It is two of the new ATI 1GB cards, so a total of 2GB of video.Quote from silver914:
Is it 2 1GB cards or 2 cards giving you 1GB of video memory?
How much? I didn't do much looking, but the m/b is $270, the proc is $1,030, and if it is 2 1GB cards they're $500 a piece or so.
Also, 160GB HDDs? @ 10k? Which ones? Because of the speed (1.5GB/s) it looks like they're raptors, but the ones I know about are 150GB. No big deal, just if you're spending that kind of money it'd be nice to get the specs correct. Probably a typo or else I've not heard of them.
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It is two of the new ATI 1GB cards, so a total of 2GB of video.
The specs for the hard drive are an exact quote from them, you can see them on their website. The price I noted in terms of ES was for everything including the monitors, extra warranty, battery backup, etc.
I know, I know. Its already overboard, but if my wife can spend 5k on washer/dryer and fridge (apparently they all need LCD screens now) then I figure after decades of buying middle of the road equipment to save money I think overspending once wont kill me.Quote from gnome:
Why skimp on the video cards? Nvidia has a new FX model with 1.5G/card... only $6,995.00
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I know, I know. Its already overboard, but if my wife can spend 5k on washer/dryer and fridge (apparently they all need LCD screens now) then I figure after decades of buying middle of the road equipment to save money I think overspending once wont kill me.
I was under the impression they are Raptors so I called and doubled checked, and they are Raptors.
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Nice equipment you have there,
Never had Raid0 before and that is how they send them so I wanted to try it and see if the "extreme performance" is true. I have an external Maxtor that I backup everything on, so Raid1 isn't a priority.Quote from silver914:
Raptors are nice. Curious why you went the 0 route on R.A.I.D. tho, I have four of those set up in 0 and I like it, but most won't agree. Have you thought of putting your O.S. on a third 36GB raptor outside the array?