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  • phasic
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2005
    • 2104
    #1

    Anyone else build their own PCs? Just ordered a new one..

    GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
    Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
    G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
    HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
    2x OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
    HITACHI Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K (0S00163) 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
    ASUS Blu-ray Drive SATA

    (^_^) Cant wait to get it so I can put it together..
    Brief revisit. (mic drop)
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    • Amputate Your Head
      There can be only one
      • Aug 2001
      • 39075
      #2
      Haven't built a pc since the mid 90's.
      100% Macs here now.
      SIG TOO BIG

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        • sandman!
          Icq: 14420613
          • Mar 2001
          • 15431
          #3
          i got something similar

          i7 860
          6 gigs ram
          2 74 gig 15k sas drives in raid 0
          adaptec 2405 controller
          some ati 1 gig video card

          and a few 1.5tb drives for storage.
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            • Big John
              Confirmed User
              • May 2006
              • 470
              #4
              Pretty much stopped doing so when it stopped being significantly cheaper many years ago. Somebody who gets paid less can cut their hands on sharp cases instead.

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                • dav3
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                  • May 2007
                  • 7348
                  #5
                  sounds like a good system
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                    • xenigo
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2001
                      • 8067
                      #6
                      I've got that same motherboard and processor. The one thing I don't have is an SSD. It's a very solid machine. You'll be happy with it.

                      I don't see a power supply on that list, though. I thought I had a power supply that was sufficient, but I had to run back to Fry's and pick up an Antec 750 Earth Watt unit that fixed the booting problem. The machine just simply wouldn't boot before I replaced the power supply.

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                        • woj
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                          • Jul 2002
                          • 47882
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Big John
                          Pretty much stopped doing so when it stopped being significantly cheaper many years ago. Somebody who gets paid less can cut their hands on sharp cases instead.
                          where do you buy your computers from instead? Even now a days I think if you want quality parts, it's still quite a bit cheaper to do it yourself...
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                            • MaDalton
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                              • Feb 2004
                              • 39861
                              #8
                              i did that for many years - also as a business. but the last 4 years i have just bought laptops and will never buy anything else again - unless it's a server
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                                • xenigo
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jan 2001
                                  • 8067
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by MaDalton
                                  i did that for many years - also as a business. but the last 4 years i have just bought laptops and will never buy anything else again - unless it's a server
                                  Notebooks are still pathetically slow compared to these Core i7 desktops with large CPU caches, proper drives, full speed memory, etc.

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                                    • MaDalton
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                                      • Feb 2004
                                      • 39861
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by xenigo
                                      Notebooks are still pathetically slow compared to these Core i7 desktops with large CPU caches, proper drives, full speed memory, etc.
                                      for what - Outlook, ICQ and Internet?

                                      for encoding and video editing i have desktops in my office
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                                        • V_RocKs
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                                          • Nov 2003
                                          • 32449
                                          #11
                                          I used to love it.... then I started buying Dell's because they come and fix them while I am working... Became a business decision.

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                                            • StaceyJo
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                                              • Mar 2008
                                              • 8960
                                              #12
                                              Nope but I have friends who setup PCs.
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                                                • xenigo
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                                                  • Jan 2001
                                                  • 8067
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by MaDalton
                                                  for what - Outlook, ICQ and Internet?

                                                  for encoding and video editing i have desktops in my office
                                                  I thought you said you only bought laptops unless you needed a server

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                                                    • MaDalton
                                                      I am Amazing Content!
                                                      • Feb 2004
                                                      • 39861
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by xenigo
                                                      I thought you said you only bought laptops unless you needed a server
                                                      ok, you got me

                                                      i also bought 2 encoding PCs in the last 4 years
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                                                        • seeandsee
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                                                          • Mar 2006
                                                          • 50945
                                                          #15
                                                          I do, this was my last build: (18 months ago)



                                                          Works perfect for surfing, movies, music and work i do. I am not gamer, and i like console more if i play something.
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                                                            • Jarmusch
                                                               
                                                              • May 2003
                                                              • 12479
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by phasic
                                                              GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
                                                              Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
                                                              G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
                                                              HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
                                                              2x OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
                                                              HITACHI Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K (0S00163) 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
                                                              ASUS Blu-ray Drive SATA

                                                              (^_^) Cant wait to get it so I can put it together..
                                                              What case did you buy?

