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NOTE: The Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a 2.4GHz, 1066FSB, quad-core CPU. If people would prefer a faster dual-core CPU, the Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 45nm dual-core) is slightly cheaper Q6600 and has better performance in games.
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==== $2000 Intel====
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Where wads of cash can make geeks drool :)
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Dream Machines are just that, when the time comes that you want that awesome rig and performance out weighs budget constraints. Most users will be happy enough with a variant of our Gaming Machines, but when you just have to have it here is a guide to get you started.
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 +
Oh and if your going to make this journey, may I suggest you create a [http://forums.overclockers.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=52 Worklog] of your build progress. After all whats the point in having a Dream Machine if your not going to show it off.
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There's no real recommended Dream system it is very much a individuals choice but take into consideration a Dream Machine is about a High End system that means all areas from your CPU to your Audio and Video, not forgetting your Storage setup to. Don't think you can just slap product together either, it's kinda a given that your system will be well balanced, pushing your overclocks and heaps of cable management, inside and out its got to be beautiful.
 +
 
 +
'''Lets quickly go through some build basics, then you can see a build example below'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Cooling:==
 +
Air or Water, the more extreme examples DICE, Phase, LN2 are best left to the more seasoned Overclocker and are more suited to benchmarking runs than typical 24/7 home usage. Air cooling can put out some wonderful performance but the heatsinks can tend to get a little large and awkward to accommodate. The tendency is larger the better with copper heatpipes and high fin density then there is the compromise of performance Vs noise when it comes to choice of fans. Water cooling again comes down to how much of your system you wish to cool with water CPU, GPU, NB etc so you know the size of radiator and if your going to do more than one loop. Best to get an idea of your cooling needs first before you choose your Case, so that you know it will fit. Don't forget the air cooling of the case itself you need to make sure you don't have heat building up inside, dust filters are a great thing for keeping your case clean (remember to clean them to).
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 +
==Cases:==
 +
Very personal choice here, main thing to consider is is there enough room for all your parts and is there sufficient airflow cooling after that ease of cable management and filter cleaning. Main choices here are the high quality aluminum cases but some of your better steel cases are still quite worthy entries.
 +
 
 +
Brands: CoolerMaster, Corsair, Lian Li, Silverstone
 +
 
 +
==PSU:==
 +
'''DO NOT USE CHEAP POWER SUPPLIES''' The core of stability - High Power, Clean, Solid Rails, Modular, Sleeved, check you will have enough power connectors molex/sata/pci-e and cable length.
 +
 
 +
Brands: Antec, Corsair, Enermax, Seasonic.
 +
 
 +
==CPU:==
 +
AMD or Intel - Grab from the high powered ranges and aim for the most Overclocker friendly versions and revisions "Black, Unlocked, Extreme, Opteron and Xeon also options"
 +
 
 +
==Motherboard:==
 +
Highend chipsets, all the latest fruit, additional cooling systems, loads of overclocking potential, plenty of room for expansion cards.
 +
 
 +
Brands: Asus, Gigabyte, EVGA
 +
 
 +
==RAM:==
 +
Lots of High Speed and Low Latency - The absolute best changes often so checking in on the [http://forums.overclockers.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=68 Memory Forums] and places like [http://i4memory.com/ i4memory] is a good idea. Your after a good PCB and very importantly the IC's of choice. A lot of the high end RAM modules also come with quite large heatspreaders which can conflict with oversized air cooled heatsinks so do check your clearances before purchasing. Most of your well known companies make a performance range of RAM.
 +
 
 +
Brands: Corsair, G.Skill, Kingston, OCZ
 +
 
 +
==Video Card:==
 +
Benchmarking Kings, Latest DirectX and features Multi GPU Cards and Multi Card systems. ATI Vs Nvidia price points and models change often. Typical though a couple of there highest end cards are the way to go, Crossfire or SLi (you can really ramp it up if you want, 3 or 4 cards at a time)
 +
 
 +
==Sound Card:==
 +
Onboard has come along way but still its classed as aceptable. Can't stop there now can we, check out the [http://forums.overclockers.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=50 PC Audio Forums] and you'll see.
 +
 
 +
Brands: Asus, Auzen, Creative
 +
 
 +
==HDD:==
 +
Multi HDD storage systems are the way to go. Best to get the fastest drive you can for your OS and most used programs and leave the rest of your data on a secondary drive. We have plenty of options on how to arrange this these days SSD "Solid State Drives" are the ideal choice for your OS drive just choose your controller and capacity carefully (Barefoot and Sandforce). At the moment they are still kinda of pricey for all your data storage so options such as 10k SATA drives and Performance SATA ranges be it SATA3/6 are our choice no Green Eco stuff here.
 +
 
