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Ok guys think I'm nearly there.
What do you think of this configuration anything I should change?
Apache X58
Case Type - :: Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos 1
Cable Management - :: Standard Cable Management 1
Case Fans - :: Black non UV 1
Fan Controller - :: Motherboard Control 1
Processor - :: Intel® Core™ i7 920 Quad Core Processor 2.66GHz 1
Processor Cooler - :: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 1
Video Card - :: 2x BFG NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 285 OC 1GB GDDR3 1
Memory - :: 6GB OCZ DDR3 1600MHz Reaper 7-7-7-24 3x 2GB DIMMs 1
Motherboard - :: ASUS P6T Deluxe - Intel X58 Chipset, Crossfire/ SLI Compatible 1
Power Supply - :: Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 850W Modular 1
Hard Drive - :: 60GB OCZ Vertex Solid State Drive 1
2nd Hard Drive - :: 60GB OCZ Vertex Solid State Drive 1
Hard Drive Config 1 - :: RAID 0 1
3rd Hard Drive - :: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200rpm SATA-II with 32MB Cache 1
Optical Device 1 - :: Samsung SH-S223Q/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe 1
Operating system 1 - :: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit 1
Soundcard - :: Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi Fatal1ty Titanium Pro PCI Ex 1
PCI Card - :: Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter 1
Warranty - :: Free 5th Anniversary upgrade to 2 Year - Collect & Return [E-mail, telephone & website support] 1
System Recovery - :: Kobalt System Recovery Kit 1
System Recovery - External Image - :: None Selected 1
Original Drivers - :: 2GB OCZ Rally USB Memory Stick 1
the only thing i think you need to change Matt is the final destination address to me in wembley.
Nice config mate, im jealous. :)
Ooo, I love the SLI GTX 285's!!
And the 2x60GB OCZ vertex in Raid!!
Mate lucky you, won't ya run some benchmarks when ya get it??
Mine came out disappointing. ^_^ but not too fussed! HAHA
what benchmark scores did you get Squeals
It was 96xx something...
on default settings.
Considering GTX 260M, I thought it would be higher. But Andrew told me the CPU matters a lot so P8600 doesn't deliver quite as much for a 10k+ score I guess.
neil@kobalt
21-05-09, 17:48
Looks like a very nice config Matt.
One thing I have added to the information pop ups that I am finishing off now is the RAM speeds. Because the RAM now euns of specific multipliers it is tied in directly to the CPU overclock speed. Knowing that your system will go out at 3.6 - 3.8GHz we can run 1600MHz RAM at either 1440MHz or 1800MHz. So I would actually suggest spending an extra £20 and getting 1866MHz then we can get you better value on the memory.
Hope that makes sense.
Ok thanks Neil.
Do you mean the 6GB OCZ DDR3 1866MHz Reaper 8-8-8-28 3x2GB Dimms?
From what Andrew was telling me though isn't this slower due to the timmings?:confused:
I'm also reconsidering my GFX card choice as from what I have gathered on various forums 2xGTX285s maybe overkill for gaming.
I am debating on whether to go for a single 285 or 2x260s in SLI.
The 260s in SLI are only about 10 to 15 fps behind the 285s in SLI on average sometimes not even that and of course are quite a bit cheaper.
The trouble is how many games support SLI and therefore would the single 285 be the better choice.
This configuration business is driving me nuts.:confused:
neil@kobalt
24-05-09, 17:25
Ok thanks Neil.
Do you mean the 6GB OCZ DDR3 1866MHz Reaper 8-8-8-28 3x2GB Dimms?
From what Andrew was telling me though isn't this slower due to the timmings?:confused:
Yup, however lower timings and higher frequency both give better performance, that's where it gets confusing. Because of the options we can run RAM at it makes more sense to run 1866 RAM at 1800 than 1600 RAM at 1440. We might be able to lower timings if we have to run RAM lower than it's rated frequency, similarly we might have to loosen timings in order to overclock RAM above it's rated speed. Ultimately it really doesn't make enough difference in the system performance to really worry about at all which is why we always prioritise the CPU clock over RAM speed.
