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Originally Posted by sw0mgt

I've posted a build-list a few days ago, but I didn't get much feedback and I've changed a few components since then. I'm about to plunge $1700 into this system, so I'd love if somebody could look over my parts and tell me they are compatible/good for PTLE 8.

Motherboard:
ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

CPU:
Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K

Thermal Compound:
Prolimatech PRO-PK1-5G PK-1 Thermal Compound - 5 Gram

Heatsink:
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 140mm and 120mm SSO CPU Cooler

RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL10Q-32GBZL

SSDs:
2x Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HDDs:
1 x SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT 650W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal AV Hard Drive -Bare Drive

1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

GPU:
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

PSU:
SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT 650W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...

1394a:
SIIG FireWire 2-Port PCIe Model NN-E20012-S2

DVD-ROM:
1 x PLEXTOR 18X DVD±R Super Multi DVD Burner Black SATA Model PX-810SA/SW-BL

Case:
SilverStone Fortress Series SST-FT02B-USB3.0 Black 4.5mm aluminum unibody frame, 0.8mm steel body ATX Mid Tower Computer ...

Fan controller:
Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 Fan Controller

Fan: (to replace the loud 120mm case fan)
Scythe SY1225SL12L 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan

everything seems legit. my question would be, why this massive of a computer and still running PT 8??

if your staying at 8, you will never access more than about 3.5 gb of the 32gb of ram your installing. typically these huge sticks of ram do have decreased performance in comparison to smaller counterparts.

its not officially supported to run on W7 so they will offer no support if you go that route.

why 2 ssd drives?? i could see one for the OS but thats about it. they are still questionable on longevity and are known to decrease performance after a certain amount or writing, rewriting over the same cells.

your one drive link is bad. assuming its a 1tb WD black?

personally i would be more prone to slim down on the system and work on getting an updated version of PT