 +
This also brings up another dilemma, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID RAID]" this can bring you great benefits in terms of performance and security. One should do there due research and understand this before jumping in. Onboard options may handle the basic stuff ok but more involved solutions will be better suited by additional expansion cards.
 +
 
 +
Brands: SSD: Corsair, G.Skill, Intel, OCZ
 +
Brands: SATA: Samsung, Western Digital
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Example System: Baby Dream Machine==
 +
To give you a understanding of the style of system we have been talking about here is a quick mock up;
 +
 
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%" border="0" border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 
! Part
 
! Part
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! Case
 
! Case
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! CPU
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! Cooling
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2quad/index.htm Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Q6600 270]
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| '''Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultima XT''' ||  
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:LianLiA17.jpg |right|Lian Li A17]]  
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| rowspan="12" | [[Image:LancoolK62.jpg|right|Lian Li Lancool Dark Armour K62]]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Motherboard
+
!  
| [http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1981&l1=3&l2=11&l3=610&l4=0 Asus P5N-T Deluxe] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=asus+p5n-t 374]
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| A Kit such as this is a good staritng point, quality parts and decent performance. Most High-end Water cooling setups thou are custom designed around carefully sected parts. ||  
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! RAM
+
| [http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864AA804 2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2gb+ballistix+6400 179]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Hard Drive
+
| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 99]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Optical Drive
+
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 30]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Graphics Card
+
| [http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gtx.html 9800GTX 512MB] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=9800GTX+512MB 399]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Sound Card
+
| Onboard from motherboard || -
+
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Case
 
! Case
| [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=135&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=62 Lian Li A17] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=lian+li+a17 213]
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| '''CoolerMaster Sniper Black Edition''' ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Power Supply
+
!  
| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/ToughPower/W0116/w0116.asp Thermaltake Toughpower 750W] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=thermaltake+toughpower+750W 193]
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| A good solid starting platform. But you will find yourself eying off such beasts as CoolerMaster ATCS 840, CoolerMaster Cosmos S, Corsair 800D, Silverstone TJ07. ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Cooling
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! PSU
| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Cooler/Retail/CL-P0114-01/cl-p0114-01.asp Thermaltake BigTyp 120] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Big+Ty 60]
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| '''Corsair HX-1000w''' ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Additional
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!  
| - || -
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| A little overkill, but skimping on the PSU is a bad idea. Solid performer with tidy black modular cables. ||  
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
+
! Total Cost
+
| - || 1817 + Postage
+
|}
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==== $2500 i7 (LGA1366) Quad-Core "Crossfire" Gaming/OC Box: updated 20/11/2009 ====
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{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
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|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Part
+
! Model
+
! Price
+
! Case
+
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! CPU
 
! CPU
| [http://www.intel.com/Consumer/Learn/Desktop/corei7-detail.htm Intel Core i7 920] ||  
+
| '''Intel i7 930''' ||  
[http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=i7+920&spos=1 350]
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:LancoolK62.jpg|right|Lian Li Lancool Dark Armour K62]]
+
!
 +
| Designed to match with the premium chipset, nice little overclocker. ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Motherboard
 
! Motherboard
| [http://www.asus.com.au/product.aspx?P_ID=iRlP8RG9han6saZx&templete=2 Asus P6T Deluxe] ||  
+
| '''ASUS P6X58D Premium''' ||  
[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=P6T+Deluxe&spos=1 369]
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
!
 +
| High-end premium chipset board with candy such as USB3 and SATA6, decent overclocker ||
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! RAM
 
! RAM
| [http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=188 G.Skill DDR3 1200 Trident 6GB] ||  
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| '''Kingston HyperX 3x 2GB 2000Mhz C8 (6GB)''' ||  
[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=G.Skill+DDR3+Trident+6gb&spos=1 215]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Hard Drive 1
+
!  
| [http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=241&c1=3&c2=6 G.Skill Falcon II Series 64GB SSD] ||
+
| - ||  
[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=G.Skill+Falcon+II+64GB+SSD&spos=1 244]
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Hard Drive 2
+
| Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=samsung+f3+1tb+&spos=1 98]
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Optical Drive
+
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/Products/Computer%20Drives/OEM%20DVD%20Drives/DVR-218BK.aspx Pioneer SATA DVD Burner]
+
|| [[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Pioneer+SATA+DVD&spos=1 43]
+
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Graphics Card 1
 
! Graphics Card 1
| [http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5000.aspx 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=HD+5850&spos=1 348]
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| '''ATI Radeon HD 5870''' ||
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Graphics Card 2
 
