The Unlimited Budget. Well $8000.00.

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iiz

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So i have 8 thousand dollars saved up to buy a lcd tv surround sound system and a tower.

The a/v stuff sets me back 2k so I'm left with 6k to build the ultimate media gaming pc on this planet mwahahah lol.

I'm having a lot of trouble picking out some awesome parts so if you guys had 6k what would you through into a system(can be a full tower).
 
Maybe it's just me, but if I had $6K to spend on a computer alone, I wouldnt use all of it. Mainly because an ultimate machine would still only run you no more then $4,000, and theres no point in spending hundreds of dollars extra on a part when something that costs half as much is still just as good.

But because i'm bored I will build an "ultimate gaming machine" for you.
 
That is better then i can spend a little more on the tv and surround sound system or get a really nice sofa :D.
 
Spend more on the TV and surround sound system! You can build a very decent HTPC gaming system for about $3000. And remember, in 6 months, no matter what you build, it will be outdated.
 
Ok, heres an overpriced system for ya :D


Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Kentsfield 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562QX6850 - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Ultra Durable 2, Ultra Cooling Intel Motherboard - Retail

2x OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16002GK - Retail

2x DIAMOND 2900XT1GPE Radeon HD 2900XT 1GB 512-bit GDDR4 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

2x HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 (0A34193) 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

2x Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card (Black/Silver) (Eng) - Retail

Thermaltake Toughpower W0133RU ATX12V / EPS12V 1200W Power Supply - Retail

LIAN LI PC-G70B Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

KOOLANCE EX2-750BK Liquid Cooling System - Retail

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - Retail

2x SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM


I would have chosen a Blu-Ray player, but they are out of stock.

Total: $5,604
 
Damn Omega! Those are some nice parts, but way way overkill.

But I know, he wanted an ultimate system.

I think it's a bit much though.

Your video experience will depend mostly on what tv and sound system you buy, the computer is an add on to that. So spend accordingly.
 
mep916 said:
I would get the QX9650. It's suppose to ship the second week of November.
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True, but I built it using parts that are out now.

paratwa said:
Damn Omega! Those are some nice parts, but way way overkill.

But I know, he wanted an ultimate system.

I think it's a bit much though.

Your video experience will depend mostly on what tv and sound system you buy, the computer is an add on to that. So spend accordingly.
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I know it's way overdone, which is what I said earlier, but he said he had a $6K budget, so.. :P
 
i did some looking around and yeah i drop the tower budget to about 3k to about 3.5 i really had not looked into anything prior to posting this so i just allocated a enormous budget to a tower and was going to costco a tv hahah although they have a nice 62" lcd screen for 1.7 i think vizio or something looks kind of nice.

omega yeah that is definatly the ultimate but true the gain i get is not enough to spend an extra 3 grand on
 
iiz said:
omega yeah that is definatly the ultimate but true the gain i get is not enough to spend an extra 3 grand on
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I told you it's pointless to spend that much, but you insisted :P

If you want to cut back, drop the 4 hard drives and add one 750GB hard drive. You may also want to cut back to a DDR2 motherboard and RAM.
 
I highly suggest a WD raptor 74 or 150 just for os and another one for all the files/games programs etc. my comp is killin the hdd (its a quad core). it's the main bottleneck and it's a WD 1500ahfd (games, programs and os are on it)
 
dakaptin said:
I highly suggest a WD raptor 74 or 150 just for os and another one for all the files/games programs etc.
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No. You want to install your games/programs on the the Raptor w/ the OS. Media, documents, etc. should be installed on an independent HD. ;)
 
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mep916 said:
No. You want ot install your games/programs on the the Raptor w/ the OS. Media, documents, etc. should be installed on an independent HD. ;)
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Agreed. You want your game files on the raptor because then the game and it's levels will load faster then if they were on a 7200RPM drive.
 
iiz said:
i did some looking around and yeah i drop the tower budget to about 3k to about 3.5 i really had not looked into anything prior to posting this so i just allocated a enormous budget to a tower and was going to costco a tv hahah although they have a nice 62" lcd screen for 1.7 i think vizio or something looks kind of nice.

omega yeah that is definatly the ultimate but true the gain i get is not enough to spend an extra 3 grand on
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So, whats the budget? :D
 
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