corsair PowerSupply (PSU) 650W TX ATX

Processor: AMD Phenom x4 9650 2,30ghz

Memory: DDR2 4096mb And stuff i dont understand well,

Graphiccard: Nvidia geforce 9600gs around 700-800mb.

Monitor: LG Flatron W2242S 22" 1680x1050 resolution

Mouse (if it matters) Razer deathadder

Keyboard (if it matters) Saitek cyborg keyboard

Mousepad (if it matters :P) Steelseries 5L

:) oh, havent clocked anything either.

Edit: i got a 'XFX GEFORCE GTX 275 XXX CORE EDITION 896MB DDR3 PCI-E DVI' not 'installed' because my friend didnt know i needed a new chassi, :D

Pic: http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/Linkinpatrik/DSC00391.jpg

[lhwj]

Asus p5n32-e plus motherboard
nvidia 8800 gtx
4 gb of ocz ram
500 gb digital caviar hard drive
Lian-li atx mid tower
Lightscribe cd drive
intel core 2 duo 2.4 ghz
saitek keyboard
logtiech mx518 mouse
dell monitor
klipsch speakers
PC power an cooling silencer 750 quad

7.5.

Decent computer for me, dont play anything other than l4d, gta iv and tf2 so its enough for me:
Case: The HP i got when i bought it :D

Powersupply: Corsair PowerSupply (PSU) 650W TX ATX

Processor: AMD Phenom x4 9650 2,30ghz

Memory: DDR2 4096mb And stuff i dont understand well,

Graphiccard: Nvidia geforce 9600gs around 700-800mb.

Monitor: LG Flatron W2242S 22" 1680x1050 resolution

Mouse (if it matters) Razer deathadder

Keyboard (if it matters) Saitek cyborg keyboard

Mousepad (if it matters :P) Steelseries 5L

:) oh, havent clocked anything either.

Edit: i got a 'XFX GEFORCE GTX 275 XXX CORE EDITION 896MB DDR3 PCI-E DVI' not 'installed' because my friend didnt know i needed a new chassi, :D

Pic: http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/Linkinpatrik/DSC00391.jpg

7.8.

Luke

[Pickanewnameplzkthx]

SQL Server, mostly. I worked on SQL Server while I was at Microsoft, and I like to study large databases when I have time.

This is a surprising thread, where an aggressive new i7 965 build rates a 9.7, but a 5 year-old server with a crappy disk drive subsystem gets 10/10.

Yeah, I got a 7.5 ona system that's pretty high end. Did you say a i7 965 rated a 9.7? I have a 965 system that only rated a 7. I thought that was actually a decent score, becasue there is always room for improvement, but on the same token I almost have to ask the question "By what measure now". At first it seemed like pretty good reasons, but for comparison sake is almost an arbitrary number now.

Oh, BTW, there is a belief floating around here that the X58 is "overpriced and unnecessary"...do any of you owners feel that way? I know I don;t as my system is being utilized at 100% 24/7 and eventhough it has what is arguably the most powerful stuff money can buy in it, it still isn't powerul enough to do these simulations in real time. Maybe I should post another thread on that.

[bes]

I want someone to rate my Final build :-) ..or a few people..

CPU: Phenom II X4 955BE @ 3.5GHZ
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO socket AM3
Ram: 6Gigs DDR3 1600 Tri-Channel Kit Centon
Vid Card: Diamond HD4850 512meg
Drives:
1 Western Digital Caviar 320gig SATA2(OS)
1 OCZ_CORE Series 30gig SSD SATA2
2 Western Digital 70gig SATA1 Raptors in RAID0
2 OCZ Agility Series 60gig SATA2 SSD's in RAID0
Pioneer CD/DVD burner/ROM Multi-drive
External USB/eSATA Rosewill docking port 2.5" and 3.5"
--
Sound Card: Onboard VIA HD Audio
Ethernet: Realtek onboard 1Gpbs
Power Supply: Antec 850Watt Modular
Case: Raidmax Smilodon Medium Tower-clear side panel
Cooling:
CPU - Zalman CNPS9700 NT
GPU - Zalman VF1000 LED
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound on both
CASE Fans - 3 80mm sides, 1 80mm rear, 1 120mm front
--
Monitor: Westinghouse 22" HD LCD connected through HDMI
OS: Windows 7 64bit RC Build 7100 dual boot with Ubuntu Linux 9.04 64bit
--------------------------------------
backup computer/file storage/internet

CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6400 @ 2.2GHZ
Motherboard: ASUS P5L-VM 1394
Ram: 2Gigs DDR2 533 centon
Vid Card: Intel onboard 82945G Express
Drives:
1 Western Digital 30gig Raptor SATA1
1 Samsung HD103UJ 1TB SATA2(7200rpm)
1 Samsung HD103SI 1TB SATA2(5400rpm)
Pioneer CD/DVD burner/ROM Multi-drive
External USB/eSATA Rosewill docking port 2.5" and 3.5"
--
Soundcard: onboard Realtek HD Audio
Ethernet: onboard Attansic L1 Gigabit
Power Supply: MadDog 430watt
Case: Generic white with clear blue side cover
Cooling:
CPU - Zalman CNPS9700 LED
Case fans: 1 92mm side, 1 120mm front
--
Monitor: HP 15" LCD
OS: WindowsXP MCE 2005 SP3

[lhwj]

Did you say a i7 965 rated a 9.7?

Yes, I rated Mike's PC 9.7 earlier. http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8747428&postcount=2378

I have a 965 system that only rated a 7.


Yeah that's T Rush for you. Most of us here rate by pure performance, but he likes to take into account value for money, overall system balance, looks, etc. I just might start doing that in future ;) I created a criteria in February and it badly needs updating. (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9029140&postcount=2693). Nowadays I just rate without referring to anything. (besides previous ratings)

I want someone to rate my Final build :-) ..or a few people..

CPU: Phenom II X4 955BE @ 3.5GHZ
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO socket AM3
Ram: 6Gigs DDR3 1600 Tri-Channel Kit Centon
Vid Card: Diamond HD4850 512meg
Drives:
1 Western Digital Caviar 320gig SATA2(OS)
1 OCZ_CORE Series 30gig SSD SATA2
2 Western Digital 70gig SATA1 Raptors in RAID0
2 OCZ Agility Series 60gig SATA2 SSD's in RAID0
Pioneer CD/DVD burner/ROM Multi-drive
External USB/eSATA Rosewill docking port 2.5" and 3.5"
--
Sound Card: Onboard VIA HD Audio
Ethernet: Realtek onboard 1Gpbs
Power Supply: Antec 850Watt Modular
Case: Raidmax Smilodon Medium Tower-clear side panel
Cooling:
CPU - Zalman CNPS9700 NT
GPU - Zalman VF1000 LED
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound on both
CASE Fans - 3 80mm sides, 1 80mm rear, 1 120mm front
--
Monitor: Westinghouse 22" HD LCD connected through HDMI
OS: Windows 7 64bit RC Build 7100 dual boot with Ubuntu Linux 9.04 64bit

8.2


--------------------------------------
backup computer/file storage/internet

CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6400 @ 2.2GHZ
Motherboard: ASUS P5L-VM 1394
Ram: 2Gigs DDR2 533 centon
Vid Card: Intel onboard 82945G Express
Drives:
1 Western Digital 30gig Raptor SATA1
1 Samsung HD103UJ 1TB SATA2(7200rpm)
1 Samsung HD103SI 1TB SATA2(5400rpm)
Pioneer CD/DVD burner/ROM Multi-drive
External USB/eSATA Rosewill docking port 2.5" and 3.5"
--
Soundcard: onboard Realtek HD Audio
Ethernet: onboard Attansic L1 Gigabit
Power Supply: MadDog 430watt
Case: Generic white with clear blue side cover
Cooling:
CPU - Zalman CNPS9700 LED
Case fans: 1 92mm side, 1 120mm front
--
Monitor: HP 15" LCD
OS: WindowsXP MCE 2005 SP3

5.0.

Luke

[Particle]

Dual AMD Opteron 2427
8GB ECC/Reg DDR2-800
Supermicro H8DAE-2
ATI Radeon HD 4850
LiteOn 20x DVD+/-RW SATA
Areca ARC-1220 PCIe x8 HW RAID
- 8 500GB SATA in RAID-5 (Samsung F1, WDC RE2, WDC RE3)
Dell PERC5/i PCIe x8 HW RAID
- 4 147GB 15K SAS in RAID-10 (Fujitsu MBA3147RC)
PCPC Silencer 750
Windows Server 2008 R2

No ratings? I figured at least someone would be interested in a 12-core machine.

[bes]

8.2


I was expecting a higher score.. if its the vid card I cant change that yet..
Its not an I7 but it will game very well..

Could you list the things that might improve the score? ..im not going to overclock it any higher than 3.5 if thats what your going to say..

[Dr_Edison]

Originally Posted by Particle
Dual AMD Opteron 2427
8GB ECC/Reg DDR2-800
Supermicro H8DAE-2
ATI Radeon HD 4850
LiteOn 20x DVD+/-RW SATA
Areca ARC-1220 PCIe x8 HW RAID
- 8 500GB SATA in RAID-5 (Samsung F1, WDC RE2, WDC RE3)
Dell PERC5/i PCIe x8 HW RAID
- 4 147GB 15K SAS in RAID-10 (Fujitsu MBA3147RC)
PCPC Silencer 750
Windows Server 2008 R2

No ratings? I figured at least someone would be interested in a 12-core machine.

Very respectable server!
I think servers should have their own separate category as they are used differently than our workstations/gaming rigs.

I'd give that box a 8.9 which is far more than I'd give my own server:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
4 GB Corsair PC2-5300
ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe
Corsair 600 Watt PS
250 GB Seagate SATA drive for System Drive
2-1TB Seagate drives which server as backups for the rest of the computers.
NVidia 7600 GS vid card.
Nice Lian-Li case, I forgot which model.

Windows Server Enterprise 2008 64-bit.(TechNet subscriber so I get all the MS software I can use for a fixed price of 250/year)

The server runs L4D and IIS7 which is used to test sites that I'm working on.

I can't find any 64-bit RAID drivers. If I could, the system drive would use 3 of the 250 GB Seagates in a RAID 5 config.

Hoping to upgrade the mobo & processor by the end of the year so I can run the sytem drive in RAID 5.

Drop in for a round of L4D! >>173.9.81.21<<

[Suomis]

AMILO Pa 1510

AMD Tutorion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50, MMX, 3DNow (2CPUs), ~1.6GHz
894MB RAM

ATI Radeon Xpress Series 128.0 MB
1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)

[lhwj]

I was expecting a higher score.. if its the vid card I cant change that yet..
Its not an I7 but it will game very well..

Could you list the things that might improve the score? ..im not going to overclock it any higher than 3.5 if thats what your going to say..

It is a nice well rounded PC all right, but I'm going to rate it based on gaming performance and there's where your 4850 holds it back a little. It's a great little card, I have one too, but the 4890 now costing what the 4850 used to cost has pushed it down to being "olny" the third most powerful ATi single GPU card. (currently, until the 5800s arrive tomorrow)

The ratings given in this thread are just an arbitrary number; I wouldn't really think everyone is pushing towards a 10/10 score; if your satisfied with your PC it doesn't matter what score you get, my own would probably be a 6 or 7 but I'm perfectly happy with it, I won't upgrade anything for the next year. (perhaps an extra hard disk for backups)

AMILO Pa 1510

AMD Tutorion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50, MMX, 3DNow (2CPUs), ~1.6GHz
894MB RAM

ATI Radeon Xpress Series 128.0 MB
1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)

3.5.

Luke

[Doc2142]

Aight Done with my PC. I have spent about 500 for this rig i found lots of good deals and good combos its not top notch but its good for that price.

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P
Phenom x3 720 (Unlocked 4th core) (Oced to 3.6Ghz) (Thx to my case this idles at 30 and max load of 40 temp)
4GB DDR2 6400 Ram
320GB HDD Sata 3.0gb/s
8800GT Factory superoverclocked.
Antec 300

scored 13800 on 3dmark

[lhwj]

Aight Done with my PC. I have spent about 500 for this rig i found lots of good deals and good combos its not top notch but its good for that price.

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P
Phenom x3 720 (Unlocked 4th core) (Oced to 3.6Ghz) (Thx to my case this idles at 30 and max load of 40 temp)
4GB DDR2 6400 Ram
320GB HDD Sata 3.0gb/s
8800GT Factory superoverclocked.
Antec 300

scored 13800 on 3dmark

8.0.

Luke

[Suomis]

I would like a fine pc... I hate my computer... Or atleast I hate how weak it is... Read a couple of posts up to see the statistics...

[Maggost]

Processor:
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor, MMX, 3DNow (4 CPUs), ~3.4Ghz

Memory:
4GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 4-4-4-12 @ 800mhz

Hard Drive:
500 GB + 1TB Western Digital

Video Card:
ATI Radeon HD 4890 Diamond

Monitor:
SyncMaster 2043NW/2043NWX

Sound Card:
Creative Labs SB0886 PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty

Speakers/Headphones:
Plantronics Gamecom 5.1 Headset

Keyboard:
Logitech g15

Mouse:
Logitech g5

Mouse Surface:
Steelpad QcK

Operating System:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7100) (7100.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700)

Motherboard:
Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P

Computer Case:
Thermaltake Soprano

[-Agent-]

7.5.

I thought I would get a higher score also.

[freeloader105]

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L
CPU: e8400 @ 3.4 ghz (on air)
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB DDR800
Video Card: BFG GTX260 (192core)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Pro Series
PSU: Rocketfish 700 Watt
HDDs: 320GB + 640GB + 1TB

Headset: Sennheiser PC 151
Monitor: Scepter 20.5 inch (16:10 AR)
Case: Antec P180
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder

[Suomis]

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L
CPU: e8400 @ 3.4 ghz (on air)
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB DDR800
Video Card: BFG GTX260 (192core)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Pro Series
PSU: Rocketfish 700 Watt
HDDs: 320GB + 640GB + 1TB

Headset: Sennheiser PC 151
Monitor: Scepter 20.5 inch (16:10 AR)
Case: Antec P180
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder

Anything is a 10 compared to my laptop...

[freeloader105]

Anything is a 10 compared to my laptop...

Hey, it's not a gaming device, but it should be good for office work, no?

