Assembling New Rig

[Cloud_Ratha]

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All my parts finally arrived today. But seeing as I've left my exams for the last minute, i don't exactly have time to sit and fiddle tonight. So I'm gonna leave it for today, and do it tomorrow.

Specs:

Intel Core i7 920 CPU
Asus Rampage II Gene Mobo
Patriot Viper Series XMP 3x2Gb DDR3 1600 RAM
Seagate Barracuda 500Gb HDD
Mushkin GTX 260 896mb GFX
Vantec Ion 2 PSU
Cooler Master CM960
LG 22x DVD-RW
Zboard Bundle

Ill be needing some help as its been ages since I built a rig, but i guess its like riding a bicycle. I think the hardest part will be keeping the cables all tidy, as the PSU has a kilometer of wires :P Also any advice on prepping the workspace, what to start with, order of assembly, will be appreciated.

And iv just finished downloading Windows 7 RC 64

Cannot wait to try it out!

[Spindleshanks]

Lucky son of a @!%#@!

[Zen]

Order of Assembly (in my opinion):

- Put the motherboard's back plate in first.
- Put the PSU in.
- Now whilst the motherboard is not fitted inside do the following:
-> Fit the processor & HSF.
-> Fit the RAM.
-> Wire the power switch, reset switch, front panel USBs, front audio, HDD LED and power LED.
- Fit & secure your motherboard into the case.
- Pop in your HDD and DVD-RW, secure them with screws.
- Pop out the required slots for your graphics card from the back of the case.
- Fit the graphics card.
- Wire the PSU to everything requiring power.

[Takiro]

What are you using for CPU cooling?

[GeometriX]

Nice rig dude.

My preferred order of building a machine:
1) Board, CPU and RAM put together outside the case.
2) Prep the case - remove side panels (both sides, so the other side doesn't get scratched up), install copper screw stand things, remove front panel drive bay covers as necessary. Install motherboard IO shield and remove rear expansion bay covers as necessary.
3) Install PSU in case.
4) Install motherboard in case (hang the bulk of PSU cables outside the case so they don't get in the way).
5) Install optical drives and hard drives
6) Install expansion cards like video cards and whatnot
7) Connect everything up - power cables first so you can cable tie them down before they get in the way.
8) Close up the case, safe in the knowledge that everything will boot perfectly the first time.

Oddly enough that's not far off Zen's.

[Cloud_Ratha]

What are you using for CPU cooling?

Um the CPU Cooling fan?

Thanks for the help guys, i think i know what i intend to do now :)

Just FYI, the case is pretty kitted out, it has cable clamps lining the drive bays. makes for easy cable tidyness. Another thing that im confused about is the motherboard. It has a start button? does this button play a factor in the initial boot up or assembly? Now iv just got to make sure i put the right cables in the right place :P

[Takiro]

Yup, That's what I mean :)

[Cloud_Ratha]

Yup, That's what I mean :)

Im just using the standard fan that came with the cpu.

[Ch@pS]

Nice rig dude.

My preferred order of building a machine:
1) Board, CPU and RAM put together outside the case.
2) Prep the case - remove side panels (both sides, so the other side doesn't get scratched up), install copper screw stand things, remove front panel drive bay covers as necessary. Install motherboard IO shield and remove rear expansion bay covers as necessary.
3) Install PSU in case.
4) Install motherboard in case (hang the bulk of PSU cables outside the case so they don't get in the way).
5) Install optical drives and hard drives
6) Install expansion cards like video cards and whatnot
7) Connect everything up - power cables first so you can cable tie them down before they get in the way.
8) Close up the case, safe in the knowledge that everything will boot perfectly the first time.

Oddly enough that's not far off Zen's.

What Geo said. My advice, just get everything together and working before you try neaten the cables. No use spending an hour with the cables just to find something somewhere doesn't want to play nice.

Oh, and the one thing I hated about my CM690(which is a very nice case), the "cable management system", otherwise known as "oh **** off you stupid black clip **** **** waste of plastic!!". Maybe you'll have more luck with them. :/ Are you planning on adding more 120mm fans to the case?

[Cloud_Ratha]

What Geo said. My advice, just get everything together and working before you try neaten the cables. No use spending an hour with the cables just to find something somewhere doesn't want to play nice.

