High End Perfomance Build

[CrysisCore]

Budget: $3000

Hardware:

• CPU
• Motherboard
• Graphics Card
• Memory
• Hard Drive
• Optical Drive
• Power Supply
• Display
• Case
• Sound Card
• Speakers
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Operating System

Purpose:

1. Gaming
2. Server
3. Benchmark
4. Daily Use
5. 24/7

 

[1337_JohnN]

Rofl, I can build a computer for you.

 

[veg1992]

Budget: $3000

Hardware:

• CPU- Core 2 Quad Q9650/q9550 or Core 2 Duo e8600
• Motherboard- Biostar I45
• Graphics Card- HD 4850 CF X or HD 4870X2/(or CFX with HD 4870X2 and HD 4870) or HD 4870 CF X
• Memory- 4gb DDR2 kit
• Hard Drive- 640GB Western Digital Drive
• Optical Drive- Any DVD-RW/DVD-ROM
• Power Supply- Corsair 750tx
• Display- 24 Inches or use a TV
• Case- personal preference
• Sound Card- not necessary but I'll leave an Audio expert to answer this one
• Speakers- (see above)
• Mouse- Razer Lachesis?
• Keyboard- Saitek Eclipse?
• Operating System- Windows Vista HP

Purpose:

1. Gaming
2. Server
3. Benchmark
4. Daily Use
5. 24/7

Lets face it 3k is way too overkill, but I filled the quotes with my recommendations...

Either get what I recommended or wait for Nehalem/Deneb

 

[1337_JohnN]

Newegg.com - ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100257L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100257L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - LG Black 6X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20LK - Blu-Ray Burners

CORSAIR 750w TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - CMPSU-750TX - Buy.com

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 2232BW+ Black 22" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1(1000:1) - LCD Monitors

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Newegg.com - HT OMEGA CLARO Plus+ 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards

Newegg.com - Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Speaker - Speakers

Newegg.com - Logitech G5 2-Tone 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser 2000 dpi Mouse - Mouse

Newegg.com - Logitech G11 Silver & Black 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Standard Gaming Keyboard - Keyboards

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems

 

[Ethan_Kaizer]

Newegg.com - ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100257L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100257L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - LG Black 6X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20LK - Blu-Ray Burners

CORSAIR 750w TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - CMPSU-750TX - Buy.com

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 2232BW+ Black 22" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1(1000:1) - LCD Monitors

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Newegg.com - HT OMEGA CLARO Plus+ 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards

Newegg.com - Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Speaker - Speakers

Newegg.com - Logitech G5 2-Tone 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser 2000 dpi Mouse - Mouse

Newegg.com - Logitech G11 Silver & Black 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Standard Gaming Keyboard - Keyboards

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems

There's a lot better you can do than that.

If it's mainly for gaming, I'd pick the e8600.

 

[1337_JohnN]

What do you mean?

 

[CrysisCore]

Will RAID help my CPU Score?

 

[Ethan_Kaizer]

RAID has to do with hard drives, not CPU. I don't think that will have any effect on your CPU score.

 

[1337_JohnN]

What's RAID do with your HDD?

 

[CrysisCore]

RAID has to do with hard drives, not CPU. I don't think that will have any effect on your CPU score.

I seen some scores and they seem to be higher when you have RAID but now I can't seem to find it.

EDIT:
Found it.
It was the PCMark05.
The (new) Fastest Hard Drive Ever | Maximum PC