[nasty devil]

My specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0Ghz CPU
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 motherboard
4 x2gb sticks of DDr2 RAM (Kingston) = total 8gb RAM
820gb HDD (640gb + 180gb)
GIGAYBYE gtx 275 896mb DDr3 video card
Thermaltake Black Widow 850w modular PSU
Thermaltake Armor Jr. case
Logitech g15 Keyboard
Logitech g9 Mouse
Logitech g35 headset
LG 19" Flatron LCD
Windows XP x64 (Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit on its way)

Out of 10? I know I wont score much :)

[Burnt1234]

cpu= amd phenom II x4 955
mem= ocz fata1ity 8 gbs
hard drive=western digital black 500 gb
sound card=ht omega striker 7.1
speakers/headset= razer carcharias and logitech X540
video card= (2) xfx radeon hd 4850 1 gb
monitor= acer x193w+
case=antec 300

[HL2-4-Life]

My rig may be due for yet another upgrade (to i7), but how does it rate now?

QX9650 @3.85ghz
Asus P5E X38
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
2x HD5870 in CFX mode
3x WD Raptor + WD 640GB Caviar
X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
SS OP1000W PSU
Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Razer HP1 5.1 headset
Soldam XR-1 Blackknight
64bit Vista HP SP2

[Suomis]

Hey, it's not a gaming device, but it should be good for office work, no?

My laptop`?

Its an ok office device, the only prob is that I dont need my pc for office work...

[iLevi]

macbook pro 15 inch
Intel core 2 duo 2,66 ghz
4 gb 1067 MHz ddr3 ram
Nvidia GeForce 9400M
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
320GB hard drive

[CaptainSpiff]

Well this looks like fun, here goes...

Asus P6T motherboard
Intel i7 920
Cooler master V8
Nvidia GTS250 1gb
6gb ram
500gb hard drive
Logitech DVDRW
Blu-ray HD-DVD/DVDRW Drive -- it was free :)
Sound blaster X-Fi extreme audio
Logitech X-540 5.1 surround
Viewsonic 26" LCD
Running Vista 64

[chaoscentral]

Just finished doing my bi-yearly upgrades :) Here's the new parts with some old


Intel Core i7 920 @ 4GHz :) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202&cm_re=920-_-19-115-202-_-Product) - new
Intel DX58SO Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121361&cm_re=DX58SO-_-13-121-361-_-Product) - new
6GB OCZ Obsidian DDR3 @ 1600MHz(Triple Channel) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227477&cm_re=OCZ_Obsidian-_-20-227-477-_-Product) - new
Sapphire ATI Radeon 5870(will be arriving through UPS tomorrow) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856&cm_re=Radeon_5870-_-14-102-856-_-Product) - new
Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&cm_re=V8-_-35-103-055-_-Product) - new
Antec Nine Hundred Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&cm_re=nine_hundred-_-11-129-021-_-Product) - old
PC Power & Cooling 610W Silencer (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005R&cm_re=610W_silencer-_-17-703-005R-_-Product) - old


My CPU-Z confirming 4GHz (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=737976)(disregard the 8800GTS 512MB in SLI, those are my old video cards, and are coming out as soon as the 5870 arrives :)

[HansKlos]

MB GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P P45
q9400 at 3.2ghz
4 gig G.Skill 800mhz
Asus 4870 1 gig
640 WB Black
Auidyg 2
520 Crosair Modular psu

[lhwj]

The release of the 5800 series will lower current scores. So don't compare to previous scores please :)

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L
CPU: e8400 @ 3.4 ghz (on air)
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB DDR800
Video Card: BFG GTX260 (192core)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Pro Series
PSU: Rocketfish 700 Watt
HDDs: 320GB + 640GB + 1TB

Headset: Sennheiser PC 151
Monitor: Scepter 20.5 inch (16:10 AR)
Case: Antec P180
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder

7.4.



My specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0Ghz CPU
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 motherboard
4 x2gb sticks of DDr2 RAM (Kingston) = total 8gb RAM
820gb HDD (640gb + 180gb)
GIGAYBYE gtx 275 896mb DDr3 video card
Thermaltake Black Widow 850w modular PSU
Thermaltake Armor Jr. case
Logitech g15 Keyboard
Logitech g9 Mouse
Logitech g35 headset
LG 19" Flatron LCD
Windows XP x64 (Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit on its way)

Out of 10? I know I wont score much :)

7.6.

cpu= amd phenom II x4 955
mem= ocz fata1ity 8 gbs
hard drive=western digital black 500 gb
sound card=ht omega striker 7.1
speakers/headset= razer carcharias and logitech X540
video card= (2) xfx radeon hd 4850 1 gb
monitor= acer x193w+
case=antec 300

8.4

My rig may be due for yet another upgrade (to i7), but how does it rate now?

QX9650 @3.85ghz
Asus P5E X38
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
2x HD5870 in CFX mode
3x WD Raptor + WD 640GB Caviar
X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
SS OP1000W PSU
Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Razer HP1 5.1 headset
Soldam XR-1 Blackknight
64bit Vista HP SP2

9.5.

macbook pro 15 inch
Intel core 2 duo 2,66 ghz
4 gb 1067 MHz ddr3 ram
Nvidia GeForce 9400M
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
320GB hard drive

7.0.

Well this looks like fun, here goes...

Asus P6T motherboard
Intel i7 920
Cooler master V8
Nvidia GTS250 1gb
6gb ram
500gb hard drive
Logitech DVDRW
Blu-ray HD-DVD/DVDRW Drive -- it was free :)
Sound blaster X-Fi extreme audio
Logitech X-540 5.1 surround
Viewsonic 26" LCD
Running Vista 64

7.8.

Just finished doing my bi-yearly upgrades :) Here's the new parts with some old


Intel Core i7 920 @ 4GHz :) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202&cm_re=920-_-19-115-202-_-Product) - new
Intel DX58SO Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121361&cm_re=DX58SO-_-13-121-361-_-Product) - new
6GB OCZ Obsidian DDR3 @ 1600MHz(Triple Channel) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227477&cm_re=OCZ_Obsidian-_-20-227-477-_-Product) - new
Sapphire ATI Radeon 5870(will be arriving through UPS tomorrow) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856&cm_re=Radeon_5870-_-14-102-856-_-Product) - new
Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&cm_re=V8-_-35-103-055-_-Product) - new
Antec Nine Hundred Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&cm_re=nine_hundred-_-11-129-021-_-Product) - old
PC Power & Cooling 610W Silencer (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005R&cm_re=610W_silencer-_-17-703-005R-_-Product) - old


My CPU-Z confirming 4GHz (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=737976)(disregard the 8800GTS 512MB in SLI, those are my old video cards, and are coming out as soon as the 5870 arrives :)

9.2.

MB GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P P45
q9400 at 3.2ghz
4 gig G.Skill 800mhz
Asus 4870 1 gig
640 WB Black
Auidyg 2
520 Crosair Modular psu

8.0.

Luke

[CaptainSpiff]

Just finished doing my bi-yearly upgrades Here's the new parts with some old

* Intel Core i7 920 @ 4GHz - new
* Intel DX58SO Motherboard - new
* 6GB OCZ Obsidian DDR3 @ 1600MHz(Triple Channel) - new
* Sapphire ATI Radeon 5870(will be arriving through UPS tomorrow) - new
* Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler - new
* Antec Nine Hundred Case - old
* PC Power & Cooling 610W Silencer - old


My CPU-Z confirming 4GHz(disregard the 8800GTS 512MB in SLI, those are my old video cards, and are coming out as soon as the 5870 arrives
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Hey, you have a setup similar to mine, a few differences though. And we got rated very differently...hmm. Nice all the same. :)

[lhwj]

"Few differences" is an understatement. GTS250 vs 5870 is like day and night :D

Luke

[Therealjoe]

e8400 @ 3.5 ghz
XFX 780i
2x Gainward GTX 260 (216 core) Sli
4gb Corsair Dominator
1x 60gb ssd (boot), 2x 350gb hd
WIndows Vista Ultimate 64x
Creative Sound blaster Fatality Pro
Thermalright Ultra Cooler with Noctua fan
850watt Corsair TX
Coolermaster Stacker 820 Case

[lhwj]

^^^ 8.6.

Luke

[Suomis]

mac

Stopped reading right there, and sorry to say... 1...

[Duralast]

:eek:Hello all, new to the Forums but like everything so far.


New build PC
AMD Phenom II X4 2.3 Ghz
Ause M4N78 PRO MB
8 gig Corsair Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Video Card - 896MB DDR3
On board sound
Win Vista 64 bit Prem all SP installed
28" Inc Monitor 1900X1200
HDD WD 500Gig

[steveroger]

Stopped reading right there, and sorry to say... 1...

You know, before Apple went to the Intel platform in 2006, such a comment would relevant, maybe even funny. However, since then the MacBook, like Levi's here is running Windows natively via bootcamp.

So, giving it a 1 just isn't funny. It just shows how ignorant you are.

macbook pro 15 inch
Intel core 2 duo 2,66 ghz
4 gb 1067 MHz ddr3 ram
Nvidia GeForce 9400M
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
320GB hard drive

Anyway, Levi, we can't rate your laptop until you resolve what graphics card you have.

But if you have the 9600GT I'd give you a 8.15.

[lhwj]

Anyway, Levi, we can't rate your laptop until you resolve what graphics card you have.


The Mac actually has both an integrated 9400 for 2D, and a 9600 for 3D.

:eek:Hello all, new to the Forums but like everything so far.


New build PC
AMD Phenom II X4 2.3 Ghz
Ause M4N78 PRO MB
8 gig Corsair Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Video Card - 896MB DDR3
On board sound
Win Vista 64 bit Prem all SP installed
28" Inc Monitor 1900X1200
HDD WD 500Gig

8.1.

Luke

[Duralast]

wow ty for the 8.1...woot

[steveroger]

The Mac actually has both an integrated 9400 for 2D, and a 9600 for 3D.

8.1.

Luke

My mistake, it is the 2.53 Ghz model that has just the 9400m.

I assume that is the 9600 GT with 256MB and 512MB. This is an exception laptop and it runs games really well.

[Shaun555]

Dell Inspiron M2010

OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit

Processor: Intel Core 2 CPU T7600 @ 2.33 GHz

RAM: 4.00GB

Video Card: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800

I'm guessing this is the display: Generic PnP Monitor

And I'm guessing this is my sound: SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC

[Oxnard27]

Here goes

Dell XPS 420
OS-Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit
CPU-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHZ
GPU-EVGA Nvidia Geforce 9600GT with DDR3 1024mb dedicated graphics, 2750mb shared.
Ram-DDR2 800mhz 4096mb
MOBO-Dell
PSU-Dell rated 375 watt power supply.
sound-IDT High Definition Audio CODEC 7.1 surround.
Display-AOC 20" wide, 1680x1050 max resolution DVI with HDCP support and 3000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.
HDD-500gb dell HDD
Airlink USB wireless adapter
Intel(R) 82566DC-2 Gigabit Network Connection

Extras
Windows SideShow

[Duralast]

:eek:Hello all, new to the Forums but like everything so far.


New build PC
AMD Phenom II X4 2.3 Ghz
Ause M4N78 PRO MB
8 gig Corsair Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Video Card - 896MB DDR3
On board sound
Win Vista 64 bit Prem all SP installed
28" Inc Monitor 1900X1200
HDD WD 500Gig

Sorry guys i "had" a Phenom X4 9600 2.3Ghz
got rid of that the other day for a Phenom II X2 550 3.1 Ghz and WOW way way FASTER!!!

[Jay]

This is quite old now...

Thermaltake Kandalf case (with 2 x Icages and 2 x 120mm Fans)
ASUS P5W Deluxe Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.0GHz
Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme CPU Cooler
BFG 8800GT OC2
2gig Corsair XMS Pro DDR2 (800MHZ) 5-5-5-12
Enermax Liberty 720W PSU
2 x Western Digital 16MB Cache RAID Edition 250GB HDD
Creative X-FI
Creative 7.1 Surrond Sound Speakers
2x 22" Samsung Widescreen TFT
Razer 2000DPI mouse
Razer Exact Mat
Saitek Gaming Keyboard
XP Pro

[Spunkie]

OS : Windows7 x64 RTM
Mobo : EVGA SLI x58 classified 759
CPU : Intel Core i7 965 C0/C1 @ 3.8-4.2Ghz(Depending on the season)
HS : Noctua NH-U12P (Push/Pull Fans)
RAM : 12gb (2x Mushkin 998679 3x1gb 1600MHz 7-8-7-20-74)
GPU : 2-way SLI EVGA 260 c216 Superclock Edition
HDD : 4x Samsung HE753LJ
PSU: KINGWIN Mach 1 1220W

[HL2-4-Life]

OK, final spec for my gaming rig....nothing's changed except for a slight bump in CPU speed and -

QX9650 @3.9ghz
Asus P5E X38
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
2x HD5870 in CFX mode
3x WD Raptor + WD 640GB Caviar
X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
SS OP1000W PSU
Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Razer HP1 5.1 headset
Soldam XR-1 Blackknight
64bit Vista HP SP2
Benq FP241W + 2x Benq G2400WD with ATi EyeFinity (Tri-monitor gaming babe! :D )

Edit - Decided to go with EyeFinity instead of getting an i7 + 9xx CPU + eVGA X58 4Way Sli/CFX Classified. Sure my benchmarks would be higher, but I feel it wouldn't add anything new to my gaming experience, after all, when FR's >100fps most of the time, it makes not sense to upgrade my CPU/mobo/RAM. The money's better spent on enhancing my gaming...so, that's where I went.

[DarkWasp]

Now:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.20ghz
HIS Radeon HD 4890
320 GB 5200 RPM HDD
Vista 32 Home Premium
600W Coolermaster SilentPro (40A 12v)
Hanns-G 22" 1680x1050
2 GB DDR2

After upgrade soon:

AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE OC'd to 3.8Ghz
HIS Radeon HD 4890 *same*
Same HDD unless I can find a good deal on a 500GB 7200 RPM
Windows 7 64-bit Pro
600W Coolermaster SilentPro (40A 12v)
Hanns-G 22" 1680x1050
6 GB DDR3

[Spunkie]

OK, final spec for my gaming rig....nothing's changed except for a slight bump in CPU speed and -
Edit - Decided to go with EyeFinity instead of getting an i7 + 9xx CPU + eVGA X58 4Way Sli/CFX Classified. Sure my benchmarks would be higher, but I feel it wouldn't add anything new to my gaming experience, after all, when FR's >100fps most of the time, it makes not sense to upgrade my CPU/mobo/RAM. The money's better spent on enhancing my gaming...so, that's where I went.

