AVOlio wrote@MrClass about the Red Neon lights you have.
They are not Cold cathodes right? their strictly neon?
If so, where did you get it from? and how much did it cost you?

And, you did not mention whats your keyboard!
I think they are both neon cold cathodes? Not sure; anyway this is it: http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/accessory/CaseMods/perfect%20light/nonsound/nonsound.asp

You can find them at PC&Parts, link: http://www.pcandparts.com/must.htm

The keyboard is a Microsoft Sidewinder X6 (thinking of changing to a mechanical keyboard). The removable numpad though is quite a nice option, very handy in DOTA
Yea so they are cold cathodes.
Gonna get a Yellow one or a UV one to match up with my rig also.
nice thread!
and here's mine:

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K @ 4.3 GHz,
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77 deluxe
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance
Graphics card: Asus 670 DCUII
Case: Silverstone FT02 limited edition with red interior
Boot Drive: 64GB M4
Storage: WD 1 TB
CPU Cooler: Silver Arrow (only 1 fan installed instead of 2)
PSU: Corsair AX 750 gold
Monitor: Crossover 27" 2560x1440
Keyboard and mouse: Leopold tenkeyless Cherry MX brown and logitech G400

here are a few not so great pics:







The red interior looks epic! yet the whole PC looks very professional at the same time. So far PowerPC creamed all of our rigs :P
MrClass wrote
reppinhighz wrotejust wondering which game is that in the above picture?
That's DOTA 2!

Can't believe you didn't recognize it :P
lol well even if i saw a better picture (its a bit blurry), chances are i would still not recognize it. i dont think i have played dota 1 or 2 for that matter. i was never a big fan :)
one of my friends back when i was still in university would spend countless hours at a local network gaming place playing dota.
mine is a 4yr old machine .... but here are the specs

CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5520
Motherboard: Tyan S7025
RAM: 24GB (6x4GB) ECC Corsair
Graphics card: PNY Nvidia Quadro FX4800
Case: Thermaltake Xaser VI
Sound: No idea (On-Board)
Storage: 4x1TB, 7200 RPM Raid 0
CPU Cooler: 2xThermaltake ISGC-300
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W
Primary monitor : Samsung Sync Master PX2370 23" LED 1920x1080 resolution
Secondary monitor : Sony 19" LED Square
Mouse : Razer Imperator 6000DPI
UPS: 3000VA online UPS

The whole office is a mess, so sorry, no pics :)
AvoK95 wroteThe red interior looks epic! yet the whole PC looks very professional at the same time. So far PowerPC creamed all of our rigs :P

Hehe thanks!
Admittedly the pc looked better and cleaner when i had a corsair H60 as a cpu cooler. But i wanted absolute silence on the rig and so went with this massive heatsink. All in one coolers will always have that extra pump noise..
Padre wrotemine is a 4yr old machine .... but here are the specs

CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5520
Motherboard: Tyan S7025
RAM: 24GB (6x4GB) ECC Corsair
Graphics card: PNY Nvidia Quadro FX4800
Case: Thermaltake Xaser VI
Sound: No idea (On-Board)
Storage: 4x1TB, 7200 RPM Raid 0
CPU Cooler: 2xThermaltake ISGC-300
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W
Primary monitor : Samsung Sync Master PX2370 23" LED 1920x1080 resolution
Secondary monitor : Sony 19" LED Square
Mouse : Razer Imperator 6000DPI
UPS: 3000VA online UPS

The whole office is a mess, so sorry, no pics :)
need pics!!
do you have a backup of those raided drives?
btw may i ask how much did the ups cost and what kind batteries it has inside?
i'll see if i can tidy up a bit a post a few pics.
Yh, i have 2x(4x2TB) RAID 1, but one of the NAS died. replacing it soon.
As for the UPS, if i remember correctly it's built in 6 12V sealed batteries, lasts around 4min @ full load. never needed it to last longer :P Cost around 550$ i think.
Rig #2
CPU: Intel Celeron 900MHz (Upgraded from Pentium 3 800MHz)
RAM: 2 x 256 MB SD RAM 133MHz
HDD: 40GB Seagate Barracuda Enhanced IDE HDD
Optical Drive: BenQ Combo Drive
Motherboard: Intel 815EEA Motherboard
Graphics Card: ATI All In Wonder X800 256MB AGP Card
Sound Card: Creative SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Digital SB0220
Case: Chinese TOPUN Case
PSU: Chinese 550W with 18A 12V Rail
Accessories: 2x80mm Molex Fans
: VIA USB 2.0 PCI card
: Realtek 8139 PCI NIC Card
Future Upgrades: Upgrade to a Pentium 4 2.8GHz CPU (Just need the motherboard)
: 384MB DDR RAM
: Thermaltake V3 Case (After I upgrade it from my main rig)
Pictures:

@PowerPC, from where did you get that keyboard,
That keyboard is the coolest thing I have seen ! I like how it doesn't have printed letters on it meaning it's "idiot proof" ;D
AvoK95 wroteThat keyboard is the coolest thing I have seen ! I like how it doesn't have printed letters on it meaning it's "idiot proof" ;D

Exactly! :)

@Khaled and MrClass

I see that you are both running SSD's in raid 0. Aren't you concerned about the lack of TRIM support in raid? Also aren't you basically hitting the limit of SATA3, so not really gaining all that much from your set up? just curious to get your takes on it.
PowerPC wrote
AvoK95 wroteThat keyboard is the coolest thing I have seen ! I like how it doesn't have printed letters on it meaning it's "idiot proof" ;D

Exactly! :)

@Khaled and MrClass

I see that you are both running SSD's in raid 0. Aren't you concerned about the lack of TRIM support in raid? Also aren't you basically hitting the limit of SATA3, so not really gaining all that much from your set up? just curious to get your takes on it.
I appreciate your concern, BUT! :P

Intel's Z77 chipset is the first chipset to support TRIM and RAID 0; so yes I have trim enabled. Also the Z77 chipset supports SATA 6G, so the extra performance is actually not lost; I am using it fully. With my current RAID 0 setup, the volume has a read speed of 920MB/s and a write speed of 450MB/s (blazing speeds, 10-second boot time :D )
MrClass wrote
PowerPC wrote
AvoK95 wroteThat keyboard is the coolest thing I have seen ! I like how it doesn't have printed letters on it meaning it's "idiot proof" ;D

Exactly! :)

@Khaled and MrClass

I see that you are both running SSD's in raid 0. Aren't you concerned about the lack of TRIM support in raid? Also aren't you basically hitting the limit of SATA3, so not really gaining all that much from your set up? just curious to get your takes on it.
I appreciate your concern, BUT! :P

Intel's Z77 chipset is the first chipset to support TRIM and RAID 0; so yes I have trim enabled. Also the Z77 chipset supports SATA 6G, so the extra performance is actually not lost; I am using it fully. With my current RAID 0 setup, the volume has a read speed of 920MB/s and a write speed of 450MB/s (blazing speeds, 10-second boot time :D )

Yes with the new intel drivers you get TRIM on the Z77, my question was more towards khaled as he's on the older chipset.
i had little brainfart when i posted my question, forgot that sata III offered 6Gbits/s, so you'll still be under the theoretical maximum in raid. Those are nice speeds! will be upgrading my ssd soon.
is that 10 second on desktop or 10 second counting just right after bios post? (windows logo)
also how many startup items do you have?
PowerPC wroteYes with the new intel drivers you get TRIM on the Z77, my question was more towards khaled as he's on the older chipset.
i had little brainfart when i posted my question, forgot that sata III offered 6Gbits/s, so you'll still be under the theoretical maximum in raid. Those are nice speeds! will be upgrading my ssd soon.
Yes true that, I am willing to upgrade to z77 eventually in the near future that is why I went on and upgraded my boot drives to raided SSDs.

Fact is with raid the system got a small boost compared to single SSD but nothing near the potential boost you get with z77. So yes your question is in its place, the boost isn't that great on old chipset.
shant wroteis that 10 second on desktop or 10 second counting just right after bios post? (windows logo)
also how many startup items do you have?
10 seconds just after bios post. so windows logo and desktop startup total up to 10 seconds. How many startup items do I have? Well let's see:

- Avira antivirus
- IDM
- VMware
- MotioninJoy
- Nvidia settings
- PowerIso
- Hotspot Shield
- Razer Mamba utility
- Skype
- UPS agent for auto shutdown
- Steam
- Intel NAS storage utility
- VIA HD Dock
- Intel Rapid Storage Utility
- EVGA GPU temp utility
- EVGA Precision

and a whole bunch of other stuff related to MS Office, Nero, PowerDVD, Creative audio utility, Apple itunes, WAMP, etc....
I feel so scared to post my rig after all I have seen here.

At least so far I have the best desk amongst you all (i guess)