$10,000 rigs!! $10,000 rigs!! $10,000 rigs!!

[PCrasher]

Merry Christmahanukka whatever you wanakka!!! For the holidays im happy to present you all with imaginary checks for the sum of $10,000!!! Everybody has ben waiting since the 5k rigs, so lets see what you guys got!

I'd like to use saphallines rules (thanx saph) and add a bit:
1) - Peripherals are not needed. You can leave out the monitors, speakers, mice, keyboards, printers, whatever! These parts are very user-specific and are not included in "the box". If you want hardcore stuff... no prob - just pay the price!

2) - Parts that help in OC'ing can be included (like liquid coolers) but OC'ing is not required nor is it encouraged by the forums!! (Gotta get that disclaimer in here. )

3) - No leaving out any core/box parts!! You can't start a system without a PSU or a hard drive. You must include these parts by default.

4) - You may include any OS for "free". Even if it costs money. It's not technically part of the box, but it is needed for a working PC and we are working on a budget here. You may even include multiple OS'es for free. If your idea of a dream machine is a triple-boot system, by all means, share it with us. But the OS is free.

5) - Save the math and dont include shipping

6) - stick to newegg, if newegg can not supply your desired item,please reffer to a reliable website.

Feel free to make comments and help improve

HAVE FUN!

[PCrasher]

I was just wondering if I mentioned that you have to post your rigs...?! :p

[saphalline]

Still assembling mine...

[pave_spectre]

4) - You may include any OS for "free".

My OS is automatically free anyway, and I have a varied selection to choose from. :D

[i an not a nerd]

Mobo- ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard $235.00

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 FX57 San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor $1,011.00

RAM- 4x mushkin High-Performance 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory $127.00 = $508.00

Vid- 3Dlabs Realizm 800 Dual 3Dlabs Visual Processing Units 640MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card $1,799.00

HD- 6x Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $343.00 = $2058.00

Case- Koolance PC3-736BK Water Cooled Server Case $549.99

CPU Cooler- Koolance CPU-300-V10, 3/8in (10mm) CPU Cooler $59.99

HD Cooler- 3x Koolance HD-55-L06 Hydra-Pak (HDx2) $63.99 = $191.97

MB Cooler- Koolance 180-V06 MB Cooler $39.99

RAM Cooler- 4x Koolance Liquid RAM Cooler (RAM-30-V06) $49.99 = 199.96

PSU- PC Power & Cooling TURBO-COOL 850 SSI T85SSI SLI, EPS12V, SSI 850W Power Supply 90 - 264V UL/ ULC/ CE/ TUV $489.00

Sound Card- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Elite Pro 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card $385.00

Optical Drive- 2x PLEXTOR Black Slot Load 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 6X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 4X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 8M Cache IDE DVD Burner $138.99 = $279.98

Moniter (I had to include something this kickass): 2x PLANAR PT191MU Black 19" USB 3M ClearTekT Capacitive touchscreen LCD Touchscreen 250 cd/m2 1000:1 Built in Speakers 0.294mm Pixel Pitch $1,159.00 = $2318



Total: $10,0123.90

[saphalline]

My OS is automatically free anywayYes, but some of us actually like to play games on our computers. :p I have a Linux box, too, so I know very well how cool Linux is. But it doesn't support all my games yet. Until it does, I'm still going to have a Windows system around.

i an not a nerd - What exactly is that system supposed to be used for? Why include an SLI mobo for a CAD workstation?? :confused:

[PCrasher]

this is my 30 minute assemble, an sli will come later on.. i gotta think about that one ;) please comment!

2x AMD Dual-Core Opteron 280 Italy 1GHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache Socket 940 Processor - OEM 2,520
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?item=N82E16819103574

TYAN S2895UA2NRF Extended ATX Server Motherboard - Retail 520
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813151149

Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Computer Case with liquid cooling system - Retail 430
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133171

2X Fujitsu 73GB 3.5" SCSI Ultra320 68pin Hard Drive - OEM - 735
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822116151

4X Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 620
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136003

3x CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail 975
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145509

3Dlabs Dual 3Dlabs Visual Processing Units Realizm 800 Video Card - Retail 1800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814124115

2x Acer AL2416Wd Silver 24" 6ms gray-to-gray Wide Screen LCD Monitor - Retail 1880
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824009061

PC Power & Cooling TURBO-COOL 850 SSI T85SSI 850W Power Supply - Retail 489
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817703002

NEC Beige IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM 40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152059

$10,009!!!

[i an not a nerd]

i an not a nerd - What exactly is that system supposed to be used for? Why include an SLI mobo for a CAD workstation??

Well, this system would be used mainly for CAD work, and the SLI was so that when the user gets another vid card (for gaming) they would have somewhere to plug it in.

[saphalline]

Here are my CAD workstations, upgraded to $10K.


