I'm Creating A Monster, Mwwwaahhaahaaaa! |
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Sep 30 2008, 09:07 PM
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In this day and age what with Video Editing, Music Production and design and rendering of 3D video constructs for various reasons, it doens't hurt to have a fast machine. I have been limping along with a 1 CPU Athlon 4000 for a while now. Finally I have cracked, and I am building a new beast of a machine
 Here is the spec: 2 x 4 Core Xeon 2.33 Processor (yep, 8 cores, count 'em!) Tyan Dual Intel 5100 MB Nvidia Quadro FX570 Graphics Card (not the fastest but supposedly decent for video editing) 4Gb DDR 5300 RAM (Single stick I have 7 further slots ofr expansion) 2 x 320Gb Raid 0 System Disk (Total 640Gb) 2 x 750Gb Raid 0 Data Disk (Total 1.5TB) Cheap LightScribe DVD burner Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit (We'll see how well 64 bit works out ...) I'm hoping this will be a touch faster than my old PC ... First bits just arrived, should have it built by the weekend! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Sep 30 2008, 09:12 PM
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It's the beginning of Skynet....
Good luck with it ^^ May I ask how much it costs? 
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Sep 30 2008, 09:15 PM
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OMG Andrew are you planning on sending a rocket to mars!!
 That's an impressive rig mate, you didn't mention the soundcard though, you might as well throw in a nice one to record guitar straight into the card without latency or USB interfaces. Congrats on your new "monster"  QUOTE (Canis @ Sep 30 2008, 10:12 PM)  It's the beginning of Skynet.... -------------------- Guitars:
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Sep 30 2008, 09:29 PM
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OMG, I wish I had such a monster ;D!
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Sep 30 2008, 09:30 PM
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congratulations on your new monster Andrew!
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Sep 30 2008, 09:33 PM
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I already have an EMU1212m PCI soundcard - I'll just shift it over form my old PC
@Canis - in total the parts cost me around $2300 - I had to rein it in at that point and made do with only 4Gb of Ram and no BD burner, also coming down from 3.0G to 2.33G on the processors saved me well over a grand ... -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Sep 30 2008, 09:41 PM
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Impressive
 Im about to upgrade my computer too won't be as fast as yours- I'll only be on 4 cores (phh loser) |
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Sep 30 2008, 09:43 PM
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QUOTE (DeepRoots @ Sep 30 2008, 04:41 PM) Impressive Im about to upgrade my computer too won't be as fast as yours- I'll only be on 4 cores (phh loser) *Patronizing tone of voice * There there, Jord, I'm sure it will be quite fast ... Mine on the other hand will render GMC lessons so fast that it will go back in time and implode the Space Time continuum! Mwaaahaaahaaa! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Sep 30 2008, 09:43 PM
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I bid you luck Dr Frankenstein
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Sep 30 2008, 09:55 PM
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OMG Andrew , 8 cores !! Please make sure you don't make a nuclear disaster
That's a monster really , should work very well once you build it !
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Sep 30 2008, 10:03 PM
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*no green eyed smiley*
Sounds cool, I want one!! I cannot convince my wife to allow any upgrade on PC at the mo, so will have to make do with the 2.3 mice o hertz dual applecores, shoebox case, and abacus basically a small advancment on the "Difference Machine" 
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Sep 30 2008, 10:25 PM
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Just a "touch" faster Andrew.
No don't give us those excuses with you old machine being to old etc, we all know that you are actually buying 8 core machine so you can make the tea directly on the case, without having to go to the kitchen. Admit!  Kidding aside, that is one heavy piece of machinery. I'm very interested to see how you gonna do the isolation and cooling. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Sep 30 2008, 10:31 PM
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Holy moly, now that's a machine
Congratulations
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Sep 30 2008, 10:39 PM
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Save a little money for some oven mitts!
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