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And honestly I still see a bit of blockiness even in stuff that should be DVD-quality or Blu-Ray quality; looks like video card algorithms also need some work.
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| Intel Core i7 950 | Rampage III Formula | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Kingston |
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| Corsair H100 | Asus VH236H | Silverstone Strider Plus 1000 W | Cooler Master HAF-X |
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| Intel Core i7 3770K | ASRock Z77 OC Formula | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition |
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| Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | Power | Case |
| LG WH14NS40 14X Blu-Ray Writer BD-R | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch | XFX PRO1050W Black Edition | Corsair Graphite Series 600TM |
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| nGear Flash Card Reader 3.5in Internal USB Blac... | |||
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 950 | Rampage III Formula | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Kingston |
| Cooling | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Corsair H100 | Asus VH236H | Silverstone Strider Plus 1000 W | Cooler Master HAF-X |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 3770K | ASRock Z77 OC Formula | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | Power | Case |
| LG WH14NS40 14X Blu-Ray Writer BD-R | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch | XFX PRO1050W Black Edition | Corsair Graphite Series 600TM |
| Other | |||
| nGear Flash Card Reader 3.5in Internal USB Blac... | |||
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-970 | MSI X-58 Pro-E | 8600GT | 6 GB (3 x 2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi Deskstar 2TB | 32GB Patriot SSD | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Ubuntu Server |
| Power | Case | Other | Other |
| COOLMAX 700 watt modular | Norco RPC-3216 | Areca ARC-1222 w/ BBU | 4 SFF-8087 Cables |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR... | 64GB Kingston SSD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Blu-ray reader and DVD/CD burner combo drive | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 1440x900 old LG LCD with anti-glare film peeled... |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dusty old Dell PS/2 | Seasonic 560 watt modular | Lian-li PC-V354B | Some generic one from Best Buy |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio | |
| Plain black | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball | |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-970 | MSI X-58 Pro-E | 8600GT | 6 GB (3 x 2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi Deskstar 2TB | 32GB Patriot SSD | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Ubuntu Server |
| Power | Case | Other | Other |
| COOLMAX 700 watt modular | Norco RPC-3216 | Areca ARC-1222 w/ BBU | 4 SFF-8087 Cables |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR... | 64GB Kingston SSD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Blu-ray reader and DVD/CD burner combo drive | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 1440x900 old LG LCD with anti-glare film peeled... |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dusty old Dell PS/2 | Seasonic 560 watt modular | Lian-li PC-V354B | Some generic one from Best Buy |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio | |
| Plain black | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball | |
| View all | |||



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Ultimate Rig
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 950 | Rampage III Formula | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Kingston |
| Cooling | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Corsair H100 | Asus VH236H | Silverstone Strider Plus 1000 W | Cooler Master HAF-X |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 3770K | ASRock Z77 OC Formula | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | Power | Case |
| LG WH14NS40 14X Blu-Ray Writer BD-R | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch | XFX PRO1050W Black Edition | Corsair Graphite Series 600TM |
| Other | |||
| nGear Flash Card Reader 3.5in Internal USB Blac... | |||
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(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 950 | Rampage III Formula | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Kingston |
| Cooling | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Corsair H100 | Asus VH236H | Silverstone Strider Plus 1000 W | Cooler Master HAF-X |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 3770K | ASRock Z77 OC Formula | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | Power | Case |
| LG WH14NS40 14X Blu-Ray Writer BD-R | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch | XFX PRO1050W Black Edition | Corsair Graphite Series 600TM |
| Other | |||
| nGear Flash Card Reader 3.5in Internal USB Blac... | |||
| View all | |||
Vistine
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 Processor i5-650 | Gigabyte P55A-UD3 | XFX Radeon HD 6950 1GB | G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM... |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung 840 | Seagte 1TB Hard Drive | Custom CPU Loop | Window 7 Ultimate. |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Asus VS23H | Corsair K90 | Corsair TX650W | Bitfenix Shinobi XL XL-ATX Tower Case Black |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | ||
| Logitech G500 | Razer Sphex | ||
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 Processor i5-650 | Gigabyte P55A-UD3 | XFX Radeon HD 6950 1GB | G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM... |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung 840 | Seagte 1TB Hard Drive | Custom CPU Loop | Window 7 Ultimate. |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Asus VS23H | Corsair K90 | Corsair TX650W | Bitfenix Shinobi XL XL-ATX Tower Case Black |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | ||
| Logitech G500 | Razer Sphex | ||
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-970 | MSI X-58 Pro-E | 8600GT | 6 GB (3 x 2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi Deskstar 2TB | 32GB Patriot SSD | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Ubuntu Server |
| Power | Case | Other | Other |
| COOLMAX 700 watt modular | Norco RPC-3216 | Areca ARC-1222 w/ BBU | 4 SFF-8087 Cables |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR... | 64GB Kingston SSD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Blu-ray reader and DVD/CD burner combo drive | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 1440x900 old LG LCD with anti-glare film peeled... |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dusty old Dell PS/2 | Seasonic 560 watt modular | Lian-li PC-V354B | Some generic one from Best Buy |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio | |
| Plain black | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball | |
| View all | |||
Server & video encoder
(12 items) |
Quiet Desktop
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-970 | MSI X-58 Pro-E | 8600GT | 6 GB (3 x 2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi Deskstar 2TB | 32GB Patriot SSD | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Ubuntu Server |
| Power | Case | Other | Other |
| COOLMAX 700 watt modular | Norco RPC-3216 | Areca ARC-1222 w/ BBU | 4 SFF-8087 Cables |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR... | 64GB Kingston SSD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Blu-ray reader and DVD/CD burner combo drive | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 1440x900 old LG LCD with anti-glare film peeled... |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dusty old Dell PS/2 | Seasonic 560 watt modular | Lian-li PC-V354B | Some generic one from Best Buy |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio | |
| Plain black | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball | |
| View all | |||
Server & video encoder
(12 items) |
Quiet Desktop
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-970 | MSI X-58 Pro-E | 8600GT | 6 GB (3 x 2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi Deskstar 2TB | 32GB Patriot SSD | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Ubuntu Server |
| Power | Case | Other | Other |
| COOLMAX 700 watt modular | Norco RPC-3216 | Areca ARC-1222 w/ BBU | 4 SFF-8087 Cables |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR... | 64GB Kingston SSD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Blu-ray reader and DVD/CD burner combo drive | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 1440x900 old LG LCD with anti-glare film peeled... |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dusty old Dell PS/2 | Seasonic 560 watt modular | Lian-li PC-V354B | Some generic one from Best Buy |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio | |
| Plain black | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball | |
| View all | |||
Server & video encoder
(12 items) |
Quiet Desktop
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-970 | MSI X-58 Pro-E | 8600GT | 6 GB (3 x 2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi Deskstar 2TB | 32GB Patriot SSD | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Ubuntu Server |
| Power | Case | Other | Other |
| COOLMAX 700 watt modular | Norco RPC-3216 | Areca ARC-1222 w/ BBU | 4 SFF-8087 Cables |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR... | 64GB Kingston SSD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Blu-ray reader and DVD/CD burner combo drive | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 1440x900 old LG LCD with anti-glare film peeled... |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dusty old Dell PS/2 | Seasonic 560 watt modular | Lian-li PC-V354B | Some generic one from Best Buy |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio | |
| Plain black | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball | |
| View all | |||


