EvansLight Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 For all those nerds out there, here is something for you to ponder:Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 8MB Cache 1066MHz FSBChassis: P2 Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Space BlackSystem Lighting: Standard System Lighting - Terra GreenSystem Cooling: Standard System CoolingPower Supply: 750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power SupplyGraphics Processor: Single 896MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260Memory: 4GB† Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MBMotherboard: NVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI MotherboardOperating System: Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1 – DirectX 10 Ready!System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB CacheOptical Drives : Single Drive Configuration - 20X Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW) w/ LightScribeEnthusiast Essentials: Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet PortsSound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance AudioKeyboard: Standard Keyboard - Standard KeyboardMouse: Standard Mouse - Standard Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll WheelNot exactly my perfect dream system, but very nice indeed. For anyone who remembers ive posted many a different thread on me getting a new computer, but finally, after years of trying my hardest to keep my old junker alive, im getting a new computer. Now if anyone noticed the AlienIce part there, you might realize this is being built by alienware. Now i know i wanted to build my own, but after having priced the exact same system from newegg, i found that this one since it was on sale was only $100 more expensive then if i built it myself. And ive heard alot of good about AlienWare even after Dell bought them out, and not to mention you get a nice warranty and its built by someone who hopefully has done it before xD It should be here tomorrow EL is so excited xD Im going from a 1.3ghz Pentium 4 cpu, with 512mb ram, 128gb old school nVidia gfx card, sitting on an old crappy mobo, with a sound card from a 10yr old gateway, and running on a bootlegged broken down peice o crap copy of XP pro to that.... oh life is going to be sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhookah Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Nice indeed. I am also having to build a new computer. How much did that put you out> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Nice job dude. AW is pretty good on tech support! (Alienware not Al Waha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 $1550 or so without tax/shipping. Considering thats only about $150 over the cost of the same thing from newegg, which i have to build, and its coming from a company that is well known for good systems, as well a nice warranty, and all the parts are working (no newegg rma fun) seems well worth the extra cash. Call me nutts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Holy shit this thing is amazing... everything is just so damn fast xD i think im in love!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Nice specs man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelflage Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 nice. im still using my alienware from 2001 at home.....:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastoffbrett Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 why aren't you using x64 Vista so you can utilize all 4GB of RAM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 For one it wasn't an option when i bought the system. Two eh i could really care less about 64bit right now. Trust me this is good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Looks good EL. I'm a computer programming major and I have a lab class were I get to build a computer.. pretty stoked about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanko Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) That's quite a nice spec list you have there. I've used the GTX260 for a while myself and it works great. Can easily get Crysis: Warhead to 1680x1050 on all High - Very High settings with no problem.Here's a quick core component list of what I hope to have in the near future:Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3PProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 WolfdaleMemory: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000Video: VisionTek 900241 Radeon HD 4850 512MB x2 (Crossfire). I already have one of these.After that, pry going to put a water cooling loop on at least the CPU, maybe the chipset, than later the GPU's.Right now I'm dual booting Windows XP x86 and Windows Vista x64 (just for the DX10.1). Edited October 16, 2008 by melanko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Yea finally got to try Cyrsis on my system today. At first it reccomended i run at all high on my computers max rez, but i decided to be brave and cranked it all the way up. Granted it did drop to around 45fps in major firefights, but still xD Can't wait till i get the second GTX 260 in here and a bigger monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Got my CPU OC'ed up to 2.99ghz and stable and staying cool as well. Even under constant load its not topping about 39c which is only about 5c higher then before i got the CPU running up higher. Also got my memory timing changed and got my score on Windows Experience Index up to a 5.0 Crysis on Very high Settings now runs at around 62fps normal, and 54fps in major firefights. Just think when i add in a second GTX 260 and get the cpu sitting around 3.2ghz and also get some better ram. Oh yea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayne Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Watch that OC. You got the... q6, thats what, Wolfdale? Are known to be a stablehorse for about a 2-3 week period and then get progressively hotter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanko Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 QUOTE (bayne @ Oct 19 2008, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Watch that OC. You got the... q6, thats what, Wolfdale? Are known to be a stablehorse for about a 2-3 week period and then get progressively hotter.E8 series is Wolfdale, dual core, 45nm. Q6 series is Kentsfield, quad core, 65nm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 -Sigh- I wish I had the money for the hobby again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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