dna23
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Bioshock is amazing on it... COD4 and Crysis to come soon 
Quad Q6600 OC'd to 3.00GHz
Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680 SLi
Corsair DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (4x1GB)
1 x 500GB WD HD
2 x 160GB Seagate HD
2x NVIDIA 8800 GTX 768MB in SLi
OCZ 1010W Next Generation Power Supply
Rather good set up I think 
As I got it
Wiring needed looking at, it was an absolute mess.
So I took some time rewiring it and playing about and was left with:
I'm waiting on a Corsair Memory Cooler and I may play about with the front, make the CD drive a slim line one at the bottom and have 3 x 120mm fans running up the entire front.
Sorry about the pics, they're a bit dodgy as I took them on a new camera, just got the Nikon D70s and new lenses, still playing about
[Edited on 09-11-2007 by dna23]
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dannymccann
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jesus H christ that is a spec an half!!! how much did that set you back? 
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dna23
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1800 notes give or take, with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate Office 2007.
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dannymccann
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o my thats a lot of dosh, although unless u are one of these people who upgrades as and when a new technology comes out you will probly get 3 years at least out of that??
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dna23
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Should do, had an Alienware before which was a lot but did me for about 4 years. There is new technology coming out and I know that but I thought fuck it, can't be doing with sitting around for ages waiting for prices to drop and new stuff to come out as you're fighting a losing battle.
Will do me for my last 3 years of uni then I can upgrade again
Have some bits for sale from my last PC as well some people may be interested in... may post them up in the for sale section.
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dannymccann
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ill have a gander, not long put new parts into this one, but always worth having a look
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dna23
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Your's will probably be better, it's fairly old not even duo core just would suit someone perfectly as an everyday machine.
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Cosmo
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Run the power cables up the other side of the optical drive/HDD part, should hide it wway a little more when side is off, or behind the mobo tray if its got a removable one.
Looks good though, you know what I said about the spec when you u2u'd but you had already ordered it, but if your keeping it for a while then the two cards may well work out a good option when games finally take advantage of them!
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dna23
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Was intending to do that but couldn't be arsed  so ran them up this side, ideally one day i'll take it apart, cut the back metal case up to feed through the cables directly down to the PSU and so on, really tidy it up but for now and getting them out of the way of the fans it's done the job perfectly.
The two cards at the moment are both pretty high spec anyway on the market, most games would run perfectly with one let alone two but yes I appreciate it's still new technology they need to sort out properly and when they do, it should be good.
Also went for Vista 64 bit, mainly for CAD reasoning - so far.... it's been fine. But i shall wait and see!
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Cosmo
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I cant believe how the cables came though For £1800 you'd of expected them to of hid them away well for you!!
Should look  once your all done though!
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dannymccann
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you didnt build it?? u couldve saved loads surely?
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Cosmo
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I do love that Tuniq cooler though
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Russ
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nice rig, but OMG THE PRICE! simebody ahs probably already said it, but, you could of built it for less
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_Allan_
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100pcs-x-Cable-Ties-100-x-2-5-2-5mm-BLACK-Small-Tidy_W0QQitemZ170166898565QQihZ007QQcategoryZ67858QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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dna23
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Without meaning to sound like a dick, I priced it up and it wasn't much less. Also buying it as a built PC means if I have a problem I can just go straight back to them for a fix, If i bought bits left right and centre I'd be in trouble when it comes down to whats to blame for the problem, who fixes it or exchanges bits .etc I know theres manufacturers warranties but this way was much easier for only a little bit more.
Also I lacked the knowledge of building it, only once I got it and took my old one apart, played around did I learn. Next time I may build it myself but I have the money to spend so it's not an issue.
_Allan_ been looking for those adhesive base ones for a while now, cheers!
Specced up without buying it ready built it costs £1762 but that is using one site only not shopping around all over. Hardly that much of a saving and thats not including the Office 2007 which RRPs for about 350-450
[Edited on 09-11-2007 by dna23]
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Cosmo
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the warranty and support is the big thing IMO for not building it yourself, and with the money off most PC builders get the parts for it tends not to come out much more expensive than building it yourself.
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Bart
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would have been better with 2x wd HD in split raid, but very nice setup.
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dna23
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Interested in doing that, I could buy another one actually... can i set it up now even after i've started using the first? Excuse my ignorance btw.
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Joe
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Too much money imo 
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radicalry00
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I envy you I really do.
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jamied
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my bro is building a pc very very similar at mo, he coolermaster stacker 832 case. Hes just specced it up on OC, but is hanging about ordering to see that the new 9800 is like.
Will get his to post spec in a bit.
[Edited on 09-11-2007 by 306CORSA]
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cunningham
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www.pcspecialist.co.uk thats were i got my rig fairly good prices and lifetime warranty on memory
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