Hi all,
I'm planning to get a new rig shortly and have been looking around at all parts etc. I'm finally thinking on settling on this but thought I'd throw it to the wolves first for any good advice they could give me.
Case: Lian-Li V2100B Plus Black CASE (NO PSU)
Cabling: Supreme Cable Management and UV Modding - Blue
Window: Plain Precise Machine-Cut Window
Cooling Mesh: Precise Machine-Cut Plain Rectangular for meshing
Airbrushing: Supreme Air-Brushing (Complex Custom Pattern)
Fans type: Blue-LED fans
Cooling: LiquoCool Antarctic TXX (CPU+2Chipset+2VGA+2Mosfets)
PSU: Coolermaster Real Power M1000W Modular PSU
Motherboard: ASUS Striker II Extreme (Nvidia 790i - DDR3)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9650 Extreme @ 4.0Ghz
Memory: (2 x) OCZ DDR3-1800 2x2048MB Platinum Dual Channel
Graphics: (2 x) BFG Nvidia 9800GX2 1024Mb PCIe2 HDCP
Hard Drive: (2 x) 64Gb OCZ 2.5" SATA II SSD Drive
RAID Card: Adaptec 3405 4xSata/SAS PCIe x4 Raid Controller
Storage HD: 1000Gb (1Tb) Hitachi Desktar7200 32mb E-SATA
Optical Drive 2: Lite-On LH-2B1S Blu-Ray SATA DVDR Black
Floppy Drive: Icy Box 16-in-1 internal/external USB Card reader
PCI card: KillerNIC M1 Network Accelerator PCI
PCIe Device: Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT DVB-T TV Tuner
Sound Card: Creative 7.1 X-FI Elite Pro
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition SP2 OEM
Secondary OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit DVD OEM
OS Extras: X-Image on 2.5" 120Gb, Vista opt. and Genesis CD
Tip away!
Thanks in advance
Spangly
New Rig build (Pointers and tips appreciated)
Spangly_boy
Lord Sojar
You are getting this?
http://www.vadim.co.uk/product27133/...QX+Intel-775G3
Well, that is basically a Voodoo PC. If you are indeed able to afford it, you basically will have a system more powerful than my workstation, which is just insane. You have my thumbs up for it, that is one mean PC. Love the dual OSes, but make sure they put on Windows XP Professional SP3, not Home SP2. That is the only thing I see wrong. Oh, and see if you can get a better PSU than Coolermaster, like Thermaltake, ABS, Corsair, or Silverstone. Otherwise, yeh, that rig is nuts.
Price if you don't mind me asking?
EDIT #1: Lian Li cases are great quality, but they are so plain looking.... even with that custom painting and such. I would go Thermaltake, but that is me.
EDIT #2: Go with the Enermax Galaxy 1000w PSU. Better quality. Oh, and their PCs are pretty awesome! Expensive as hell, but I would pay for type of customization if I didn't feel like doing it myself (which I probably wouldn't considering I am too lazy)
http://www.vadim.co.uk/product27133/...QX+Intel-775G3
Well, that is basically a Voodoo PC. If you are indeed able to afford it, you basically will have a system more powerful than my workstation, which is just insane. You have my thumbs up for it, that is one mean PC. Love the dual OSes, but make sure they put on Windows XP Professional SP3, not Home SP2. That is the only thing I see wrong. Oh, and see if you can get a better PSU than Coolermaster, like Thermaltake, ABS, Corsair, or Silverstone. Otherwise, yeh, that rig is nuts.
Price if you don't mind me asking?
EDIT #1: Lian Li cases are great quality, but they are so plain looking.... even with that custom painting and such. I would go Thermaltake, but that is me.
EDIT #2: Go with the Enermax Galaxy 1000w PSU. Better quality. Oh, and their PCs are pretty awesome! Expensive as hell, but I would pay for type of customization if I didn't feel like doing it myself (which I probably wouldn't considering I am too lazy)
Spangly_boy
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Price if you don't mind me asking?
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I thought SP3 had been delayed, or am I behind the news a bit.
As for PSU, how's Enermax coping these days?
Oh, and do you think its viable to wait until Nvid's release they're GTX280 or press ahead with this.
