Dream Computer

[CiSmAXz]

If you had an unlimited budget what would your "dream computer" be? This could include any peripherals and monitor. I actually need this info for a reason and I am just looking for some different ideas. Plus it is fun to dream

 

[dlerious]

I'd probably start with the DCIN64 or DAW64 at http://www.verari.com/workstationcenter.asp and
move up from there.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Antec Super Lanboy
Athlon FX 53
nforce3 mobo
MAX amount of allowed RAM
GeForce 6800 Ultra
Audigy 2 ZS
DVD, DVD-+RW drive
Dual NEC 1760NX-BK LCD Monitors
And trick the jeeeeont out with lights

Almost forgot the dual 74 GB Raptors!

 

[n7]

A64 FX-53
2056 MB PC4000
nForce 3 motherboard
8 x 74 GB WD Raptors (2 for OS; the rest for storage)
12x DVD -/+ RW
Dual layer DVD -/+ RW
CD-RW
ATI X800 XT
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
Dual Samsung 213T LCDs

Yeah, i dunno...it's nice dreaming though

 

[Peter D]

Socket 939 FX-53
Socket 939 nF3 250-GB Board
2 GB Mushkin LV2 PC3500/OCZ Ltd. Ed. Platinum PC3500 BH-5
X800 XT PE
2 74GB Raptors
Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
Lian Li PC6070B w/ Prometetia Mach II
Logitech MX Duo
Klipsch 5.1's
2 Dell 2001FP's

:heart:

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

4 way opteron, 8gigs of ram, 4x74gig raptors RAID0 OS, 5x400gig storage, you know

i already got my top pick in monitors and speakers, maybe 21" LCDs instead?

or maybe a sparc workstation....

 

[k3nt]

Originally posted by: n7
A64 FX-53
2056 MB PC4000
nForce 3 motherboard
8 x 74 GB WD Raptors (2 for OS; the rest for storage)
12x DVD -/+ RW
Dual layer DVD -/+ RW
CD-RW
ATI X800 XT
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
Dual Samsung 213T LCDs

Yeah, i dunno...it's nice dreaming though

hehe 8 raptors...have fun with cooling =)

 

[n7]

Hey, he said dream computer
Realistically...that'd be another story

 

[oogabooga]

I would want that worked well from the first time i booted it up. It would also work perfectly until i decided to upgrade, in which case somehow it would upgrade itself.

 

[randumb]

Bah. This is where it's at.

 

[biostud]

We all know that Michaels computers are where the really hot stuff is.

 

[rallyrulz]

just give me a couple of updated crays with fibre links. Might just... be able to handle half life 2 i reckon, well atleast on a like 200inch projection at like a million pixels

 

[Connoisseur]

A64 FX-53
2 GB PC4000 Mushkin Black
2 x 74GB SATA Raptors in Raid 0
2 x 250GB Maxtor SATA (storage)
Lian Li PC-65B (for kickass cooling and LOTS of HD space)
550W Antec TruePower
GF6800U (Until new Radeon comes out)
SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
Klipsch 7.1's
DVD-RW
CD-RW
Logitech Cordless MX Duo
Ditto on the Samsung 213T's (soooo beautiful)
Best freaking HDTV Tuner out there

 

[Special1Sauce]

2x 3.4 GHz Xeons
3 GBs of ECC ram
Some mobo
DVD-RW
Next ATi Card (x800 I think)

 

[wizdum]

p2 233
onboard video
sound blaster pci
15" packard bell monitor
monitor speakers
1x cd-rom
floppy drive
6 gb 5400 rpm generic
32mb pc100 sdram

 

[Regs]

Could it be a Desk Top and Workstation? Because nothing is going to match the math throughput of a quad opteron set up with 4 SCSI's in Raid 1+0.

 

[JBT]

1 question why is every one going with Raptors for HDD's?? I I had the money I would be going with a huge SCSI array and an awsome controller.

 

[Acanthus]

Dual IBM Power 5's

 

[CiSmAXz]

Good ideas so far. Thanks for all the input. Keep 'em coming

 

[Mik3y]

* Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz Extreme Edition 800MHz FSB, 2MB L3 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology
* AeroCool Copper CPU Cooler for Socket A/478, Model "HT-101"
* GIGABYTE "GA-8IG1000MK" i865G Chipset Motherboard
* Corsair XMS Platinum Series, Low Latency 2GB (512MBx4) DDR PC-4400
* 2 Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drives
* 512MB DDR ATI Radeon X800 XT Video Card
* ATI "TV Wonder Pro" TV Tuner Card
* Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro
* Antec ARIA Aluminum MicroATX Cube Case w/ 300W Power Supply
* Plextor Black 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
* Logitech Cordless MX Duo Keyboard & Mouse
* Vison W300TV 30" Wide Screen LCD TV Monitor (16ms Response Time)
* Bose Companion 3 Multimedia 2.1 Speaker System

All this is roughly $6300 or so, but until there is a socket 939 MicroATX motherboard and the FX-55 come out, this will be my dream.

 

[Regs]

You seem pretty confident that the X800 will be a huge performer Mik3y. Why not the 6800 that's all ready out?

 

[Mik3y]

lol i dont kno why, i guess the only reason y i chose it was cuz of the 512mb. i'm not biased towards anything having to do with comps. i just like whats best, and rumors are saying that hte radeon may be faster, so the rumors are the closest things i have to facts. also, i just have a feeling that ati's new line of cards will be faster.

 

[Soulkeeper]

if i had unlimited funds i would build a linux cluster
and build a garage to keep it in with solar panels on the roof to power it

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

Originally posted by: JBT
1 question why is every one going with Raptors for HDD's?? I I had the money I would be going with a huge SCSI array and an awsome controller.

raptors are cooler and quiter than most SCSI drives, plus are almost as good in the performance aspect. plus raptors are more geared toward desktop performance,not server, and can be used in any SATA PC incase one wants to swap them out

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy

Originally posted by: JBT
1 question why is every one going with Raptors for HDD's?? I I had the money I would be going with a huge SCSI array and an awsome controller.

raptors are cooler and quiter than most SCSI drives, plus are almost as good in the performance aspect. plus raptors are more geared toward desktop performance,not server, and can be used in any SATA PC incase one wants to swap them out

another reason y this is a dream computer setup. anything is basically possible. i could just list a 50,000rpm 10 terabyte sata harddrive, a 3.4 terhahertz fx-555555, a radeon 10000MB X8,000,000,000 XT, 1000000MB DDR30000000000 ram, all with a temp of -1000000C


so this is actually my dream computer.