Oh, and the one thing I hated about my CM690(which is a very nice case), the "cable management system", otherwise known as "oh **** off you stupid black clip **** **** waste of plastic!!" Are you planning on adding more 120mm fans to the case?

Yeah, i noticed that. There are a **** load of those black clips. :P
I remember reading a review on the case. Saying it was difficult to get the cables tidy, but very difficult, not impossible tho.

I was def thinking about adding extra fans. At least one at the bottom and one at the top.

[Ch@pS]

Did you get the non windowed or windowed version? I had a fan in each slot, and managed to get one on the front in the drive bay area, which isn't all that loud if you get silent or variable speed fans, really was worth it. My advice though, consider water cooling, its an absolute dream with that case. But I guess after a build like that finances are feeling it for a few months. :(

[McDangerous]

Dude, i only recently got into the whole hardware thing, and i'm so friggin jealous! i loved it just to replace my 8400GS with an HD4670, so assembling a whole new rig must be absolutely awesome! enjoy it man! and good luck, hope it exeeds ur expectations when it starts up!

[Cloud_Ratha]

Did you get the non windowed or windowed version? I had a fan in each slot, and managed to get one on the front in the drive bay area, which isn't all that loud if you get silent or variable speed fans, really was worth it. My advice though, consider water cooling, its an absolute dream with that case. But I guess after a build like that finances are feeling it for a few months. :(

It is the windowed version. Mine has a fan in the front already, but it seems like such a mission to replace. Yeah the case was made for water cooling, but im in no position to even think about it right now.

[Ch@pS]

Not the bottom front one, I had one top front. :) Gives nice clean airflow towards the CPU, i found it helped. Still, that rig is very awesome, any chance you can found out if the CPU is a C0 or D0 stepping? Don't think I can really fault you on any of your choices(and you know how I love to nit pick ;)), you did your homework, so may your rig give you many hours of gaming joy. :)

[Cloud_Ratha]

Not the bottom front one, I had one top front. :) Gives nice clean airflow towards the CPU, i found it helped. Still, that rig is very awesome, any chance you can found out if the CPU is a C0 or D0 stepping? Don't think I can really fault you on any of your choices(and you know how I love to nit pick ;)), you did your homework, so may your rig give you many hours of gaming joy. :)

Sweet jesus. Didn't think a fan could get in there. As for the stepping. Apaarently there is no way of telling until its set up and the pc is running. But if they stopped producing the C0 and started making the D0. Then i have the later i think, as it was packaged on the 5 may. But ill let you know when i do :)
Thanks
Without u guys i would of spent double the money on half the quality if i did it myself. :P

[Ch@pS]

Its on the CPU box, but no worries, if that late it possibly is D0. xD

[Cloud_Ratha]

Its on the CPU box, but no worries, if that late it possibly is D0. xD

Well i looked everywhere on the box as well as the manual. But nothing. If you know where exactly to look id be happy to look.

Tomorrow cannot come quicker!

[FEN1X]

Do want!

Hehe, I just had a major adrenaline rush when I put my new graphics card in. For a first timer putting in parts that are worth so much can be kak scary. So i cant wait until I can save up to make a whole rig from scratch.

Awesome.

[Cloud_Ratha]

I just shat a load everywhere. Thought i ****ed up the cpu. But it is meant to be a tight fit. Or at least sealed tightly. Im so worried im gonna do something wrong. But i remember how its done! :P pics soon

[cov1e_stalker]

Dude you are going to struggle to get optical drive bays open , my friend has the same case and it took us a long time to remove the bay covers , but he lost the manual.

[Cloud_Ratha]

Dude you are going to struggle to get optical drive bays open , my friend has the same case and it took us a long time to remove the bay covers , but he lost the manual.

Its actually quite easy :P

Im nearly finshed with the assembly. After ripping out a few of thos black clips i could make space. Everything seems like a tight fit. But im managing. Here is where im stuck:
I dont have a 8 pin EATX12V connector on my PSU. But i do have a 4 pin, do i just put it in half? The psu manual, has a picture with the 4 pin in half the 8 pin on the motherboard. But i have no idea. Connecting all the internal cables is harder than i thought. My fingers hurt :(

[Ch@pS]

Just put it into the half that fits, It'll work no problem.

