Tom K. wrote: Nickle S. wrote: Tom K. wrote:
With computers I feel the more power the better.
Tom,
So have you pulled the trigger or are you getting close to pulling it? The last config you posted will make your head spin in Photoshop, if that\'s a help And the company I recommended will do everything they can to make you happy after the sale, guaranteed. Puget has a great reputaion for custom-builds, but I chose AVA because of their myriad of choices in every facet of the components, I felt somewhat constricted with my Puget-config.
Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.com
I\'ll be making the purchase very soon. I did a direct comparison of AVA vs Puget and surprisingly AVA was much less expensive and the components were the same.
Also....I priced out the components in the last build I posted at newegg to see if building was much cheaper. Surprise! AVA\'s price was $2088.54. Newegg\'s price was 2088.83. How about that!
How do you like AVA\'s tech support?
Tom,
I just saw your final config - GO FOR IT
Chris Mundy is the top tech-support guy at AVA and he\'ll be there any time you need him. What impressed me most was that with both pre and post sales, you could always get someone to talk to in a speedy fashion, none of this \"leave a message\" stuff that seems to be the norm for a lot of on-line businesses these days. I had a few hardware issues come up at the onset and they bent over backwards to remedy things to my approval. I know I sound like a shill for this company, but another Miranda forumer just got his rig from them and the last I heard he was of the exact same opinion of AVA.
I really feel you should go with the overclocked i7-920, they should be able to get it up to about 3.2 or 3.3 GHz without breaking a sweat. If you want a super-quiet rig, talk to Joe Mundy in sales and tell him you need the same as Nicholas. You can see the blue LED fans on the heatsink and the rear of the case. http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/image/116244768/original
These were not placed there for the visual effects, they were chosen over the stock Thermaltake fans because of the low-decibel rating. I also have two Noctua fans in the front of the case blowing over the HDDs and keeping the hot-air flow going to the rear and top exit fans. My computer has a steady hummm that is probably quieter than any super-charged off-the-shelf Dell or HP you can buy, incredible for the horsepower. The Antec case you\'re looking at is very similar to mine in that it has a full-frontal door with the air intake coming in through the sides. AVA took the acoustic padding and placed it on the backside of my door, this baffles the interior noise, tremendous if you have it under a desk like I do. I highly recommend this not too expensive add-on, better yet, buy the stuff from Newegg and do it yourself.
The only thing I would add to your setup would be a second SSD for programs, but that could be done later and it could be another Raptor or you might take a shot with a HDD. The nVidia 9600 card is perfect for the build, we have one in our other computer and it renders things beautifully, even DVDs and streaming stuff. The 1T storage drive is immense, I mean I have about 5 years of photos on mine with room for another 5 years worth.
Tom K. wrote: Nickle S. wrote: Tom K. wrote:
With computers I feel the more power the better.
Tom,
So have you pulled the trigger or are you getting close to pulling it? The last config you posted will make your head spin in Photoshop, if that\'s a help And the company I recommended will do everything they can to make you happy after the sale, guaranteed. Puget has a great reputaion for custom-builds, but I chose AVA because of their myriad of choices in every facet of the components, I felt somewhat constricted with my Puget-config.
Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.com
I\'ll be making the purchase very soon. I did a direct comparison of AVA vs Puget and surprisingly AVA was much less expensive and the components were the same.
Also....I priced out the components in the last build I posted at newegg to see if building was much cheaper. Surprise! AVA\'s price was $2088.54. Newegg\'s price was 2088.83. How about that!
How do you like AVA\'s tech support?
Tom,
I just saw your final config - GO FOR IT
Chris Mundy is the top tech-support guy at AVA and he\'ll be there any time you need him. What impressed me most was that with both pre and post sales, you could always get someone to talk to in a speedy fashion, none of this \"leave a message\" stuff that seems to be the norm for a lot of on-line businesses these days. I had a few hardware issues come up at the onset and they bent over backwards to remedy things to my approval. I know I sound like a shill for this company, but another Miranda forumer just got his rig from them and the last I heard he was of the exact same opinion of AVA.
I really feel you should go with the overclocked i7-920, they should be able to get it up to about 3.2 or 3.3 GHz without breaking a sweat. If you want a super-quiet rig, talk to Joe Mundy in sales and tell him you need the same as Nicholas. You can see the blue LED fans on the heatsink and the rear of the case. http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/image/116244768/original
These were not placed there for the visual effects, they were chosen over the stock Thermaltake fans because of the low-decibel rating. I also have two Noctua fans in the front of the case blowing over the HDDs and keeping the hot-air flow going to the rear and top exit fans. My computer has a steady hummm that is probably quieter than any super-charged off-the-shelf Dell or HP you can buy, incredible for the horsepower. The Antec case you\'re looking at is very similar to mine in that it has a full-frontal door with the air intake coming in through the sides. AVA took the acoustic padding and placed it on the backside of my door, this baffles the interior noise, tremendous if you have it under a desk like I do. I highly recommend this not too expensive add-on, better yet, buy the stuff from Newegg and do it yourself.
The only thing I would add to your setup would be a second HDD for programs, but that could be done later and it could be another Raptor or you might take a shot with a HDD. The nVidia 9600 card is perfect for the build, we have one in our other computer and it renders things beautifully, even DVDs and streaming stuff. The 1T storage drive is immense, I mean I have about 5 years of photos on mine with room for another 5 years worth.
