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Offline Redtracer7

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Your Thoughts; This Rig
« on: August 29, 2011, 05:03:11 AM »
What do you guys think of this gaming rig?  Its built more towards RTS/Grand Strategy/Heavy Processor gaming instead of graphical performance.

Chassis
Talon - Standard Black
Chassis Fan Kit
Performance Fan Pack
Power Supply
750 Watt Modular
Motherboard
P8P67 Deluxe
Processor
2nd Generation Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz
Processor Cooler
Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2
Processor Overclock
No Processor Overclock
Memory
16GB (4x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3
Video Card
Radeon HD 6950 (2GB)
Sound Card
On-Board Audio
Networking
On-Board Ethernet
Hard Drive
1TB - 7200RPM - 6Gb/s
Optical Drive
24x DVD Writer
Media Reader
Internal Media Reader
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium
Warranty
1 Year Warranty - Parts and Service


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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2011, 07:49:52 AM »
Very much so approved, It really doesn't make a huge difference but taking out one stick of RAM would be something I would do. Reason for that is, with 16gb your not in a multiple of three, thus making it run in double data rate 2 instead of DDR3 like its designed to. ;)

Other than that, I love the setup. I'm on the 2600K as well, OC'ed to 4.81Ghz on air, so if you ever feel like it, you know it will OC quite well. I also would have gone for at least an 850w PSU as well.

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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2011, 08:47:19 AM »
Chassis
Talon - Standard Black
Chassis Fan Kit
Performance Fan Pack
Power Supply
750 Watt Modular
Motherboard
P8P67 Deluxe
Processor
2nd Generation Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz
Processor Cooler
Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2
Processor Overclock
No Processor Overclock
Memory
16GB (4x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3
Video Card
Radeon HD 6950 (2GB)
Sound Card
On-Board Audio
Networking
On-Board Ethernet
Hard Drive
1TB - 7200RPM - 6Gb/s
Optical Drive
24x DVD Writer
Media Reader
Internal Media Reader
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium
Warranty
1 Year Warranty - Parts and Service

O.o Does not compute.

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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2011, 02:56:31 PM »
Very much so approved, It really doesn't make a huge difference but taking out one stick of RAM would be something I would do. Reason for that is, with 16gb your not in a multiple of three, thus making it run in double data rate 2 instead of DDR3 like its designed to. ;)

Other than that, I love the setup. I'm on the 2600K as well, OC'ed to 4.81Ghz on air, so if you ever feel like it, you know it will OC quite well. I also would have gone for at least an 850w PSU as well.
From what I know it's due to the Core i7 architecture and not due to it being DDR3. Core I7 has triple channel I believe.

And it's not the memory ammount that needs to be multiple of 3, but the number of memory sticks used. Though it's not recommended using sticks of varying capacities, so the ammount of RAM tends to be multiple of 3 as a consequence.
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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2011, 03:57:12 PM »
Reason for that is, with 16gb your not in a multiple of three, thus making it run in double data rate 2 instead of DDR3 like its designed to. ;)
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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2011, 06:20:35 PM »
From what I know it's due to the Core i7 architecture and not due to it being DDR3. Core I7 has triple channel I believe.

And it's not the memory ammount that needs to be multiple of 3, but the number of memory sticks used. Though it's not recommended using sticks of varying capacities, so the ammount of RAM tends to be multiple of 3 as a consequence.
Not sure how I got that mixed up lol. Although what I said still is valid according to that since its 4x4 for 16gb and 4x3 is 12gb which is what I use for DDR3 even though I can use 16gb so.
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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2011, 07:52:06 PM »
O.o Does not compute.

Ha!  It didn't for me either, until a couple days ago.  My last real experience with desktop rigs was years ago, so I was out of date.  Thankfully, there is SO MUCH info out there on component parts!


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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2011, 07:53:00 PM »
Other than that, I love the setup. I'm on the 2600K as well, OC'ed to 4.81Ghz on air, so if you ever feel like it, you know it will OC quite well. I also would have gone for at least an 850w PSU as well.

Is overclocking dangerous, heat wise?  I replacing a comp that baked its graphic card... so I'm very wary.


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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2011, 07:58:31 PM »
Is overclocking dangerous, heat wise?  I replacing a comp that baked its graphic card... so I'm very wary.
Don't overclock anything you can't afford to replace.

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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2011, 08:33:34 PM »
Not sure how I got that mixed up lol. Although what I said still is valid according to that since its 4x4 for 16gb and 4x3 is 12gb which is what I use for DDR3 even though I can use 16gb so.
Or he could use 24Gb (3x8Gb) if he ever got a processor/mobo/OS combo that could handle it.
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This is pretty much the golden rule of Overclocking. Or pretty close.
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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2011, 02:22:31 AM »
That rig I posted was available (custom-built) from Falcon Northwest.  I... don't have the patience, or time, to build a rig myself.  So I'm trying to stay under my budget, and hit the capabilities I want, from either Falcon or Origin.


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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2011, 02:36:27 AM »
You said budget was $1800 right? As much as I hate to recommend it... you can get an Alienware Aurora with roughly the same specs of that build for ~$1600.
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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2011, 03:57:48 AM »
You said budget was $1800 right? As much as I hate to recommend it... you can get an Alienware Aurora with roughly the same specs of that build for ~$1600.
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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2011, 04:27:56 AM »
:dry: Do you want your lashings now or later?
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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2011, 03:56:23 PM »
:dry: Do you want your lashings now or later?
Hey, I rag on Alienware as much as the next guy but their desktops aren't so bad if you're going prebuilt anyway. Laptops are another story...
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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2011, 03:49:59 AM »
You said budget was $1800 right? As much as I hate to recommend it... you can get an Alienware Aurora with roughly the same specs of that build for ~$1600.

I am soured on Alienware's brand, unfortunately.

Has anyone got any experience with Cyberpower?  They're dirt, dirt, cheap... but that makes me very wary.


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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #16 on: September 09, 2011, 07:34:53 PM »
Guess not.

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Re: Your Thoughts; This Rig
« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2011, 09:11:15 PM »
Guess not.

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Sorry, I have zero experience with brands. All of my computers were assembled DIY style.
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