[Cloud_Ratha]

Just put it into the half that fits, It'll work no problem.

I realised once i had a proper look the pins were specific shapes. So it could only go one way. Thanks for the reasurance! Once i tidy up the cables i should be ready for the first boot of orgasms

[Cloud_Ratha]

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I am so happy! Looks good, and no hicups!
First time boot success! Surprise!

This took longer than expected as I've just got GH:2 and Iv already finished hard :P

I updated win7 and got the nvidia optional update.
But i cant instal the drivers from my mobo disc as it says that it doesn't recognise the OS. also i need .Net Framework, Iv tried installing it through MS but it keeps on having a system error? Any thing else I should do before I run 3d mark 06?

[Wesley]

I am so happy! Looks good, and no hicups!
First time boot success! Surprise!

This took longer than expected as I've just got GH:2 and Iv already finished hard :P

I updated win7 and got the nvidia optional update.
But i cant instal the drivers from my mobo disc as it says that it doesn't recognise the OS. also i need .Net Framework, Iv tried installing it through MS but it keeps on having a system error? Any thing else I should do before I run 3d mark 06?

Okay, you're connected to the internet right? Try download the .net framework for Vista (dont use Internet Explorer 8, it sucks and it has lots of bugs. Firefox is way better) and then use compatibility mode to run it as Vista SP1, and you might also want to run the program as Administrator. You can do this for all the drivers, just copy them onto your desktop and do the same thing (you'll have to dig into your CD for this one).

Nice job for a first-timer ^_^ God I wish that was my computer

[Binnacle]

Epic. Really, really jealous. Enjoy it, it's so much better when you have built it yourself.

Exactly which PSU is that?

[Cloud_Ratha]

Epic. Really, really jealous. Enjoy it, it's so much better when you have built it yourself.

Exactly which PSU is that?

Vantec Ion 2 Plus 550W

Yeah im just surprised smoke isn't flaring out the sides :P

Im also having trouble with my keyboards outputs. whenever i press shift + 2 it says i should get @ but i get ", and vice versa. Iv checked that it could be a language region setting, but I can only change between US and UK and they seem to have the same effect.

[RaptoR]

I built my own rig and the way its ment to be done is assemble the core parts of the PC outside the case
(eg: on top of the motherboard box) Connect main parts such as processor, RAM, graphics card and then switch it on to see if it POSTS...If is does and all is well you can but the motherboard straight in without having to remove the hardware from it..I found its better to put the PSU in last so you can sort out the cables neatly (hide them under stuff eg: feed them under the motherboard tray). I hav had my RIG for about 9 months now and its time for an upgrade i think although i am not going to upgrade to core i7 yet as it doesnt really affect game performace much over a core 2 quad...i would rather opt for a better graphics card..like the GTX 295!! All the best with it and keep us posted..

[Cloud_Ratha]

Well i did built my mobo and cpu and ram in the box. If i put my psu in last it would have been an abortion. The graphic card got in the way of all the cabling. Let alone trying to put all the connectors in. But I guess your way has better troubleshooting. I guess im just lucky everything worked out first time :P
My PC is mainly for graphics and games. I love the fact that i can open all the cs3 apps i want and interchange between them with out lag or memory issues. I love my baby!

[Miz3r]

wow awesome pc cloud, just quick question how is that keyboard and mouse combo you got is it anygood?

[Cloud_Ratha]

wow awesome pc cloud, just quick question how is that keyboard and mouse combo you got is it anygood?

The mouse and headset are pretty standard. Think the mouse is 1600dpi. The keyboard is very awesome tho. Its got a huge selection of mods for games. Which gets updated regularly. Iv never had fancy keyboard, so iv still got to try it out. It also has 3 custom buttons, and multimedia controls. Its a good buy imo.

[Rizzla]

Nice rig Cloud, got the same case as you and my word, I thought I was going to snap the front cover in half when trying to remove it, even though it feels as if it's good quality. I just put a couple 120mm fans left over from my old case on the bottom and the top(bottom intake and top exhaust) and everything is keeping nice and cool.

