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well how i missed this i do not know.



Gigabyte auroa tower case

MSI diamond Plus mother board full 16 up 16 down pci-x

Amd optetron 180 No oc yet my ram is holding that up at 2510 mhz versus stock 2410.

two gigs ddr 3200 ram

two evga 7900 gt in sli

two wd 250 gig drives

two wd 33.6 gig 10k raptors in raid 0 (operating system drive)

two dell 1905 monitors

Plextor 716 a dvd drive

5 120mm variable speed fans on the case

Aero fan controler

MS wireless elite keyboard & mouse

Creative 5.1 sound.







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Futuremark scores

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/m...+gt+sli+and+non+sli&k=14&s=1&l=1&c=1075240434

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Benchmark Module 2.0.139.0

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Report Type Quick Report

Computer 3LG (Grouse's)

Generator Administrator

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 5.2.3790 (Win2003 Retail)

Date 2006-06-10

Time 09:15





--------[ Summary - 3LG (Grouse's) ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Computer:

Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor x64-based PC

Chassis gigabyte aurora case

Power Supply Antec true power eps 12v (+3.3V@32A, +5V@40A, +12V1@19A, +12V2@19A, -12V@1A, +5VSB@2A)

System Cooler 4 120mm fans

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

OS Service Pack Service Pack 1

Internet Explorer 6.0.3790.1830

DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Computer Name 3LG (Grouse's)

User Name Administrator

Logon Domain 3LG

Date / Time 2006-06-10 / 09:15



Motherboard:

CPU Type DualCore AMD Opteron 180, 2400 MHz (12 x 200)

CPU Cooler stock

CPU2 Cooler stock

Motherboard Name MSI K8N Diamond Plus (MS-7220) (2 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x4, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)

Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16, AMD Hammer

System Memory 2048 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)

BIOS Type AMI (12/14/05)

Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)



Display:

Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT (256 MB)

Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT (256 MB)

Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT (256 MB)

3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT

Monitor Dell 1905FP (Digital) [19" LCD] (T6116542ACX9)

Monitor Dell 1905FP (Digital) [19" LCD] (T6116542ABTS)



Multimedia:

Audio Adapter Creative SB Live! 24-bit (CA0106) Integrated Audio Processor on MSI motherboard



Storage:

IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller

SCSI/RAID Controller Mass Storage Controller

SCSI/RAID Controller NVIDIA nForce(tm) RAID Class Controller

SCSI/RAID Controller NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA RAID Controller

SCSI/RAID Controller NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA RAID Controller

SCSI/RAID Controller VAXSCSI Controller

SCSI/RAID Controller WDC WD360GD-00FNA0

SCSI/RAID Controller WDC WD360GD-00FNA0

Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive

Disk Drive NVIDIA STRIPE 68.95G (68 GB)

Disk Drive WDC WD2500JS-00MVB1 (232 GB, IDE)

Disk Drive WDC WD2500JS-00MVB1 (232 GB, IDE)

Disk Drive SanDisk ImageMate 6 in 1 USB Device (3 GB, USB)

Disk Drive SanDisk ImageMate 6 in 1 USB Device

Disk Drive SanDisk ImageMate 6 in 1 USB Device

Disk Drive SanDisk ImageMate 6 in 1 USB Device

Optical Drive PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A (DVD+R9:6x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/4x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)

Optical Drive RQ0322W IAY124Y SCSI CdRom Device

SMART Hard Disks Status OK



Partitions:

C: (NTFS) 70598 MB (55960 MB free)

E: (NTFS) 238472 MB (210480 MB free)

F: (NTFS) 238472 MB (54296 MB free)

Total Size 534.7 GB (313.2 GB free)



Input:

Keyboard Microsoft USB Dual Receiver Wireless Keyboard (IntelliType Pro)

Mouse HID-compliant mouse
 
I agree. However, I notice that you and I have the same PS (Antec True Power Series) and processor (AMD Opteron). :xyxthumbs
 
to be truthfull I am not so sure about this dual rail antec psu i have. It barely fits the bill with the two 7900gt sc,co vid cards i run.



We are finding out that the dual rail psu's are the cause of lots of problems. The cure is seeming to be a much high amp single rail PSU something around 36-40 amps versus the dual rails 19-20 amps per rail.



that may not seem like a difference but here is the key. The way most dual rails are built is they will only allow the full 19 amps on the 2nd rail when the rail it is tied to maxed out. that rarely happens so the mb is under powered, hence the stability issues
 
on the operating system front I run xp pro 64 bit edition other wise known as server 2003. I love it it's alot quicker thann xp home or pro. I had this running in tripple boot for a while when i was getting it up and running.
 
Grouse: One thing I am not going to do is SLI (Not on this box, anyway). I prefer the single 7900 GT because it's sufficient for my basic needs at the moment.



Currently, I am running XP Pro (32 bit) on this rig and may run a test of Vista down the line.



Speaking of video cards, did you see the 7950s yet?
 
in total with the monitors about 3+k. the case the mb, the chip, vid cards, two 250 hdd. was about 2g everything else was a hold over from my previouse P4 3.0, which is down stairs.
 
For what you have, 3k isn't bad at all. My Dell XPS isn't anywhere near the machine, and was more than that!



Wish you lived nearby, I'd have you build my next one!!
 
seattle?





well I priced mine out on newegg and zipzoomfly. then i researched and refined. I can do the same process for you, but you'd have to tell me your budget and what you wanted to get with it in a priority scale.
 
I will certainly keep this in mind. I'm not ready for a new one just yet (just got my XPS six months ago), but will definitely look you up when I am. Thank you!
 
JDookie said:
Just curious, Grouse, what does it cost to build something like that??
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Like Grouse, I got my parts from Newegg. Here's the rough breakdown of the costs involved with my rig.



Opteron 165 Processor: $327

Abit KN8 Mobo: $82

Antec TP2 550 Power Supply: $89.99

2 GB G.Skill DDR 400 RAM: $174.99

Arctic Silver Thermal Compound: $5.99

Lite-On DVD-RW w/ LightScribe: $47.99

Lite-On Combo Drive: $26.99

XFX 7900 GT video card: $299.99

Mitsumi Floppy Drive: $7.99

Cooler Master LED Case Fans: $7
 
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add in 2 dell 1905 monitors



2 wd 36.6 gig 10k raptors,



2 gigs of gigaram ddr 3200



and I traded the 7800's in for two 7900 gt's
 
After reading this thread makes me feel like I need a new rig. Granted, its almost 3 years old now and will still run anything I throw at it, but still, new parts are always fun. Really nice benchmarks Prinz, looks like it turned out well for you.
 
Prometheus, I still have some more "goodies" to get for it including:



500 GB WD SATA drive

2 750 GB Seagate SATA drives

StarTech PCI-E Firewire Card

Round IDE Cable for the CD-ROM and Floppy

Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Sound Card
 
PrinzII said:
Prometheus, I still have some more "goodies" to get for it including:



500 GB WD SATA drive

2 750 GB Seagate SATA drives

StarTech PCI-E Firewire Card

Round IDE Cable for the CD-ROM and Floppy

Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Sound Card
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:woohoo: :xyxthumbs
 
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