# Nerd Cooking! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 25, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244 "2007-11-25T13:16:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skiboarder72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@skiboarder72](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skiboarder72)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/1 "2007-11-25T13:16:51Z")
Ok so I ordered a new computer and just spent awhile building it. It went really smooth, especially considering it was my first build. I was really suprised to see it boot up! I wanted something to use for my photo business and some serious gaming. Anyways, I always give a ton of pictures, so without further adou… Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping ![http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8941/dsc0001kw5.jpg](http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8941/dsc0001kw5.jpg) Mobo… 8 sata ports 🙂 ![http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8008/dsc0005ll1.jpg](http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8008/dsc0005ll1.jpg) Brand New Radeon 3870… fastest card ATI have ever made, I’m one of the first to get it 🙂 ![http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/326/dsc0008sp3.jpg](http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/326/dsc0008sp3.jpg) Beast of a CPU Cooler (for overclocking) ![http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/271/dsc0011vy5.jpg](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/271/dsc0011vy5.jpg) 4GB of DDR2800 Ram ![http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6511/dsc0013ug4.jpg](http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6511/dsc0013ug4.jpg) Vista 64-bit Premium ![http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2677/dsc0018dg2.jpg](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2677/dsc0018dg2.jpg) OCZ 600w SLI Power Supply (4x12v Rails 🙂 ) ![http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5898/dsc0020pm0.jpg](http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5898/dsc0020pm0.jpg) Dual 750GB Sata Drives ![http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3567/dsc0026go3.jpg](http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3567/dsc0026go3.jpg) 20x Samsung Sata DVD Burner ![http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/1808/dsc0031zo0.jpg](http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/1808/dsc0031zo0.jpg) Black Server Case ![http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8782/dsc0038cn3.jpg](http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8782/dsc0038cn3.jpg) mmm tastey menu ![http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7946/dsc0034hz4.jpg](http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7946/dsc0034hz4.jpg) Power Supply ![http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2579/dsc0040jd7.jpg](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2579/dsc0040jd7.jpg) Holy CPU Cooler ![http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/668/dsc0042xw5.jpg](http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/668/dsc0042xw5.jpg) Mobo ![http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/7015/dsc0046fb3.jpg](http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/7015/dsc0046fb3.jpg) HD3870 Video Card ![http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9820/dsc0052eh4.jpg](http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9820/dsc0052eh4.jpg) Making a mess ![http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7117/dsc0062jy0.jpg](http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7117/dsc0062jy0.jpg) All Put Together ![http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8443/dsc0123nw4.jpg](http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8443/dsc0123nw4.jpg) Action Shot ![http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5930/dsc0125gx7.jpg](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5930/dsc0125gx7.jpg) Crazy Fans ![http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8169/dsc0132ap8.jpg](http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8169/dsc0132ap8.jpg) All setup, Sharp 1080P 42" LCD, Logitech Z-5500 Speakers ![http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9823/dsc0147tn1.jpg](http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9823/dsc0147tn1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/2 "2007-11-25T13:29:42Z")
how much for the Sharp? ---
**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/3 "2007-11-25T13:58:26Z")
server cases own, mid-towers suck ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/4 "2007-11-25T15:02:24Z")
Total cost of parts minus the massive tv? ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/5 "2007-11-25T15:37:27Z")
Very nice, I \<3 AC Freezer’s heat sinks, incredible cooling possibilities without having to run water cooling. Although I would run Vista Ultimate over Home. Nor would I have actually bought a copy of the OS, but that’s just me 😉 Looks good, what happened with the old rig. ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/6 "2007-11-25T15:44:08Z")