I'm also reconsidering my GFX card choice as from what I have gathered on various forums 2xGTX285s maybe overkill for gaming.
I am debating on whether to go for a single 285 or 2x260s in SLI.
The 260s in SLI are only about 10 to 15 fps behind the 285s in SLI on average sometimes not even that and of course are quite a bit cheaper.
The trouble is how many games support SLI and therefore would the single 285 be the better choice.
This configuration business is driving me nuts.:confused:
It all comes down to what size monitor you are going to be gaming on. Personally I wouldn't go with 260 SLI as a single 295 will give very similar performance and leave you with more space on the motherboard as well as less restriction in the cooling loop. Pretty much every game available supports SLI, but again if you are only using a 17" monitor then there's no point in going for anything more than a single 285.
Thanks Neil.
It gets pretty confusing doesn't it with memory but I think i'm with you.
As for the GFX I will be gaming on a 24" 1920 x1200 monitor and ocassionaly at 1080p on my plasma.
So from what you are saying 2x285s is not overkill then is that right?
Glad to hear that SLI is supported in most games.
I have been getting a lot of conflicting advice on the forums and obviously not all of it was any good.;)
neil@kobalt
24-05-09, 19:46
The argument is that you could get away with a single 285 @ 1920 x 1200 but you won't be able to up all the game settings to max and being able to run with all the quality and AA/AF at max really makes a difference. Especially if you're paying for a 24" monitor there's no point scrimping on GPU power. Some people don't like SLI because it doesn't scale in a linear way so as I'm sure you have already read it will give you ~30% fps increase over a single card, not 100%. However it's at higher resolutions and higher quality game settings that SLI comes into it's own:)
Thanks Neil that's the best and simplest explanation i've heard.:)
I think i'm nearly there just deciding on the Soundcard and GPU now see other posts.
Hope to place my order as soon as I get replies.:)
Ok finally ordered very excited now.:D
Apache X58 1
Case Type - :: Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos 1
Custom Paint Colour - :: Standard Case Colour 1
Custom Paint Effect - :: None 1
Case Window - :: None Selected 1
Cable Management - :: Standard Cable Management 1
Case Fans - :: Black non UV 1
Fan Controller - :: Motherboard Control 1
Processor - :: Intel® Core™ i7 920 Quad Core Processor 2.66GHz 1
Processor Cooler - :: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 1
Video Card - :: 2x BFG NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 285 OC 1GB GDDR3 1
Memory - :: 6GB OCZ DDR3 1866MHz Reaper 8-8-8-28 3x 2GB DIMMs 1
Motherboard - :: ASUS P6T Deluxe - Intel X58 Chipset, Crossfire/ SLI Compatible 1
Power Supply - :: Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 850W Modular 1
Hard Drive - :: 60GB OCZ Vertex Solid State Drive 1
2nd Hard Drive - :: 60GB OCZ Vertex Solid State Drive 1
Hard Drive Config 1 - :: RAID 0 1
3rd Hard Drive - :: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200rpm SATA-II with 32MB Cache 1
4th Hard Drive - :: None Selected 1
Hard Drive Config 2 - :: No RAID 1
17 in 1 card reader - :: None Selected 1
Optical Device 1 - :: Samsung SH-S223Q/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe 1
Optical device 2 - :: None Selected 1
Operating system 1 - :: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate 64-bit 1
Operating System 2 - :: None Selected 1
Soundcard - :: Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi Fatal1ty Titanium Pro PCI Ex 1
PCI Card - :: Netgear WPN311-GE 108Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter 1
Headsets - :: None Selected 1
Keyboard - :: None Selected 1
Mouse - :: None Selected 1
Mouse Mats - :: None Selected 1
Warranty - :: Free 5th Anniversary upgrade to 2 Year - Collect & Return [E-mail, telephone & website support] 1
System Recovery - :: None Selected 1
System Recovery - External Image - :: None Selected 1
Original Drivers - :: 2GB OCZ Rally USB Memory Stick 1
Hi guys I'm trying to log into my order status page just to make sure payment has cleared etc, but it is asking for my customer number where can I find this please?
neil@kobalt
30-05-09, 16:22
Nice config Matt, going to be a very powerful system:)
The login details are on the order confirmation that will be emailed to you on Monday, it isn't automatic at the moment as we are still having the system updated.