BTW you know currently eyefinity breaks crossfire on the new 5k series?

Anyways I hope you researched the right stuff to set it up since currently eyefinity heavily depends on using native display port outputs to work. ^_^

[Suomis]

You know, before Apple went to the Intel platform in 2006, such a comment would relevant, maybe even funny. However, since then the MacBook, like Levi's here is running Windows natively via bootcamp.

So, giving it a 1 just isn't funny. It just shows how ignorant you are.


Or then it shows that I have bad issues against apple.

[steveroger]

Or then it shows that I have bad issues against apple.

We aren't rating your experiences with Apple are we?

[HL2-4-Life]

BTW you know currently eyefinity breaks crossfire on the new 5k series?

Anyways I hope you researched the right stuff to set it up since currently eyefinity heavily depends on using native display port outputs to work. ^_^I'm hoping that Cat 9.10 fixes some of the issues. BTW, getting an active DP->DVI adapter to get it to work since all my monitors are DVI/HDMI. I've got a friend who's got it to work with the active DP-DVI adapter, looks sa-weet!:D Will start new thread here for those who want to try out EyeFinity, they can benefit from my experience with getting EyeFinity to work....sure hope I don't borked things up.:eek:

[Spunkie]

I'm hoping that Cat 9.10 fixes some of the issues. BTW, getting an active DP->DVI adapter to get it to work since all my monitors are DVI/HDMI. I've got a friend who's got it to work with the active DP-DVI adapter, looks sa-weet!:D Will start new thread here for those who want to try out EyeFinity, they can benefit from my experience with getting EyeFinity to work....sure hope I don't borked things up.:eek:

Ok good your one of the few that actually understand eyefinity, I don't know how many people Ive had to explain that a passive DP->dvi won't work, but they refuse to listen. ^_^

[Sassycat3172]

i7 920 C0 @ 4.2GHz 21x200 HT/Turbo on ( i could go higher. i have some head room left with current temp's)
EVGA X58 3X SLI (E758)
3x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 @ 1600 MHz 8-8-8-24-1T
2x EVGA GTX285 vanilla @ 715/1500/1200
2x 80GB radi0 2X 750GB raid0 1x 1TB IDE
LG Flatron 22" @1680x1050 60Hz
Coolermaster HAF932 w/ 8 Scythe Ultra Kaze 133CFM case fans (1064CFM total)
Prolimatech Megahalems HSF w/ 2 Scythe Slipstream 110CFM push/pull
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200
Creative THX 650w peak 5.1 surround
Turtle Beach AK-R8 5.1 surround Headset (for when the wife is watching TV)
Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard and mouse

Vantage score of 26k with dual GTX 280's in SLI, i haven't benched it yet with the dual 285's

[DHRammstein]

i7 920 C0 @ 4.2GHz 21x200 HT/Turbo on ( i could go higher. i have some head room left with current temp's)
EVGA X58 3X SLI (E758)
3x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 @ 1600 MHz 8-8-8-24-1T
2x EVGA GTX285 vanilla @ 715/1500/1200
2x 80GB radi0 2X 750GB raid0 1x 1TB IDE
LG Flatron 22" @1680x1050 60Hz
Coolermaster HAF932 w/ 8 Scythe Ultra Kaze 133CFM case fans (1064CFM total)
Prolimatech Megahalems HSF w/ 2 Scythe Slipstream 110CFM push/pull
Creative THX 650w peak 5.1 surround
Turtle Beach AK-R8 5.1 surround Headset (for when the wife is watching TV)
Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard and mouse

Vantage score of 26k with dual GTX 280's in SLI, i haven't benched it yet with the dual 285's

Did you really replace two 280's with two 285's? IMO two 280's is fantastic Gpu power, for probably another two years as well. Did you really pay all that money or did you come across a deal where you were able to get rid of your 280's? Heh, sry I gotta ask.

But I gotta score a 9.4. I got a 9.6, and you're only a very slight tad behind. Your system is probably a little ahead because I only have DDR2 Ram, heavily OC'd but not as good as the kicka$$ DDR3 triple channel heh.. My edge is my quad SLI. I'm curious how your 3d/game score in vantage will be with the two 285's, post please so I can compare to my two 295 H20's. Thx.

So if anyone is curious about my scale, I'm going by the average scores I got for my old and new rig, "but" only those scores from people I know for certain are very smart, enthusiast types.

_________

Now:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.20ghz
HIS Radeon HD 4890
320 GB 5200 RPM HDD
Vista 32 Home Premium
600W Coolermaster SilentPro (40A 12v)
Hanns-G 22" 1680x1050
2 GB DDR2

After upgrade soon:

AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE OC'd to 3.8Ghz
HIS Radeon HD 4890 *same*
Same HDD unless I can find a good deal on a 500GB 7200 RPM
Windows 7 64-bit Pro
600W Coolermaster SilentPro (40A 12v)
Hanns-G 22" 1680x1050
6 GB DDR3

8.8. Hard drive, second Gpu, and you would be looking at a 9.0-9.4, depending, hopefully you have a crossfire ready motherboard. Even if not, with that Cpu, Memory, and Gpu, you've got more than enough to play today's games, and solid for a good 2-3 yrs IMHO. I like your choice, I have the same Cpu, at 3.7 tho :)

__________

OK, final spec for my gaming rig....nothing's changed except for a slight bump in CPU speed and -

QX9650 @3.9ghz
Asus P5E X38
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
2x HD5870 in CFX mode
3x WD Raptor + WD 640GB Caviar
X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
SS OP1000W PSU
Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Razer HP1 5.1 headset
Soldam XR-1 Blackknight
64bit Vista HP SP2
Benq FP241W + 2x Benq G2400WD with ATi EyeFinity (Tri-monitor gaming babe! :D )

Edit - Decided to go with EyeFinity instead of getting an i7 + 9xx CPU + eVGA X58 4Way Sli/CFX Classified. Sure my benchmarks would be higher, but I feel it wouldn't add anything new to my gaming experience, after all, when FR's >100fps most of the time, it makes not sense to upgrade my CPU/mobo/RAM. The money's better spent on enhancing my gaming...so, that's where I went.

I'm gonna give you .5 for not being as brain washed as some of us consumers can be. You took a route to satisfy "your" quality of gaming, and immersion is incredibly important and too often underrated. Because of all hardware named, 9.3. Not the best in any one area, but beyond good in every area, and investment in hardware to bring immersion to a whole new level most gamers have no clue about, with only a small sacrifice in overall system power.

[Sassycat3172]

Did you really replace two 280's with two 285's? IMO two 280's is fantastic Gpu power, for probably another two years as well. Did you really pay all that money or did you come across a deal where you were able to get rid of your 280's? Heh, sry I gotta ask.

But I gotta score a 9.4. I got a 9.6, and you're only a very slight tad behind. Your system is probably a little ahead because I only have DDR2 Ram, heavily OC'd but not as good as the kicka$$ DDR3 triple channel heh.. My edge is my quad SLI. I'm curious how your 3d/game score in vantage will be with the two 285's, post please so I can compare to my two 295 H20's. Thx.

So if anyone is curious about my scale, I'm going by the average scores I got for my old and new rig, "but" only those scores from people I know for certain are very smart, enthusiast types.




The 2 280's are from my "old" system, it was a Q9650 and EVGA 790i FTW Digital (my wife has it now). I repleaced the 280's with 285's only recently so i didn't pay top dollar for them.

I bought the i7 920 and x58 less than 30 days after they hit the market so i paid quite a bit for both.

I give my system about 9.2. If i had SSD's in raid and Tri-SLI sli i would give it a 9.6.

EVGA has a new enthusiast board that supports 4 PCI-E devices and a new GTX285 Classified. Imagine running 4 GTX 285's. That is true quad SLI IMO.

I also have enough parts for 2 more Q9xxx systems for a total of 4 system's.

I'm done upgrading though, i have spent a fortune the last couple years on parts. Only to realize i will never a cream of crop system. the system may be nice but none of them will even score over 40k in vantage and I'm not into super cooling.

[DHRammstein]

Hey it's all good, I mean, my present rig I just built is the very first time I went after the very best Gpu solution. I've always bought a good Cpu, newest memory, but the average, popular mainstream video card, never SLI/Xfire.

There's no need to be an elitist, or go all out Power PC and spend more time benchmarking fullfilling ego nonesense rather than enjoying great games, with good hardware, and actually playing them the way they were intended to be played, maxed out graphics, resolution. The very best hardware isn't necessary to achieve this, not by a long shot. Hell I love AMD so much I took the Phenom II 955, sitting at 3.7, but cold weather around the corner so that'll go up a bit, SLI board tho, this didn't allow me to use DDR3 memory, I realized this after the purchase of the two GTX 295 H20 DangerDen cards, my first ever SLI solution, Quad. But I didn't buy them retail, I got lucky as hell and got them new, in the box, second hand, economy hit a buddy hard and I was all about helping him and taking the cards off his hands at just over half price.
So, even tho I have a, well, slightly above high end "system", and great Gpu solution, I'm not an elitist at all. I don't benchmark, don't care for any of it, I spend my time just trying to get games to use both Gpu's, and playing my favorite games and enjoying them, that's it.

So my point is, no need to even look at it that way, no need to think or feel like, one should own a killer system at some point, why? Unless you're a 3DMark Pro user and just have a great passion for insane power, "instead" of uber gaming experiences, there's never, ever a need for the very best of each component. I don't regret losing out on DDR3 memory, also I paid next to nothing for my Cpu and mobo, you all know how cheap a 955 black edition is, it's great, and I got lucky as any gamer ever has with the two GTX 295 and water cooling solution. I didn't pay 1,700 total, incredible, considering I sold my old rig for 600, 1100 and I'm good for years.
Nobody needs to spend 2k, 3k, hell some 4-6k. No way, like the guy a few posts above, there's more to gaming than the best Cpu/Gpu combo on the market. Hell, my first moments with the stereoscopic glasses and I thought to myself this is a better investment than any Cpu/Gpu rig I've ever built, it's just great, something brand new, adding to immersion, this is more important than 50k 3DMarks, immersion is everything. Nv physx, Cuda, 3D vision, all worth it.

Sorry for a long post, it's just such an important topic for me, I even advise my friends, "you don't need to be on the edge, no way, if you can play the way "you" want to play, that's enough, you can wait for that brand new chip to fall in price, you absolutely can and should".

[Sassycat3172]

I agree with you. I rather enjoy the maxed visual over spending a few extra $1000 and just running benchmarks all the time.

[bes]

i7 920 C0 @ 4.2GHz 21x200 HT/Turbo on ( i could go higher. i have some head room left with current temp's)
EVGA X58 3X SLI (E758)
3x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 @ 1600 MHz 8-8-8-24-1T
2x EVGA GTX285 vanilla @ 715/1500/1200
2x 80GB radi0 2X 750GB raid0 1x 1TB IDE
LG Flatron 22" @1680x1050 60Hz
Coolermaster HAF932 w/ 8 Scythe Ultra Kaze 133CFM case fans (1064CFM total)
Prolimatech Megahalems HSF w/ 2 Scythe Slipstream 110CFM push/pull
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200
Creative THX 650w peak 5.1 surround
Turtle Beach AK-R8 5.1 surround Headset (for when the wife is watching TV)
Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard and mouse

Vantage score of 26k with dual GTX 280's in SLI, i haven't benched it yet with the dual 285's

9.6! nice system!
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My final build for a while:

CPU: Phenom II X4 955BE @ 3.5GHZ

Motherboard: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO socket AM3

Ram: 6Gigs DDR3 1600 Centon

Vid Cards:
Diamond HD5870 1gig
XFX 8600GT 512meg(for physx,yes it works)

Drives:
1 Western Digital Caviar 320gig SATA2(OS)
1 OCZ_CORE Series 30gig SSD SATA2
2 Western Digital 70gig SATA1 Raptors in RAID0
2 OCZ Agility Series 60gig SATA2 SSD's on a RAID controller but configured as single drives
Pioneer CD/DVD burner/ROM Multi-drive
External USB/eSATA Rosewill docking port 2.5" and 3.5"
--
Controller card: PCI SiI3112 SATA1 RAID controller(for the raptors in RAID0)

Sound Card: Onboard VIA HD Audio

Ethernet: Realtek onboard 1Gpbs

Power Supply: Antec 850Watt Modular

Case: Raidmax Smilodon Medium Tower-clear side panel

Cooling:
CPU - Zalman CNPS9700 NT with Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal compound
CASE Fans - 3 80mm sides, 1 80mm rear, 1 120mm front
--
Monitor: Westinghouse 22" HD LCD connected through HDMI

[DHRammstein]

9.6! nice system!
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My final build for a while:

CPU: Phenom II X4 955BE @ 3.5GHZ

Motherboard: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO socket AM3

Ram: 6Gigs DDR3 1600 Centon

Vid Cards:
Diamond HD5870 1gig
XFX 8600GT 512meg(for physx,yes it works)

Drives:
1 Western Digital Caviar 320gig SATA2(OS)
1 OCZ_CORE Series 30gig SSD SATA2
2 Western Digital 70gig SATA1 Raptors in RAID0
2 OCZ Agility Series 60gig SATA2 SSD's on a RAID controller but configured as single drives
Pioneer CD/DVD burner/ROM Multi-drive
External USB/eSATA Rosewill docking port 2.5" and 3.5"
--
Controller card: PCI SiI3112 SATA1 RAID controller(for the raptors in RAID0)

Sound Card: Onboard VIA HD Audio

Ethernet: Realtek onboard 1Gpbs

Power Supply: Antec 850Watt Modular

Case: Raidmax Smilodon Medium Tower-clear side panel

Cooling:
CPU - Zalman CNPS9700 NT with Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal compound
CASE Fans - 3 80mm sides, 1 80mm rear, 1 120mm front
--
Monitor: Westinghouse 22" HD LCD connected through HDMI


9.2 Love it, great Cpu (I have the same one, 955BE Deneb @ 3.7 myself, higher as it gets cold here in the Pocono Mountains) great Cpu, underrated, even tho they get respect, not enough, incredible bang for buck vs i5/i7 and OC like a friggin dream. You still have some overhead as well, great cooling solution and setup, you can make the most of that 955, well done. Great Gpu, and nice that you got a 8600GT for physx, awesome that works for you, hah, great! Raid, very good Psu, rock solid system with all the memory goodness available and a future proof, VERY awesome Radeon. One more Gpu and I gotta score you even with me at 9.6, if you managed to keep that Nv physx I'd give 9.7. This is one of my fav systems so far, I love that you got physx with a AMD/ATI system.