Thanks Rahja. I remeber u when you were in Lazy! Good man and good times!
Spangly
Tamuril elansar
lian li cases look boring.
for the rest its way too good.
for the rest its way too good.
lordpwn
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I thought SP3 had been delayed, or am I behind the news a bit.
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I've been using it for a few weeks and I can't really notice anything different apart from the Internet Connection Sharing feature failing to work. I needed an excuse to buy a router anyway.
Lord Sojar
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I've been quoted at £9,450 English money which although sounds a lot, isnt really as I've had a windfall on the lottery and want to gank out my Rig for the next couple of years. I looked at Vadim firstmost and foremost and thats where i took the build spec from, although I plan a specialist build through an external company.
I thought SP3 had been delayed, or am I behind the news a bit. As for PSU, how's Enermax coping these days? Oh, and do you think its viable to wait until Nvid's release they're GTX280 or press ahead with this. Thanks Rahja. I remeber u when you were in Lazy! Good man and good times! Spangly |
Enermax's Galaxy series PSUs are totally insane. They have hybrid technology in them, as well as internal heatpipe dissipation. Go for it.
Also, I was looking through. They offer friggin Cellshock memory... that is NUTS. Get the Cellshock 2x1024 1860 DDR3 RAM, and get 2x order of it, for a total of 4GBs.
And also, for your storage drive, get the 750GB Samsung Spinpoint. That is seriously like the best drive in the universe.
Drop the Killer N1 network card (it will bottleneck that system.
Don't bother with a sound card, the onboard sound on the 780/790 nvidia chipsets is great. Creative's drivers for Vista... well they don't really work too well....ok, they just suck, period.
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There was a slight delay due to some Microsoft enterprise app failing to work with it, but it's been available in MS's download center for almost a month and will probably get pushed to users through automatic updates sometime during summer.
I've been using it for a few weeks and I can't really notice anything different apart from the Internet Connection Sharing feature failing to work. I needed an excuse to buy a router anyway. |
The Way Out
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I am using a dev GTX 280 right now, and I am 100% serious when I say... WAIT FOR IT. This card is insanity, and I helped give birth to it. It is my baby... my precious.... precious, yessss...MY PRECIOUS!
Enermax's Galaxy series PSUs are totally insane. They have hybrid technology in them, as well as internal heatpipe dissipation. Go for it. Also, I was looking through. They offer friggin Cellshock memory... that is NUTS. Get the Cellshock 2x1024 1860 DDR3 RAM, and get 2x order of it, for a total of 4GBs. And also, for your storage drive, get the 750GB Samsung Spinpoint. That is seriously like the best drive in the universe. Drop the Killer N1 network card (it will bottleneck that system. Don't bother with a sound card, the onboard sound on the 780/790 nvidia chipsets is great. Creative's drivers for Vista... well they don't really work too well....ok, they just suck, period. Really? I noticed about a 10% performance boost in Guild Wars, about 5% in most other games. Seems to be a bit more optimized, and the enhanced security is a BIG +. |
That system is better that two of our servers here. hahahaha
I like the idea of dual OSes on that rig, however, I would drop XP totally. I would go Vista64 and Fedora9 64. However, that is me... hahahaha. I would love to have that as a testing station... man... I need to upgrade soon. hahahahaha
Spangly_boy
I am a windows fanboy, and truthfully have no experience of any other type of OS so I'll probably stay the way I am and request SP3 Prof Edition.
The GTX280 is basically the 9900 right? HOw come its gonna be such a step up?
The GTX280 is basically the 9900 right? HOw come its gonna be such a step up?
Snograt
Can't knock Lian-Li - they are like must-have cases amongst the modding community. Almost like a badge of pride.
You've just asked Rajah an awkward question - he's gonna come back with a wall of text that won't really tell you anything but will seriously make you want to wait for that GTX 280.
[Edit]Ye gods! It's £1100 just for the airbrushing!
You've just asked Rajah an awkward question - he's gonna come back with a wall of text that won't really tell you anything but will seriously make you want to wait for that GTX 280.
[Edit]Ye gods! It's £1100 just for the airbrushing!