Thanks Neil, the only thing that I forgot to add was the Kobalt system recovery options could you sort that out for me and charge accordingly as i'm not sure which were the best options to choose.:)
Also if there is anything that I have gotten wrong please feel free to ammend it.
Status updated today order received and paid for, in the capable hands of Andrew and the team now.
Just got to remember to not pester them.;)
Haha I said to myself I wouldn't....couldn't resist haha.
Hopefully it will be arriving tomorrow though.
Yeah I started already pathetic isn't it.:D
Yours is arriving tomorrow Sam wow lucky you don't forget some pics if you can.
Yeah I started already pathetic isn't it.:D
Yours is arriving tomorrow Sam wow lucky you don't forget some pics if you can.
Sam has got no choice in the matter, PICTURES ARE A MUST :D
so what time will you be sitting at the front window from Sam waiting for the delivery van?
Hell i'm not even going to be able to sleep the night before mine is due i'm a big kid like that.:D
From when I get in till the delivery cut off time.
Yes, I know. There will be plenty of pictures, trust me.
There will also be lots of pictures of my two:
Monitors,
Keyboards,
Mice,
Mouse mats,
Headsets,
PC's
But only one printer. :/ Although my dad has one in his office. ;)
Haha I am so eager to get it. But I went into my local shop to find the CPC issue with the 24" monitor feature, only to find that they don't stock it. ASDA may have a few copies left, although I'm not holding my breath. Damnit!
are you sure it says despatched on the order status page HERE (http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/login.php).
wouldnt want you to sit in all day.
It hasn't been dispatched yet but Andrew said around Tuesday, so my fingers are crossed ;).
It may be Wednesday though.
Damn it was 1 month on the 29th....this is like torture xD
No.....wait.......this is torture....AHHHHH
It hasn't been dispatched yet but Andrew said around Tuesday, so my fingers are crossed ;).
It may be Wednesday though.
Damn it was 1 month on the 29th....this is like torture xD
No.....wait.......this is torture....AHHHHH
A month wow you must be chomping at the bit.:eek:
Yeah, a month was on the 29th xD. And if it's going to be Wednesday.. or later (eeek!) then that will be a month and (atleast) 4 days.
It's driving me to instanityyyyyyy. Lol.
He probably too busy with his new toy, benchmarking and tweaking, that he forgot to visit the forum to respond. :)
:D Lol your probably right.
andrew@kobalt
04-06-09, 13:39
:D Lol your probably right.
Na he's not got it yet as we've added another component to the water cooling loop for him ;)
Na he's not got it yet as we've added another component to the water cooling loop for him
This "component", is that Sam himself ?? :D
Haha I was reading your posts and I was like:
Don't rub it innnn!
Haha.
Hopefully the beginning of next week, fingers crossed.
P.S. Andrew - the order status page hasn't been updated....I am getting 1866 RAM - 1900 mhz and changing the two 1TB's to two 750's and adding an SSD, right? Just to make sure :D
Na he's not got it yet as we've added another component to the water cooling loop for him ;)
What's that a liquid nitro turbo booster xxxEtreme booster?:p
What's that a liquid nitro turbo booster xxxEtreme booster?:p
How did you know? ^o)
How did you know? ^o)
Ha ha getting to know you Sam your as bad as me with tech.;)
:O
I'm not THAT bad ;)
Haha. Jokes.