Now all you need is a desk to put your rig on ;)

[Cloud_Ratha]

Nice rig Cloud, got the same case as you and my word, I thought I was going to snap the front cover in half when trying to remove it, even though it feels as if it's good quality. I just put a couple 120mm fans left over from my old case on the bottom and the top(bottom intake and top exhaust) and everything is keeping nice and cool.

Now all you need is a desk to put your rig on ;)

Haha yeah i need to get more fans in. You actually have to force the front panel quite a bit before it gives way. I must get more fans. They are so cheap its silly not to.

Oh btw I do have a desk, it was just too messy with files, books, huge drawing pad and general crap. Im moving it back today after my last exam! Just wanted to make sure that everything was running smoothly.

[McDangerous]

dude, is that the samsung 20'? the one with a1680 x 1050 native res? it's awsome, i have the same one, just the previous series. you have to post up your avrg fps with very high crysis, for all the benchmarking freakshows like me to drool over! glad you didn't have any problems man. enjoy it. don't know how you still study, i'm only PLANNING my next upgrade in july, and i can't concentrate! hehehe!

[Cloud_Ratha]

dude, is that the samsung 20'? the one with a1680 x 1050 native res? it's awsome, i have the same one, just the previous series. you have to post up your avrg fps with very high crysis, for all the benchmarking freakshows like me to drool over! glad you didn't have any problems man. enjoy it. don't know how you still study, i'm only PLANNING my next upgrade in july, and i can't concentrate! hehehe!

It is indeed! :)
Got it not too long ago, as i use it to watch tv from, got a tv card in there as well. Just realised, if I wanted to SLi the graphic cards would run over the other pci slot. :(
Also my gtx 260 requires two 6 pin power inputs. My PSU which is SLi ready only had 2 pci express connectors, if i got an extra graphic card, what would happen?

Ps. Im writing my last exam at 2 today. And I haven't even started learning :/

[Gammaray]

V
Im also having trouble with my keyboards outputs. whenever i press shift + 2 it says i should get @ but i get ", and vice versa. Iv checked that it could be a language region setting, but I can only change between US and UK and they seem to have the same effect.

That must be the keyboard layout setting ... US should give you a @ when pressing shift + 2.

[sualk]

My current computer specs are:

MOBO - MSI G31M3 - L V2
CPU - Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz
RAM - 1GB Kingston DDR667

I just wanted to know which CPU and RAM I should upgrade to?

I looked at Take 2 and they had a Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz and a Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz going for the same price.Which of these would be the better option?

And RAM wise I see that I could either go for OCZ 2X 2GB DDR800 or Kingston ValueRam 2X 2GB DDR800?

I would really appreciate help on these choices.

[Zen]

My current computer specs are:

MOBO - MSI G31M3 - L V2
CPU - Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz
RAM - 1GB Kingston DDR667

I just wanted to know which CPU and RAM I should upgrade to?

I looked at Take 2 and they had a Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz and a Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz going for the same price.Which of these would be the better option?

And RAM wise I see that I could either go for OCZ 2X 2GB DDR800 or Kingston ValueRam 2X 2GB DDR800?

I would really appreciate help on these choices.

Look here for your answer. (http://forums.tidemedia.co.za/nag/showthread.php?t=8642&page=43)

[Chevron]

My current computer specs are:

MOBO - MSI G31M3 - L V2
CPU - Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz
RAM - 1GB Kingston DDR667

I just wanted to know which CPU and RAM I should upgrade to?

I looked at Take 2 and they had a Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz and a Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz going for the same price.Which of these would be the better option?

And RAM wise I see that I could either go for OCZ 2X 2GB DDR800 or Kingston ValueRam 2X 2GB DDR800?

I would really appreciate help on these choices.

With regards to ram take which ever is cheaper. With regards to processor, take the quad. Will last you much longer.

[Wesley]

My current computer specs are:

MOBO - MSI G31M3 - L V2
CPU - Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz
RAM - 1GB Kingston DDR667

I just wanted to know which CPU and RAM I should upgrade to?

I looked at Take 2 and they had a Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz and a Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz going for the same price.Which of these would be the better option?

And RAM wise I see that I could either go for OCZ 2X 2GB DDR800 or Kingston ValueRam 2X 2GB DDR800?

I would really appreciate help on these choices.