[Spunkie]

i7 920 C0 @ 4.2GHz 21x200 HT/Turbo on ( i could go higher. i have some head room left with current temp's)
EVGA X58 3X SLI (E758)
3x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 @ 1600 MHz 8-8-8-24-1T
2x EVGA GTX285 vanilla @ 715/1500/1200
2x 80GB radi0 2X 750GB raid0 1x 1TB IDE
LG Flatron 22" @1680x1050 60Hz
Coolermaster HAF932 w/ 8 Scythe Ultra Kaze 133CFM case fans (1064CFM total)
Prolimatech Megahalems HSF w/ 2 Scythe Slipstream 110CFM push/pull
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200
Creative THX 650w peak 5.1 surround
Turtle Beach AK-R8 5.1 surround Headset (for when the wife is watching TV)
Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard and mouse

Vantage score of 26k with dual GTX 280's in SLI, i haven't benched it yet with the dual 285's


What are the core temps on your cpu on full load using prime95 or linX?
4.2 on air with a C0 should be pretty up there.


Also no one rated my system on the previous page. T_T

[steveroger]

9.2 Love it, great Cpu (I have the same one, 955BE Deneb @ 3.7 myself, higher as it gets cold here in the Pocono Mountains) great Cpu, underrated, even tho they get respect, not enough, incredible bang for buck vs i5/i7 and OC like a friggin dream. You still have some overhead as well, great cooling solution and setup, you can make the most of that 955, well done. Great Gpu, and nice that you got a 8600GT for physx, awesome that works for you, hah, great! Raid, very good Psu, rock solid system with all the memory goodness available and a future proof, VERY awesome Radeon. One more Gpu and I gotta score you even with me at 9.6, if you managed to keep that Nv physx I'd give 9.7. This is one of my fav systems so far, I love that you got physx with a AMD/ATI system.

I don't see how in the world this system can be anything less than a 9.8. Only think higher would be i7.

[Sassycat3172]

OS : Windows7 x64 RTM
Mobo : EVGA SLI x58 classified 759
CPU : Intel Core i7 965 C0/C1 @ 3.8-4.2Ghz(Depending on the season)
HS : Noctua NH-U12P (Push/Pull Fans)
RAM : 12gb (2x Mushkin 998679 3x1gb 1600MHz 7-8-7-20-74)
GPU : 2-way SLI EVGA 260 c216 Superclock Edition
HDD : 4x Samsung HE753LJ
PSU: KINGWIN Mach 1 1220W

9.6 Very nice. Great OC, very nice CPU HSF, 12GB. Aside from better GPU,s and some SSD theres not much else you could do to this system.

What are the core temps on your cpu on full load using prime95 or linX?
4.2 on air with a C0 should be pretty up there.

With a Coolermaster V10 in the middle of summer @ 4.2 GHZ w/ 1.38 vcore i was reaching temps of 82C IIRC. i dont care to go past 1.35 and 85C. but i willing to push it a bit.

That was with an old bios. With the new BIOS EVGA has released, and upgrading to the Megahalem, i haven't yet pushed my OC.

With previous BIOS i couldn't get past a base QPI of 140-145 3.0GHz. This new bios i can reach QPI 180 3.78GHz stable with temps of 70c with auto vcore of 1.2. Vdroop HT and turbo on.

The season is cooling down quite a bit. As a result I'm sure i could achieve my old OC of 4.2 without any trouble. Though i have seen very insignificant gains in games between 3.8 and 4.2. Not enough to justify a 24/7 OC @ 4.2.

[HL2-4-Life]

Ok good your one of the few that actually understand eyefinity, I don't know how many people Ive had to explain that a passive DP->dvi won't work, but they refuse to listen. ^_^Thanks, I did do a little reading up, and consulted my bud who'd gotten it to work. He's sending me a spare Accell active DP->DVI adapter after I've sent him payment.

You guys should pop by guru3d, there's this guy with an amazing system that even have me gaping in disbelief -
i7 965 or Xeon 3580 @4.7ghz
3x 2GB DDR3 1600mhz Corsair Dominator
eVGA X58 4Way SLi/CFX Classified
4x HD5870 in quad CFX config (water cooled)
SilverStone 1500W PSU

The time has come where it's been shown that 2x HD5870 in CFX is being bottlenecked by an i7 965 @3.8ghz for some games at lower to mid res. so my logic is why waste all those hard-earned cash simply to score more FR or higher benchmark scores. It should be about elevating the gaming experience to a higher level for a more immersive gameplay. I did toy with the idea of 3D stereoscopic route, but I don't want to deal with a spliting headache after a few minutes of gaming, tri-monitor gaming seems to be a more viable option for me so when I found out about EyeFinity, I'd kind of went off the deep end.:o Anyway, there are some very nice systems here in SUF, keep it up guys!:)

[DHRammstein]

I don't see how in the world this system can be anything less than a 9.8. Only think higher would be i7.

For my scores to please everyone I'd have to include my scoring process in each post. I'm going by what, well, who I feel are the most knowledgeable on this board who rated my two rigs, and basing off of that. If I got a 9.6, it's hard to give anything more. I'm running two GTX 295 H20's in Quad Sli, Phenom II 955 @ 3.7 and DDR2 @ 1209.

But I am willing to give that system a higher score, regardless of my Quad Sli, just because it's unique and I like it a lot.

[steveroger]

For my scores to please everyone I'd have to include my scoring process in each post. I'm going by what, well, who I feel are the most knowledgeable on this board who rated my two rigs, and basing off of that. If I got a 9.6, it's hard to give anything more. I'm running two GTX 295 H20's in Quad Sli, Phenom II 955 @ 3.7 and DDR2 @ 1209.

But I am willing to give that system a higher score, regardless of my Quad Sli, just because it's unique and I like it a lot.

I realize that we are really talking about something totally subjective and I think you are really fair. I usually agree with your scoring and you are consistent. But in this case I think that a 5870/with another card for PhysX is slightly better than a quad SLI with 295s.

I suppose what would be helpful is to know what qualifies as a 10 at this point in time.

[rotNdude]

This thread has always been a subjective thread about how you would rate a computer. It has never been a thread about rating the rater. ;)

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a 10/10. There will always be something just a little better based on opinion.

[steveroger]

This thread has always been a subjective thread about how you would rate a computer. It has never been a thread about rating the rater. ;)

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a 10/10. There will always be something just a little better based on opinion.

I agree it is subjective. And it doesn't bother me that a 10 is unattainable. I should change my question a little.

@DHRammstein what configuration in your subjective opinion approaches a 10 at this point in time. Or anybody else for that matter.

This isn't a throw-down just something I would like to discuss.

If this needs it's own thread, that's fine, let me know or move it.

[bes]

9.2 Love it, great Cpu (I have the same one, 955BE Deneb @ 3.7 myself, higher as it gets cold here in the Pocono Mountains) great Cpu, underrated, even tho they get respect, not enough, incredible bang for buck vs i5/i7 and OC like a friggin dream. You still have some overhead as well, great cooling solution and setup, you can make the most of that 955, well done. Great Gpu, and nice that you got a 8600GT for physx, awesome that works for you, hah, great! Raid, very good Psu, rock solid system with all the memory goodness available and a future proof, VERY awesome Radeon. One more Gpu and I gotta score you even with me at 9.6, if you managed to keep that Nv physx I'd give 9.7. This is one of my fav systems so far, I love that you got physx with a AMD/ATI system.

Thanks for the review!..yours too steveroger!

At this point in time everything is the same except I dont have the HD5870 yet... UPS mail is taking their very sweet time getting here..ordered it on the 7th and its supposed to be 2day air..they claim to have delayed it due to a holiday but most people still had to work on that day..

But it should be as simple as putting in the new card and configuring the monitor..I shouldnt have to change anything else...so that Nvidia card should still work just fine..

[HL2-4-Life]

I don't see how in the world this system can be anything less than a 9.8. Only think higher would be i7.Rating here is very subjective and that's the way I like it. There's no yardstick whereby we can definitively state that system A should score this much and system B score that much. Anyway, as ihwj had stated, with the release of the HD58xx series of cards, the rating system here would have to take a little re-adjustment. As a single GPU HD5870 is able to match and surpass a two GPU 295GTX, it resets the bar somewhat. For eg, looks at what this system scores with a user here -

OS : Windows7 x64 RTM
Mobo : EVGA SLI x58 classified 759
CPU : Intel Core i7 965 C0/C1 @ 3.8-4.2Ghz(Depending on the season)
HS : Noctua NH-U12P (Push/Pull Fans)
RAM : 12gb (2x Mushkin 998679 3x1gb 1600MHz 7-8-7-20-74)
GPU : 2-way SLI EVGA 260 c216 Superclock Edition
HDD : 4x Samsung HE753LJ
PSU: KINGWIN Mach 1 1220W

This system rates a 9.6, but mine -
QX9650 @3.9ghz
Asus P5E X38
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
2x HD5870 in CFX mode
3x WD Raptor + WD 640GB Caviar
X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
SS OP1000W PSU
Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Razer HP1 5.1 headset
Soldam XR-1 Blackknight
64bit Vista HP SP2
Benq FP241W + 2x Benq G2400WD with ATi EyeFinity (Tri-monitor gaming babe!

Mine gets a 9.3, if you compare the system, I lose to his cuz he has an i7 965 Extreme CPU, mine's only the C2Q X9650 which is also an Extreme CPU, but obviously no match for the i7. Now, if you compare the vid cards, my CFX HD5870's so ownz his SLi'ed GTX260 216 core, but yet I scored lower. At higher res, w/o CPU bottleneck, my cards would run circles round his. If CPU should prove a bottleneck, I'd still be able to run at higher res and up eye candy simply becuz my cards would still have the 'reserve' to muscle thru any game. But do you see me deriding or rebutting his score? Nope, I do not see a need to simply becuz I accept that this is so subjective....:) Some place more emphasis on CPU, some on GPU, while others on overall system performance, like I'd said, no carved in stone yardstick can be used...

[Mangr0v3]

This thread has always been a subjective thread about how you would rate a computer. It has never been a thread about rating the rater. ;)

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a 10/10. There will always be something just a little better based on opinion.

I dunno. Dual i7-975's OC'ed, 48GB RAM, 24 256GB SSD's in RAID 50, quad 5870s, Fibre-Channel or 10GbE, a killer sound card, 12 monitors in Eyefinity - that would get a 10/10 for me. The problem is that as new hardware comes out, scores drop.

[DarkWasp]

I dunno. Dual i7-975's OC'ed, 48GB RAM, 24 256GB SSD's in RAID 50, quad 5870s, Fibre-Channel or 10GbE, a killer sound card, 12 monitors in Eyefinity - that would get a 10/10 for me. The problem is that as new hardware comes out, scores drop.

But it doesn't have a custom hand-built HL2 case that uses a crowbar as part of the cooling with Hardware monitoring displays and the added feature to turn off the fish tank light in the other room with a keyboard shortcut does it!?

[bes]

Rating here is very subjective and that's the way I like it. There's no yardstick whereby we can definitively state that system A should score this much and system B score that much. Anyway, as ihwj had stated, with the release of the HD58xx series of cards, the rating system here would have to take a little re-adjustment. As a single GPU HD5870 is able to match and surpass a two GPU 295GTX, it resets the bar somewhat. For eg, looks at what this system scores with a user here -

OS : Windows7 x64 RTM
Mobo : EVGA SLI x58 classified 759
CPU : Intel Core i7 965 C0/C1 @ 3.8-4.2Ghz(Depending on the season)
HS : Noctua NH-U12P (Push/Pull Fans)
RAM : 12gb (2x Mushkin 998679 3x1gb 1600MHz 7-8-7-20-74)
GPU : 2-way SLI EVGA 260 c216 Superclock Edition
HDD : 4x Samsung HE753LJ
PSU: KINGWIN Mach 1 1220W

This system rates a 9.6, but mine -
QX9650 @3.9ghz
Asus P5E X38
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
2x HD5870 in CFX mode
3x WD Raptor + WD 640GB Caviar
X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
SS OP1000W PSU
Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Razer HP1 5.1 headset
Soldam XR-1 Blackknight
64bit Vista HP SP2
Benq FP241W + 2x Benq G2400WD with ATi EyeFinity (Tri-monitor gaming babe!

Mine gets a 9.3, if you compare the system, I lose to his cuz he has an i7 965 Extreme CPU, mine's only the C2Q X9650 which is also an Extreme CPU, but obviously no match for the i7. Now, if you compare the vid cards, my CFX HD5870's so ownz his SLi'ed GTX260 216 core, but yet I scored lower. At higher res, w/o CPU bottleneck, my cards would run circles round his. If CPU should prove a bottleneck, I'd still be able to run at higher res and up eye candy simply becuz my cards would still have the 'reserve' to muscle thru any game. But do you see me deriding or rebutting his score? Nope, I do not see a need to simply becuz I accept that this is so subjective....:) Some place more emphasis on CPU, some on GPU, while others on overall system performance, like I'd said, no carved in stone yardstick can be used...
Just when I thought I spent way too much on mine already..I see yours and the guys comp you put there...and about fall out of my chair...lol...I should have given him a higher score after looking at it with more detail..but I figured I would respond since its rate your computer thread...

Since I didnt measure things right(aka used my kids 12" ruler), the damn HD5870 wont fit in my case unless I mod it or remove my raptors or both..I put those in raid because I didnt want to spend 300+ on a good controller card to RAID0 the Agility SSD's..since the onboard controller seems to be messed up..it keeps locking the drives up so I cant access them..

So change #8 ill have to remove the raptors and their controller card.. will that lower my score? :-) http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11545946&postcount=3647

[DHRammstein]

I agree it is subjective. And it doesn't bother me that a 10 is unattainable. I should change my question a little.

@DHRammstein what configuration in your subjective opinion approaches a 10 at this point in time. Or anybody else for that matter.

