And so it begins...

[Alexander]

So this is where all the Admin fees are going :P

I've just started an i7 build myself, hoping to have everything settled by the end of the month. Whats your spec list looking like so far?

[ZERO]

Using (off top of my head so names could be off) the

Ausus p6t deluxe
Kingston Hyper X 3gb @ 2ghz
2x 15,000rmp SAS drives raid 0
1x 280
1x X-Fi
2x 120mm quad radiators
1x cpu water block
3x ram water blocks
1x water blocks for m/b ect
10x Silent 120mm fans @70cfm
2x 200+cfm fans
4x silent 80mm fans
2x 268gph pumps
1x pump control system
3x 1TB storage drives(rad-5)
1x 1200W psu
1x 300w psu
2x full tower cases
Xx Silencing material
ect

Some of the stuff was already purchased over a year ago. Completed costs estimated at: $5000-$6000

Life expectancy is 8 years with 1 500$ upgrade.

Salvage value is estimated at 20 years, 40% of the budget will be salvageable after 12 years.

There should be no need for a Silver Bullet III caliber system until after 2020.

[Walter]

$5000+ and only 1 280

What do you plan to do with it?

[Pink]

Sounds like you making a nice system

[ZERO]

Next winter there is a (much) better gpu coming out and so I am just getting this one for a year, after that I plan to sell it or to try to use it as a ppu or something...

Hopefully by summer time everyone who visits this site will know how to make a computer just like it and how to do all the customizations.

I am really excited to see how well it does in bonic!

[ManBearPig <ibis>]

Dual screen monitors again?

[Steamer]

I take it you got the i7 965.

I'll be starting my build in January. Of course with a lower spec i7. I for one don't need all that power of the EE, it will be quad+ however.

On a side note, If it were me I'd hang on to the single 280 for a PPU and Cpu off load. All those cores will come in handy when all the kinks are worked out and the OS and apps can use them efficiently.