The Way Out
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Originally Posted by Spangly_boy
I am a windows fanboy, and truthfully have no experience of any other type of OS so I'll probably stay the way I am and request SP3 Prof Edition.
The GTX280 is basically the 9900 right? HOw come its gonna be such a step up? |
Tamuril elansar
i'm not sure but i think the GT280 ain't the same as the 9900.
Edit: nvm, i need to learn to read wikipedia ><
edit 2: wikipedia says prices of GT260 are around 449 dollar(290euro) and GT280 will be 600 dollar(387euro), seems fair to me
Edit: nvm, i need to learn to read wikipedia ><
edit 2: wikipedia says prices of GT260 are around 449 dollar(290euro) and GT280 will be 600 dollar(387euro), seems fair to me
Brianna
That's the Gem of Lian Li cases, simple, yet elegant. 
That's why I bought mine, the PC-7B Plus II, it's a mid tower yes - but this isn't an extreme gaming machine either, if I was building an extreme system I'd go with a full tower. Unfortunately this is the only version (of its type, PC-60/65-B) that has 120mm intake and exhaust, so thus it didn't come with a stock window side panel, but that's why it's a mod case isn't it? I'm going to order a new panel soon.
I think the Asus Striker II Extreme was the 790i version that had the water block on the north bridge, was it not? I read in a lot of reviews that it's leaky in a lot of cases.
But I'd just wait until the 280GTX as well, seems like it's a hefty card. Either way, that system looks pretty amazing none the less.
That's why I bought mine, the PC-7B Plus II, it's a mid tower yes - but this isn't an extreme gaming machine either, if I was building an extreme system I'd go with a full tower. Unfortunately this is the only version (of its type, PC-60/65-B) that has 120mm intake and exhaust, so thus it didn't come with a stock window side panel, but that's why it's a mod case isn't it? I'm going to order a new panel soon.I think the Asus Striker II Extreme was the 790i version that had the water block on the north bridge, was it not? I read in a lot of reviews that it's leaky in a lot of cases.
But I'd just wait until the 280GTX as well, seems like it's a hefty card. Either way, that system looks pretty amazing none the less.
Spangly_boy
This thing ere - is actually the crux of the machine I'm gonna spend some of my winnings on, alterations suggested so far include
SP3 of XP, Enermax Powersupply 1000W and Cellshock Memory.
I'm gonna hold par until the gtx280 arrives per se, although i am worried on the siz of the thing and whether the £1300 of cooling I'm buying will fit. I'm sure Vadim will address that for me at a price.
Do I ask for Stable overclocking (5-40%) or Extreme (10-50%)?
How is this not a Gaming rig? It will literally fly through space at warp 10k.
Btw, I confess I do not know the ins and outs of PC's but I can hold my own, This is just a Vanity object bought with Money I didn't have a month ago.
Also,
Do you guy's suggest linking to an LCD TV/ Plasma, or go for a 26" tft etc?
SP3 of XP, Enermax Powersupply 1000W and Cellshock Memory.
I'm gonna hold par until the gtx280 arrives per se, although i am worried on the siz of the thing and whether the £1300 of cooling I'm buying will fit. I'm sure Vadim will address that for me at a price.
Do I ask for Stable overclocking (5-40%) or Extreme (10-50%)?
How is this not a Gaming rig? It will literally fly through space at warp 10k.
Btw, I confess I do not know the ins and outs of PC's but I can hold my own, This is just a Vanity object bought with Money I didn't have a month ago.
Also,
Do you guy's suggest linking to an LCD TV/ Plasma, or go for a 26" tft etc?
Brianna
I'd say go with a monitor..LCD/Tft the likes. If you can afford it, one giant one at that, 26-28 inches would be intense. I'd be sitting back just to see everything, I think my 22 inch is still pretty huge right now.
And since it has water cooling, go to town on it if you want. I'm sure they're not going to let it leave the factory being unstable or running too hot.
And since it has water cooling, go to town on it if you want. I'm sure they're not going to let it leave the factory being unstable or running too hot.
Lord Sojar
The GTX 280 is similar in architecture to the 9800 GPUs on 1 or 2 things, but the vast majority of the card are drastically different in areas spanning across the whole card.
Seriously, I am using one right now... it is completely INSANE.
