ExtremeTech's Killer Gaming Rig After 8 months on hiatus, ExtremeTech's Killer Gaming Rig is back, fully loaded and ready to make your computer cry. Out is the aging AMD FX-60 processor and in is the expensive-as-hell Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (that's quad-core, folks) processor. Among the other notable changes to the ExtremeTech Killer Gaming Rig is the choice of graphics card--the previous rig sported X1900XTXs in Crossfire; this latest rig is built with the also expensive-as-hell 8800GTX graphics cards in SLI--the memory--Corsair TwinX XMS 3500LLPRO DDR400 in the old rig as opposed to Corsair Dominator PC-9136 C5 in the new--and the chassis--the fugly Cooler Master Ammo 533 in the last-generation rig and the far more attractive Antec Nine Hundred in the next-generation rig. What does this all mean? To put it simply, this computer will take anything you throw at it and run it buttery smooth... with the exception of Splinter Cell: Double Agent, but that's another story. ExtremeTech Table of Contents • Introduction • Recommended Components • CPU: Core 2 Extreme QX6700 • Motherboard: eVGA nForce 680i SLI • Memory: Corsair Dominator PC-9136 C5 • Graphics: Dual GeForce 8800 GTX • Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP • Audio: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty and Creative GigaWorks S750 • Keyboard and Mouse: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard and G5 Laser Optical Mouse • Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor X 150GB • Optical Drive: Plextor PX-760A • Cooling: Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX • Case and Power Supply: Custom Antec Nine Hundred and Tagan TurboJet TG1100 • Operating System: Windows XP --- with Service Pack 2 • Killer Game Performance • Final Thoughts Source: ExtremeTech
why would you go quadcore for a gaming rig? logic would dictate that an x6800 OCs to higher clock speeds and would hence be better in gaming.. also why isn't this in computing? same goes for the monitor, why the 30 inch monitor if the refresh rates and image quality aren't as good as it's lower 24 siblings? and why aircooling on such an expensive creation? and while we are at it, no SCSI 15kRPM harddrives? come on this system is supposed to have no budget... what a shame... also ASUS striker and DFI RD600 are better boards... though hacking driver support for SLI on RD600 might be a bit hard... while we are at the theme of great parts and using h20 or better for cooling... swap for OCz new water-cooled RAM kit... Also, Why the raptor Xs over the traditional raptors if you are going the raptor route? These drives are meant to be put in a RAID array so why go for the TLER crippled version which looks pretty? and PSU... ok it's expensive and boasts big numbers... why nto go for the more expensive 1KW PSU from PCP&C? Better ripple and better PSU. Slightly louder though.