Choose neither. I contend that people who are considering the purchase of upgrades for their Intel PC in the mainstream segment should now wait and hold out for the Intel Core i5. In the meantime, get yourself a 2*1GB set of DDR2-800 memory, and save up the rest of your money for the i5 release in September/October. You could also buy yourself a better CPU cooler and try overclock your E5200, it should reach 3Ghz+ with ease.

[McDangerous]

It is indeed! :)
Got it not too long ago, as i use it to watch tv from, got a tv card in there as well. Just realised, if I wanted to SLi the graphic cards would run over the other pci slot. :(
Also my gtx 260 requires two 6 pin power inputs. My PSU which is SLi ready only had 2 pci express connectors, if i got an extra graphic card, what would happen?

Ps. Im writing my last exam at 2 today. And I haven't even started learning :/

uhm, somehow i dont think a 550W is going to be able to hold 2 gtx 260's and the i7. i may be horrendously wrong, but chev whould know (obviously :)

i had a tv card for a while, but it didn't want to work for ****, ever. my dad actually tinkered so much, that he screwed up my windows install. now that i look back, a simple system restore would've worked perfectly, but i didn't know about crap like that back then, so i had to reformat..... oi....

how are ur games running though? some examples, fps scores etc etc....

don't worry man, i know how tough it can be to try and study. i've been struggling quite a lot this semester with exams. what are you studying?

[Turk1sh]

Cool setup. Must say I envy you alot. I was also looking at the Asus rampage gene II board. Being a MAtx I had this chassis in mind.

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1200&ID=1428#Tab2

[Cloud_Ratha]

uhm, somehow i dont think a 550W is going to be able to hold 2 gtx 260's and the i7. i may be horrendously wrong, but chev whould know (obviously :)

i had a tv card for a while, but it didn't want to work for ****, ever. my dad actually tinkered so much, that he screwed up my windows install. now that i look back, a simple system restore would've worked perfectly, but i didn't know about crap like that back then, so i had to reformat..... oi....

how are ur games running though? some examples, fps scores etc etc....

don't worry man, i know how tough it can be to try and study. i've been struggling quite a lot this semester with exams. what are you studying?

Hmmm i guess you could be right, but it does say that it is SLi ready? So iI'm just confused.
I just bought GTAIV today, and its busy installing. I got about 16500 for the 3d mark 06, as I have no idea how good that is I'm not too fussed.


Cool setup. Must say I envy you alot. I was also looking at the Asus rampage gene II board. Being a MAtx I had this chassis in mind.

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1200&ID=1428#Tab2

Wow, to be honest I didn't even know things like that exsisted. Looks awesome.

[RaptoR]

Hey Cloud_Ratha have you ever heard of FRAPS? Its software that tells you your fps in games and also allows you to record yourself playing which is AWESOME!!! TTry get it off da net for free although i could'nt so i just payed for it :(

[Wesley]

Hey Cloud_Ratha have you ever heard of FRAPS? Its software that tells you your fps in games and also allows you to record yourself playing which is AWESOME!!! TTry get it off da net for free although i could'nt so i just payed for it :(

There are free programs that do the same thing, some of them even better. No names come to mind though, I haven't had to use one in a while.

[Cloud_Ratha]

So I kinda forgot to check if the sound works, and it doesn't :( Its either win 7 has issues with the creative soundmax or Iv forgotten to do something. I don't even get a beep :(

Any thoughts. i must play gtaiv today!

EDIT: I don't even get the Jack input sense when i insert a jack.

EDIT: EDIT: haha my volume on the headphones was off :P obviously

[Wesley]

So I kinda forgot to check if the sound works, and it doesn't :( Its either win 7 has issues with the creative soundmax or Iv forgotten to do something. I don't even get a beep :(

Any thoughts. i must play gtaiv today!

EDIT: I don't even get the Jack input sense when i insert a jack.

Use the Update function to check for updates for your sound. I also recommend updating your DX10 install if you can, then running dxdiag, going to the sound tab and setting the hardware sound acceleration to full. Its a brand-new motherboard, and I've seen people claim that Win7 runs perfectly on it, so the sound has to work.

[Wesley]

EDIT: EDIT: haha my volume on the headphones was off :P obviously[/QUOTE]

Not only does this deserve its own post, but you also deserve an award! Anyone got noddy badges lying around?