Good man, thanks for listening to my advice, you won't regret it. I have some more advice for you. Spend the extra 100 for the TXST liquid cooling system. The memory is far more important than the mosfets. Also, don't forget to drop the Killer N1 network card, totally unnecessary.
As for overclocking... if they know what they are doing and warrant their systems, I don't see why you shouldn't go for Extreme OCing.
For the TV vs Monitor question. You definitely don't want a plasma... talk about artifacting and ghosting, lol. You want to go with a good TFT LCD monitor, buy it separately. Don't pay Vadim's markup. I assume you don't mind spending a lot of money, so here is what you absolutely should get:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...or%20-%20Black
or this one if you want the best picture of any PC monitor on the planet. Kiss your bank account goodbye though, lol.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...Glossy%20Black
- 65nm fabrication system, with yours' truly heading development on it.
- Fully enabled CUDA coding
- Integrated PhysX technology (GPGPU)
- New memory architecture, with parallel caching and prefetch
- Improved shader architecture
- Triple SLi ready
- Parallel stream processor architecture
- Badassiture? *stares at NDA*
Seriously, I am using one right now... it is completely INSANE.
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This thing ere - is actually the crux of the machine I'm gonna spend some of my winnings on, alterations suggested so far include
SP3 of XP, Enermax Powersupply 1000W and Cellshock Memory. I'm gonna hold par until the gtx280 arrives per se, although i am worried on the siz of the thing and whether the £1300 of cooling I'm buying will fit. I'm sure Vadim will address that for me at a price. Do I ask for Stable overclocking (5-40%) or Extreme (10-50%)? How is this not a Gaming rig? It will literally fly through space at warp 10k. Btw, I confess I do not know the ins and outs of PC's but I can hold my own, This is just a Vanity object bought with Money I didn't have a month ago. Also, Do you guy's suggest linking to an LCD TV/ Plasma, or go for a 26" tft etc? |
Good man, thanks for listening to my advice, you won't regret it. I have some more advice for you. Spend the extra 100 for the TXST liquid cooling system. The memory is far more important than the mosfets. Also, don't forget to drop the Killer N1 network card, totally unnecessary.
As for overclocking... if they know what they are doing and warrant their systems, I don't see why you shouldn't go for Extreme OCing.
For the TV vs Monitor question. You definitely don't want a plasma... talk about artifacting and ghosting, lol. You want to go with a good TFT LCD monitor, buy it separately. Don't pay Vadim's markup. I assume you don't mind spending a lot of money, so here is what you absolutely should get:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...or%20-%20Black
or this one if you want the best picture of any PC monitor on the planet. Kiss your bank account goodbye though, lol.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...Glossy%20Black
Snograt
You hear a whisper on the wind:
OLED is coming....
OLED is coming....
Lord Sojar
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You hear a whisper on the wind:
OLED is coming.... |
Admael
OLED will probably be here in one more year, but I trust it'll cost more than that computer
And LED backlit is the next best thing to OLED and SED
And LED backlit is the next best thing to OLED and SED
Brianna
OLED? SED? Never heard of it.
What's the advantages, what does it do?
What's the advantages, what does it do?
Spangly_boy
ok
So the new Card hits the market, and before i settle on a biuld I am faced with yet another dilemma in the ever changing environment.
Do I adapt my plans to include an Intel Skulltrail so I can get 2 QX9775 CPUs ?
Effectively running 8 x 3.2Ghz with 1600fsb? or is this indeed more overkill than what I already have planned?
Finally decided on 16Gb of Crucial (CL5) Memory.
So the new Card hits the market, and before i settle on a biuld I am faced with yet another dilemma in the ever changing environment.
Do I adapt my plans to include an Intel Skulltrail so I can get 2 QX9775 CPUs ?
Effectively running 8 x 3.2Ghz with 1600fsb? or is this indeed more overkill than what I already have planned?
Finally decided on 16Gb of Crucial (CL5) Memory.
zamial
My opinion: upgrade to a thermaltake 1500 watt psu, and 3 x280 in tri-sli.
that mod alone will make the e-peen surge.
Skull trail should have been called numskull trail, it has its own issues and While everyday there a few more software apps that use multi-threading few do. a quad is all you need.