! Graphics Card 2
| [http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5000.aspx 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=HD+5850&spos=1 348]
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| '''ATI Radeon HD 5870''' ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Sound Card
+
!
| Onboard from motherboard || -
+
| 2x Premium ATI Video Cards in Crossfire ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Case
+
! Sound Card
| [http://www.lancoolpc.com/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=15&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=62&g=f Lian Li Lancool Dark Armour K62] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=lancool+k62&spos=3 155]
+
| '''Auzen X-Fi Forte or Xonar STX''' ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Power Supply
+
!
| [http://www.corsair.com/products/hx850/default.aspx Corsair HX-850 Modular] ||  
+
| Your choice of quality sound card Auzen Forte for your Gamer or Xonar STX for your Audiophile ||  
[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=HX-850&spos=1 229]
+
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Cooling
+
! Hard Drive 1
| [http://www.prolimatech.com/products/cpu_cooler/megahalems_rev.b.html Prolimatech Megahalems] ||  
+
| '''OCZ Vertex2 100GB''' ||  
[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Prolimatech+Megahalems&spos=1 89]
+
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Additional
+
!  
| [http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/051/d1225c12b1ap_detail.html Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Fan 1850rpm] ||  
+
| New Sandforce based SSD drive for lightning fast performance of your OS and Programs ||  
[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Scythe+Typhoon+1850RPM&spos=1 29]
+
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
+
! Total Cost
+
| - || 2518 + Postage
+
|}
+
 
+
==== $4000 Intel====
+
{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
+
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
+
! Part
+
! Model
+
! Price
+
! Case
+
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! CPU
+
! Hard Drive 2
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2XE/index.htm Core 2 Extreme QX9650] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=QX9650 1150]
+
| '''Samsung F3 1TB''' ||  
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Lian Li PC-A71.jpg|right|Lian Li PC-A71]]
+
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Motherboard
+
! Hard Drive 3
| [http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=2016&l1=3&l2=11&l3=610&l4=0 Asus Striker II Formula] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=asus+striker+II+formula 415]
+
| '''Samsung F3 1TB''' ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! RAM
+
!
| [http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864AA804 2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2gb+ballistix+6400 179]
+
| 2x Performance range SATA drives for storage (possible RAID setup if required - RAID0 or RAID1) ||  
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Hard Drive 1
 
| [http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=190 150GB Western Digital Raptor X] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=150GB+Raptor 229]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Hard Drive 2
 
| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 99]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
 
 
! Optical Drive
 
! Optical Drive
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 30]
+
| Your Choice but Blu-Ray will be expected ||  
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Graphics Card
+
| [http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gx2.html 1GB 9800GX2] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=1GB+9800GX2 465]
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Sound Card
+
| Onboard from motherboard || -
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Case
+
| [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=134&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=61 Lian Li PC-A71] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=lian+li+pc-a71 350]
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Power Supply
+
| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/ToughPower/W0131/w0131.asp Thermaltake ToughPower 850W] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ToughPower+850 249]
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Cooling
+
| [http://www.gammods.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_122&products_id=517 GAM Mods EP Liquid cooling Kit] || [http://www.gammods.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_122&products_id=517 500]
+
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+
! Additional
+
| - || -
+
 
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 
! Total Cost
 
! Total Cost
| - || 3907 + Postage
+
| - || '''$4000~Approx'''
 
|}
 
|}
 
  
  

Revision as of 19:51, 4 June 2010

Contents

Where wads of cash can make geeks drool :)

Dream Machines are just that, when the time comes that you want that awesome rig and performance out weighs budget constraints. Most users will be happy enough with a variant of our Gaming Machines, but when you just have to have it here is a guide to get you started.

Oh and if your going to make this journey, may I suggest you create a Worklog of your build progress. After all whats the point in having a Dream Machine if your not going to show it off.

There's no real recommended Dream system it is very much a individuals choice but take into consideration a Dream Machine is about a High End system that means all areas from your CPU to your Audio and Video, not forgetting your Storage setup to. Don't think you can just slap product together either, it's kinda a given that your system will be well balanced, pushing your overclocks and heaps of cable management, inside and out its got to be beautiful.

Lets quickly go through some build basics, then you can see a build example below


Cooling:

Air or Water, the more extreme examples DICE, Phase, LN2 are best left to the more seasoned Overclocker and are more suited to benchmarking runs than typical 24/7 home usage. Air cooling can put out some wonderful performance but the heatsinks can tend to get a little large and awkward to accommodate. The tendency is larger the better with copper heatpipes and high fin density then there is the compromise of performance Vs noise when it comes to choice of fans. Water cooling again comes down to how much of your system you wish to cool with water CPU, GPU, NB etc so you know the size of radiator and if your going to do more than one loop. Best to get an idea of your cooling needs first before you choose your Case, so that you know it will fit. Don't forget the air cooling of the case itself you need to make sure you don't have heat building up inside, dust filters are a great thing for keeping your case clean (remember to clean them to).

