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[Multibocks]

Time for an upgrade?? Yes I know Falcon is spendy, but I don't enjoy building computers or dealing with issues. I'd rather just send it in for major problems or call tech support.

Anyways here is the setup, GFx card is not set in stone and yes they will OC the CPU. Thoughts?





Custom Configuration**


Here is your customized Mach V system configuration.


System Details

Chassis
ICON2 - Black Anodized
Chassis Logo Insert
White Light
Chassis Fan Kit
Standard Fan Pack
Power Supply
1000 Watt Modular
Motherboard
Maximus IV Extreme
Processor
2nd Generation Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz
Processor Cooler
Mach V Liquid Cooling
Processor Overclock
Mach V Processor Overclock
Memory
16GB (4x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3
Video Card
GeForce GTX 580 (1536MB)
Sound Card
On-Board Audio
Networking
On-Board Ethernet
PCIe Drive
No PCIe Drive
Hard Drive
500GB - 7200RPM - 3GB/s
Hard Drive 2
128GB - SSD - 6GB/s
Optical Drive
24x DVD Writer
Media Reader
Internal Media Reader
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium
Warranty
3 Year Warranty - Parts and Service

Shipping options

UPS Ground : $219.76
UPS 2-Day : $456.94
UPS Overnight : $707.52
USPS (APO Only) : $670.00

Total System Price: $3814.01


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[MiRai]

Total System Price: $3814.01

Holy shit dude....

I must be missing something, but where is all of that cost going?

EDIT: Priced out, that's about $2000 in parts using Newegg. That excludes a super fancy case and that water cooling.

[daanji]

I could build the exact same thing for 1/2 the cost or less.

If you have money to blow, go for it. Sounds awesome. If not, I'd build it myself.

[Littleburst]

Holy shit dude....

I must be missing something, but where is all of that cost going?

EDIT: Priced out, that's about $2000 in parts using Newegg. That excludes a super fancy case and that water cooling.

+1 for that.

Just pay someone locally a few hundred dollars to build it for you?

[Starbuck_Jones]

I agree with the start of your post to just get one from a manufacturer that has a nice warranty and support, but for 3800 is a bit excessive. Also for that cash you should not be spending any coin for shipping. It should be hand delivered by your supermodel of choice.

I recommend you build the same computer from at least 3 different places, compare prices, and do some searching for coupon codes that can cut some serious $$ from that bill.

I spent $300 less than this when I set my multi-boxing system up and that was 5 computers with glass from Dell.

[Multibocks]

1. I'm not interested in building
2. Where will this person that builds my system be when I don't know WTF just happened and it doesn't start up?
3. I like using one place for warranties and repairs.

Maybe if I were more interested in computers I would do it myself, but I find the whole process tiresome and not fulfilling.

I haven't settled on Falcon, but I don't want some fly by night operation that closes shop 2 days after taking my money. I bought a Vigor Gaming system last time and was extremely happy with it, however they disappeared overnight not too long ago. Any suggestions are welcome.

[Multibocks]

Ok what about this? It's maingear and I'm not too familiar with this company.



F131 Super Stock (system-F131-SS)
$1,914.00
$1,914.00

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Customizations:

Special Promotions:* $100 Instant Savings - Februrary Only!

$-100.00

Special Promotions:* FREE Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Chassis:* F131 Super Stock - Solid Panel with Acoustic Dampening

Included

Exterior Finish:* F131 Super Stock - Stock Black

Included

Motherboard:* Asus® P8P67 Pro Featuring USB 3.0, SATA 6G, SLI and CrossFire

Included

Port Expansion Adapters:* Discrete SATA Controller

Included

M.A.R.C. Laser Engraving:* Yes, I'd like you to laser engrave my MAINGEAR. F131 Skullwing Pattern

Processor:* Intel® Core™ i7 2600K 3.4GHz/3.8GHz Turbo 8MB L3 Cache GT2

$149.00

Processor Cooling:* MAINGEAR LiquidX 1750 Supercooler [SINGLE FAN]

$49.00

MAINGEAR Redline Overclocking Service:* YES! - Redline™ Overclock My System!

$49.00

Memory:* 16GB Patriot® Division2 Viper Extreme DDR3-1866 Enhanced Latency (4x4GB)

$267.00

Graphics and GPGPU Accelerator:* NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 580 1.5GB GDDR5 w/ PhysX [ENTHUSIAST]

$335.00

Power Supply:* 660 Watt Seasonic® X-660 80+ Gold Certified Modular Power Supply ROHS

Included

Hard Drive Bay One:* 128GB Crucial® RealSSD™ C300 SATA 6G (w/TRIM)

$176.00

Hard Drive Bay Two:* 1.0TB Samsung F3 7200rpm 32MB Cache SATA

Included

Optical Drive One:* 24X Dual Layer DVD RW Drive w/ LightScribe Technology

Included

Audio:* 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Surround Sound Supporting S/DIF Optical In and Out

Included

Network Adapter:* On-board Gigabit Ethernet

Included

Bluetooth:* Integrated Bluetooth Technology Module

Included

Operating System:* Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Included

The Final Finesse:* Designed, Manufactured, and Supported in the USA - Flawless Craftsmanship and Wire Management

Included

Angelic Service Warranty:* Lifetime Angelic Service Labor and Phone Support with 1 Year Hardware Warranty

Included

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* Product Subtotal: $2,839.00 * *


Sorry about the copy pasta, I'm on my phone browser.

[Multibocks]

Well great now I'm not so sure. I have read that C300 SSDs need TRIM or they lose performance drastically yet the Marvell controller on that Asus board does not issue the TRIM command. What?

I was also thinking of doing RAID 0 with C300s but now...

[burningforce]

like everyone else, that price is out of this world lol.

also I am not sure you would even need to water cool a 2600k, just buy a great air cooler and overclock it
unless you are doing some "extreme benching", water cooling is not worth it these days for cpu's. Video cards are another story, but most of them can be cooled with air. I would go water cooling only if you want a silent running computer

as for the SSD question, doesn't the c300s have a native GC (garbage collection) on the drive firmware that performs the trim like functions? Also I am not sure if this has changed or it was a intel SSD limitation, but if you raid SSD's, don't you forfeit trim/GC because of the drives are in a raid?

[Multibocks]

Water cooling is free in the second setup. Also I didn't know that raid removes the ability to TRIM, so what do you do when your SSD performance drops?