Skip the 9800GX2's in Athenia's buildup and get ATI 3870X2's instead. Fallout 3 is basically using the same engine as in Oblivion and the ATI's are faster in that game, not to mention they're $720 for the pair vs $1120. Or an 3870X2 and a 3870 for a Tri-Crossfire setup instead of a Quad-Crossfire one and only $500.
Also swap the Motherboard to an Asus Maximus Extreme for $350 if you go with the ATI's.
Raptors.. well I hope you like screaming banshee's.. Otherwise stick with a few SATAII drives that offer more space but slightly less speed and a lot less noise.
In the end Athenia's build is a bit overkill especially since it'd run the game at 2560x1600 and the only monitors that do that are the 30" ones which cost about $1k themselves, leaving you with no cash for the rest of the parts you need. Sadly $5k is not enough to get the top of the line parts in everything so you'll have to cut corners in some areas.
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Originally Posted by YourLocalJesus
If you're building a computer, put a pair of mechanical legs on it!  That'd give you lots of attention if you ever go to a LAN-party! And a couple of beefy mech arms and then paint a couple of evil eyes on the front and put a helmet up top  |
Hell no, make the case look like a Companion Cube