Also I am not super familiar with the sata2 hard drive but the velocoraptors are sweet. 1 veloco for os/os's, 2 in raid for apps, 1 tera drive for a shadow copy of the raid disks and a lil storage space left over or to shadow the 1st veloco.
other than that, grats on winnings and new comp set-up.
now we have achieved complete over kill.
that mod alone will make the e-peen surge.
Skull trail should have been called numskull trail, it has its own issues and While everyday there a few more software apps that use multi-threading few do. a quad is all you need.
Also I am not super familiar with the sata2 hard drive but the velocoraptors are sweet. 1 veloco for os/os's, 2 in raid for apps, 1 tera drive for a shadow copy of the raid disks and a lil storage space left over or to shadow the 1st veloco.
other than that, grats on winnings and new comp set-up.
now we have achieved complete over kill.
Spangly_boy
lol, I dont care for epeen
I think maybe the whole idea of me getting this thing is too much, as when on earth will I ever use all of its power ^.^
I get bamboozled all to fast with the numbers thrown about for performance etc.
I think maybe the whole idea of me getting this thing is too much, as when on earth will I ever use all of its power ^.^
I get bamboozled all to fast with the numbers thrown about for performance etc.
zamial
Well being on the bleeding edge is an expensive propistion BUT the system here will (more than likly) play any game you want at max or near max settings for at least the next 2-3 years. If all you plan on ever doing is enjoying guildwars then take solice in knowing that you can watch a movie,play guildwars, use a voip, monitor stock prices, download music, and IM all at the same time, plus whatever else you wanted to do. there are some very good games comming.
Spangly_boy
true, Cant wait for duke nukem forever, mirrors edge and many more, I dont just play guilds so thats a bonus, I use GIS mapping software in my job and take work home with me often. I have had times where my output spread sheet in excel has been over 60000 rows and 200 columns all with outputtable data. anywho thats another story.
Lord Sojar
You may now purchase your dream PC. If your budget is still insane, go for the extreme overclocked quad core Intel 45nm processor with 3x GTX 280s in Tri-SLi config. Mind you, your PC will have more than 3 Teraflops of processing power, but who cares!?!! MUAHAHHA!
The Meth
Christ, you make me envious. As soon as you get this I want to know how many instances of Crysis you can run at once.
Lord Sojar
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Christ, you make me envious. As soon as you get this I want to know how many instances of Crysis you can run at once.
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The Meth
After spending all this money on such a super computer, the only thing left to do is a HAL 9000 case mod. That makes it priceless.
Lord Sojar
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After spending all this money on such a super computer, the only thing left to do is a HAL 9000 case mod. That makes it priceless.
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Spangly_boy
~That is probably one of the best idea's I have ever heard of. It'd actually cut down the cost a bit also, considering I was going to pay almost 1500£ for a paint job. All I need now is an Red globed eye on the front of the machine .
Dude's you have made my day with this, I'll see what they can do.
Can't wait for Minesweeper on this beast ^ ^
.Dude's you have made my day with this, I'll see what they can do.
Can't wait for Minesweeper on this beast ^ ^
Hannes
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OLED? SED? Never heard of it.
What's the advantages, what does it do? |
"...A significant benefit of OLED displays over traditional liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is that OLEDs do not require a backlight to function. Thus they draw far less power and, when powered from a battery, can operate longer on the same charge. Because there is no need to distribute the backlight, an OLED display can also be much thinner than a LCD panel. OLED-based display devices also can be more effectively manufactured than LCDs and plasma displays. However, degradation of OLED materials has limited their use..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic...emitting_diode
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/oled.htm
Hehe I also learned something new today
EDIT: But back on topic... I can't give any tips/info, just wanted 2 say how envious I am! lol
Enjoy it dude, post some pics once u have it
Spangly_boy
Thought I'd update you guys who gratefully gave me pointers though this thread and by PM as I've moved onto AoC since I ordered my beast.
As some of you may know, Vadim have ceased trading and were due to ship my Computer 4 days after they announced going into Liquidation. I am now going to be involved in a court case (as a creditor) to get my money back.....
Dreams up in smoke.. pretty much like my primary account bannage in GW.
