Komputor Kornstruction

ATTN Modacity;

So yeah, getting close to me FINALLY leaving goatdamn Germany and one of the things I've had on my TODO list for this event is buying a new computer. Or, more specificly, building one. Let me just throw down the what's what for you:

Time Frame: End of May to beginning of July
Price Range: up to 5,000$




Do-want features:

• USB 3.0
• 64-bit
• 3+ monitor support (with HDMI hai)
• At least 6gb in RAM
• At least 5.1 SS card (if anyone has used 7.1 and has some good things to say about it, shoot, might go with a 7.1 card instead)
• AT LEAST 2TB in RAID 1 mode (I admit, RAID setups aren't really my area, don't really have to deal with them at work, so if someone more savvy on this has something to say, say away)
• Blu-ray burner drive combo
• Full tower (unless something smaller offers better shiite)
• Custom cooling. Will probably have to figure this and the tower out at the same time

There of course is more that I do want, but those are things which I'm hard-on about. I'm looking to make this my rig for at least the next 4 years (with occasional upgrading of course).

What I was hoping to hear from the community is help in building a tower of this type with expected tech at the Time Frame listed earlier. If you know of some components or new tech coming out, lay it down so I can figure if I can wait to buy it then or be able to upgrade it later if I decide on something lower end.

Usage: I'm of course be mainly using this rig for application (both Windows and 3D platforms) development purposes since I like molesting programming code and such. I'm sure I'll install a PC game every now and then too. It'll probably be powered on most of the week (unless I find myself making sweet love to code in my next line of work, then I probably won't be home that much. Unless I need to poop :haw:) so it has to be up for the test.

Extra credit:

I'm also looking to build a small server to handle such things as Source Control and for server development practice. However, it will probably be based on a Dell OP 630 that I'll probably be getting as a hand-me-down from the gov't. 32-bit of course.

If you people can manage to put me in a price range to not only build a new rig but also a new server (64-bit and all) in around 5,000$ well...you'll be getting extra credit. Not sure what that means just yet, maybe something special for the community, we'll have to see what's in the gag bag come May.

Anyway, any input/help you guys can provide would be great. Keep mind again that I'm looking at a mid-year purchase and thus if a new tech will be out by that time I want to include it and not get trigger happy and buy low-end now!

Any comments on a good decently sized monitor which I can get 3+ (with HDMI/DVI support) of is welcome too. I may not get all 3 at one time but you get the picture.

embrace the way of the amish and avoid the pain of being reminded daily that nearly all the earth's population is fucking incredibly retarded

Or

I can :unsmith: to the fact that there are at least a handful of decent tech members here

like In Her Goat. cool story heh. :goat:

you should've just pm'd innardgote in the first place, lol

But there are many other techies. Like me, for instance.

I am all knowing in the ways of technology.

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Originally Posted by Heathen

I am all knowing in the ways of technology.

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From your PC specs:

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Motherboard: My Xfire didn't tell me.

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:golfclap:

Anyhow, it looks to me like you'll want an Intel/ATI setup because you want (possibly in the future) more than three monitors as well as number crunching power. ATI will handle the multiple monitors leaps-and-bounds better than the Nvidia counterparts, and Intel will destroy most of the AMD processors when it comes to code nom-nomming.

Since you want USB 3.0 though, I'd wait a month and see what the better motherboard manufacturers end up pumping out before building a parts list.

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

From your PC specs:

:golfclap:

Anyhow, it looks to me like you'll want an Intel/ATI setup because you want (possibly in the future) more than three monitors as well as number crunching power. ATI will handle the multiple monitors leaps-and-bounds better than the Nvidia counterparts, and Intel will destroy most of the AMD processors when it comes to code nom-nomming.

Since you want USB 3.0 though, I'd wait a month and see what the better motherboard manufacturers end up pumping out before building a parts list.

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I've been discovered :[

Ill sell you mine. Its everything you listed. Plus it has 500gb of porn.

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Originally Posted by paladin

Ill sell you mine. Its everything you listed. Plus it has 500gb of porn.

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this sounds like a really good deal

e/ wait. what kind.

... why HDMI? Trying to attach it to an HDTV or a Surround Receiver? If so -- would you want audio to go through the HDMI?