This isn't a throw-down just something I would like to discuss.

If this needs it's own thread, that's fine, let me know or move it.

I couldn't possibly score anything a 10/10. I mean, there are people out there who buy things the day they come out, and go nuts on all kinds of hardware, and spend more than $15,000, and still I won't. There is no perfect PC.

The best thing to do is find a person who's ratings you find are fair and consistent, and ask them to rate your PC. Even ask why the score is what it is. I try to give short explanations, but not everyone will.

[maw2k]

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+
ECS A780GM-A ATX AM2+/AM3 AMD780G
Sapphire Radeon HD3850 512MB PCIe
2x2GB CORSAIR XMS2 PC2-6400 800MHz
2x1GB Elixir PC2-6400 800MHz
1x 80GB SATA (hitachi)
1x 250GB SATA (western digital)
1x LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM Burner
Antec Nine Hundred Tower
HD Audio on board
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64-bit Service Pack 1

so guys i made an update of my system:

ORIGINAL NEW CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition Triple Core Processor AM3

but i was able to activate the hidden 4. core from the Amd Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition CPU. So the system runs now with 4 cores at 3,2GHZ to a nice price.

NEW CPU: Amd Phenom II X4 20 AM3 @ 4 x 3,2 GHZ
Memory1: 2x2GB CORSAIR XMS2 PC2-6400 800MHz
Memory2: 2x1GB Elixir PC2-6400 800MHz
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD3850 512MB PCIe
Hard Drive1: 1x 80GB SATA (hitachi)
Hard Drive2: 1x 250GB SATA (western digital)
Hard Drive3: 1x 250GB SATA (hitachi) System
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P ATX AM3 AMD790X
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Tower
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 216BW, 21.6-inch
HD Audio on board
Operating-System: Microsoft 7 Professional 64-bit

what do you think? i think, i need also a new dx11 gpu :D

[HL2-4-Life]

Made a small upgrade to my system as well, swapped my 74GB WD Raptor for a 128GB Team SSD solely for OS, which is 64bit Win7 HP (forgot about this upgrade as well)

[Kibaxolares]

Home pc
New as of friday last week

Intel Core i7 940 / 3.4 GHz (V10 COOLER)
24GB DDR3 OCZ DDR3 PC3-17000/ 2133MHz / Blade Series / Triple Channel
GA-EX58-EXTREME Mobo
2x Inno3D Geforce GTX285 2GB SLI + BFG Geforce GTS250 1GB (191.07) (5760x1200) 3x W2452V LG 1920X1200 HDMI + 22" BenQ FP202W DVI (Stand Alone For Temps and media players)
4x 500GB Seagate 2x WD Raptors 160Gb 2x 2TB Seagate Green HDD
Windows 7 ultimate 64bit
Antec 1200 Case (RED FANS)

2nd PC also LAN pc

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0) OC 2.7GHz
6GB DDR2-800 @ 1GHZ Corsair XMS2
Gigabyte 780i SLI Motherboard
Inno3D GTX285 OC & 8800GTS OC BenQ FP202W 22" Screen
Creative XFi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 PCIe1x
6TB HDD total (Seagate/WesternDigital)
Windows 7 Pro 64Bit
GigaByte case 3DAurora

[Sassycat3172]

I give your system a 9.4

curious.. Why the V10? you can get better HSF's for less than half the price and weight and dimensions.

dont get me wrong. i use to have a v10 on my i7 920. it did pretty well. but for the price it was crap.

I now have a Megahalem w/2x 133CFM in a push pull. sure its louder but it cost much less and performs way better.

[Kibaxolares]

I give your system a 9.4

curious.. Why the V10? you can get better HSF's for less than half the price and weight and dimensions.

dont get me wrong. i use to have a v10 on my i7 920. it did pretty well. but for the price it was crap.

I now have a Megahalem w/2x 133CFM in a push pull. sure its louder but it cost much less and performs way better.

i got it because it looked good and worked well for what i needed

[Sassycat3172]

i got it because it looked good and worked well for what i needed

It is certainly better than the stock cooler.

[Svein_Skogen]

When rating, bear in mind that this is a laptop (coupled with a decent docking solution for home):

Laptop itself: Thinkpad R61 (Nvidia Quador NVS140M) with C2D T7700, 8GB ram, Seagate ST9500420ASG, 1680x1050 display.
Docking handles two eSATA drives (Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1TB), Eizo S2242WS, Keyboard (Saitek Eclipse II), mouse (Intellimouse Explorer 3), and Creative x-fi 5.1 (with a decent amplifier rig).

Does manage source-games in 1920x1200 when docked. ;)

//Svein

[Tufelhunden]

Did a small upgrade to my rig.

i7 920 at 4.0 Ghz (easiest OC I have ever done)
Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
6 GB of OCZ Obsidian DDR3
Mugen V2 Cooler (Decided water cooling is going back on) New to here
BFG GTX285
WD 1 TB HDD
CM 690

[Dark Zero]

.... I thought I had a good laptop but now I'm wishing those 300m series cards from nVidia come out soon! My video card is crying when it looks at you guys' systems.
Oh well, here it is, rate my system please and thank you ^^

Sager NP9280
i7-950 @ 3.06GHz (overclocking is impossible... for now...)
6GB DDR3 1066MHz triple channel RAM (apacer, I think. Going on CPU-z's result)
GeForce GTX 280m 1GB DDR3 OC @ 650/1000/1650 (core/memory/shader), 186.81 drivers
Laptop's standard cooling system (works well actually)
2 x 500GB 7200RPM HDD, 3rd HDD slot unused for now (I believe they're Maxxtors)
8x DL DVD/CD burner
WUGXA+ HD screen (1920 x 1200 native resolution)
3 megapixel webcam/built in mic
integrated sound card, allows 7.1 surround sound
Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1

[Dark Zero]

nobody wants to rate? O.O

[Throstle]

My System is:
HP Blackbird 002 PhotoOtaku Edition PC
- Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit Operating System
- EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
- CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
- Dual NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra with NVIDIA SLI Video Cards
- Top Powerbird 1100W Modular SLI Power Supply
- CPU and Graphic cards liquid cooling
- 1 160GB 10,000 rpm SATA (Western Digital Raptor) Hard Drive
- 1 320GB Maxtor STM3320620AS SATA2 7200rpm 16MB Hard Drive
- 1 500GB Seagate 7200 rpm SATA Hard Drive
- 2 Super multi-drive with Lightscribe (DVD+/-R/RW+/-DL)CD Players
- X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card
- Samsung 2232gw 22" LCD Monitor
- Creative Gigaworks G550 5.1 speakers

[Mangr0v3]

What the heck are you doing with 6GBs of RAM under a 32-bit OS?

[Dark Zero]

why did you skip my machine?
And why do you (Throstle) have a 160GB 10,000 RPM hard drive? Why not a SSD? o.O

[DarkWasp]

.... I thought I had a good laptop but now I'm wishing those 300m series cards from nVidia come out soon! My video card is crying when it looks at you guys' systems.
Oh well, here it is, rate my system please and thank you ^^

Sager NP9280
i7-950 @ 3.06GHz (overclocking is impossible... for now...)
6GB DDR3 1066MHz triple channel RAM (apacer, I think. Going on CPU-z's result)
GeForce GTX 280m 1GB DDR3 OC @ 650/1000/1650 (core/memory/shader), 186.81 drivers
Laptop's standard cooling system (works well actually)
2 x 500GB 7200RPM HDD, 3rd HDD slot unused for now (I believe they're Maxxtors)
8x DL DVD/CD burner
WUGXA+ HD screen (1920 x 1200 native resolution)
3 megapixel webcam/built in mic
integrated sound card, allows 7.1 surround sound
Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1

That's an impressive laptop. I don't see why you'd be looking at upgrading a 280m at this point?

9.6

[Dark Zero]

That's an impressive laptop. I don't see why you'd be looking at upgrading a 280m at this point?

9.6

thanks. And it's the heat mainly. See my country is blazing hot (32-36 deg celcius ambient temp daily), and when I try gaming (and I love to game) the card's temps get very high. The newer cards would be cooler, handle more, and due to my hardware-limitation of never being able to put SLI in, it'd fit me better. Also a TDP of 75W on the video card and 130W on the processor isn't nice for battery life hehe

I probably wouldn't upgrade right away, or even that soon, but at some point I plan to do it. For now though it works wonderfully

[phaiL_]

haven't got this build, but thinking of getting it:
CPU: Intel Core i5 750 $244
Mobo: Gigabyte P55-UD3 $139
RAM: G.Skill-Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-1333 $109
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb $54
GPU: Gigabyte 896M GTX 260 $214
Case: Antec 300 $81
PSU: Vantec ION2+ 600W $83
ODD: Sony-NEC Optiarc AD-7240S $48
Monitor: 21.5" BenQ G2220HD $168
KB/Mouse: Microsoft Retail 600 $20
Speakers: Logitech S150 2.0 $17
Price: $1177

[muns786]

haven't got this build, but thinking of getting it:
CPU: Intel Core i5 750 $244
Mobo: Gigabyte P55-UD3 $139
RAM: G.Skill-Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-1333 $109
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb $54
GPU: Gigabyte 896M GTX 260 $214
Case: Antec 300 $81
PSU: Vantec ION2+ 600W $83
ODD: Sony-NEC Optiarc AD-7240S $48
Monitor: 21.5" BenQ G2220HD $168
KB/Mouse: Microsoft Retail 600 $20
Speakers: Logitech S150 2.0 $17
Price: $1177

That 260 is over priced, pick up a HD5850 for a little more or a HD5770 for a little less.

[IIIKrazyKiDDIII]

Windows 7
Core i7 920
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P (http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/gigabyte_ex58_ud4p/)
6gigs Corsair
EVGA 275 GTX 1792mb (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130476)
CoolerMaster V8 120mm CPU cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055)
Audigy 2
2x Western Digital 640gb HDs (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218)
PC Power & Cooling 750Watt PS (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009)

[phaiL_]

Windows 7
Core i7 920
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P (http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/gigabyte_ex58_ud4p/)
6gigs Corsair
EVGA 275 GTX 1792mb (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130476)
CoolerMaster V8 120mm CPU cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055)
Audigy 2
2x Western Digital 640gb HDs (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218)
PC Power & Cooling 750Watt PS (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009)

very high... that thing can last you for 5 years...

[bes]

Windows 7
Core i7 920
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P (http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/gigabyte_ex58_ud4p/)
6gigs Corsair
EVGA 275 GTX 1792mb (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130476)
CoolerMaster V8 120mm CPU cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055)
Audigy 2
2x Western Digital 640gb HDs (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218)
PC Power & Cooling 750Watt PS (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009)

9.4
------------------
My recent build...sort of a workstation/file storage computer:

CPU: Phenom X3 8750 @ 2.5GHZ
Motherboard: GA-MA790FX-DS5
RAM: 4gigs DDR2 800 Centon
Video Card: XFX HD4650 1gig
Drives:
1 internal 30gig SATA1 WD RAPTOR
3 external Samsung 1TB drives in 3 Rosewill USB2.0 docking systems - 1 HD103UJ(7200rpm) and 2 HD103SI(5400rpm)
Pioneer DVR-108 CD/DVD ROM/Burner Multi-drive
---
Monitor: HP 15" LCD
OS: WindowsXP Media Center Edition 2005 SP3

[phaiL_]

haven't got this build, but thinking of getting it:
CPU: Intel Core i5 750 $244
Mobo: Gigabyte P55-UD3 $139
RAM: G.Skill-Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-1333 $109
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb $54
GPU: Gigabyte 896M GTX 260 $214
Case: Antec 300 $81
PSU: Vantec ION2+ 600W $83
ODD: Sony-NEC Optiarc AD-7240S $48
Monitor: 21.5" BenQ G2220HD $168
KB/Mouse: Microsoft Retail 600 $20
Speakers: Logitech S150 2.0 $17
Price: $1177
can anyone rate this rig please? i also wanna know how long this comp will last me for without upgrading, like will it still be above average 3-4 years later?

[sideways]

haven't got this build, but thinking of getting it:
CPU: Intel Core i5 750 $244
Mobo: Gigabyte P55-UD3 $139
RAM: G.Skill-Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-1333 $109
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb $54
GPU: Gigabyte 896M GTX 260 $214
Case: Antec 300 $81
PSU: Vantec ION2+ 600W $83
ODD: Sony-NEC Optiarc AD-7240S $48
Monitor: 21.5" BenQ G2220HD $168
KB/Mouse: Microsoft Retail 600 $20
Speakers: Logitech S150 2.0 $17
Price: $1177

9.0

Swap out the video card. Get a 4890 1GB. It's a LOT faster and cheaper too [~$200].

[squad]

Just updated my system to player newer games.

Manufacturer: Xena 2
Processor: Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4.0
Memory: Mushkin 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Black 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 500 Gig
External Hard Drive: Foxconn 1TB
Video Card: ASUS Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5
Monitor: Asus 24" LCD 1080p
Sound Card: Steelseries Siberia USB
Speakers/Headphones: Sony 20 watt 2.1 system / Steelseries Siberia Full
Keyboard: Loitech G15(Wired)
Mouse: MS Habu (Wired)
Mouse Surface: Func Surface Pad
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58
Computer Case: CoolerMaster RC-690

[sideways]

Just updated my system to player newer games.

Manufacturer: Xena 2
Processor: Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4.0
Memory: Mushkin 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Black 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 500 Gig
External Hard Drive: Foxconn 1TB
Video Card: ASUS Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5
Monitor: Asus 24" LCD 1080p
Sound Card: Steelseries Siberia USB
Speakers/Headphones: Sony 20 watt 2.1 system / Steelseries Siberia Full
Keyboard: Loitech G15(Wired)
Mouse: MS Habu (Wired)
Mouse Surface: Func Surface Pad
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58
Computer Case: CoolerMaster RC-690

I'll rate it once you give me the RAM's speed.