                                                              Or what existing case are you gonna use?

                                                              Don't know about the rest of you, but for me the case is pretty much the most important and most difficult part to choose in a new pc build. I can literally take weeks to pick one out.

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                                                                • TXXXTN
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Mar 2009
                                                                  • 265
                                                                  #17
                                                                  raid 0 the SSDs!!! then run HDD tune and report back!
                                                                  i need money.

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                                                                    • _Richard_
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • Oct 2006
                                                                      • 30991
                                                                      #18
                                                                      nice system.. that's a badass processor

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                                                                        • Oracle Porn
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                                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                                          • 24433
                                                                          #19
                                                                          very nice pc although from past experiences asus motherboards are better the gigabyte's


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                                                                            • phasic
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Jul 2005
                                                                              • 2104
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by MrBottomTooth
                                                                              I just order from ncix.com now. I can still pick all the parts I want, right down to the exact power supply and CPU fan, but I just pay $50 extra to get them to assemble and test it.
                                                                              Half the joy of it, is building it myself..

                                                                              Originally posted by xenigo
                                                                              I've got that same motherboard and processor. The one thing I don't have is an SSD. It's a very solid machine. You'll be happy with it.

                                                                              I don't see a power supply on that list, though. I thought I had a power supply that was sufficient, but I had to run back to Fry's and pick up an Antec 750 Earth Watt unit that fixed the booting problem. The machine just simply wouldn't boot before I replaced the power supply.
                                                                              I got a corsair 750, im hoping that'll be enough to push this beast.

                                                                              Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                                                              What case did you buy?

                                                                              Or what existing case are you gonna use?

                                                                              Don't know about the rest of you, but for me the case is pretty much the most important and most difficult part to choose in a new pc build. I can literally take weeks to pick one out.
                                                                              I got a Lian Li case, nothing special: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112239

                                                                              Originally posted by AmateurSets
                                                                              raid 0 the SSDs!!! then run HDD tune and report back!
                                                                              Im putting Win 7 on one ssd, and Snow Leopard on the other.

                                                                              Originally posted by _Richard_
                                                                              nice system.. that's a badass processor
                                                                              Preciate it, cant wait to see what it can do ;)

                                                                              Originally posted by Oracle Porn
                                                                              very nice pc although from past experiences asus motherboards are better the gigabyte's
                                                                              Gigabyte > Asus, not to mention i believe they are one of the only mobo manufactures to offer usb 3
                                                                              Brief revisit. (mic drop)

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                                                                                • xenigo
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Jan 2001
                                                                                  • 8067
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Oracle Porn
                                                                                  very nice pc although from past experiences asus motherboards are better the gigabyte's
                                                                                  Asus owns Gigabyte and the Gigabyte motherboards are like Lexus is to Toyota.

                                                                                  They use higher quality capacitors, and this particular motherboard has much thicker traces. When you pick it up it feels like it's made out of lead. lol

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                                                                                    • jwerd
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Jun 2003
                                                                                      • 1953
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      What PSU you using to run this rig?

                                                                                      Btw, be careful with anything G.SKILL's, I just bought a ddr3 kit from them and one of the sticks is bad. Went to look up reviews and sure enough, a lot of people complained about just one stick out of their set being bad. So if you get random reboots and all sorts of bsod's randomly, run a test with memory and save yourself the headache
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                                                                                        • BlackCrayon
                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                          • 19634
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          i pick the parts but get the local pc place to put it together.
                                                                                          you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                                                                            • xenigo
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Jan 2001
                                                                                              • 8067
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by MaDalton
                                                                                              ok, you got me

                                                                                              i also bought 2 encoding PCs in the last 4 years
                                                                                              Your last encoding machines were purchased 4 years ago? Dude, you really should pick up a Core i7 machine... you'll wish you had done it sooner.

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                                                                                                • xenigo
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Jan 2001
                                                                                                  • 8067
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                                                                                                  i pick the parts but get the local pc place to put it together.
                                                                                                  All you need is a screwdriver and 2 hours of your time. And Google... to help with the error beep codes.