ugh i would love to know how to do all that…probably so much more cost efficient than buying a product already put together, and the obvious bonus of having everything you want and only what you want, none of the extra junk… :tup: ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/7 "2007-11-25T16:15:11Z")
^^^ building them is easy as shit. Takes like 15 minutes tops, a little more if you are big on cable management inside the case. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/8 "2007-11-25T16:23:26Z")
Seriously, to throw a average computer together is like 30 mins for a liquid cooled, 4 raptors in raid, and dualie sli’d vid cards. The majority of that time is spent admiring the products before you put them in and never see them again, and figuring out where the hell the dam hdd activity led goes on the mobo… ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/9 "2007-11-25T16:26:30Z")
[quote=“ZOMGVTEK,post:8,topic:39244"”] Seriously, to throw a average computer together is like 30 mins for a liquid cooled, 4 raptors in raid, and dualie sli’d vid cards. The majority of that time is spent admiring the products before you put them in and never see them again, **and figuring out where the hell the dam hdd activity led goes on the mobo…** [/quote] HAHAHAHAHAHA amen. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/10 "2007-11-25T16:34:21Z")
I gave up on HDD activity lights. I can’t remember the last computer I had that the HDD LED worked on. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/11 "2007-11-25T16:34:31Z")
How does that lcd look? That one allways looked a little yellow to me, but thats decently adjustable on a computer. Im assuming that video card came with some sort of cool calibration software? I dont know about being that close to a 42" monitor though. Wouldnt you need to massively move around to see stuff, and text would be rough? ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/12 "2007-11-25T16:35:38Z")
[quote=“Rx3,post:10,topic:39244"”] I gave up on HDD activity lights. I can’t remember the last computer I had that the HDD LED worked on. [/quote] Haha, that bad? It usually takes 10 mins, but im determined to get it to work. But i guess you dont need a light anyways. You sure as hell can hear a few raptors churning away. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/13 "2007-11-25T19:06:35Z")
kind of seems like a terrible idea to use a TV for something like that… video games yes… but photobusiness? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/14 "2007-11-25T19:11:54Z")
are you a virgin? ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/15 "2007-11-25T19:32:59Z")
[quote=“ILCisDEAD,post:13,topic:39244"”] kind of seems like a terrible idea to use a TV for something like that… video games yes… but photobusiness? [/quote] Actually, that kind of TV is perfect if you have a photo or video editing business. More desktop space and no need for two monitors, plus you can show your stuff in HD (if your camera is HD). ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/16 "2007-11-25T19:43:31Z")
Price please? That is fucking insane. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/17 "2007-11-25T19:45:00Z")
Nice stuff!! VISTA!!!:uhh: ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/18 "2007-11-25T20:08:18Z")
[quote=“Rx3,post:15,topic:39244"”] Actually, that kind of TV is perfect if you have a photo or video editing business. More desktop space and no need for two monitors, plus you can show your stuff in HD (if your camera is HD). [/quote] I have more than enough room on my desk and lots of room for my desk… just seems like the 1920 X 1080 reso is kind of weak for a photo business… I think i would prefer spending 500 - 750 bucks on two monitors or more and having a 3360 X 1050 resolution or 5040 X 1050 resolution. and having just WAY more room to do things… Especially when you can calibrate the monitors… much better. My current set up I have a TON of space on my desk… ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/19 "2007-11-25T20:20:39Z")
[quote=“ILCisDEAD,post:18,topic:39244"”] I have more than enough room on my desk and lots of room for my desk… just seems like the 1920 X 1080 reso is kind of weak for a photo business… I think i would prefer spending 500 - 750 bucks on two monitors or more and having a 3360 X 1050 resolution or 5040 X 1050 resolution. and having just WAY more room to do things… Especially when you can calibrate the monitors… much better. My current set up I have a TON of space on my desk… [/quote] Word… Those are some big pixels getting 1920x1080 (aka 1080P) out of a 42" lcd vs a real monitor that would have that in a monitor 1/2 the size, aka 4x less area. And the contrast ratio is usually lower on a large lcd vs a real monitor. Refresh rates suffer… etc… etc… ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244/20 "2007-11-25T20:23:20Z")
[quote=“Treads4Heads,post:16,topic:39244"”] Price please? That is fucking insane. [/quote] Its not like $5000 in parts, check newegg, I bet proly 1200-1500 total as that video card is def a good chunk of cash though lol. Nice job Josh. HDD leds, as well as pwr buttons led, reset led, etc.; if I don’t have the mobo manual, or the board and cables aren’t labeled I’ll just say fuck it, but pretty much all new equipment have them labeled and takes a matter of 30 seconds to hook em up. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nerd-cooking/39244.md?page=2)