Originally Posted by inkfx

You are mistaken about the extreme build. That is a Yorkfield processor with the 45nm die shrink. It's a much better, more efficient CPU and I guarantee it out-clocks and out-performs the Kentsfield. Also, seeing as it's no budget type of build spending that kind of cash doesn't matter to you anyway. I would still replace the Raptors with SSD.

Originally Posted by Steve Da Egg

I'd just like to point out that there is only about a 10%-14% increase with 2 SLI 8800's. It's overkill.

Originally Posted by Doughnutty

Hey lowstrife, add this tutorial on how to build comps to the list:

http://www.corsair.com/systembuild/r...eport_id=12472

Originally Posted by kegonomics

Great suggestions for multiple variations of a computer. Although you can get something similar to the "Completely OMGOMGOMG Crysis @ 30FPS maxed!" for more than half of that price. For example, the processor can be a 2.4 GHz Quad-Core processor and only be 1/4 of the price for the processor you suggested. And then, if you get an ASUS motherboard aswell, they have a program to download that safely and securely allows you to overclock your processor without going too far (thus achieving close to 2.9 GHz). And unless you are rendering Shreck 4 on this computer, there really is no need to get that Processor at 3.0GHz.

And going SLi for graphics is a great idea....If you are willing to dish out the extra dough for the second graphics card (which is less then what you save getting a 2.4 GHz Processor lol). [SLi is when you have two graphics cards rendering on one screen (or more) but for example, we'll say one. One graphics card renders the top half of the screen and the second renders the bottom half, thus limiting the strain on the processors in both graphics cards and your Motherboard's Processor]

P.S. Here is the computer Specs that I just ordered... Currently in Transit

Motherboard - $200
CPU - $280
GFX 1 - $490
GFX 2 - $490
Storage*^ - $310
Memory [x3] - $222 ($74.00 x 3)
Power - $300
Case* - $30

Total: $2322 - HALF THE PRICE!!

*I didn't buy these, I got better deals on Black Friday.
^RAID as Striping.

I ended up paying $1614.95 alltogether after shipping and tax (includes black friday deals and 1x 22" Acer p221w LCD Monitor)

Originally Posted by sIippy

this happened to my friend, it probably means that a virus got on your computer and was transferred to your xbox, thats what happened to him.

Originally Posted by inkfx

Unless you want to play on really high resolutions with everything maxed out still. lol

Originally Posted by inkfx

Unless you want to play on really high resolutions with everything maxed out still. lol

Originally Posted by kegonomics

Great suggestions for multiple variations of a computer. Although you can get something similar to the "Completely OMGOMGOMG Crysis @ 30FPS maxed!" for more than half of that price. For example, the processor can be a 2.4 GHz Quad-Core processor and only be 1/4 of the price for the processor you suggested. And then, if you get an ASUS motherboard aswell, they have a program to download that safely and securely allows you to overclock your processor without going too far (thus achieving close to 2.9 GHz). And unless you are rendering Shreck 4 on this computer, there really is no need to get that Processor at 3.0GHz.

And going SLi for graphics is a great idea....If you are willing to dish out the extra dough for the second graphics card (which is less then what you save getting a 2.4 GHz Processor lol). [SLi is when you have two graphics cards rendering on one screen (or more) but for example, we'll say one. One graphics card renders the top half of the screen and the second renders the bottom half, thus limiting the strain on the processors in both graphics cards and your Motherboard's Processor]

P.S. Here is the computer Specs that I just ordered... Currently in Transit

Motherboard - $200
CPU - $280
GFX 1 - $490
GFX 2 - $490
Storage*^ - $310
Memory [x3] - $222 ($74.00 x 3)
Power - $300
Case* - $30

Total: $2322 - HALF THE PRICE!!

*I didn't buy these, I got better deals on Black Friday.
^RAID as Striping.

I ended up paying $1614.95 alltogether after shipping and tax (includes black friday deals and 1x 22" Acer p221w LCD Monitor)