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                                                                                                    • Supz
                                                                                                      Arthur Flegenheimer
                                                                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                                                                      • 11057
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      I used to. My last home built was the best computer I have ever had. It was kind of old though. Still pissed my ex-gf convinced me to get rid of it. I am a laptop user now.

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                                                                                                        • Due
                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                          • Mar 2001
                                                                                                          • 3620
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by xenigo
                                                                                                          Notebooks are still pathetically slow compared to these Core i7 desktops with large CPU caches, proper drives, full speed memory, etc.
                                                                                                          I can't say that I agree to that.

                                                                                                          Check my laptop specs below, seems to do pretty well! I can put in another 10 GB DDR3 ram so it have a total of 16 GB DDR3 ram and put in another HD to run in RAID mode, harddisk is a bit slower than normal since I run full Harddisk encryption.

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                                                                                                            • phasic
                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                              • Jul 2005
                                                                                                              • 2104
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by lamerhooD
                                                                                                              What PSU you using to run this rig?

                                                                                                              Btw, be careful with anything G.SKILL's, I just bought a ddr3 kit from them and one of the sticks is bad. Went to look up reviews and sure enough, a lot of people complained about just one stick out of their set being bad. So if you get random reboots and all sorts of bsod's randomly, run a test with memory and save yourself the headache
                                                                                                              PSU: OCZ 700w http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341019

                                                                                                              I will test the ram, hope I dont have a prob..
                                                                                                              Brief revisit. (mic drop)

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                                                                                                                • MK Ultra
                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                  • Jun 2007
                                                                                                                  • 879
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Due
                                                                                                                  I can't say that I agree to that.

                                                                                                                  Check my laptop specs below, seems to do pretty well! I can put in another 10 GB DDR3 ram so it have a total of 16 GB DDR3 ram and put in another HD to run in RAID mode, harddisk is a bit slower than normal since I run full Harddisk encryption.

                                                                                                                  Adding more ram won't make it one bit faster for anything requiring any serious number crunching, like video encoding.
                                                                                                                  At the end of the day that 1.6 Ghz processor will only do X number of calculations per second, you'll be waiting all day for that video to be finished.

                                                                                                                  I get a huge kick out of those guys that start threads looking for the best laptop for video encoding if they were truly serious about working with video they would be getting something a little more suitable, like the workstation I just finished building:

                                                                                                                  2 of these: Xeon W5590 Nehalem-EP 3.33GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core
                                                                                                                  Total of 8 physical cores, 16 virtual
                                                                                                                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117214

                                                                                                                  SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DAL-i-O Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 ATX Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5500 sequence
                                                                                                                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813182192

                                                                                                                  8 gigs ram, (8 more on the way) DDR3 PC3-10600

                                                                                                                  ASUS EAH5770/2DIS/1GD5/V2 Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
                                                                                                                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121355

                                                                                                                  CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS
                                                                                                                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...rsair%20HX1000

                                                                                                                  COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 RC-840-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
                                                                                                                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119187

                                                                                                                  CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler
                                                                                                                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-010-_-Product

                                                                                                                  Windows 7 Pro 64 bit

                                                                                                                  It will run 3 open Procoder windows each running batch WMV encoding at 1.8X realtime,
                                                                                                                  and it's only using 60% CPU



                                                                                                                  This thing fucking scares me


                                                                                                                  (and yes I am bragging just a little bit)

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                                                                                                                    • phasic
                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                      • 2104
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by MK Ultra
                                                                                                                      Adding more ram won't make it one bit faster for anything requiring any serious number crunching, like video encoding.
                                                                                                                      At the end of the day that 1.6 Ghz processor will only do X number of calculations per second, you'll be waiting all day for that video to be finished.

