Maximum Pc's Dream Machine 2006

[LOUISSSSS]

Specs:
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93Ghz $1000
NVidia nForce 590 Intel Edision Reference Design $250est
2 x XFX 7900gtx XXX $1000
2 x 1gb Corsair DDR2/800 $195
2 x WD 150gb Raptor (Raid 0) $500
3 x Seagate Barracuda 750gb (Raid 5) $1500
Pioneer BDR-101a (Blu-Ray Recorder) $1000
Plextor PX-750UF $140
Zalman CNPS9500 LED $60
PCPC Silencer 750 $200
Creative SB X-fi Elite Pro $395
Silverstone TJ09 Prototype $250
2 x Dell 2407WFP $1700
M-Audio Studiophile LX4 $550
Logitech G5 $50
Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 $60
Win XP Pro $200

Total: $9850

Comments:
-used a beta test motherboard that we can't even get
-Blu ray burner for $1000? link? why do we need these again?
-"SLI is the only game in town for dual-GPU configs, as far as we're concerned" MAX PC biased against ati with regards to its dual config Crossfire??? wth is this? don't crap on me ... from the way i read it.. it sounds like MAX PC = sli fanboys?
-why not X1900xtx Crossfire? and use a MB that we can actually buy?
-2 x dell 2407WFP, i thought sli didn't work with dual monitors... since its Dream machine, why not go 2 x 2407's and 1 x 20' 4:3 LCD for the true surroud gaming? just an idea
-keyboard is way too bulky, since dream machine is supposedly an all out gaming machine, why not a logitech g15 or saitek eclipse?
-why PCPC Silencer 750 and not 1k? isn't dream machine supposed to be "all out"?
-zalman cooler has been surpassed by many already...
-paint job is 6/10 to me.. preference i guess

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[buck]

Waste of money for the most part imo. Not to say I wouldn't have fun with it .

 

[Operandi]

Should have been titled ?Maximum PC?s how to waste as much money as humanly possible machine 2006?

Other then that; whatever?

 

[PurdueRy]

As for the Blu-ray. They are constantly using stuff that is either normally proprietary or not out yet in the dream machines.

Keyboards are all personal preference IMO

Mobo - see blu-ray comment

Power supply - It's not needed (although I doubt the 750 is needed either) but they could make the computer insanely more expensive if they went as far out there as they could. They keep it "semi" realistic

 

[athfbum]

For that much money I could get one hell of a machine for $5000 and maybe a used Ford Focus for $5000

 

[Nocturnal]

I'd take two 3007FPs over the 2407s right now since people are still reporting banding issues.

 

[dexvx]

Nitpicks:

nForce 590 SLI edition? Come on its not even a proven platform. Just grab a P5WDG2-WS Pro and use the hacked Forceware drivers to enable SLI on them.

Slap on a Adaptec 2185600 PCI-X SAS Adapter.

Put 2x Fujitsu MAX 147GB 15K SAS in RAID 0 instead of those crap Raptors.

Blu-Ray? Wouldnt poke it with a 20 foot pole.

2x Dell 3007FP (30")

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
Maximum Pc's Dream Machine 2006...

feel free to leave your comments to the article or to reply to mine

Why do you want to crap on MaximumPC? :roll:
They have a magazine to publish so that ******* like us read it. I wouldn't buy a magazine that's dream machine for 2006 was an overclocked 1GHz Coppermine.
People in this forum are pushing extreme hardware constantly. :shocked:

 

[Zekey]

I really believe MaxPC is paid off by Nvdia, as you'll often get those "The power of Three!" minimags with your issue, and they seem to constantly favor NV Cards in their tests. (Like there video card showdown where they crowned the 7900gtx a victor...)

