Just Ordered A New Gaming Rig - Falcon Northwest Mach V
#1
Just Ordered A New Gaming Rig - Falcon Northwest Mach V
My 3-year old Falcon Northwest Mach V finally gave up the ghost today. My Raid 0 HDs failed. Good thing I have all of my files on a remote backup unit.
It gave me an opportunity and excuse to pick up a new Falcon Northwest Mach V with the following specs.
Chassis
ICON - Standard Brushed Aluminum
Side Panel
Standard Solid
Power Supply
1200 Watt Modular
Motherboard
ASUS x58 P6TD Deluxe
Processor
Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz
Processor Cooler
Liquid Cooling
Processor Overclock
No Processor Overclock
Memory
12GB (6x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)
2x GeForce GTX 480 (1536MB)
Sound Card
On-Board Audio
Networking
On-Board Ethernet
Hard Drive
256GB - SSD
Hard Drive 2
1TB - 7200RPM
Optical Drive
22x DVD+/-RW
Media Reader
Internal Media Reader
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Professional
Warranty
3 Year Warranty - Parts and Service
I struggled over getting the SSD - it was nearly $1K!
But I think it will be worth it, especially when editing photos and video.
It gave me an opportunity and excuse to pick up a new Falcon Northwest Mach V with the following specs.
Chassis
ICON - Standard Brushed Aluminum
Side Panel
Standard Solid
Power Supply
1200 Watt Modular
Motherboard
ASUS x58 P6TD Deluxe
Processor
Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz
Processor Cooler
Liquid Cooling
Processor Overclock
No Processor Overclock
Memory
12GB (6x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)
2x GeForce GTX 480 (1536MB)
Sound Card
On-Board Audio
Networking
On-Board Ethernet
Hard Drive
256GB - SSD
Hard Drive 2
1TB - 7200RPM
Optical Drive
22x DVD+/-RW
Media Reader
Internal Media Reader
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Professional
Warranty
3 Year Warranty - Parts and Service
I struggled over getting the SSD - it was nearly $1K!
But I think it will be worth it, especially when editing photos and video.
Last edited by Barrister; 04-15-2010 at 11:48 PM.
#3
My 3-year old Falcon Northwest Mach V finally gave up the ghost today. My Raid 0 HDs failed. Good thing I have all of my files on a remote backup unit.
It gave me an opportunity and excuse to pick up a new Falcon Northwest Mach V with the following specs.
Chassis
ICON - Standard Brushed Aluminum
Side Panel
Standard Solid
Power Supply
1200 Watt Modular
Motherboard
ASUS x58 P6TD Deluxe
Processor
Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz
Processor Cooler
Liquid Cooling
Processor Overclock
No Processor Overclock
Memory
12GB (6x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)
2x GeForce GTX 480 (1536MB)
Sound Card
On-Board Audio
Networking
On-Board Ethernet
Hard Drive
256GB - SSD
Hard Drive 2
1TB - 7200RPM
Optical Drive
22x DVD+/-RW
Media Reader
Internal Media Reader
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Professional
Warranty
3 Year Warranty - Parts and Service
I struggled over getting the SSD - it was nearly $1K!
But I think it will be worth it, especially when editing photos and video.
It gave me an opportunity and excuse to pick up a new Falcon Northwest Mach V with the following specs.
Chassis
ICON - Standard Brushed Aluminum
Side Panel
Standard Solid
Power Supply
1200 Watt Modular
Motherboard
ASUS x58 P6TD Deluxe
Processor
Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz
Processor Cooler
Liquid Cooling
Processor Overclock
No Processor Overclock
Memory
12GB (6x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)
2x GeForce GTX 480 (1536MB)
Sound Card
On-Board Audio
Networking
On-Board Ethernet
Hard Drive
256GB - SSD
Hard Drive 2
1TB - 7200RPM
Optical Drive
22x DVD+/-RW
Media Reader
Internal Media Reader
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Professional
Warranty
3 Year Warranty - Parts and Service
I struggled over getting the SSD - it was nearly $1K!
But I think it will be worth it, especially when editing photos and video.
#5
Awesome pick up, let me indulge in some nerdiness too . I just purchased a new desktop for gaming about 2 months ago:
Case: NZXT Gamma Gaming Mid Tower Case
Processor: AMD Athlon™ II X4 620 Quad-Core CPU
Processor Cooling: Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 120mm Radiator [AMD]
Memory: 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5570 - 1GB - Single Card
Motherboard: ASUS M4A785-M -- AMD 785G Hybrid CrossFire Chipset w/8-ch HD Audio, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 1 PCI-E MB
Power Supply: 450 Watt
Primary Hard Drive : 20 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive: 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black
Case: NZXT Gamma Gaming Mid Tower Case
Processor: AMD Athlon™ II X4 620 Quad-Core CPU
Processor Cooling: Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 120mm Radiator [AMD]
Memory: 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5570 - 1GB - Single Card
Motherboard: ASUS M4A785-M -- AMD 785G Hybrid CrossFire Chipset w/8-ch HD Audio, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 1 PCI-E MB
Power Supply: 450 Watt
Primary Hard Drive : 20 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive: 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black
#7
Congrats Dana. Building PCs has been a hobby of mine since I was in high school and I am about to build a new general use / racing game rig myself. I think I am going to go with the LGA 1156 quad-core because they are significantly cheaper than the LGA 1366s. But I wont be able to use 2 vid cards at x16 speeds like you can with your X58 chipset.
I wondering if I will regret it later. Hmmm. Falcons are really nice, I'm sure that thing will last you another 3-4+ years.
I wondering if I will regret it later. Hmmm. Falcons are really nice, I'm sure that thing will last you another 3-4+ years.