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Bhakta Thor
Escape from RL
Join date: 31 Jan 2008
Posts: 291
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03-24-2009 13:32
This is the package I have assembled. How would this work in SL? Am I missing anything?
thx,
BT
Case ( iBUYPOWER Vantage Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply w/ Halo 2 Side Window )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( Standard Case Power Supply )
Processor ( [New !!] Intel Core i7 Processor 920 (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink )
Motherboard ( Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI )
Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 Triple Memory Module [$25 OFF Mail-In Rebate] Corsair or Major Brand )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( [Lightscribe Technology] Sony 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [Lightscribe Technology] Sony 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio )
Speaker System ( None )
Network Card ( Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard with 18 Internet Hot /Multimedia Keys Black )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER 1600 dpi High Sensitivity Internet Mouse Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Beige )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
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Ciera Spyker
Queen of SL
Join date: 25 Mar 2008
Posts: 424
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03-24-2009 13:37
i dont know - have it shipped to my home and i'll try it for a few years to see.
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Anti Antonelli
Deranged Toymaker
Join date: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 1,091
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03-24-2009 13:39
Yes.
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
Join date: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 8,371
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03-24-2009 14:21
That's very similar to the new machine my Resident Geek just built for me (well, us. I have to let him use it sometimes for video editing and stuff).
It ROCKS with SL.
I asked the Geek if he had any specific comments on your components. He said,
1. Don't rely on the stock heatsink and cooler. I used a Monsoon Vigor II, and it is quiet and wonderful and ENORMOUS, so make sure there is room for it. Zalman makes a good cooler too.
2. I don't like Corsair memory. Just a personal bias after getting several bad sticks. I like Crucial or Samsung or OCZ.
3. Get more power. 420 watts isn't enough, especially if you're using two video cards in SLI mode. Get 700 watts or more.
4. Why ARE you using SLI? From what I hear, it doesn't help SL much, but if you are playing other games, go ahead with it. I'm not sure if two 9800 cards, or one of the newer 260 or 280 cards is the better buy. Anything from an 8800 on up will run SL very well.
5. Get a bigger hard drive, they're cheap. And get a second hard drive. It's great for backup, or for storing big video files, and keeping your pagefile and cache on another drive speeds things up a bit. I put in a 720 GB drive as the system and program drive, and two more 720's in a RAID 0 for storing large media files.
6. The motherboard I used, an EVGA X58, has a "Dummy Overclock" setting in the BIOS. It's an easy one-click way to get your CPU up to the same speed as the more expensive 965 model.
7. The one problem I had was networking. Not internet connection, but seeing other computers on our network. It turns out that Windows Vista isn't compatible with a lot of older routers. I have a new gigabit Ethernet wireless router on order that I hope will fix the problem.
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Bhakta Thor
Escape from RL
Join date: 31 Jan 2008
Posts: 291
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03-26-2009 06:12
From: Lindal Kidd That's very similar to the new machine my Resident Geek just built for me (well, us. I have to let him use it sometimes for video editing and stuff).
It ROCKS with SL.
I asked the Geek if he had any specific comments on your components. He said,
1.. Thank you very much for this assessment. I will consider it closely! BT |
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Bhakta Thor
Escape from RL
Join date: 31 Jan 2008
Posts: 291
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at home
03-26-2009 06:14
From: Ciera Spyker i dont know - have it shipped to my home and i'll try it for a few years to see. Good idea, then if it's no good...you can have it. I just know I am tired of my lap top for SL. But if this change in adult policy goes through, i may not want a new computer for SL anyway and this is all moot. BT |