                                                                                                                      I get a huge kick out of those guys that start threads looking for the best laptop for video encoding if they were truly serious about working with video they would be getting something a little more suitable, like the workstation I just finished building:

                                                                                                                      2 of these: Xeon W5590 Nehalem-EP 3.33GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core
                                                                                                                      Total of 8 physical cores, 16 virtual
                                                                                                                      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117214

                                                                                                                      SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DAL-i-O Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 ATX Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5500 sequence
                                                                                                                      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813182192

                                                                                                                      8 gigs ram, (8 more on the way) DDR3 PC3-10600

                                                                                                                      ASUS EAH5770/2DIS/1GD5/V2 Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
                                                                                                                      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121355

                                                                                                                      CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS
                                                                                                                      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...rsair%20HX1000

                                                                                                                      COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 RC-840-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
                                                                                                                      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119187

                                                                                                                      CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler
                                                                                                                      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-010-_-Product

                                                                                                                      Windows 7 Pro 64 bit

                                                                                                                      It will run 3 open Procoder windows each running batch WMV encoding at 1.8X realtime,
                                                                                                                      and it's only using 60% CPU



                                                                                                                      This thing fucking scares me


                                                                                                                      (and yes I am bragging just a little bit)
                                                                                                                      Thanks for shitting all over my new computer, hah
                                                                                                                      Brief revisit. (mic drop)

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                                                                                                                        • MK Ultra
                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                          • Jun 2007
                                                                                                                          • 879
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by phasic
                                                                                                                          Thanks for shitting all over my new computer, hah
                                                                                                                          Sorry dude

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                                                                                                                            • phasic
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                              • 2104
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by MK Ultra
                                                                                                                              Sorry dude
                                                                                                                              Haha no worries, looks like a beast though, im still excited to build mine, been running a macbook for 3 yrs now.
                                                                                                                              Brief revisit. (mic drop)

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                                                                                                                                • MK Ultra
                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                  • Jun 2007
                                                                                                                                  • 879
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by phasic
                                                                                                                                  Haha no worries, looks like a beast though, im still excited to build mine, been running a macbook for 3 yrs now.
                                                                                                                                  It's the first one I've done at that level, I had to RMA the mobo for a short and the firewire card I put in it caught fire (really!) when I turned on the power but other than that it was a lot of fun, I bought a mac pro last year thinking I would give the dark side a try but it just didn't fit my needs, it's now the most expensive PC I've ever bought

                                                                                                                                  And you did something I should have, you went with the SSD drive, I was trying to save a little money after buying the processors so I just went 2-250 gig sata3 striped, but windows is telling me that the read/write is the weak spot in the system.

                                                                                                                                  I've read about windows having trouble recognizing the SSD drive during install, let me know how it works since I'm thinking of going ahead and getting one.

                                                                                                                                  Have Fun

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                                                                                                                                    • phasic
                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                                      • 2104
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by MK Ultra
                                                                                                                                      It's the first one I've done at that level, I had to RMA the mobo for a short and the firewire card I put in it caught fire (really!) when I turned on the power but other than that it was a lot of fun, I bought a mac pro last year thinking I would give the dark side a try but it just didn't fit my needs, it's now the most expensive PC I've ever bought

                                                                                                                                      And you did something I should have, you went with the SSD drive, I was trying to save a little money after buying the processors so I just went 2-250 gig sata3 striped, but windows is telling me that the read/write is the weak spot in the system.

                                                                                                                                      I've read about windows having trouble recognizing the SSD drive during install, let me know how it works since I'm thinking of going ahead and getting one.

                                                                                                                                      Have Fun
                                                                                                                                      I heard people saying they had problems with that but I hope I won't run into that issue, I hear more about TRIM on ssd's and the ones that I purchased offer TRIM with a firmware update.
                                                                                                                                      Brief revisit. (mic drop)

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                                                                                                                                        • xenigo
                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                          • Jan 2001
                                                                                                                                          • 8067
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by MK Ultra
                                                                                                                                          Sorry dude
                                                                                                                                          $3378 just for the CPU's is nothing short of insanity. The Core i7 920 is $289 and does pretty well... Personally I think money would be better spent buying 2 or 3 of these machines if you really need to do something big in a hurry.

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                                                                                                                                            • fris
                                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                              • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                                              • 55700
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by phasic
                                                                                                                                              GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
                                                                                                                                              Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
                                                                                                                                              G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
                                                                                                                                              HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
                                                                                                                                              2x OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
                                                                                                                                              HITACHI Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K (0S00163) 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
                                                                                                                                              ASUS Blu-ray Drive SATA

                                                                                                                                              (^_^) Cant wait to get it so I can put it together..
                                                                                                                                              Just finished building mine.

