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New computer for rollouts - recommendation

Posted By: KenB
Date: Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 4:18 p.m.

I just setup my new computer that I basically got for rollouts and I am very happy with it so far. If anyone else is looking for a new computer I would suggest that you consider one from Digital Storm.

I got an I7 920 that was Factory Overclocked to 3.75GHz, 6 gigs of DDR3 1600MHZ, GeForce GTX 285 1GB, 1 TB 7200 rpm drive, DVD r/w, Water Cooling, etc. I could have saved about $150 by buying the parts and doing it myself but the warranty goes away the second that you start to overclock.

The system comes with a two year warranty parts and labor.

The Video card is overkill for me but it does look good on a 23" flat-screen.

GNU sees the I7 as having 8 cores so I am able to run 8 single threaded GNU rollouts and it runs them quickly. I still do not trust GNU multithreaded rollouts but I hope to test this with the new windows build.

One of the best things about this system is that it came with *zero* crapware. You know, the 30 day free trials.

I have no interest in this company other than the fact that I believe that I got a good deal.

/ken

Messages In This Thread

• New computer for rollouts - recommendation
  KenB -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 4:18 p.m.
  • New computer for rollouts - recommendation
    Bill Riles -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 4:33 p.m.
    • New computer for rollouts - recommendation
      KenB -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 4:42 p.m.
    • New computer for rollouts - recommendation
      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 4:43 p.m.
      • New computer for rollouts - recommendation
        Bill Riles -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 4:57 p.m.
      • New computer for rollouts - recommendation
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 6:50 p.m.
  • New computer for rollouts - recommendation
    neilkaz -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 4:59 p.m.
    • GNU calibration speed
      KenB -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 5:35 p.m.
  • Speed
    KenB -- Friday, 11 September 2009, at 12:57 a.m.
    • Speed..mine at work
      neilkaz -- Friday, 11 September 2009, at 1:44 a.m.
      • Speed..mine at work
        MaX -- Friday, 11 September 2009, at 8:53 a.m.
        • Speed..mine at work
          Michael Depreli -- Friday, 11 September 2009, at 8:58 a.m.
          • Speed..mine at work
            MaX -- Friday, 11 September 2009, at 10:55 a.m.
            • Speed..mine at work
              Chuck Bower -- Friday, 11 September 2009, at 4:41 p.m.