Computer Name: Ultimate Computer 4
Uses of Computer: Video Production, Web Design, Graphic Arts, Encoding, Games
Build Time: 5 Hours
Total Price: around $2900 (Not including peripherals)

Internal Parts List:
Koolance PC3-720SL - $400
Product Link Discontinued
Sabrent CRW-UINB 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader - $13
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820300608
Samsung Floppy Drive - $10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6821103203
Pioneer DVR-112D DVR+RW Drive (2 of these) - $40 each
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827129018
Samsung SpinPoint 500GB Hard Drive (2 of these in RAID 0) - $115 each
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822152052
Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi-AP - $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131182
Coolmax CUG-700B 700W PSU - $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817159058
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - $532
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115017
Mushkin 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 RAM 1066 (2 of these sets) - $150 each
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820146677
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro Sound Card - $277
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 829102181R
eVGA GeForce 8800GTX Video Card - $560
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130072

Cooling System Parts List:
SilenX 80mm Blue LED Case Fan (2 of these) - $11 each
Link no Longer Available
SilenX 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835226009
Koolance Drain Valve - $18
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/p ... uct_id=260
Koolance CPU-330 CPU Block - $50
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/p ... uct_id=402
Koolance VID-282 GPU Block - $95
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/p ... uct_id=405
G1/4 3/8" Set of Nozzles (3 of these) - $9 each
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/p ... cts_id=397
3/8" Tubing Spring Wrap (5 of these) - $2 each
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/p ... uct_id=390

I'll update this list with my new Cooling Components when I install them soon.

Peripherals:
Dell 2001FP 20" Monitor (2 of these) - About $450 each
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod ... u=320-4687
Harmon Kardon 2.1 Virtual Surround Sound Speakers - $?
No longer available
Logitech Wireless MultiMedia Keyboard and Mouse Combo - About $130
No longer available

Overclocking/Speed Settings:
CPU overclock: None right now
GPU overclock: Nope
Memory Timings: 5-5-4-12

Performance Information:
Super PI: 1 Million Digits in 22 seconds
Crysis CPU Benchmark: 40FPS
Crysis GPU Benchmark: 47FPS

Temperatures:
CPU Temperature: 36 C
GPU Temperature: 49 C
Memory Temperature: 31 C
Hard Drive: 30 C

Pictures/Videos
Picture Gallery

Very nice. Thanks for posting. Does this mean that uploading picutres are now available to all?

sorry not quite yet (since I own the server I was just able to upload them and make image links).

However, PHPBB3 (the new version of this forum) is coming out in a few days. You can expect that we will be porting to it within the next week. PHPBB3 has the built-in ability to permit file uploads.

I've held off on modifying our current forum with an upload mod because I knew this was coming.

Expect upload capabilities soon.

oh..thats on sexy computer. but i cant help but think those gold plated blocks would add a chunk of change onto the case price being a built in liquid cooling, but it sure is nice they added them cuz im sure the gold is a much better heat transfer material. ^^ i like it, nice work.

the case actually just came with the pump, radiator and reservoir unit. The blocks were purchased separately.

Thanks though

How much did this add up to all together if I may ask?

And one nice machine you have got there!

Bondi007

well I already had some of the parts, including the DVD drives, one of the three HDDs, the powersupply, the floppy drive, and that card reader.

However, if you factor all of those in as well, the total thing comes out to around 2400 US dollars.

WOW

I actually just ran through the price list last night and put it up on the downloads page if you wanna take a look (UC4). Turns out it's actually closer to about 2900. But like I said, i had about 900 dollars worth of parts already.

Just ordered a bunch of new parts for my computer's cooling System which I will use to add water cooling to the RAM. I also got some intense new bright green coolant which will supposedly cool better and looks freaking intense. In the process of this, I'm also going to reseat my CPU cooler with the thermal paste applied more evenly than the way I did it the first time. I'll post pics of the process .

Can you make a video?

yeah, probably will. no guarantees though.

Cheers dude,

much apreiciate it

I've got all my new parts, and next week I am doing the following:

1. Reseat the CPU and cooler, because one of the original standoffs that I used was a little weird (I got a new standoff from koolance).

2. Applying the thermal paste a different way. The first time I did it, I followed the instructions on the arctic silver website that tell you to just put one line and not spread it around...I tried it on another computer spreading it around, and it works much better-thanks AS .

3. Replacing the drain valve with a higher quality one

4. Adding my RAM to the water cooling loop

5. Changing to higher performance green UV coolant.

Just a thought, but after you apply the dab of paste, did you twist the cooler a few degrees each way? It helps get it more even and settled.

yes I did, but I still don't think it covered it very well. The messed up standoff probably isn't helping either...

you should post a comparison when you get it all fixed up: spread vs no spread.

I plan on it

I heard you are supposed to but a pee shape of arctic silver on the processor and it squashes it

Yea, that's what alot of people are suggesting, that's why I was so surprised when sciguy said it didn't work.

Sciguy: Maybe you used too much/little.

I had originally followed the instructions listed here:
http://arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

Which basically told me to make a line of it across the CPU...I don't think its the thermal paste as much as it is the CPU standoff that is crooked. My guess is that uneven pressure is being applied.

However, since that build I've used AS5 and spread it out instead of putting a dab of it and it has worked better...So who knows...I guess we shall see.

Well tere isnt a technique really lol we are talking about procedire to putting paste on lol

When I put on my Arctic Silver 5 I read those instructions but believed Arctic are wrong did it my own way!

Our way is the best way

I finally got that replacement stand-off from koolance. So I'm gonna be doing that restructuring on my rig soon. Since I'll be taking apart the computer in the process, I will use the opportunity to take pics for our tutorials.