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AMD CAD Workstation


mobo
$539 - Tyan S2895UA2NRF NForce4 Professional (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813151149)

CPU's
$2648 = 2 x $1324 - Opteron 280 2.4GHz dual-core Italy (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103573)

RAM
$2160 = 4 x $540 - Crucial 2GB DDR400 Registered ECC (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146576)

vid card
$1800 - 3Dlabs 640MB Realizm 800 Dual PCIe x16 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814124115)

RAID controller card
$325 - Adaptec 39320A-R SCSI U320 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816103177)

hard drives
$366 - Fujitsu 73GB 15K rpm SCSI U320 68-pin (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822116151)

$776 = 2 x $388 - Fujitsu 147GB MAT3147NP 10K rpm SCSI U320 68-pin (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822116145)

$630 = 3 x $210 - Western Digital 400GB Caviar RE2 SATA 1.0 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144424)

optical drives
$46 - NEC black dual-layer DVD burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152055)

$29 - Lite-On black combo CD burner/DVD reader (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106995)

PSU
$500 - PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817703002)

case
$238 - Lian Li PC-73SLB Aluminum server case w/wheels (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112507)


$10057 Total


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Intel CAD Workstation


mobo
$489 - SuperMicro X6DA8-G2 iE7525 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813182033)

CPU's
$1428 = 2 x $714 - Xeon 3.6 Nocona (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819117029)

RAM
$2480 = 4 x $620 - Crucial 2GB DDR2-533 Registered ECC (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145592)

vid card
$1800 - 3Dlabs 640MB Realizm 800 Dual PCIe x16 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814124115)

RAID controller card
$610 - LSI Logic 320X2128 SCSI U320 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816118021)

hard drives
$805 - Fujitsu 147GB MAU3147NP 15K rpm SCSI U320 68-pin (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822116153)

$1164 = 3 x $388 - Fujitsu 147GB MAT3147NP 10K rpm SCSI U320 68-pin (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822116145)

$420 = 2 x $210 - Western Digital 400GB Caviar RE2 SATA 1.0 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144424)

optical drives
$46 - NEC black dual-layer DVD burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152055)

$29 - Lite-On black combo CD burner/DVD reader (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106995)

PSU
$500 - PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817703002)

case
$238 - Lian Li PC-73SLB Aluminum server case w/wheels (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112507)


$10009 Total

[pangea33]

For some reason I find it amusing that, even for $10,000 dream machines, the sub $50 DVD burners are still the ones most of us go for. Too bad that sort of beneficial competition doesn't creep into more aspects of our lives.

[PCrasher]

I guess thats cause the plextors carried there name a bit further than thier back could handle.. they have a great reputation, have a 8mb cache over the standerd 2mb, but as a gamer, or a CAD worker - where does that come in handy? especially these days when hard drives are 500mb and then you have 4 of them, why would you want all those dvd's laying around? even in a case, its still a hassel unless you have a burnt movie library

[PCrasher]

OK, so drives today are a bit bigger than 500mb :) a small yet BIG mistake

[PCrasher]

BTW Saphi, nice rig, looks almost like mine... :) god bless those opterons!! (i have an opty sitting in a tray waitng for the cash flow to bring in the rest of my computer)

between the two of us *cough, cough* would you really look at a $10k rig through a 17" crt monitor?!!?!? thats just not right :P

[saphalline]

No. With that sort of price range (even though we're leaving out peripherals and such) I would go for at least two 19" LCD monitors. Maybe one normal one and one widescreen one for watching movies.

Hmmm... Maybe I'll assemble another one for A/V duties. You could get some nice recording hardware in that price range, not to mention all the huge hard drives you want! 8 x SATA on modern high-end mobo's. Oh the possibilities...

[beerbelly]

Anyone looking into touch screens?

[saphalline]

Touch screens? Not really. Why, do you have some recommendations? Those would be pretty cool, actually.

[PCrasher]

This is the workstation i put together on the configurator, apperently alienware understands our dreams and set the limits over 10k :)

2x Dual AMD Opteron™ 280 2.4 GHz 64-Bit w/Dual Core Technology

Enermax EG851AX-VH 660 Watt Power Supply

Tyan® Thunder K8WE Motherboard w/ SLI Support

Dual NVIDIA® Quadro™ FX 4500 PCI-E 512MB DDR3 - SLI Ready

system drive - 148GB RAID0 (2 x 74GB Serial ATA 10,000 RPM w/8MB Cache)

storage drive - 500GB RAID1 (2 x 500GB Serial ATA II 7,200 RPM w/32MB Cache)

Alienware® Acoustic Dampening Level II - 40% Noise Reduction - Featuring Liquid Cooling Technology

Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi® XtremeMusic High Definition 7.1 Surround Sound - NEW!

16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology

52x32x52x CD-RW Drive

how much? $10,049.00

[beerbelly]

No, I can't recomend any touch screens. I am still in the learning process myself. I have never even heard of anyone using one on a home PC.
There are some available at Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?submit=PROPERTY&SubCategory=514&bop=and&Order=stock) ranging from $450-$1200.
There is a basic explaination of how they work at Howstuffworks (http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question716.htm)

[pave_spectre]

Touchscreens seem to be intended more for specialist apps, like info/internet kiosks (or carPCs :D).

From what I have read (not much so could very easily be misinformed) having touchscreen capability can affect the maximum usable resolution, since the screen resolution needs to closely match the touchpanel resolution or you end up pressing a point that relates to a different point on the screen.

Obviously they are also expensive compared to non-touchscreens of similar size, and I don't know how well the picture quality compares (EDIT Resisitive and capacitive degrade picture quality apparently, that'll teach me to read completely before posting :rolleyes: ).

[saphalline]

Touchscreens are pretty cool. I've seen them used in all sorts of computer mods, but they usually do secondary display duty, and have specialized software for what they do. Things like music playing or quick-launch or movie watching - whatever. As a secondary specialized display, low resolutions like 400 x 300 or 640 x 480 aren't so hard to swallow on a touchscreen.

I think the most inventive use of a touchscreen I ever saw was as a boot loader. The touchscreen was imbedded into the side of the case and the system was modded to load a boot menu to the touchscreen, which was then used to pick the OS/volume to boot, and then the normal primary monitor was used once the OS/volume was loaded. It's been a long time, though, so I can't remember the details of that project. I remember thinking it was cool at the time, but the boot loader created some complications in how the system worked, so it wasn't all that practical for someone like me (gamer).