[phaiL_]

9.0

Swap out the video card. Get a 4890 1GB. It's a LOT faster and cheaper too [~$200].

yea...i dont get it why is ati always producing cheaper cards which perform better than the expensive nvidia cards...can someone explain this to me? what makes a nvidia card more expensive when it performs poorer than ati cards?
no offence but the gigabyte 1gb 4870 looks like crap compared to gigabyte gtx 260 so im kinda confused ><"

[squad]

I'll rate it once you give me the RAM's speed.

done :) sry bout that

[HL2-4-Life]

I think as a rule of thumb, no single high-end GPU system should be rated at 9.0 or higher....doesn't matter what CPU/GPU are being used. Though there isn't any standard yardstick by which to compare, single GPU system should NOT be rated THAT high. I ain't complainin' none, just that I see an i7 920 + GTX275 getting 9.4 and mine - X9650 + 2x HD5870 CFX getting 9.3 has me befuddled. Sure, the 920 is a better CPU, but a single HD5870 whups a GTX275, and I have two!

[NJuice]

Assembling this today:

i7 920
Corsair H50 CPU cooler
XFX 5870
OCZ Gold DDR3-1600 6x2GB OCZ3G1600LV12GS
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GB OCZSSD2-1VTX120G
EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58
4x 1TB WD Caviar Black
2x 640GB WD Caviar Green
Antec P193 Advanced Super Full Tower Case
Corsair TX850W
LG GH22LS50 Lightscribe SATA DVD-Writer

Edit: Recycling the video card (5870), hard drives (spinning) and power supply from my current system (Q6600, 8GB).

[bes]

I think as a rule of thumb, no single high-end GPU system should be rated at 9.0 or higher....doesn't matter what CPU/GPU are being used. Though there isn't any standard yardstick by which to compare, single GPU system should NOT be rated THAT high. I ain't complainin' none, just that I see an i7 920 + GTX275 getting 9.4 and mine - X9650 + 2x HD5870 CFX getting 9.3 has me befuddled. Sure, the 920 is a better CPU, but a single HD5870 whups a GTX275, and I have two!

ROFL ..still going on about that?...you wanna bigger score than everyone else ...here ill give you a cookie and a 9.9... you happy now? :D

[HL2-4-Life]

ROFL ..still going on about that?...you wanna bigger score than everyone else ...here ill give you a cookie and a 9.9... you happy now? :DNo, don't need a bigger score....just weird that everyone seems to see an i7 and hey presto, >9.0 score. As I've said, not really interested in what my score is, it's just that subjective or not, there should be a certain standard or logic to it. I think ihwj had said that with the release of the HD58xx series, a new benchmark bar has been set. I'm saying that it's weird that a single GTX275 (which benchmark has show to lose out to a HD5870 by a fair margin) + i7 920 rates higher than a X9650 (yes, granted it's slower than the i7) but a dual HD5870 rates lower as well.....it should score lower than mine (see? I don't need a higher score!:p :D ). Afterall, isn't this forum more focused on gaming?:confused:

[Combat Medic]

yea...i dont get it why is ati always producing cheaper cards which perform better than the expensive nvidia cards...can someone explain this to me? what makes a nvidia card more expensive when it performs poorer than ati cards?
no offence but the gigabyte 1gb 4870 looks like crap compared to gigabyte gtx 260 so im kinda confused ><"

The 4870 is actually faster than the GTX 260.ATI makes there cards cheaper because Nvidia got most of the market for some strange reason due to some crap that happened awhile ago.Nvidia cards also tend to cost more to make due to large die size.ATI currently has the best cards at every price point so i have no idea why anyone is even bothering with nvidia until they can get there next gen cards out (lord knows when that will be)

[Yateszy]

My (first) New Build!

CPU - Intel Core i5 750
MOBO - MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55
RAM - G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB
COOLING - Corsair H50
GFX - XFX ATI Radeon 4890
HD - Samsung F3 1TB
DVD - Sony 24X
PSU - Corsair 750W
Case - Antec 902
Monitor - Samsung T220

[Zippy]

My (first) New Build!

CPU - Intel Core i5 750
MOBO - MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55
RAM - G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB
COOLING - Corsair H50
GFX - XFX ATI Radeon 4890
HD - Samsung F3 1TB
DVD - Sony 24X
PSU - Corsair 750W
Case - Antec 902
Monitor - Samsung T220
7.8/10 - Good build

Anyway, here's mine:
• AMD Phenom II X4 925 @ 2.8GHz
• Asus M3N72-D nForce AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI HDMI ATX AMD
• SLI 2x9800GTX+ (512 per card)
• 4GB Corsair 1066MHz DDR2 RAM (Latency: 4)
• HD's: C:\ is 60GB, E:\ is 1TB, External is 200GB
• Monitor: ViewSonic VX2035wm 21' 1680×1050

[Dark Zero]

The 4870 is actually faster than the GTX 260.ATI makes there cards cheaper because Nvidia got most of the market for some strange reason due to some crap that happened awhile ago.Nvidia cards also tend to cost more to make due to large die size.ATI currently has the best cards at every price point so i have no idea why anyone is even bothering with nvidia until they can get there next gen cards out (lord knows when that will be)

nVidia owns most of the market share because people seem to have more problems using ATI cards for things like video rendering/making and similar things. I have friends who use macs with 8 core processors at their job (advertising agencies etc) and they complained when pushing their ATI cards, they got artifacts on the screen and errors; the cards got fried, etc. nVidia doesn't do that, also, nVidia uses FAR less power than ATI cards, and nVidia owns the rights to their PhysX hardware capabilities.

ATI cards may seem cheaper at first too, but for games where physics can be done on the GPU or the CPU, ATI requires better CPU speeds (more money) due to their lack of PhysX, and on the whole a better PSU (more money). I'm not defending nVidia, as I believe their prices a bit on the high side as well, but I love their PhysX and I love how my games work using them, maybe other people just feel the same?

Anyway, the first paragraph is why nVidia prices their cards so high. It's like intel, they don't care about the competition, they go at their own pace and they get their share of advertising in (Starting many games = "nVidia, the way it's meant to be played" followed by *intel logo & sound* or "runs great on <insert either Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme or Core i7 logos here>"). They can keep their prices high because there are people who are going to want, buy and use their products. Even if the average man doesn't

[Dark Zero]

7.8/10 - Good build

Anyway, here's mine:
• AMD Phenom II X4 925 @ 2.8GHz
• Asus M3N72-D nForce AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI HDMI ATX AMD
• SLI 2x9800GTX+ (512 per card)
• 4GB Corsair 1066MHz DDR2 RAM (Latency: 4)
• HD's: C:\ is 60GB, E:\ is 1TB, External is 200GB
• Monitor: ViewSonic VX2035wm 21' 1680×1050

What OS is it running? And what are the hard drives speeds (something tells me the C drive is a SSD)?

Then I can give a rating

[NJuice]

Alright, assembled the new system yesterday and overclocked the CPU.

Intel Core i7 920 @ 4GHz
6GB Patriot DDR3 1600MHz (bought 12GB, but CPU wouldn't go to 4GHz with 12GB installed)
XFX Radeon HD5870
EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI X58
Corsair H50 CPU water cooling unit
Corsair TX850W
OCZ Vertex 120GB
2x WD Caviar Black 1TB in RAID 0 x2 (4)
2x WD Caviar Black 640GB
LG SATA DVDRW

Other details:
Dell 2407 x2
Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard
MX Revolution and MX518 mice
Logitech Z-5500 Speakers

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=810265
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/4cenq/

Running Win 7 Ultimate x64

[AWjackles2012]

Case:Customized Cooler Master Cosmos 1000

CPU:Intel Quad Core Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Mobo:Nvidia nForce 680i LT SLI
Video Card:Nvidia Geforce 8800 GT
Memory:Corsair Dominator 2GB
HDD:WD Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM & WD Caviar Blue 320GB 7,200 RPM
Sound Card:Creative SoundBlaster Xtreme Gamer
PSU:Antec Neopower 650W
Monitor:Samsung 20"
Headphones + Mic:Razer Piranha
Drive:External Samsung Writemaster
OS:Windows Vista Home Premium x32

This is my first computer (built it almost a year and a half ago)
Probably going to build another soon.

[Dark Zero]

Case:Customized Cooler Master Cosmos 1000

CPU:Intel Quad Core Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Mobo:Nvidia nForce 680i LT SLI
Video Card:Nvidia Geforce 8800 GT
Memory:Corsair Dominator 2GB
HDD:WD Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM & WD Caviar Blue 320GB 7,200 RPM
Sound Card:Creative SoundBlaster Xtreme Gamer
PSU:Antec Neopower 650W
Monitor:Samsung 20"
Headphones + Mic:Razer Piranha
Drive:External Samsung Writemaster
OS:Windows Vista Home Premium x32

This is my first computer (built it almost a year and a half ago)
Probably going to build another soon.

You need to put in the RAM speed.
I'd give it a 7.5 if it was DDR2 800; the video card is pretty old and 2GB of ram just isn't that awesome anymore. The processor doesn't match the rest of the system (it's very strong compared to 2GB of RAM and an 8800GT)
Everything else seems good though, liking the 10,000 RPM HDD

[Dark Zero]

Alright, assembled the new system yesterday and overclocked the CPU.

Intel Core i7 920 @ 4GHz
6GB Patriot DDR3 1600MHz (bought 12GB, but CPU wouldn't go to 4GHz with 12GB installed)
XFX Radeon HD5870
EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI X58
Corsair H50 CPU water cooling unit
Corsair TX850W
OCZ Vertex 120GB
2x WD Caviar Black 1TB in RAID 0 x2 (4)
2x WD Caviar Black 640GB
LG SATA DVDRW

Other details:
Dell 2407 x2
Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard
MX Revolution and MX518 mice
Logitech Z-5500 Speakers

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=810265
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/4cenq/

Running Win 7 Ultimate x64

I give you a 9.5 because 12GB of RAM with an 8 core processorat say... 3.6GHz is better than 6GB RAM with a 4GHz 8 core processor. Aside from that, it's an impressive system, I'd say get a 1000W PSU so as time goes on and the PSU degrades it'll still give you more than enough power.
If you had that and the 12GB with slightly slower clock, I'd give you a full 10

[Mangr0v3]

It's not 8-core, it's a quad-core with hyperthreading.

[Dark Zero]

It's not 8-core, it's a quad-core with hyperthreading.

It's an effective 8 core machine. When I run GTA 4 with my i7-950, GTA pumps up 4 cores in Task Manager, and my system uses the rest of its stuff with the remaining 4. I know there is a difference between actual and effective, but the effective side is what usually prevails in the world of computers. Even in class, we've compared an ATI card and a nVidia card, both in the same effective performance class, and the ATI will blow it away on paper without breaking a sweat. Nobody needs an i7 @ 4GHz for anything, it's just the standard everybody seems to want to OC their 920s to. For what reason I have no idea.

I cannot overclock my 950 before you ask, so I don't know if there's some angelic or god-like feeling from having a 4.0GHz i7. Just saying

[mathesar]

Build Summary: Bottleneck Extreme II

Case: Antec TX1088AMG
CPU: AMD X2 4800+ Dual core
Mobo: Asus A8N SLI Premium
Video Card: EVGA GTX 260 216 core Superclocked edition
Memory: 2GB Corsair XMS PC3200
HDD: 500GB WD 7200RPM SATA, 120GB WD 7200RPM IDE, 160 GB Maxtor IDE
Sound Card: Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi
PSU:BFG 650W
Monitor: Sony GDM-FW900 24" CRT (16:10 aspect ratio)
Headphones: Beyer Dynamic DT770 pro + go-vibe amp
Mic: Logitech USB
Drive: Pioneer DVR-111D DL-DVD Burner
OS: Windows XP SP3 32bit + Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit (dual-boot)

P.S. This is basically a 4 year old build with the recent addition of the GTX 260.

[Dark Zero]

Build Summary: Bottleneck Extreme II

Case: Antec TX1088AMG
CPU: AMD X2 4800+ Dual core
Mobo: Asus A8N SLI Premium
Video Card: EVGA GTX 260 216 core Superclocked edition
Memory: 2GB Corsair XMS PC3200
HDD: 500GB WD 7200RPM SATA, 120GB WD 7200RPM IDE, 160 GB Maxtor IDE
Sound Card: Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi
PSU:BFG 650W
Monitor: Sony GDM-FW900 24" CRT (16:10 aspect ratio)
Headphones: Beyer Dynamic DT770 pro + go-vibe amp
Mic: Logitech USB
Drive: Pioneer DVR-111D DL-DVD Burner
OS: Windows XP SP3 32bit + Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit (dual-boot)

P.S. This is basically a 4 year old build with the recent addition of the GTX 260.

For an old system it's pretty decent, the only thing you're lacking is that extra 2GB stick of RAM. I don't know what speed your processor is at, so I can't rate it properly, but for what it is I think you have a pretty decent setup there

[Nocky24]

i7 920 D0@4.0GHz
EX58 UD3R (1.6)
Kingston 6GB 2000Mhz C8
Sapphire 4870 1GB (soon to be 5870 by xmas hopefully)
500GB Samsung F3 HDD
Corsair TX 750w
Lancool PC-K62 Case
Corsair H50 (in Push/Pull configuration)
Windows 7 64bit

Been working on it since last friday and got my cpu clock up to 4Ghz today :) absolutely destroys cpu benchmarks i can tell ya. Rate away :)

[kdawgmaster]

ok heres mine

Q8200 @ 3.33gh/z
ATI overclocked to core 780 mhz and mem at 985mhz
4GB DDR2 800 mhz
1TB 7200RPM hard drive
windows 7 64 bit
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
zalman 9500
600watt OCZ stealthsteam

[sideways]

i7 920 D0@4.0GHz
EX58 UD3R (1.6)
Kingston 6GB 2000Mhz C8
Sapphire 4870 1GB (soon to be 5870 by xmas hopefully)
500GB Samsung F3 HDD
Corsair TX 750w
Lancool PC-K62 Case
Corsair H50 (in Push/Pull configuration)
Windows 7 64bit

Been working on it since last friday and got my cpu clock up to 4Ghz today :) absolutely destroys cpu benchmarks i can tell ya. Rate away :)

9.7 w/ that 5870
Great build!

[Janova]

Hi Everyone,

My humble specs.