Cases:

Very personal choice here, main thing to consider is is there enough room for all your parts and is there sufficient airflow cooling after that ease of cable management and filter cleaning. Main choices here are the high quality aluminum cases but some of your better steel cases are still quite worthy entries.

Brands: CoolerMaster, Corsair, Lian Li, Silverstone

PSU:

DO NOT USE CHEAP POWER SUPPLIES The core of stability - High Power, Clean, Solid Rails, Modular, Sleeved, check you will have enough power connectors molex/sata/pci-e and cable length.

Brands: Antec, Corsair, Enermax, Seasonic.

CPU:

AMD or Intel - Grab from the high powered ranges and aim for the most Overclocker friendly versions and revisions "Black, Unlocked, Extreme, Opteron and Xeon also options"

Motherboard:

Highend chipsets, all the latest fruit, additional cooling systems, loads of overclocking potential, plenty of room for expansion cards.

Brands: Asus, Gigabyte, EVGA

RAM:

Lots of High Speed and Low Latency - The absolute best changes often so checking in on the Memory Forums and places like i4memory is a good idea. Your after a good PCB and very importantly the IC's of choice. A lot of the high end RAM modules also come with quite large heatspreaders which can conflict with oversized air cooled heatsinks so do check your clearances before purchasing. Most of your well known companies make a performance range of RAM.

Brands: Corsair, G.Skill, Kingston, OCZ

Video Card:

Benchmarking Kings, Latest DirectX and features Multi GPU Cards and Multi Card systems. ATI Vs Nvidia price points and models change often. Typical though a couple of there highest end cards are the way to go, Crossfire or SLi (you can really ramp it up if you want, 3 or 4 cards at a time)

Sound Card:

Onboard has come along way but still its classed as aceptable. Can't stop there now can we, check out the PC Audio Forums and you'll see.

Brands: Asus, Auzen, Creative

HDD:

Multi HDD storage systems are the way to go. Best to get the fastest drive you can for your OS and most used programs and leave the rest of your data on a secondary drive. We have plenty of options on how to arrange this these days SSD "Solid State Drives" are the ideal choice for your OS drive just choose your controller and capacity carefully (Barefoot and Sandforce). At the moment they are still kinda of pricey for all your data storage so options such as 10k SATA drives and Performance SATA ranges be it SATA3/6 are our choice no Green Eco stuff here.

This also brings up another dilemma, "RAID" this can bring you great benefits in terms of performance and security. One should do there due research and understand this before jumping in. Onboard options may handle the basic stuff ok but more involved solutions will be better suited by additional expansion cards.

Brands: SSD: Corsair, G.Skill, Intel, OCZ Brands: SATA: Samsung, Western Digital


Example System: Baby Dream Machine

To give you a understanding of the style of system we have been talking about here is a quick mock up;


Part Model Price Case
Cooling Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultima XT
Lian Li Lancool Dark Armour K62
A Kit such as this is a good staritng point, quality parts and decent performance. Most High-end Water cooling setups thou are custom designed around carefully sected parts.
Case CoolerMaster Sniper Black Edition
A good solid starting platform. But you will find yourself eying off such beasts as CoolerMaster ATCS 840, CoolerMaster Cosmos S, Corsair 800D, Silverstone TJ07.
PSU Corsair HX-1000w
A little overkill, but skimping on the PSU is a bad idea. Solid performer with tidy black modular cables.
CPU Intel i7 930
Designed to match with the premium chipset, nice little overclocker.
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium
High-end premium chipset board with candy such as USB3 and SATA6, decent overclocker
RAM Kingston HyperX 3x 2GB 2000Mhz C8 (6GB)
-
Graphics Card 1 ATI Radeon HD 5870
Graphics Card 2 ATI Radeon HD 5870
2x Premium ATI Video Cards in Crossfire
Sound Card Auzen X-Fi Forte or Xonar STX
Your choice of quality sound card Auzen Forte for your Gamer or Xonar STX for your Audiophile
Hard Drive 1 OCZ Vertex2 100GB
New Sandforce based SSD drive for lightning fast performance of your OS and Programs
Hard Drive 2 Samsung F3 1TB
Hard Drive 3 Samsung F3 1TB
2x Performance range SATA drives for storage (possible RAID setup if required - RAID0 or RAID1)
Optical Drive Your Choice but Blu-Ray will be expected
Total Cost - $4000~Approx


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