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Arkon's Future Rig!!!

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Alright.. there are two potential builds I'm looking at. Both are very similar.

First

EVGA P55 FTW 200 Motherboard Suggestions for alternative motherboards that will do what I want are encouraged and welcome please as this one is getting hard to find and price is going up.

Intel Core I5 760

Corsair XMS3 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM

Either a
Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity

Or a

SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity Which one depends on cost/ability to buy at time unless other good suggestions are made :D

Cooler Master HAF 922M ATX Mid Tower Case

Cooler Master GX Series 750W

Thoughts, Ideas, Improvements, Cost savers? Most of these were found on either Tigerdirect.com or Newegg.com so if anyone has any other ideas from other sites let me know but this should build me a machine that can run NWN on it's highest settings without bogging down :D
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I recommend a 24" widescreen monitor or bigger.
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Operating System?
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Most likely Windows 7
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Seems solid. Vid cards are both good, unless there is a break point in your costs, I'd go with the 2gb one. One thing on Corsair Memory. I've seen situations, My current computer included, where the parity/latency had to be manually entered into the BIOS for it to work. I think it's unique to a different brand of motherboard though, as I've not seen the same issue with any EVGA mains.
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Purchased :D :D :D :D ;D

Arkon's new rig :D Should be up and running within 2 weeks.. hopefully 1 week as I have plans for spring break :D

Here's the breakdown

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

EVGA P55 FTW 200 SLI 141-LF-E658-KR LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

ASUS VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP 200mm Red LED Case Fan
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Am I missing the keyword USB 3.0 from the specs?
An (external) Solid State drive is something I would very much consider de rigeur in the next 2-4 years for modern kit and without USB 3 you simply aren't going to get any benefit from the speed of what back in the 80s we used to call a RAM drive. I had a 32KB [yes KB] one) and it was ace.
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Congrats, Arky! :)
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USB2.0 is only marginally slower, and is standard. (And it's got 6 included with the MOBO's southbridge infrastructure.) Wait a few months and get a Thunderbolt I/O slot card and enjoy something 5x faster if transfer speed from main-unit to device is a priority.
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New rig is bought and paid for. All the parts are in except the motherboard. I should get that on monday. All hours well I should be up and running monday afternoon. I intends to run it though its paces that night. If all is good I intend to run a plot consisting of a daily event that will last approximately 5 to 6 days. All are invited to join in.
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akron's new rig

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yay!congrats and hope to participate! :)
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Arkon wrote:If all is good I intend to run a plot consisting of a daily event that will last approximately 5 to 6 days. All are invited to join in.
Is this a catch as can catch thing or starting at time xxxx GMT?
A.N. Imus: Simon Colin Bernard
Victoria DeVitale: thankya
Victoria DeVitale: I need something shorter
Victoria DeVitale: Sim?
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As soon as I know for sure my system it's hours to go I will post the time of events. I will try to hold all the events at the same time of day.
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*crosses fingers*
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