It's not a need I "feel" but a real requirement I have.
It's called overclocking, and liquid silent
cooling is the future. Because Microsoft has bugs in Visual Studio .net 2005 that cause
extremely long delays waiting for it stop sucking up my P4 2.2GHZ CPU at
100% for literally minutes, I must go full bore with hardware otherwise I will not make my deadlines...... I'm not into any of
the games these sites are about but I need the power to push through the
MS
Visual Studio 2005 bottleneck.
http://www.overclockercafe.com
http://www.cluboverclocker.com
http://www.overclockers.com
http://www.ocforums.com
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com
Exploiting Multi-Core Processors in Windows Vista:
http://developer.amd.com/article_print.jsp?id=123
Intel® Multi-Core Processors: Making the Move to
Quad-Core and Beyond:
http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/computing/quad-core-1206.htm
The following is a machine I am building, and is considered not top of the line, but close to it, without going crazy for the very very latest and greatest CPU and GPU (graphics processor unit).... You could say this is about 6 to 12 months old and would have been the "latest and greatest" back then.
I
link many products to ZipZoomFly.com (formely googlegear.com) at my site
www.compumagic.com/shop.
Their prices are the best for many products, and they carry
more products than other companies. ZipZoomFly.com customer support and order turn
around time is
slow. They do offer lots of free shipping
if you are willing to wait for
FedEx Ground. Regardless, it takes 24
to 48 hours to even have your order shipped, even when in stock. If you
want to pay more, you can always get it shipped faster. Always call ZipZoomFly to confirm your order, about 24
hours after placing it, at 510-739-1890 ext 2100 with your order
number. You will likely get an answering machine, so leave a message,
and call again in a few hours to make sure they handle you faster. First time customers especially, since
you must
verify your information to prevent credit card fraud. ZipZoomFly has some of the best
prices for computer hardware I have seen. One good thing besides the prices, is that you can place an
order and cancel it within 24 hours, and sometimes even after 48 hours,
depending on how fast they are. This actually can be
in your favor if you decide later that you wanted to change your order.
Current Monster PC (ZipZoomFly)
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor 2.4GHz, 1066FSB, LGA775, 8MB cache Retail
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2quad/index.htm?iid=qc+marquee_core2quad
<-- buy it here (lowest price)
Motherboard
http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=122-CK-NF68-A1&family=20
Model 122-CK-NF68-A1
EVGA nForce 680i SLI Socket 775 1333MHz DDR2-800 ATX Motherboard Retail
800/1066/1333FSB, ATA/133, 4DDR2 DIMM, 2 PCI Express x16, 1 PCI Express x8, 1
PCI Express x1, 2PCI, USB 2.0/1.1, IEEE 1394a, Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN,
RAID/SATA
<-- buy it here (lowest price)
| Difference between
EVGA A1 and T1 Motherboards The AR/A1 is the full retail box, includes all cables and brackets and comes with a lifetime warranty upon registration. (122-CK-NF68-A1) The TR/T1 is the light version, does not include all brackets, manual comes on CD, has only the essential cables and comes with a 2 year warranty. (122-CK-NF68-T1) |
|
| A1 - packing list: Motherboard I/O shield NB fan SLI bridge Driver CD Manual USB bracket Firewire bracket Serial port bracket 6 SATA data cables 3 SATA power cables IDE data cable Floppy data cable RAID floppy driver disk |
T1 - packing list: Motherboard I/O shield NB fan SLI bridge Driver CD 2 SATA data cables 1 SATA power cable IDE data cable Floppy data cable |
Memory
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_8500_reaper_hpc_edition
OCZ OCZ2RPR10662GK DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper Dual Channel 1066MHz 2GB Kit HPC Edition Retail ***Free Shipping***
4GB: $359.80 179.90 per 2GB
<-- buy it here (search on )
Video Card
e-GeForce 8800GTS 320MB Superclocked
Part Number: 320-P2-N815-AR
http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=320-P2-N815-AR&family=23
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR e-GeForce 8800 GTS Superclocked 320MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Retail ***Free Shipping***
<-- buy it here (search on )
Hard Disk
WD Raptor 10000rpm 150GB (yes that is the biggest you can get at that speed)
See the Raptor site for details
Another two drives to consider are:
WESTERN DIGITAL WD7500AAKS 750GB USB/eSATA 7200 RPM 8MB Hard Drive ***Free Shipping***
HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 0A35155 Hard Drive Bulk ***Free Shipping***
(I have read reviews that say this is faster
than the Raptor in some tests)
2 port Serial and 1 port parallel printer port. This is in case you
need these, as the mother board does not come with a centronics parallel
printer port. This device works with 32 or 64 bit PCI bus
SIIG - Cyber 2S1P Plus PCI - 1 x 25-pin D-Sub (DB-25) Female IEEE 1284
CASE
COOLER MASTER COSMOS RC-1000-KSN1-GP Full Tower Case Retail
This is a brand new case with great reviews!
<-- buy it here (lowest price)
Power Supply
COOLER MASTER RS-850-EMBA Real Power 850 Pro 850w Power Supply Retail
<-- buy it here (lowest price)
KEYBOARD
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
<-- buy it here (lowest price)
MOUSE
DVI CABLE
PTC DVI-DD1015G 15ft Audio/Video Cable Retail
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10006441
24" LCD 19200 Hi-DEF DISPLAY
http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_widescreen/ls24hubcfvxaa.asp?page=Specifications
Samsung 245BW - 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 1920 x 1200, 5ms, 1000:1, DVI
Review: http://www.overclockersonline.net/?page=articles&num=1171&pnum=9Manual: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/200707/20070716094051843_BN59-00565F-03Eng.pdf
Optical Blu-Ray / DVD / CD drive