Regards
Spangly
As some of you may know, Vadim have ceased trading and were due to ship my Computer 4 days after they announced going into Liquidation. I am now going to be involved in a court case (as a creditor) to get my money back.....
Dreams up in smoke.. pretty much like my primary account bannage in GW.
Regards
Spangly
isildorbiafra
O.o, life a biaaatch
imnotyourmother
Here is what I came up with
Case: Lian-Li PC-201B Black CASE (NO PSU)
Cabling: Supreme Cable Management and UV Modding - Blue and Red
Window: Complex Custom Precise Machine-Cut Window
Cooling Mesh: Precise Machine-Cut Artistic Skulls
Airbrushing: Supreme Air-Brushing (Portrait)
Fans type: Non-LED fans
Cooling: LiquoCool Antarctic TXST (2xCPU+2xChipset+2VGA+Memory)
PSU: Enermax Galaxy Modular DXX 1000W PSU
Motherboard: ASUS Striker II Extreme (Nvidia 790i - 1600/1333 FSB DDR3)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770 Extreme Retail (4x3.20GHz 1600FSB 12Mb)
Memory: G.Skill DDR3-1600 2x2048MB PI CL7 Dual Channel Kit
Graphics: BFG Nvidia 280GTX OC 1024Mb PCIe 2.0 HDCP
Hard Drive: 74Gb WD Raptor 10000rpm 16mb SATA
RAID Card: Areca 1280ML 24xSata/SAS PCIe x8 Raid Controller
Storage HD: 300Gb VelociRaptor 10000rpm 16mb SATA II
Optical Drive: Plextor PX-810SA/T3B SATA 18x DL DVDRW Black Retail
Optical Drive 2: LG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray RW-HD-ROM Black SATA
Floppy Drive: Lian-Li 3.5" Aluminium 25 in 1 Card Reader and USB (Black)
PCI card: Matrox GC RTX100 Video Editing
PCIe Device: Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT DVB-T TV Tuner PCI-Express x1
Sound Card: Creative 7.1 X-FI Elite Pro
Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP2 OEM
Secondary OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 32 bit DVD OEM
OS Extras: X-Image on 2.5" 120Gb, Vista opt. and Genesis CD
Building: Express Build (5-10 working days)
Overclocking: Extreme Overclocking (10-50% - CPU/Memory/VGA) (NOT RECOMMENDED)
Warranty: Deluxe 3 Year Collect and Return-Onsite Warranty
Free T-Shirt: Vadim Computers Baseball T-Shirt (XL)
Packaging: Aluminium Custom Trunk (Full Towers - 80x80x40)
Changes: Changes to the configuration are possible
Total: £10872.53 In USD that is a punny $ 23,919.57
Or just wait 3 months and get it for 50 bucks
Case: Lian-Li PC-201B Black CASE (NO PSU)
Cabling: Supreme Cable Management and UV Modding - Blue and Red
Window: Complex Custom Precise Machine-Cut Window
Cooling Mesh: Precise Machine-Cut Artistic Skulls
Airbrushing: Supreme Air-Brushing (Portrait)
Fans type: Non-LED fans
Cooling: LiquoCool Antarctic TXST (2xCPU+2xChipset+2VGA+Memory)
PSU: Enermax Galaxy Modular DXX 1000W PSU
Motherboard: ASUS Striker II Extreme (Nvidia 790i - 1600/1333 FSB DDR3)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770 Extreme Retail (4x3.20GHz 1600FSB 12Mb)
Memory: G.Skill DDR3-1600 2x2048MB PI CL7 Dual Channel Kit
Graphics: BFG Nvidia 280GTX OC 1024Mb PCIe 2.0 HDCP
Hard Drive: 74Gb WD Raptor 10000rpm 16mb SATA
RAID Card: Areca 1280ML 24xSata/SAS PCIe x8 Raid Controller
Storage HD: 300Gb VelociRaptor 10000rpm 16mb SATA II
Optical Drive: Plextor PX-810SA/T3B SATA 18x DL DVDRW Black Retail
Optical Drive 2: LG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray RW-HD-ROM Black SATA
Floppy Drive: Lian-Li 3.5" Aluminium 25 in 1 Card Reader and USB (Black)
PCI card: Matrox GC RTX100 Video Editing
PCIe Device: Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT DVB-T TV Tuner PCI-Express x1
Sound Card: Creative 7.1 X-FI Elite Pro
Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP2 OEM
Secondary OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 32 bit DVD OEM
OS Extras: X-Image on 2.5" 120Gb, Vista opt. and Genesis CD
Building: Express Build (5-10 working days)
Overclocking: Extreme Overclocking (10-50% - CPU/Memory/VGA) (NOT RECOMMENDED)
Warranty: Deluxe 3 Year Collect and Return-Onsite Warranty
Free T-Shirt: Vadim Computers Baseball T-Shirt (XL)
Packaging: Aluminium Custom Trunk (Full Towers - 80x80x40)
Changes: Changes to the configuration are possible
Total: £10872.53 In USD that is a punny $ 23,919.57
