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SLI Rig of the Month
Full Name: Gus Fraiha
Country: Hollywood, CA
Handle:Xguy

Gus spent over 3 months and tons of cash on this customized Lian Li case alone, including a flawless mirror finish that rivals most movie stars' dressing rooms. Then he invested quite a lot more outfitting his rig with hardware nice enough to call the case "home."

Hailing from Hollywood, California, Gus goes by the handle "Xguy" and his custom design bears quite a likeness to his gaming moniker. Gus learned from the friendly folks at Monarch Computers that he was the very first person to order a GeForce 7800 GTX when it launched on June 22. Well, OK, he was the first AND second person to do so, as he purchased two cards for this SLI-powered beast. Here are the specs for Gus's labor of love:

THE SPECS:

Motherboard: NVIDIA nForce4 SLI (DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR)
GPUs: 2 NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX (EVGA GeForce 7800GTX)
Power Supply: SLI Certified PC Power & Cooling 850 SSI
CPU: AMD Althlon64 X2 4400 (FSB: 200 MHZ)
RAM: 2x 1GB OCZ 3200 Platinum (440mhz 2-3-2-8)
HDD: 2x Western Digital Raptors (74GB each) in RAID 0 configuration
Optical: Plextor 716A DVD dual layer
Speakers/Headset: Logitech E5300 5.1 speakers & Medusa 5.1 headset
Mouse: Logitech MX510

To learn more about Gus' case and the process taken to create it, check out this thread with more photos:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=92397






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  1. Full Name
  2. Gaming Handle
  3. Country
  4. City and State or province
  5. CPU brand and model (For example: Intel QX9650)
  6. Motherboard brand and model (For example: EVGA 790 SLI)
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  10. Hard drive brand, size, and raid configuration (if applicable) (For example: 2x Western Digital Raptor 150GB, RAID 0)
  11. Case brand and model (For example: Cooler Master Cosmos S)
  12. Lighting: Please describe any lighting that you have added to the case
  13. Cooling: Please describe you cooling system whether its air, water, or etc.
  14. Overclocking: Please list any overclocking you have done with the parts, clock speeds, and overclocked speeds.
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  3. What was the biggest challenge you faced when building your machine and how did you over come it?
  4. What advice would you give a first time system builder?
  5. When do you plan on building you next system and what are you plans for that system?

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