                                                                                                                                              Thermaltake VH6000BWS Armor+ Full-Tower ATX Case

                                                                                                                                              Asus P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 Socket LGA1366 Motherboard - Socket 1366, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, USB 2.0, RAID

                                                                                                                                              Intel Core i7 960 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 3.2GHZ Bloomfield 8MB
                                                                                                                                              LGA1366 4.8GT/S OEM

                                                                                                                                              Cooler Master V10 Thermal Electric Cooling CPU Fan - Socket
                                                                                                                                              1366/775/754/939/940/AM2,AM3,1156 10 Heat Pipes

                                                                                                                                              Corsair Dominator GT PC12800 RAM - 6GB, DDR3, 1600MHz, Tri Channel

                                                                                                                                              Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200 RPM, 32MB,
                                                                                                                                              SATA-300

                                                                                                                                              XFX Radeon HD 5870 XXX Edition Video Card - 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0,
                                                                                                                                              CrossFireX Ready, Dual DVI, Display Port, HDMI - $467

                                                                                                                                              Pioneer BDR-205 Blu Ray Burner - 12x BD-R, 12x BD-R DL, 2x BD-DE, 16x
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                                                                                                                                                • MK Ultra
                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                  • Jun 2007
                                                                                                                                                  • 879
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by xenigo
                                                                                                                                                  $3378 just for the CPU's is nothing short of insanity. The Core i7 920 is $289 and does pretty well... Personally I think money would be better spent buying 2 or 3 of these machines if you really need to do something big in a hurry.
                                                                                                                                                  Yeah it was a little overboard, but I have 5 video machines and they were all built with 2 of the fastest Xeon processors available at the time, the oldest one is around 7 years old and still works fine (I'm turning into a server next month) and I just continued that tradition.

                                                                                                                                                  I stick with Xeon because they run cooler and have a lower error rate than any other processor, hence the price, it's also why they are used in servers.
                                                                                                                                                  I've had large batch encodings go for 100 hours non-stop without any problems whatsoever.
                                                                                                                                                  For me that kind of stability is worth the money.

                                                                                                                                                  Plus I'm trying to get away from having 5 machines running all the time, it gives me a headache

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                                                                                                                                                    • phasic
                                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                                                      • 2104
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Nice fris
                                                                                                                                                      Brief revisit. (mic drop)

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                                                                                                                                                        • Due
                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                          • Mar 2001
                                                                                                                                                          • 3620
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by MK Ultra
                                                                                                                                                          Adding more ram won't make it one bit faster for anything requiring any serious number crunching, like video encoding.
                                                                                                                                                          At the end of the day that 1.6 Ghz processor will only do X number of calculations per second, you'll be waiting all day for that video to be finished.

                                                                                                                                                          I get a huge kick out of those guys that start threads looking for the best laptop for video encoding if they were truly serious about working with video they would be getting something a little more suitable, like the workstation I just finished building:

                                                                                                                                                          2 of these: Xeon W5590 Nehalem-EP 3.33GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core
                                                                                                                                                          Total of 8 physical cores, 16 virtual
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                                                                                                                                                          SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DAL-i-O Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 ATX Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5500 sequence
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                                                                                                                                                          8 gigs ram, (8 more on the way) DDR3 PC3-10600

                                                                                                                                                          ASUS EAH5770/2DIS/1GD5/V2 Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
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                                                                                                                                                          COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 RC-840-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
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                                                                                                                                                          CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler
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                                                                                                                                                          Windows 7 Pro 64 bit

                                                                                                                                                          It will run 3 open Procoder windows each running batch WMV encoding at 1.8X realtime,
                                                                                                                                                          and it's only using 60% CPU



                                                                                                                                                          This thing fucking scares me


                                                                                                                                                          (and yes I am bragging just a little bit)
                                                                                                                                                          Agreed, that is not a PC but a monster

                                                                                                                                                          The I7 720 run 1.6 ghz with turboboost to 2.8 ghz

                                                                                                                                                          Not sure where you picked up the video encoding, this one is not used for video encoding or gaming, it was just the best laptop I could find with a resolution of **X1080 (screen is 1920x1080)

                                                                                                                                                          My most demanding application is probably either Skype or the MS Office package

                                                                                                                                                          For video rendering, doesnt it make more sense cost and speed wise adding multiple video cards to a machine and use apps that will utilize the video cards instead ? I remember reading about this in the past
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