Well looking and doing research on my next Gaming PC , here is where my research has taken me so far.
Mother Board :
Rampage III Black Edition
The Ultimate X58 Gaming Board, Bundled with an Audio/LAN card, ThunderBolt.
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=RAMPAGEIII-BE-PB-R (http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=RAMPAGEIII-BE-PB-R)
CPU :
Core i7 Extreme Edition 990X(3.46G,L2:6x256KB,L3:12M,rev.B1,130W)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7248312&Sku=I69-990X (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7248312&Sku=I69-990X)
CPU Case :
Thermaltake VN10001W2N Level 10 GT Full Tower Gaming Case - ATX, Micro ATX, Extendedn ATX, 4x 5.25", 1x Ext 3.5", 5x Int 3.5", 3x 200mm Fans, 1x 140mm Fan, 3x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, 1x eSATA Front Ports
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7151733&CatId=1510 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7151733&CatId=1510)
Memory:
OCZ DDR3 PC3-16000/ 2000MHz / Blade Series / CAS 7 Edition / Triple Channel Kits / 6GB
http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-ddr3-pc3-16000-blade-series-low-voltage-triple-channel-eol.html (http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-ddr3-pc3-16000-blade-series-low-voltage-triple-channel-eol.html)
« Last Edit: 11 September 2011, 17:38:47 by {FWE}Ontime-Adm »
Quote from: {FWE}Ontime-Adm on September 18, 2011, 08:22:11 PM
Well looking and doing research on my next Gaming PC , here is where my research has taken me so far.
Mother Board :
Rampage III Black Edition
The Ultimate X58 Gaming Board, Bundled with an Audio/LAN card, ThunderBolt.
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=RAMPAGEIII-BE-PB-R (http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=RAMPAGEIII-BE-PB-R)
CPU :
Core i7 Extreme Edition 990X(3.46G,L2:6x256KB,L3:12M,rev.B1,130W)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7248312&Sku=I69-990X (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7248312&Sku=I69-990X)
CPU Case :
Thermaltake VN10001W2N Level 10 GT Full Tower Gaming Case - ATX, Micro ATX, Extendedn ATX, 4x 5.25", 1x Ext 3.5", 5x Int 3.5", 3x 200mm Fans, 1x 140mm Fan, 3x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, 1x eSATA Front Ports
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7151733&CatId=1510 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7151733&CatId=1510)
Memory:
OCZ DDR3 PC3-16000/ 2000MHz / Blade Series / CAS 7 Edition / Triple Channel Kits / 6GB
http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-ddr3-pc3-16000-blade-series-low-voltage-triple-channel-eol.html (http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-ddr3-pc3-16000-blade-series-low-voltage-triple-channel-eol.html)
« Last Edit: 11 September 2011, 17:38:47 by {FWE}Ontime-Adm »
I already have 2 - 295 Nvidia Video cards , 1- SSD Hard Drive , 1 - 1200 Watt Power Supply . Running on my current Gaming machine.
Posted By {FWE}Noman
nice one ontime looks like you and i well have the same system.s runing i need to make a start on mine soon. case moding. custom paint Crysis2
The Case has been ordered bouncing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfPc_j0u6Dw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfPc_j0u6Dw)
Mother Board has been ordered bouncing
https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-RAMP3BE (https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-RAMP3BE)
« Last Edit: 17 September 2011, 21:33:49 by {FWE}Ontime-Adm »
The Processor Extreme Edition has been ordered.
http://ark.intel.com/products/52585/Intel-Core-i7-990X-Processor-Extreme-Edition-%2812M-Cache-3_46-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI%29 (http://ark.intel.com/products/52585/Intel-Core-i7-990X-Processor-Extreme-Edition-%2812M-Cache-3_46-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI%29) unlocked
bouncing YAY!!! I'm happy for you ! and I cant wait to see how much of a difference the upgrade to the CW server will make ! now as soon as you get it all put together we want pics !!! lots of pics lol Drink
^_^ cool
Here is a partial build First time test boot up (It is not finished and this is NOT the power supply I will be using)
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For any body that want to use this case,if you want to use Raptor drives in this case you cannot use the Plug-n-PLAY FEATURES/or hot swappable drive feature in this case, the raptor drives have the bigger heat sink attached to the bottom of them , which makes them thicker and they will not line up to the the Power and Usb cable 's.
I had to take the brackets out , and now when I want to move a drive or disconnect one , I have to remove the back panel to do this, believe me this is very undesirable and a pain in the behind, how ever if you remove the heat sink , then the drive is the size of a SSD DRIVE , but then again you will void your warranty and any other ill effects it may cause. Thanks {FWE}Ontime-Adm
Link http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1341&ID=2039#Tab0 (http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1341&ID=2039#Tab0)
Quote: Five hot-swappable hard drive bays, each with its dedicated backplane to support hot-swap. Hard drive mounting supports both 2.5" or 3.5" drives.
Hi everyone the build is done , just a sneak peak at the {FWE} Headquarters ,Now it is time to get to know the new build and learn what I can and cannot do if you know what I mean, the build consist of.
1. Asus Rampage III Black Edition
The Ultimate X58 Gaming Board, Bundled with an Audio/LAN card, ThunderBolt
2. Intel Core i7-990X BX80613I7990X Processor Extreme Edition - Six Core, 12MB L3 Cache, 1.5MB L2 Cache, 3.46 GHz (3.73 GHz Max Turbo), Socket B (LGA 1366), 130W, Fan, Retail, Unlocked
3. EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Video Cards x2
4. MEMORY - 4Gx4 ADATA AX3U2000GC4G9B-DG2
5. Power PC Cooling , Turbo-Cool 1200 Watts Single rail
6. Cyberpower Level 10 GT (Gaming Series)
7. G19 Keyboard for Gaming
8. Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headphones
9. Logitech MX15 Optical Gaming Mouse
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Wow!