Tom K. wrote: Nickle S. wrote: Tom K. wrote:
With computers I feel the more power the better.
Tom,
So have you pulled the trigger or are you getting close to pulling it? The last config you posted will make your head spin in Photoshop, if that\'s a help And the company I recommended will do everything they can to make you happy after the sale, guaranteed. Puget has a great reputaion for custom-builds, but I chose AVA because of their myriad of choices in every facet of the components, I felt somewhat constricted with my Puget-config.
Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.com
I\'ll be making the purchase very soon. I did a direct comparison of AVA vs Puget and surprisingly AVA was much less expensive and the components were the same.
Also....I priced out the components in the last build I posted at newegg to see if building was much cheaper. Surprise! AVA\'s price was $2088.54. Newegg\'s price was 2088.83. How about that!
How do you like AVA\'s tech support?
Tom,
I just saw your final config - GO FOR IT
Chris Mundy is the top tech-support guy at AVA and he\'ll be there any time you need him. What impressed me most was that with both pre and post sales, you could always get someone to talk to in a speedy fashion, none of this \"leave a message\" stuff that seems to be the norm for a lot of on-line businesses these days. I had a few hardware issues come up at the onset and they bent over backwards to remedy things to my approval. I know I sound like a shill for this company, but another Miranda forumer just got his rig from them and the last I heard he was of the exact same opinion of AVA.
I really feel you should go with the overclocked i7-920, they should be able to get it up to about 3.2 or 3.3 GHz without breaking a sweat. If you want a super-quiet rig, talk to Joe Mundy in sales and tell him you need the same as Nicholas. You can see the blue LED fans on the heatsink and the rear of the case. http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/image/116244768/original
These were not placed there for the visual effects, they were chosen over the stock Thermaltake fans because of the low-decibel rating. I also have two Noctua fans in the front of the case blowing over the HDDs and keeping the hot-air flow going to the rear and top exit fans. My computer has a steady hummm that is probably quieter than any super-charged off-the-shelf Dell or HP you can buy, incredible for the horsepower. The Antec case you\'re looking at is very similar to mine in that it has a full-frontal door with the air intake coming in through the sides. AVA took the acoustic padding and placed it on the backside of my door, this baffles the interior noise, tremendous if you have it under a desk like I do. I highly recommend this not too expensive add-on.
The only thing I would add to your setup would be a second HDD for programs, but that could be done later and it could be another Raptor or you might take a shot with a HDD. The nVidia 9600 card is perfect for the build, we have one in our other computer and it renders things beautifully, even DVDs and streaming stuff. The 1T storage drive is immense, I mean I have about 5 years of photos on mine with room for another 5 years worth.
Tom K. wrote: Nickle S. wrote: Tom K. wrote:
With computers I feel the more power the better.
Tom,
So have you pulled the trigger or are you getting close to pulling it? The last config you posted will make your head spin in Photoshop, if that\'s a help And the company I recommended will do everything they can to make you happy after the sale, guaranteed. Puget has a great reputaion for custom-builds, but I chose AVA because of their myriad of choices in every facet of the components, I felt somewhat constricted with my Puget-config.
Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.com
I\'ll be making the purchase very soon. I did a direct comparison of AVA vs Puget and surprisingly AVA was much less expensive and the components were the same.
Also....I priced out the components in the last build I posted at newegg to see if building was much cheaper. Surprise! AVA\'s price was $2088.54. Newegg\'s price was 2088.83. How about that!
How do you like AVA\'s tech support?
Tom,
I just saw your final config - GO FOR IT
Chris Mundy is the top tech-support guy at AVA and he\'ll be there any time you need him. What impressed me most was that with both pre and post sales, you could always get someone to talk to in a speedy fashion, none of this \"leave a message\" stuff that seems to be the norm for a lot of on-line businesses these days. I had a few hardware issues come up at the onset and they bent over backwards to remedy things to my approval. I know I sound like a shill for this company, but another Miranda forumer just got his rig from them and the last I heard he was of the exact same opinion of AVA.
I really feel you should go with the overclocked i7-920, they should be able to get it up to about 3.2 or 3.3 GHz without breaking a sweat. If you want a super-quiet rig, talk to Joe Mundy in sales and tell him you need the same as Nicholas. You can see the blue LED fans on the heatsink and the rear of the case. http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/image/116244768/original
These were not placed there for the visual effects, they were chosen over the stock Thermaltake fans because of the low-decibel rating. I also have two Noctua fans in the front of the case blowing over the HDDs and keeping the hot-air flow going to the rear and top exit fans. My computer has a steady hummm that is probably quieter than any super-charged off-the-shelf Dell or HP you can buy, incredible for the horsepower. The Antec case you\'re looking at is very similar to mine in that it has a full-frontal door with the air intake coming in through the sides. AVA took the acoustic padding and placed it on the backside of my door, this baffles the interior noise, tremendous if you have it under a desk like I do. I highly recommend this not too expensive add-on.
Nicholas
Nov 07, 2009 at 03:54 PM
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And the company I recommended will do everything they can to make you happy after the sale, guaranteed. Puget has a great reputaion for custom-builds, but I chose AVA because of their myriad of choices in every facet of the components, I felt somewhat constricted with my Puget-config.