'Cough'....8-)
My delivery is currently estimated as next Wednesday fingers crossed.:)
Which means I'll get nothing done for the rest of the week and likely be scorned by the Mrs.:rolleyes:
W00T!!!
Wednesday is gonna be a good day 4 u!
Yeah Squeals fingers crossed.:)
show us some pics when you get it :)
show us some pics when you get it :)
I will mate don't you worry i'll probably bore you all to death about it.:)
I'm so jealous yours has been built so quick. Haha. :/
I'm sure you'll love it.
Sam I think yours is shipping today isn't it?
Mine is shipping tomorrow at last all being well.
So we won't be doing much work for the rest of the week.;)
good luck guys,fingers crossed for you.
997 :)
good luck guys,fingers crossed for you.
997 :)
Thanks mate i've got everything crossed, got to just explain to the wife now where the large PC arriving came from and most importantly how much it cost. Gulp ;)
you mean you havnt told her yet, lmfao. does that mean we might see you on the news tomorrow.
man gets stileto stuck up his bum-de-bum-bum
999 (im excited now)
i wonder if i will become super moderator now.
you mean you havnt told her yet, lmfao. does that mean we might see you on the news tomorrow.
man gets stileto stuck up his bum-de-bum-bum
999 (im excited now)
i wonder if i will become super moderator now.
Yeah quite possibly.:o
After my last purchase I promised no more for awhile as well.:p
Ohhh, yes it is ;) I shall post the teasers in the showroom which I will then edit for my review ;)
Sam.
this is what we like to hear.
no sleep for you tonight then Matt.
this is what we like to hear.
no sleep for you tonight then Matt.
Ha probably not mate though i'm going to try and get an early night as the past couple of weeks feel as though they are begining to take their toll.
Looking forward to tomorrow now though and playing with my new toy.:D
Nostradamus
17-06-09, 19:22
Looking forward to tomorrow now though and playing with my new toy.:D
I hope you mean the laptop :p
I hope you mean the laptop :p
Nope not a laptop a new PC.
Well i'm sat here waiting for my delivery knowing my luck it'll arrive at 5.
It's arrived.:D
I think Kobalt must have shares in bubble wrap, I've never seen so much.;)
congratulations Matt.
its always better to over protect it in transit as you never know how its treated at the delivery depot.
we want pictures as soon as poss.
enjoy :)
Yeah i'm not knocking it just find it funny as I have a small mountain of it pictures will follow ASAP don't worry.:)
Well just booted it and it loaded in seconds, I can't believe how quiet it is given the spec it's quieter than my old little Shuttle.:D
No more grinding Raptor hooray.
My only gripe is due to my own fault and not Kobalt's.
The PC has a standard cut out window which I didn't want and can't believe I missed on the configuration.
I'll reiterate that this is my own error.:(
I'm hoping that Andrew may be able to sort something out for me, pretty please.:)
andrew@kobalt
18-06-09, 13:38
Hi Matt,
I'm just waiting to hear back from our supplier on the window, am certain we can sort that out for you ;)
It's a very nice machine :)
Brgds
Andrew
neil@kobalt
18-06-09, 14:21
It's arrived.:D
I think Kobalt must have shares in bubble wrap, I've never seen so much.;)
congratulations Matt.
its always better to over protect it in transit as you never know how its treated at the delivery depot.
we want pictures as soon as poss.
enjoy :)
Yup, we use anti static bubble wrap in all systems for these reasons. Just a little reminder that if anyone ever boxes up their desktops again you must use anti static bubble wrap, not the normal stuff - you can tell as the anti static is pink!
Glad you're happy with the noise (lack of) and speed of the system though Matt, believe Andrew is sorting out a side panel for you:)
An-ti-st-aaaa-ti-t-tic!
Anti-statittic!
Got it!
XD
Hi guys I think that I should be made eligible for the free Windows 7 upgrade your advertising don't you?;)
Cheeky, but I like it. :)
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