Let us know how GTAIV plays dude.

[Cloud_Ratha]

Not only does this deserve its own post, but you also deserve an award! Anyone got noddy badges lying around?

Let us know how GTAIV plays dude.

Haha I know! :P
Maybe I'll finally get a title ;)

Im running GTAIV at 1680 x 1050
Everything on high
And its as smooth Sean Connery! :D

That and its a sweet game, feels weird playing GTA on my PC but its growing on me. The Keyboard's custom mod are so super awesome. Its just that more comfortable and natural.

I just looked at my DX version and it says that its DX11 :/

[Rizzla]

LOL! I've done that before, but didn't go to the extent of posting the problem on a forum. Felt like such a tit after testing drivers for 20 min, only to find out my speaker jack was unplugged -_-

Don't worry about fraps or benchmarks, as long as games play smooth (as sean :D). Oh and windows seven has dx11, even though no hardware can use it yet.

[Ch@pS]

Cool setup. Must say I envy you alot. I was also looking at the Asus rampage gene II board. Being a MAtx I had this chassis in mind.

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1200&ID=1428#Tab2

If you want to go the mATX route(look out for my column in coming months that sort of touches on this), and want something other than thermalcrap(the company who have now put a bottle holder on the side of a case), i'd suggest this (http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=317&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64&g=d).

[Wesley]

If you want to go the mATX route(look out for my column in coming months that sort of touches on this), and want something other than thermalcrap(the company who have now put a bottle holder on the side of a case), i'd suggest this (http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=317&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64&g=d).

Hey look, a bottle holder on the side of the chassis! Now I can drink beer and game without spilling a drop! SCORE! :-P

And Lian's are way too expensive, an Aerocool Aerocube would do the job just as well.

[Ch@pS]

Compare the price of a Lanbox to the Lian Li that i linked too, simmilar in price, so price is no problem. :P

If you want cheap, go for this. (http://www.prophecy.co.za/isonic-aluminum-cube-uatx-chassis-silver-p-22943.html)

[Turk1sh]

Compare the price of a Lanbox to the Lian Li that i linked too, simmilar in price, so price is no problem. :P

If you want cheap, go for this. (http://www.prophecy.co.za/isonic-aluminum-cube-uatx-chassis-silver-p-22943.html)

Got one of those and its not that bad for the price. Lian li is gorgeous but lacks the nice carry handle and they fall in high price bracket. What exactly is wrong with thermalcrap-the write ups looks very positive on that case.

[InsertName]

Just wondering how much did this cost you in total?

[Cloud_Ratha]

Around R14500

[InsertName]

Great I might get a rig like this myself

[Alaric]

Some people have all the luck.I need to get myself a new GPU.

[Trevor]

Dude thats a awesome machine

[Cloud_Ratha]

Some people have all the luck.I need to get myself a new GPU.
What does luck have to do with any of this? hard work and determination more like it.


Dude thats a awesome machine
Why thank you, he says hi :)

[Cloud_Ratha]

I know this is a huge necro, but i dont care. I just felt to thank all the guys who put info and support into buying this monstrocity! It has changed my life. You guys know who you are and you rock!

Also I have noticed that people have been asking similar questions about similar parts. So have a read through. Some sound advice to be found!

[Lysis]

Btw Cloud_Ratha, did you manage to get a 3DMark06 score of more than 16000?

[Cloud_Ratha]

Btw Cloud_Ratha, did you manage to get a 3DMark06 score of more than 16000?

Yeah, i got something like 16500. Def higher than 16000. Is that a good score?

[Lysis]

It is a very good score, but I am sure you could squeeze more out of your uber-rig. I can get a couple hundred points over 16000 with the same gfx card and 4gigs ddr2-800 ram and a q9400 oc'ed to 3.2Ghz. That is why I asked, because your rig should (I think) easily be able to trump mine.

[Cloud_Ratha]

Well everything is on standard. I haven't tweaked anything. I should prob read up on it. But to be honest, it plays the games i play at full. Im not gonna fiddle till i need to!

[Sanguinus08]

*drool*. Epic Rig dude. Congratz. Im fixing to get me a new rig myself.