GoodJob this is a very nice setup and we are very thankful for all your hard work to make our gaming experience a great one ! keep up the great work Cheers
Thank you Ginger Cheers
New update, I had purchased 2 weeks ago from the date on this post, While awaiting Crysis 3 I have purchased A fully compatible DX11 video card,
GeForce GTX 660 Ti , I will see how it performs in Crysis 3, will I SLI not quite yet, I really do not want to go for the over kill just yet, IF needed I will purchase another, but I donot really think I will need to, I am still running 1 GTX 295 to support my second monitor and no driver issues as of so far, so right now I have both GeForce GTX 660 Ti, and GTX 295 running non SLI.
Adding a new gem to my system , just looking for a bit more speed to my system , I have researched several SSD drives and found the one that will meet my needs to bring my over all system performance up.
SAMSUNG
256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series
As I read reviews all over the net , I always seem to use http://www.guru3d.com (http://www.guru3d.com) for the final review as they do a full review on the products I research.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_840_pro_ssd_benchmark_review_test,1.html (http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_840_pro_ssd_benchmark_review_test,1.html)
My plan is to use the SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series, as the primary boot drive, then I will strip down my OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5
and run my Gaming software from OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5 , and see how this performs , I should see and experience a litlle bit better performance.
So basically I should see a overall system performance with the SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series (boot able main drive) verses OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5 50 Gig (as I only have 15 Gig left) after striped down I should have about 20 Gig of unused pace left on the OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5 which will allow the drive to perform properly and last longer.
Quote from: {FWE}Ontime-Adm on March 30, 2013, 10:52:37 AM
Adding a new gem to my system , just looking for a bit more speed to my system , I have researched several SSD drives and found the one that will meet my needs to bring my over all system performance up.
SAMSUNG
256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series
As I read reviews all over the net , I always seem to use http://www.guru3d.com (http://www.guru3d.com) for the final review as they do a full review on the products I research.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_840_pro_ssd_benchmark_review_test,1.html (http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_840_pro_ssd_benchmark_review_test,1.html)
My plan is to use the SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series, as the primary boot drive, then I will strip down my OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5
and run my Gaming software from OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5 , and see how this performs , I should see and experience a litlle bit better performance.
So basically I should see a overall system performance with the SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series (boot able main drive) verses OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5 50 Gig (as I only have 15 Gig left) after striped down I should have about 20 Gig of unused pace left on the OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5 which will allow the drive to perform properly and last longer.
Just an update on the progress of installing the new SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series, I am installing this on a AUSUS RAMPAGE lll BLACK EDITION , well the SATA 3 Marvell and the Intel ports are buggy , as I have searched for a solution/installed port drivers after port drivers, I finally installed a new operating system from scratch, Evan tried to install the drivers during the new operating system install, I only got the new SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series drive to read 1 time, at this time I ran Samsung magician software to test the speed running on the SATA 3 port (Intel) and it ran at the expected speed that Samsung claims it runs, when I rebooted to plug the other drive in, I lost the Sata 3 ports and have not been able to get them back, so at this point I called Ausus tec support, they are shipping me a new board because the board is defective, I will keep you posted on the new board install. Thanks Ontime-Adm
Hi, the New motherboard has arrived and is installed
SATA 3 ports are working just fine, I attached the SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series to the SATA 3 ports and booted everything loaded properly,
I then wanted a new fresh install of the operating system with the new drive, during the install I loaded the Intel Rapid Storage AHCI Drivers with the F6 option at the beginning of the install, after everything was installed, and I was finally in the operating system I started verifying the Sata 3 port speeds, with the native bench mark program that had came with the drive (Samsung SSD Magician Software).
SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series Sata 3
Seq Read/Writes(MB/s)
Read (MB/s) Write (MB/s)
506 465
Random Read/Write (IOPS)
Read (MB/s) Write (MB/s)
30366 25838
Now to me the above is a little low now it was time to tweek a little more and do some testing , do not get me wrong this is almost twice the speed compared to the Sata 2 drive
OCZ Vertex 2 Pro Series SATA II 2.5
Seq Read/Writes(MB/s)
Read (MB/s) Write (MB/s)
284 262
Random Read/Write (IOPS)
Read (MB/s) Write (MB/s)
32108 50234
I am in question on which AHCI controller drivers to run, so I installed the Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller Storage Controller, now with this combination the benchmark reads as follows, with a little tweaking of course.
SAMSUNG 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 840 Pro Series Sata 3
Seq Read/Writes(MB/s)
Read (MB/s) Write (MB/s)
537 467
Random Read/Write (IOPS)
Read (MB/s) Write (MB/s)
66242 61322
I have increased the performance of the system, there is more tweaking to be done, I do not feel I have reached the Sweet spot yet, but progress has been made.
Acording to the Windows Experience Assessment, the Hard drive is no longer the bottle neck
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 990 @ 3.47GHz 7.8 7.8
Determined by lowest subscore
Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB 7.8
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 7.9
Gaming graphics 4095 MB Total available graphics memory 7.9
Primary hard disk 157GB Free (215GB Total) 7.9
Thanks {FWE}Ontime