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
Comments:
-used a beta test motherboard that we can't even get
Well, it is a Dream Machine.
-Blu ray burner for $1000? link? why do we need these again?
My feelings exactly.
-"SLI is the only game in town for dual-GPU configs, as far as we're concerned" MAX PC biased against ati with regards to its dual config Crossfire??? wth is this? don't crap on me ... from the way i read it.. it sounds like MAX PC = sli fanboys?
-why not X1900xtx Crossfire? and use a MB that we can actually buy?
True, why not use Crossfire which already works with readily available 975X motherboards?
-2 x dell 2407WFP, i thought sli didn't work with dual monitors... since its Dream machine, why not go 2 x 2407's and 1 x 20' 4:3 LCD for the true surroud gaming? just an idea
A single Dell 3007WFP is all a Dream Machine needs.
-keyboard is way too bulky, since dream machine is supposedly an all out gaming machine, why not a logitech g15 or saitek eclipse?
Keyboards are a very subjective choice. And a Natural 4000 Keyboard isn't going to add any more bulk to a setup that you suggested should use Three 20"+ monitors.
-why PCPC Silencer 750 and not 1k? isn't dream machine supposed to be "all out"?
Why 1KW when 750W does the job?
-zalman cooler has been surpassed by many already...
True. What ~$10,000 Dream Machine couldn't use a $250 Swiftech WC kit at the very least?
-paint job is 6/10 to me.. preference i guess

feel free to leave your comments to the article or to reply to mine

I'm surprised they used 'only' DDR2 800. The X-Fi Elite Pro looks like a waste.

I think a dream machine should use an optical out hooked up to an entry-level Denon/HK receiver with at least a $1000 5.1 speaker kit. Something from Paradigm at the very least? Perhaps throw in an SVS Subwoofer?

 

[Lonyo]

Why use 7900GTX's when you can use 7950GTX's (I think nVidia recently released a driver for quad SLI support - if not, who cares? It's a dream machine, it doesnt have to make sense)

Why Raptors? Just go SCSI.
Monitor - there are bigger and badder monitors around.

Cooling... My Dream Machine would have phase change cooling, not some air crap. My RAM would also be able to keep up as much as possible with my overclocked FSB. See here for high end DDR2 memories

 

[JServ]

I'd love to make a graph showing how quickly that thing depreciates.

 

[Ayah]

Originally posted by: JServ
I'd love to make a graph showing how quickly that thing depreciates.

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Something like that.

 

[thescreensavers]

were did you get tis info, I bet it was in this months mag right. I am on vacation so I did not get mine yet...

 

[Ayah]

Also, where's the phase change? 4GB of memory? Needs a hot swap for the raid 5.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I quit reading the mag. Too much advertisements now. And it's the same crap over and over. Get a decent tech news site, and it's all the better. And cheaper. I still read CPU though. Great mag.

 

[dball3]

is there a crossfire board for core2 on the map anywhere?

 

[broly8877]

yeah, 975X boards. There's already a couple.

Unless you mean ATI's boards.

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: dball3
is there a crossfire board for core2 on the map anywhere?

Isn't every 975 board Crossfire compatible?

 

[broly8877]

yes, but not all 975 boards are C2D compatible.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

I'd rather get a car...

 

[silverpig]

I would rather go with a single 150GB raptor, a nice quiet watercooling setup, and a noise dampening case. Then, have a second system in the closet connected via gigabit lan that holds 5x 750 GB drives in raid 5.

 

[xtknight]

Reference mobo? Ugh...

I'd rather get a silent water-cooling setup and OC a E6600 to 4 GHz. That would be a dream machine to me. Also I'd get some of that new Gigabyte I-RAM 2 that doesn't lose its data.

Knowing me I'd get a $6000 LED-backlit LCD and the $625 NEC 20WMGX2 also. $3000 on the PC, $6625 on the monitor(s).

 

[blurredvision]

So-called "dream machines" that are put together nowadays are simply retarded. You just take all the most expensive stuff, because it is the fastest, and make it your list. Done. Building a dream machine in the computer world is pointless, because there's no controversy nowadays as to who is the fastest, and even if their was, it's one or the other (Intel vs AMD, or nVidia vs ATI).

 

[Shadow Conception]

No point at all in that system since DX10 video cards are just along the horizon. Wait until next year to make a dream system