New Baller Computer Setup

HonestRyan · #1 10-13-2007, 03:18 PM

Well I am finally buying a new computer setup. here is my setup off of Newegg, this is gonna be for 90% poker, and 10% gaming. 3 monitor rig, 30' monitor setup w/ dual flanking 20' monitors, thats why there are 2 video cards and 2 slot fans, 1 for each video card.

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COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811119106 $49.99
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ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813127030 $177.99
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EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130071 $384.99
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EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130085 $109.99
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OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817341002 $149.99 $139.99
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115029 $194.99

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mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996527 - Retail
2x ($65.99 ea) $131.98

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A-DATA PD17 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model PD17 2.0 2G Blue - Retail
Item #: N82E16820211193 $20.99
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SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822152052 $109.99
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VANTEC SP-FC70-BL 70mm PCI Slot Case Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835888112 $15.99
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AOC FC-2000 PCI Slot Case Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835888309 $4.99

Subtotal $1,341.88
Tax $0.00
UPS Ground $19.89
Order Total $1,361.77

2x dell 2001fp refurb Monitors off of recoupit.com came out to 436 shipped.

30' HP monitor from cost central 1171 after mail in rebate shipped.

$1361 + 436 + 1171 = 2968. thank god for the Concierge service.

Freakin · #2 10-13-2007, 04:20 PM

I'm not crazy about samsung harddrives. I'd go with WD or Seagate. Otherwise the system is pretty close to my ideal build right now (I like raptors, so I'd proabably use a raptor 150GB as my boot/OS drive and a 500-750 seagate/WD as my storage).

I would probably also get the Q6600 (core2quad) instead of the slightly faster Core2Duo. For gaming I'd definitely go with fewer faster cores, but I think for pokering it makes more sense to have more cores so you could properly multitask (even if you have to set affinity yourself).

Neko · #3 10-13-2007, 10:01 PM

If you want a really nice system than I definitely will second Freakin's recommendation about upgrading the the HD. I've got a a WD 10,000rpm hard drive and a Q6600 as my processor. My PT imports are lightning fast now which I think is probably largely due to the faster HD.

I don't mind going with the faster dual core though as I doubt you're really ever going to be putting all 4 cores to full use. The only reason I went with the quad is because I always have a linux virtual machine running and I wanted to allocate two cores to the VM for doing numerical calculation stuff.

Shoe Lace · #4 10-14-2007, 06:06 AM

May want to consider this ram as newegg is having a nice MIR special:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034

WD HD would be a good idea too.

Beavis68 · #5 10-14-2007, 01:43 PM

here is my choice of case and it comes with a solid 500W PSU, we use these for work. And it is on sale this weekend for $100.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024
Why the two different graphics cards?

Snipe · #6 10-18-2007, 06:21 PM

Nice setup. I recently went w/ damn near the same thing but with a corsaire ps and antec 900 along with 4gb of crucial ballistix.

Oh, and a 8600GT card.

My righ is OC'ed to 3.4 ghz cool and stable.

HOWEVER - FTP STILL LOCKS UP WHEN RUNNING 6 TABLES + PAHUD + PT + FTP SHORTCUTS!!!!!

WTF DO I NEED? A [censored] SUPERCOMPUTER? HELP!!!!!!!!