Brian Cassil Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 sorry if i missed it earlier in the thread but where are you purchasing from with those components that provides the warranty/support? and congrats on your new rig! proust! I'm having a local computer supplier build this for me. The warranty/support is through them. They are only a couple of blocks away from me so it's a sweet deal, or at least a little peace of mind. Through a combination of their recommendations, my own research, recommendations here, and recommendations on ocforums.com I've come to the list which I have passed on to the builders to put together. A couple of the parts have included rebates (the case and the ram) and so he suggested I buy those and deliver them to him so I can get the rebates. He will still support them and warranty the rest of the parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGD Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 How is the build coming on brian? I'm looking to build a quad pc now and as I know next to nothing about hardware I may look at getting exactly the same as yours built, if you dont mind me nicking your list? As you have obviously done your research and got your advice it seems silly for me to go through the exact same thing. So to the UK peeps, where would you buy such components, and if anyone was to build it for you, who would you choose? Sorry to hijack the thread Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGD Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Any update for us brian? Is the graphics overkill at all ...as I wont be using the machine for games at all... never Any thoughts on this anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipjor Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 dont mean to hijack Brian thread, but i copied his orginal build somewhat and my build is finished went fairly well for my first build.. I'm pretty happy i increased my render times by 8x over my 5 yr old dell 8300(see jpg).. i may try alittle OC later..... i went with Qudrao FX 560 EVGA 680i SLI motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Lian Li --case Corsar 620w power supply about $1700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 Any update for us brian? Is the graphics overkill at all ...as I wont be using the machine for games at all... never Any thoughts on this anyone? I just picked the computer up a few minutes ago. It was actually done some time ago but I've been away for almost 2 weeks. I'll get it home tonight and check things out and hopefully run a few tests on it and update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGD Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Thanks for the update Bri but I went ahead and ordered it myself Its now built up and ready to go... but has sat in its box waiting for me for a week now I just havent had the time to get it going. I went for a more normal 320gb 7200rpm Hard drive, The P5W delux MB, and Asus 500w power... but the rest is the same as your spec. Will let you know how it goes soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Erstad Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I too have been following this thread. What is the word? It would be great to see a face off (not Cage v. Travolta either) between these two setups. thanks, Scotty http://www.andersonillustration.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 Well, I've been using my new rig for a few weeks now and the thing is rock solid but I've been so busy that I haven't actually taken the time to overclock it. And since I have never done any overclocking before it will take me a little while to figure out exactly how to do that best. I'll get to it eventually... hopefully before it's time to upgrade again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecton3d Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 ...And since I have never done any overclocking before it will take me a little while to figure out exactly how to do that best. I'll get to it eventually... hopefully before it's time to upgrade again. this article may help get you started... http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2188777,00.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa2 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Brian, David and Phil....you guys out there? How are these computers running? Any regrets...anything you'd change? Brian, how's that video card? Overkill? Andrew did you end up putting one of these together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I did. I got the Q6600, the P5K Deluxe, an Antec Trio 650W, 4GB of Corsair XMS and an 8800GTS 320mb. I also upgraded the home PC to a Q6600 and an Antec Neo 650W, and I can now say from experience that the MSI 975X motherboard (my home PC) is not very good for OC'ing a Quad The work PC is great, but I did run up against one problem: the /3GB switch spazzed my video driver. I ended up using /USERVA=2800 instead (e.g., /2.8GB if there were such a thing) and now it's better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 Miy home PC (the one that this thread was originally created for) is the most solid computer I have every worked on. The only thing I'm not thrilled about is it is still a little noisy. I might try and go liquid cooling on the next one. Right now if I'm downstairs working I can't hear someone (my wife) yelling at me from upstairs. On second thought maybe I'll stick with air cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I had that problem and ended up getting a larger CPU cooler with a larger (but lower RPM) fan, much quieter, and a new PSU that's a lot quieter, and replaced my case's fans (5 years old but the Lian-Li case is still excellent) with new, quieter Arctic Cooling fans. The loudest parts are usually things with fans - the case, PSU and CPU cooler - so that's where to start for quieting a PC. I've heard legends of a German company called Be Quiet! that makes a PSU you can't hear and has on-site next-day service if you live in select European countries, but I've never seen it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipjor Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 update--- i'm having overheating problems now 9 months later, with the Q6600 and Artic Cooler 7, reapplied paste etc but still rendering in the 66-70 c.. PC has shut down a few times..There are also alot of bad reports on my Evga 680SLI MB on the Evga site about the board frying memory after awhile.. I do have the B3...the cpu is now $199 at MicroCenter so may just go purchase a GO and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Did you check the heatsink fins for dust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGD Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Brian, David and Phil....you guys out there? How are these computers running? Any regrets...anything you'd change? Brian, how's that video card? Overkill? Andrew did you end up putting one of these together? Mine is running pretty well. Rendering is quick as expected, I've had no real troubles with heat as yet, but I havent rendered any animations either so its only been on full load for a couple of hours at a time max. Thats with the standard CPU fan too I use this case, http://www.ebuyer.com/product/91721 Its very nice and quiet, just a whisper escapes, but the front door is a pain.. and has now broke off I have XP64 and max 9 64 bit on there, but its not any quicker and quite slow in the viewports but I dont know what to do about that I did get the P5W instead of the P5K Brian's used. Again I dont know the difference and it was a rush buy at the last min. Still says I only got 3GB RAM in there, but has 4? takes a while to start up?? I guess you can tell I'm no IT expert by now, help me out everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisthenes Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I did. I got the Q6600, the P5K Deluxe, an Antec Trio 650W, 4GB of Corsair XMS and an 8800GTS 320mb. I also upgraded the home PC to a Q6600 and an Antec Neo 650W, and I can now say from experience that the MSI 975X motherboard (my home PC) is not very good for OC'ing a Quad The work PC is great, but I did run up against one problem: the /3GB switch spazzed my video driver. I ended up using /USERVA=2800 instead (e.g., /2.8GB if there were such a thing) and now it's better. i have nearly the same system what OS are you running? i set up XP64bit with 2003 core Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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