Now I'm simply awaiting a trust fund so I can buy one hell of a PC. ETA is January, ETA last January was 2 months, but this time I know for a fact its in the final stages. Anyway, the current hardware list is as follows....
Coolmaster CMStacker Blue Trim (STC-T01) ATX/BTX
Asus Black 16x DVD-ROM + 48x CD-ROM IDE Retail
NEC ND-3500A Black x16 Dual Layer DVD-Writer, OEM UK
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 32/64Bit CPU S939 Retail inc Heat Sink Fan
256Mb MSI PCI-E GF6800GT DDR3 Dual DVI (OEM)
2x 300Gb Maxtor Plus 10 (7200rpm,16MB) SATA
Microsoft Wireless Desktop Comfort Keyboard Mouse
Logitech MOMO Racing Force Feedback Wheel
Asus A8N-SLi Deluxe (Raid5, extra SATA, extra GBit Lan) Socket 939 nForce 4
480W Enermax Coolergiant AX Series EG485AX-VHB(G)(SFMA) ATX PSU, 12V Version 1.3,
1 Gb (2 x 512 Mb) Corsair TwinX-XL, DDR, PC3200XLPT, Cas 2, Lifetime Warranty
17" Iiyama PLE435S-S Silver, 15pin D-sub, DVI-D, Speakers, 10msec, 1280 x 1024
HP PhotoSmart 635 Digital Camera - 2.1Mpix
HP DeskJet 3550
As you can see from above, theres printers, camera's, game controllers etc. Most of this hardware has been throughly researched but I'd just like a final nod from you lot before i go ahead and make this the final list.
The camera and printer do not need to be the best, nor the input devices. Looking at raw hardware here.
One area i do need help with is how to AIR COOL this. I CANNOT afford watercooling, nor do I trust it. In my books, water + electric = hazard, so im gonna stay away from that. It needs to be quiet, unlike this PC. The stacker takes 120mm fans, i thought of papst (i think they are?)
CPU cooling, Thermalright 120 and 120mm silent fan, or should i go for more CFM for the CPU? Considering I'm going to overclock, and would like as much silence as possible, I'm unsure as what fan to buy for the heatsink.
Graphics cooling, Artic cooler, don't think there will be much disagreement there.
PSU, Powerful enough? Reliable? Not keen on the reports of the ticking Tagans TBH. The stacker has 2 PSU bays from what ive read so i could always put my 360w Thermaltake PurePower in there if it can't cope alone.
Monitors, TFT or CRT?...Well, i never have wanted a TFT TBH, but my friend recently got a 435S, and i love the thing. Cant spot ONE dead pixel, and its got a nice display through D-sub. Plus, add to that its Iiyama and i love their products, its 10ms, and looks great, this seems the best choice to me, for me.
RAM, Now this is an area that I'm currently changing, OCZ 4000 or higher being top of the list. Read on here that AMD64's love low latencies so Im looking for 3700/4000/4200 with low latencies.
Hows it looking? Really wish they wouldnt piss about with trust funds, really want this new machine yesterday.