CPU: Intel i7 920 D0, 206x21 @ 4.3GHz, 1.26v
MB: Asus Rampage II Extreme, Bois 0077
RAM: Corsair Dominator GT CMG6GX3M3A2000C8 (6 x 2GB) 2065mhz 8-8-8-24 @ 1.6v
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 5870
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-2202B Blu-Ray
HD (1) Primary: Western Digital VelciRaptor 300GB
HD (2) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB (x3)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatality
PSU: PC Power & Cooling, SILENCER 910
Case: Microcool Banchetto 101
Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Copper, Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm (x2)
OS: Windows 7 Home 64Bit
Monitors: Samsung 245T 24" (x3), Samsung LN46B650 46" HD LCD HDTV
Speakers: Bose Acoustimass 25 series II
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse : Logitech G9, Logitech Cordless Optical TrackMan
Mics: Lamptron FC-2, 6 Channel Fan Controller
Ergotron DS100 Tri-Stand (Modified)
Scythe Gentle Typhoon 92mm (x2)
Thermaltake ST0005U BlacX Hard Drive Docking Station (x2)

I'm still doing some stability testing because I just added the new ram. Before that I had the CPU clocked at 215x21 for a OC 4.5GHz. Let hope I get there again.

Thanks for viewing.;)

EDITED: Added picture links.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/djs61/NEW%20RIG%20PICS/PICT0058xx-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/djs61/NEW%20RIG%20PICS/PICT0062xxx.jpg

[HL2-4-Life]

OK, I'm curious to see what I'll score with this recent but modest upgrade, my CPU's still the same old one though -
C2Q X9650 @3.9ghz
TRUE 120 BE + 120mm Scythe S-Flex
Asus P5E (X38)
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
1GB Sapphire HD5870
1GB PowerColor HD5870 (both GPU's clocked @900/1250, CFX mode)
128GB Team SSD (OS)
2x 150GB WD Raptor (storage)
1x 620GB WD Caviar (storage)
1x LG DVD ROM
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
1x Benq FP241W + 2x Benq G2400WD (monitors)
Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speaker system + Razer HP1 (5.1 gaming cans)
Logitech G15 v1 + G9
SilverStone OP1000W
64bit Win7 HP
Soldam XR-1 Black Knight

Edited to include HTPC/2nd gaming rig below -
C2 Q6600 @2.6ghz
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
4x 1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
MSI HD3870 X2 OC Ed
1x 74GB WD Raptor (OS)
2x Seagate 250GB HDD
Creative X-Fi ExtremeMusic
Logitech DiNovo KB + Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue
Corsair HX620W
Thermaltake Mozart TX
64bit Win7 Ultimate RC (soon to be retail version)
Benq DV3750 HDTV

[TroyLeslie]

Corsair Obsidian Series 800D
CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50
CORSAIR CMXAF2 Fan & Heatsinks
CORSAIR HX3X12G1333C9 12GB (6x2GB) PC3-10666 (DDR3-1333) Triple Channel Mem
BFG BFGEGTX2951792OCBE Dual Geforce GTX 295 1.79GB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card
INTEL BX80601920 Core i7-920 2.66GHz Intel QPI 4.80 GT/s Socket 1366 Desktop Processor
ASUS P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 Core i7 Extreme/Core i7 Socket 1366 PC3-16000 (DDR3-2000) ATX
LG BH08LS20K 8X SATA Blu-Ray Writer Black Drive
2 WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB SATA II 7200 RPM 32MB Buffer Hard Drive
ANTEC TruePower Quattro TPQ1000 1000W Power

Hard drives set it raid 0. Windows 7 64 bit loaded. Total so far $2211. Stock fan was crap. Let cpu get up to 87c with prime 95 in less than 5 mins. New CWCH50 keeps it at 55-60c after 1 hour.

See pic here http://troylewis.com/Computer/computer.JPG

[HL2-4-Life]

WOW, you've gotten the Obsidian? That's one nice case, designed for H2O, which I see you had gotten as well....great buy!

[xcomponent]

Here is my folding rig.

Cooler Master Haf 932 Full Tower Black EATX Case 6X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PSU USB eSATA 1394 Audio
Enermax Evo Galaxy 1250W EPS12V ATX 24PIN Modular Power Supply
Intel Core i7 920 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 4.8GT/S
Thermaltake SpinQ Heatpipe CPU Cooler Heatsink LGA775 LGA1156 LGA1366 AM2+ W/ 80MM 1600RPM 28DBA Fan
EVGA X58 Classified EATX LGA1366 DDR3 4PCIE-16 1PCI SLI SATA2 eSATA Dual GBLAN 1394 Motherboard
EVGA GeForce GTX 295 CO-OP FTW 684MHZ 1792MB 2.16GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP
EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GT 600MHZ 1GB 1.8GHZ 256BIT DDR3 Single Slot Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card
Corsair XMS3 Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 8-8-8-24 Core i7 Memory Kit
Corsair XMS3 Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 8-8-8-24 Core i7 Memory Kit
Corsair CMXAF2 Dominator Triple Channel Airflow Memory Fan
Western Digital WD15EADS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Western Digital WD15EADS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive OEM
Thermaltake Max4 2.5" SATA HDD Rack
Hitachi Travelstar 160GB 2.5IN SATA 5400RPM 8MB Hard Drive OEM
OEM DVD Drive
NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25" Touch Screen fan controller
ASUS VH222H 21.5IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920X1080 20000:1 5ms VGA DVI HDMI Speakers
ASUS VH222H 21.5IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920X1080 20000:1 5ms VGA DVI HDMI Speakers
ASUS VH222H 21.5IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920X1080 20000:1 5ms VGA DVI HDMI Speakers

Shall post pictures later

[NitrousX]

Corsair Obsidian Series 800D
CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50
CORSAIR CMXAF2 Fan & Heatsinks
CORSAIR HX3X12G1333C9 12GB (6x2GB) PC3-10666 (DDR3-1333) Triple Channel Mem
BFG BFGEGTX2951792OCBE Dual Geforce GTX 295 1.79GB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card
INTEL BX80601920 Core i7-920 2.66GHz Intel QPI 4.80 GT/s Socket 1366 Desktop Processor
ASUS P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 Core i7 Extreme/Core i7 Socket 1366 PC3-16000 (DDR3-2000) ATX
LG BH08LS20K 8X SATA Blu-Ray Writer Black Drive
2 WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB SATA II 7200 RPM 32MB Buffer Hard Drive
ANTEC TruePower Quattro TPQ1000 1000W Power

Hard drives set it raid 0. Windows 7 64 bit loaded. Total so far $2211. Stock fan was crap. Let cpu get up to 87c with prime 95 in less than 5 mins. New CWCH50 keeps it at 55-60c after 1 hour.

See pic here http://troylewis.com/Computer/computer.JPG

Are you running stock clocks on that 920?

[TroyLeslie]

Yes it is stock. I built it for a guy from work so I left it stock.
Told him that I ran it at 3.6 gigs just fine for 3 days that if he wants it faster I will over clock it for him.

[DarkWasp]

Intel i7 860
4 GB OCZ DDR3 1600
HIS Radeon HD 4890
500GB 7200 HDD
22" 1680x1050 LCD

Nothing OC'd, no fancy cooling, 600W Coolermaster PSU.

I feel like i've forgotten something

[NitrousX]

Intel i7 860
4 GB OCZ DDR3 1600
HIS Radeon HD 4890
500GB 7200 HDD
22" 1680x1050 LCD

Nothing OC'd, no fancy cooling, 600W Coolermaster PSU.

I feel like i've forgotten something

Well built system, I'd give it about a 9.1. If you had a SSD it would look even better :)

[DarkWasp]

Well built system, I'd give it about a 9.1. If you had a SSD it would look even better :)

Thanks! It's a shame any SSD big enough to hold my Steam Folder and OS would cost nearly half the price of the rest of it.

Some day though... Well actually some day everyone will have SSDs.

[NitrousX]

Thanks! It's a shame any SSD big enough to hold my Steam Folder and OS would cost nearly half the price of the rest of it.

Some day though... Well actually some day everyone will have SSDs.

I was just joking. Your setup is insanely fast :) I on the other hand, am still running a good o' Core2Duo system... ;)

[sideways]

Hi Everyone,

My humble specs.

CPU: Intel i7 920 D0, 206x21 @ 4.3GHz, 1.26v
MB: Asus Rampage II Extreme, Bois 0077
RAM: Corsair Dominator GT CMG6GX3M3A2000C8 (6 x 2GB) 2065mhz 8-8-8-24 @ 1.6v
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 5870
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-2202B Blu-Ray
HD (1) Primary: Western Digital VelciRaptor 300GB
HD (2) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB (x3)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatality
PSU: PC Power & Cooling, SILENCER 910
Case: Microcool Banchetto 101
Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Copper, Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm (x2)
OS: Windows 7 Home 64Bit
Monitors: Samsung 245T 24" (x3), Samsung LN46B650 46" HD LCD HDTV
Speakers: Bose Acoustimass 25 series II
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse : Logitech G9, Logitech Cordless Optical TrackMan
Mics: Lamptron FC-2, 6 Channel Fan Controller
Ergotron DS100 Tri-Stand (Modified)
Scythe Gentle Typhoon 92mm (x2)
Thermaltake ST0005U BlacX Hard Drive Docking Station (x2)

I'm still doing some stability testing because I just added the new ram. Before that I had the CPU clocked at 215x21 for a OC 4.5GHz. Let hope I get there again.

Thanks for viewing.;)

EDITED: Added picture links.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/djs61/NEW%20RIG%20PICS/PICT0058xx-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/djs61/NEW%20RIG%20PICS/PICT0062xxx.jpg

9.8, crazy looking build
does that thing stay cool?

[Janova]

Thanks sideways, actually it does stay very cool. Because the bench case is a open design it has nothing but air flow. I'm planning to go watercooling which would help my OCing.:)

Thanks for rating my rig.;)

[northy84]

been a while since i have been to this thread, thought i'd give a lil update.

benchmarking:
AMD 940BE @ 3.7GHz NB2600/HT2000
TRUE with 2x120mm in push pull
mushkin redline 4GB DDR1000 @1070 4-4-4-12 2T
ASUS M3A79-T
ASUS TOP 4890 crossfire @1000/4400 for both
creative X-Fi gamer
LG hacked DVD-RAM drive rips @11MB/s writes @22MB/s
LG stock BD-DVD-RW rips @7MB/s writes 18MB/s
seagate 2x250GB raid-0 vista ultimate x64
seagate 1x500GB win7 ultimate x64
antec twelvehundred + 1 extra 120mm red LED fan in side panel
*silverstone stryder ST-1200*

24/7 gamming speeds plus everything else hooked up:
cpu drops to 3.5GHz needs less voltage + never go over 50c.
4890's go down to 950/4200 for noise and heat ~68c both cores playing crysis.
memory timmings loosen to 5-5-5-15 2T for always on speed.
1x500GB seagate eSATA mass storage
samsung T260HD
*logitech G15*
*logitech G9*
plantronics gamecomm 777
logitech Z5500
epson photo 1400
nikon D5000

and a partridge in a pear tree.

[Combat Medic]

been a while since i have been to this thread, thought i'd give a lil update.

benchmarking:
AMD 940BE @ 3.7GHz NB2600/HT2000
TRUE with 2x120mm in push pull
mushkin redline 4GB DDR1000 @1070 4-4-4-12 2T
ASUS M3A79-T
ASUS TOP 4890 crossfire @1000/4400 for both
creative X-Fi gamer
LG hacked DVD-RAM drive rips @11MB/s writes @22MB/s
LG stock BD-DVD-RW rips @7MB/s writes 18MB/s
seagate 2x250GB raid-0 vista ultimate x64
seagate 1x500GB win7 ultimate x64
antec twelvehundred + 1 extra 120mm red LED fan in side panel

24/7 gamming speeds plus everything else hooked up:
cpu drops to 3.5GHz needs less voltage + never go over 50c.
4890's go down to 950/4200 for noise and heat ~68c both cores playing crysis.
memory timmings loosen to 5-5-5-15 2T for always on speed.
1x500GB seagate eSATA mass storage
samsung T260HD
plantronics gamecomm 777
logitech Z5500
epson photo 1400
nikon D5000

and a partridge in a pear tree.

7.5 for ddr2 memory and HD48XX series is now a gen old.An SSD would also increase your score as would dedicated physx.Overall a superb gaming system.

[northy84]

wow this system tears through some on here that have 9.0 scores. makes me sad. oh well christmas is comming and i think the wife got me a 920 D0 :). once i get my hands on that then i'll really be able to unleash these 4890's. they hit a speed wall with current cpu limitations.

i tried dedicated physX but it would appear that physX is dumb on purpose to not cooperate with ATI. no matter becasue havok physics engine is working better with ATI now. you should see CoD:MW2 @ beyond 1080P maximum graphic detail. ther are newspapers, dirt, and lots of other debris flying around. best extra physics game i have played so far really noticed the extra crap this time.

[Dragoru]

This. I'll be building it next month. (http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=8279249)

[Ihavenofriends]

OK, I'm curious to see what I'll score with this recent but modest upgrade, my CPU's still the same old one though -
C2Q X9650 @3.9ghz
TRUE 120 BE + 120mm Scythe S-Flex
Asus P5E (X38)
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
1GB Sapphire HD5870
1GB PowerColor HD5870 (both GPU's clocked @900/1250, CFX mode)
128GB Team SSD (OS)
2x 150GB WD Raptor (storage)
1x 620GB WD Caviar (storage)
1x LG DVD ROM
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
1x Benq FP241W + 2x Benq G2400WD (monitors)
Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speaker system + Razer HP1 (5.1 gaming cans)
Logitech G15 v1 + G9
SilverStone OP1000W
64bit Win7 HP
Soldam XR-1 Black Knight

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool: out of :cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[dillonsurdaddy]

Heres my personal pc that i use at work. Ive already posted my main home machine.
This was a budget machine back in the day and i just spend a few bucks maxing it out... tell me what u think!

MSI k9agm2 motherboard
went from onboard ati 1200 >>>9500gt 1gb PCIE running dual 19in 1440x900 monitors
AMD athlon 64 x2 3800>>>> 6000+
2gb of ddr2 333 >>>>>>4gb of ddr2 800

Running on Xp sp3 and vista

No 64 bit yet... but i plan to do that when i move this to windows 7. Will the 64 bit even make much differnce tho?