Higher Pinnacle
(8 items) |
Ultimate Rig
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 950 | Rampage III Formula | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Kingston |
| Cooling | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Corsair H100 | Asus VH236H | Silverstone Strider Plus 1000 W | Cooler Master HAF-X |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 3770K | ASRock Z77 OC Formula | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | Power | Case |
| LG WH14NS40 14X Blu-Ray Writer BD-R | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch | XFX PRO1050W Black Edition | Corsair Graphite Series 600TM |
| Other | |||
| nGear Flash Card Reader 3.5in Internal USB Blac... | |||
| View all | |||
Higher Pinnacle
(8 items) |
Ultimate Rig
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 950 | Rampage III Formula | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Kingston |
| Cooling | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Corsair H100 | Asus VH236H | Silverstone Strider Plus 1000 W | Cooler Master HAF-X |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 3770K | ASRock Z77 OC Formula | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition | XFX Radeon HD 7950 Core Edition |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | Power | Case |
| LG WH14NS40 14X Blu-Ray Writer BD-R | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch | XFX PRO1050W Black Edition | Corsair Graphite Series 600TM |
| Other | |||
| nGear Flash Card Reader 3.5in Internal USB Blac... | |||
| View all | |||
Server & video encoder
(12 items) |
Quiet Desktop
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-970 | MSI X-58 Pro-E | 8600GT | 6 GB (3 x 2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi Deskstar 2TB | 32GB Patriot SSD | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Ubuntu Server |
| Power | Case | Other | Other |
| COOLMAX 700 watt modular | Norco RPC-3216 | Areca ARC-1222 w/ BBU | 4 SFF-8087 Cables |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR... | 64GB Kingston SSD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Blu-ray reader and DVD/CD burner combo drive | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 1440x900 old LG LCD with anti-glare film peeled... |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dusty old Dell PS/2 | Seasonic 560 watt modular | Lian-li PC-V354B | Some generic one from Best Buy |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio | |
| Plain black | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball | |
| View all | |||
Server & video encoder
(12 items) |
Quiet Desktop
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-970 | MSI X-58 Pro-E | 8600GT | 6 GB (3 x 2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi Deskstar 2TB | 32GB Patriot SSD | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Ubuntu Server |
| Power | Case | Other | Other |
| COOLMAX 700 watt modular | Norco RPC-3216 | Areca ARC-1222 w/ BBU | 4 SFF-8087 Cables |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR... | 64GB Kingston SSD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Blu-ray reader and DVD/CD burner combo drive | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 1440x900 old LG LCD with anti-glare film peeled... |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dusty old Dell PS/2 | Seasonic 560 watt modular | Lian-li PC-V354B | Some generic one from Best Buy |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio | |
| Plain black | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball | |
| View all | |||


Dual Xeon Beast - V8
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| None Installed | Iwill DPK66S | Dual 8800 GT SLI | None installed |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 250 GB Western Digital | DVD-Burner | N/A | NONE |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| N/A | 610 PPC | Thermaltake Armor | N/A |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| N/A | None installed | ||
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Dual Xeon Beast - V8
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| None Installed | Iwill DPK66S | Dual 8800 GT SLI | None installed |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 250 GB Western Digital | DVD-Burner | N/A | NONE |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| N/A | 610 PPC | Thermaltake Armor | N/A |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| N/A | None installed | ||
| View all | |||