And the new rig has finally landed!!!

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Yes I know this is a pointless thread but i'm gonna also use it to thank you guys for the various advice I recieved. .............. so ........... umm thanks! :)

The rig is as follows:

Q6600 2.4GHZ Quad (to be o/c to 3ghz)
2GB Corsair Mem
8800GTX 768mb graphics lovelyness
Asus P5KR m/brd
Thermaltake Soprano case
700W Toughpower PSU
250GB Maxtor HDD
Arctic Cooling Heatsink and fan (about the size of the screws on the USS Eisenhower!!)
Vista Home Preimum

And my god CoD4 looks lovely!!!!

[Eddy_of_the_dead]

bet you can l4d whit it...

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Bloody well hope so!

[Eddy_of_the_dead]

yeah i hope it 2 for you!!! other wise youll be screwed!

[QuotidianTemerity]

Q6600 2.4GHZ Quad (to be o/c to 3ghz)

It can easily attain 3.6 Ghz, considering your ostensibly massive heatsink.

Do it.


Do it.


Do eeet!

[fantimm]

wow! nice man!!

i got a really similar one, same CPU but i couldnt afford the GTX!! had to get the GT....

sweeet. tried playin crysis on it yet? mine goes with pretty much everything on full in DX9....

[Odds_Bodkins]

Nicely done sir!!!! I shall be (hopefully) throwing my beasty together on Saturday, and with a bit of luck I can avoid blowing up/electrocuting myself/the dog/fiancee!!!

[Teknobry]

Awesome :D

That rig should be able to kick out the best in games for quite some time to come!

[Asura]

...
money plz i want alien ware gear!

[dontleave]

Eww Vista...

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Eww Vista...

Yeah I know but with the first service pack out in Jan (apparantly) ............ it'll still probably suck. But then so did XP till the first sp.

It can easily attain 3.6 Ghz, considering your ostensibly massive heatsink.

Do it.

Maybe, but i'm gonna make sure it works ok normally first though.

sweeet. tried playin crysis on it yet?

Not yet, but trust me, it's next on the list.

I did get an 3D Benchmark06 score 11500 or thereabouts, so none too shabby.

[dontleave]

Not yet, but trust me, it's next on the list.

We play, yes?