[LT.Schaffer]

I've Upgraded some parts

CPU:Intel Q9450---->Q9650
MOBO:Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi Edition 775
Graphics Card:Evga Gtx 260 896mb [192 Sps]---->Evga GTX 480
Hard Drives: Western Digital 250GB/Western Digital 1TB
Sound Card:Sound Blaster X-FI Fatal1ty Champion Series
Ram:Kingston HyperX 2GB PC28500
Operating System:Windows XP Pro 32bit SP3
Case:Antec 900
Monitor:Asus VW246H 24"
Speakers:Logitech Z5500 5.1
Headphones:Sennheiser HD555/Razor Carcharias
Keyboard:Logitech G15
Mouse:Razer Death Adder
Mouse Pad:Xtrac Ripper XL

[northy84]

Heres my personal pc that i use at work. Ive already posted my main home machine.
This was a budget machine back in the day and i just spend a few bucks maxing it out... tell me what u think!

9500gt 1gb PCI running dual 19in 1440x900 monitors
AMD athlon 64 x2 6000+
MSI k9agm2 motherboard
4gb of ddr2 800
Running on Xp sp3 and vista
No 64 bit yet... but i plan to do that when i move this to windows 7. Will the 64 bit even make much differnce tho?

you are using 2 monitors, so i assume you are multitasking? depending on what you are multitasking with x64 might be faster. but most definetly win7 will help you out. might want to see about grabbing a faster cpu too if you are truly using all that desktop space. just an opinion, and i didnt check to see what your mobo will support. you might already have the top cou for it afaik.

[northy84]

I've Upgraded some parts

CPU:Intel Q9450---->Q9650
MOBO:Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi Edition 775
Graphics Card:Evga Gtx 260 896mb [192 Sps]---->BFG GTX 285 2GB
Hard Drives: Western Digital 250GB/Western Digital 1TB
Sound Card:Sound Blaster X-FI Fatal1ty Champion Series
Ram:Kingston HyperX 2GB PC28500
Operating System:Windows XP Pro 32bit SP3
Case:Antec 900
Monitor:Asus VW246H 24"
Speakers:Logitech Z5500 5.1
Headphones:Sennheiser HD555/Razor Carcharias
Keyboard:Logitech G15
Mouse:Razer Death Adder
Mouse Pad:Xtrac Ripper XL

looks good to me. imo get win7 and 2 more GB of memory. i would say your perfromance would be just a touch below my rig depending on clock speeds. so i guess around hereabouts thats a 7.0/10

serously how does one get a 10/10 ? do you have to spend 5 grand or sumthing?

[LT.Schaffer]

looks good to me. imo get win7 and 2 more GB of memory. i would say your perfromance would be just a touch below my rig depending on clock speeds. so i guess around hereabouts thats a 7.0/10

I'm going Win 7 As soon as i can..just waiting a little longer.

and i've got 8GB of Ram ready to install aswell.

[northy84]

nice! you should be happy with that for sure.

[Combat Medic]

wow this system tears through some on here that have 9.0 scores. makes me sad. oh well christmas is comming and i think the wife got me a 920 D0 :). once i get my hands on that then i'll really be able to unleash these 4890's. they hit a speed wall with current cpu limitations.

i tried dedicated physX but it would appear that physX is dumb on purpose to not cooperate with ATI. no matter becasue havok physics engine is working better with ATI now. you should see CoD:MW2 @ beyond 1080P maximum graphic detail. ther are newspapers, dirt, and lots of other debris flying around. best extra physics game i have played so far really noticed the extra crap this time.

The reason it is rated a 7.5 is because the HD5xxx series with dx11 was just released.There is no ssd eather + its ddr2 which has gone into obsolescence.Doesn't make the system anny less badass though. My personal system only scores a 9.0 on my scail(need a second 5870 but they are hard to find)

[dillonsurdaddy]

you are using 2 monitors, so i assume you are multitasking? depending on what you are multitasking with x64 might be faster. but most definetly win7 will help you out. might want to see about grabbing a faster cpu too if you are truly using all that desktop space. just an opinion, and i didnt check to see what your mobo will support. you might already have the top cou for it afaik.

Thank northy. ya i multi task alot. about 2 weeks ago i looked at my mobo specs and maxed the ram and processor and video card out.
For sum reason it wont use a PCIE 2.0 so i had to stick with just PCIE which was a bummer... but it works!

[Bulletbrain7]

Newly built this week:

Thermaltake (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0294307) V9 Mid Tower Gaming Case
Seventeam ST-750ZAF 750W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817176004)ATX 12V V2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Intel Core i5-750 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215) Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
GIGABYTE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128400) GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard 2oz Copper PCB, Support 2 Way SLI & CrossFireX plus Smart 6
DIAMOND 5850PE51G Radeon HD 5850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103085&Tpk=5850%20diamond) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227495) (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433) 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Sony Optiarc Black (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030) 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive

[DarkWasp]

Newly built this week:

Thermaltake (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0294307) V9 Mid Tower Gaming Case
Seventeam ST-750ZAF 750W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817176004)ATX 12V V2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Intel Core i5-750 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215) Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
GIGABYTE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128400) GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard 2oz Copper PCB, Support 2 Way SLI & CrossFireX plus Smart 6
DIAMOND 5850PE51G Radeon HD 5850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103085&Tpk=5850%20diamond) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227495) (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433) 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Sony Optiarc Black (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030) 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive

9.6 I say. Great build

[Bulletbrain7]

9.6 I say. Great build

Whoot! Thanks!!!!!!

[Combat Medic]

Case = Coolermaster Cosmos http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138&cm_re=cooler_master_cosmos-_-11-119-138-_-Product

PSU = Corsair 1000 Watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007&cm_re=corsair_power_supply-_-17-139-007-_-Product

CPU = AMD Phenom2 x4 965 Black Edition @ 4.2GHZ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103692&cm_re=965-_-19-103-692-_-Product

Motherboard = Asus M4A79T Deluxe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363

Video Card = HIS ATI HD5870 (will CF once there in stock) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161301&cm_re=5870-_-14-161-301-_-Product

Dedicated physx = EVGA Nvidia GTS250 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130468

Memory = 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 corsair dominator kits http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145266

Hard Drive = OCZ 120GB SSD as primary (not certain if link is the same drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227470 and 2x 1TB western digital HDs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136313

Optical Drives = LG blueray burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136175 Lite-on Dvd burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

[DarkWasp]

Case = Coolermaster Cosmos http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138&cm_re=cooler_master_cosmos-_-11-119-138-_-Product

PSU = Corsair 1000 Watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007&cm_re=corsair_power_supply-_-17-139-007-_-Product

CPU = AMD Phenom2 x4 965 Black Edition @ 4.2GHZ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103692&cm_re=965-_-19-103-692-_-Product

Motherboard = Asus M4A79T Deluxe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363

Video Card = HIS ATI HD5870 (will CF once there in stock) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161301&cm_re=5870-_-14-161-301-_-Product

Dedicated physx = EVGA Nvidia GTS250 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130468

Memory = 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 corsair dominator kits http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145266

Hard Drive = OCZ 120GB SSD as primary (not certain if link is the same drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227470 and 2x 1TB western digital HDs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136313

Optical Drives = LG blueray burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136175 Lite-on Dvd burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Wow... just...

I'd give that
9.8 now
10.0 with CF
If you only account for current games.

Personally I'm willing to give out 10s for gaming, because theres a point where you never drop below a noticable framerate like ever.

[Combat Medic]

Wow... just...

I'd give that
9.8 now
10.0 with CF
If you only account for current games.

Personally I'm willing to give out 10s for gaming, because theres a point where you never drop below a noticable framerate like ever.

Danke...Would of CFed by now but there was a limit of one per customer and i want all my cards to mach.There should be some more in at the end of the month.

[HL2-4-Life]

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool: out of :cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:LOL! Thanks!

[Gosp]

Intel pentium 4 at 3.0

2.5 GB DDR2 RAM

ATI Radeon X300

70 GB Stock hard drive main. I don't know who made it.

1 TB Seagate external hard drive.

No optical drive.


The zombies in L4D2 are blue with yellow clothes. It's lulzy.

[NJuice]

Intel pentium 4 at 3.0

2.5 GB DDR2 RAM

ATI Radeon X300

70 GB Stock hard drive main. I don't know who made it.

1 TB Seagate external hard drive.

No optical drive.


The zombies in L4D2 are blue with yellow clothes. It's lulzy.

9.0

Source engine favours ATI cards!

[bes]

Case = Coolermaster Cosmos http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138&cm_re=cooler_master_cosmos-_-11-119-138-_-Product

PSU = Corsair 1000 Watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007&cm_re=corsair_power_supply-_-17-139-007-_-Product

CPU = AMD Phenom2 x4 965 Black Edition @ 4.2GHZ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103692&cm_re=965-_-19-103-692-_-Product

Motherboard = Asus M4A79T Deluxe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363

Video Card = HIS ATI HD5870 (will CF once there in stock) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161301&cm_re=5870-_-14-161-301-_-Product

Dedicated physx = EVGA Nvidia GTS250 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130468

Memory = 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 corsair dominator kits http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145266

Hard Drive = OCZ 120GB SSD as primary (not certain if link is the same drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227470 and 2x 1TB western digital HDs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136313

Optical Drives = LG blueray burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136175 Lite-on Dvd burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

NICE... I vote a 9.0
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Recent build:
CPU: Athlon II X4 630 @3.0ghz

Motherboard: M4A79XTD EVO

Ram: 8gigs DDR3 1600

Drives: 1 WD VelociRaptor 150gig(OS drive)
4x 60gig Agility Series SSD's in RAID(games ETC)
Pioneer BDR-205BKS Blu-Ray Burner

Video Cards: Diamond HD5870 and PNY 8800GTS(G80:for physx)

Power Supply: 850watt Antec

Monitor: Westinghouse 26" LCD HDMI 3000:1 Contrast Ratio 5ms response time

Case: RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black Mid Tower - clear side panel

CPU Cooling: ZALMAN CNPS9900 NT with Arctic Cooling MX-3

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit OEM

Purpose: Gaming mostly (the 955BE build earlier in this thread will be used for 3D scene rendering etc..)

[Ace o' Spades]

Damn, nice rig. 8.5/10

Mine:

Stock desktop: HP Pavilion a1250n

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+

Memory: 2 GB DDR PC3200 400mhz (Corsair)

Graphics Card: PNY Geforce 9600GT 512mb

Power Supply: OCZ 700W GameXStream

Monitor: Acer X223w (22" 5ms) @ 1680 x 1050

hard Drive: 250GB

OS: Windows XP Professional 32bit (aahhhh yea)

Yea, its a pretty old machine but it plays all Source games, COD 4, Bioshock, and Crysis pretty well. The only thing is the case is so small it tends to run hot so I had to add a few case fans. And the PSU I got is completely overkill.

[Data_Angel_One]

Eh, probably around a 7/7.5.

I have:
AMD Phenom II x4 940 Black Edition @ 3.00GHz
4GB Patriot Extreme (5-5-5-15) 1066MHz
Saphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 GDDR5 1GB
Corsair 750W PSU
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit

[sideways]

Eh, probably around a 7/7.5.

I have:
AMD Phenom II x4 940 Black Edition @ 3.00GHz
4GB Patriot Extreme (5-5-5-15) 1066MHz
Saphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 GDDR5 1GB
Corsair 750W PSU
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit

I give this an 8.8

[Data_Angel_One]

I give this an 8.8

I've got plenty of room to grow too. :cool:

[wassup:)]

this is my pals new rig so be kind lol

AMD Phenom™ II X4 965 Black Quad Core Processor AM3 (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Edition - 64bit English
Thermaltake Element 'T' Gaming Chassis + 700W PSU
ASUS M4A77TD Pro Mainboard- AMD 770 CrossFireX- AM3 Phenom™ II, DDR3 - ATX
4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM - (2x2GB)
1TB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive with 32MB Buffer
22x Dual Layer DVD Writer Super Format +R/-R/RW/RAM
1GB ATI Radeon 5750 Graphics Accelerator GDDR5- ***DirectX 11***
7.1 High def sound card

[Justin K.]

5/10. It's alright

[wassup:)]

5/10. It's alright

lol shush :)

[northy84]

this is my pals new rig so be kind lol

AMD Phenom™ II X4 965 Black Quad Core Processor AM3 (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Edition - 64bit English
Thermaltake Element 'T' Gaming Chassis + 700W PSU
ASUS M4A77TD Pro Mainboard- AMD 770 CrossFireX- AM3 Phenom™ II, DDR3 - ATX
4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM - (2x2GB)
1TB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive with 32MB Buffer
22x Dual Layer DVD Writer Super Format +R/-R/RW/RAM
1GB ATI Radeon 5750 Graphics Accelerator GDDR5- ***DirectX 11***
7.1 High def sound card

solid build to my eyes. i think because of the stock nature of it, its worthy of a 7.5 BUT with some tweaking i bet you could squeeze it some and gain sum points. at least you know there is PLENTY of room to grow with that rig!

[Gonzo0193]

Windows vista home premium
AMD Turion X2 63 (2.3ghz dual core)
Nvidia GeForce 8200G M
3GB DDR2 RAM

[northy84]

Windows vista home premium
AMD Turion X2 63 (2.3ghz dual core)
Nvidia GeForce 8200G M
3GB DDR2 RAM

welcome to the forums.

more info would make it easier, but form what you have said you have a laptop. probly a year old. i guess my rating to you would be 5 / 10. your not going to break any records with that but i bet it plays source games well enough ?

[Gonzo0193]

Yeah its plays source game good, on low. And struggles sometimes with garrys mod. But its terrible with frontlines fuel of war lol.
Yeah its a laptop.
i dont really have much more info on it that i can remember lol =/

[Combat Medic]

Windows vista home premium
AMD Turion X2 63 (2.3ghz dual core)
Nvidia GeForce 8200G M
3GB DDR2 RAM

2 integrated graphics are horrid.

[Combat Medic]

this is my pals new rig so be kind lol

AMD Phenom™ II X4 965 Black Quad Core Processor AM3 (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Edition - 64bit English
Thermaltake Element 'T' Gaming Chassis + 700W PSU
ASUS M4A77TD Pro Mainboard- AMD 770 CrossFireX- AM3 Phenom™ II, DDR3 - ATX
4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM - (2x2GB)
1TB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive with 32MB Buffer
22x Dual Layer DVD Writer Super Format +R/-R/RW/RAM
1GB ATI Radeon 5750 Graphics Accelerator GDDR5- ***DirectX 11***
7.1 High def sound card

Solid system.I would give it a 7.5 out of 10 (which is very respectable)