Or just wait 3 months and get it for 50 bucks
Quaker
My only advice - if you won something like $1 million, then sure, waste $23k on a computer (after all, you DO get a free T-shirt!). But if the $23k is a significant portion of your winnings, you'll be kicking yourself later on for wasting so much money on a toy that will be "obsolete" in a few years. Just imagine if you had spent that on a P4 rig with dual 8800GTs a few years ago and what it would be worth now. (A Q6600 with a single GTX 280 or HD4870x2 would spank it.)
You could save that 23k and buy yourself a very good rig every year for the next 10 years or so.
You could save that 23k and buy yourself a very good rig every year for the next 10 years or so.
Jumping Is Uselss
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You could save that 23k and buy yourself a very good rig every year for the next 10 years or so.
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But since the OP has a large sum of money in hand, he should go for it.
Elder III
if the OP has a large amount of money in hand then he can put 100k aside and buy the best of the best of the best every 3 years for the next 2 decades. 
Or if you turn around and sell your "obsolete" old rig you could add another decade on to that I bet.
hehe - don't mind me, it's always fun playing with other peoples money XD
Or if you turn around and sell your "obsolete" old rig you could add another decade on to that I bet. hehe - don't mind me, it's always fun playing with other peoples money XD
Crimson Flame
The OP no longer has such a large sum of money in hand. As posted a little while ago, the company went bankrupt and now he has to go to court as an unsecured creditor in order to recover that spent money. The general rule of thumb is that unsecured creditors typically recover about 10% of the money they are owed by the insolvent debtor.
OP, sucks for your loss. I feel for you, man.
OP, sucks for your loss. I feel for you, man.
Spangly_boy
Indeed Crimson, lol your the only person who replied that grasped the situation. I think it teaches me not to put all my eggs in one basket. I'm informed that maybe I will receive my computer if a few other customers pay up, as they are trying to honour the people who placed orders in the recent weeks/months.
As for the wallet, it won't be light for a while I have enough to tide myself and most of my family over for at least 15 years, thats besides the point tho.
If you want custommade then do it yourself and don't depend on these 'fringe' companies to build it for you.
If you havent got the cash, go for a big name and get 90% of the performance you would have got with your custom, soe people are enthusiast and like to squeeze fps out of their rigs lol.
As for a replacement for this mishap I went to www.meshcomputers.com, they have some very nice computers and offer reasonable price.
Roll on GW2, the exile is killing me.
As for the wallet, it won't be light for a while I have enough to tide myself and most of my family over for at least 15 years, thats besides the point tho.
If you want custommade then do it yourself and don't depend on these 'fringe' companies to build it for you.
If you havent got the cash, go for a big name and get 90% of the performance you would have got with your custom, soe people are enthusiast and like to squeeze fps out of their rigs lol.
As for a replacement for this mishap I went to www.meshcomputers.com, they have some very nice computers and offer reasonable price.
Roll on GW2, the exile is killing me.
Snograt
/sigh
I know it's been a bad time with Vadim going bust (had similar problems with Evesham) and I know you felt the need to go with a big name company, but Mesh?
http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/
or even Dell-in-disguise http://www.alienware.co.uk/
I know it's been a bad time with Vadim going bust (had similar problems with Evesham) and I know you felt the need to go with a big name company, but Mesh?
http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/
or even Dell-in-disguise http://www.alienware.co.uk/