New system up & running!
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Combobulated is the keyword (is that even a word?)
At any rate, this is a system I pulled together from bits and pieces and a CPU which was sent to me from Hong Kong. The CPU is a E8400, socket 775.
Motherboard? Asus Maximus Extreme, see: http://k0nsl.org/bag/hardware/Asus_Maximus_Extreme/
Cooling? It’s passively cooled by a Thermochill PA120.3.
Temperatures? It idles at about 45 °C so heat is not much of an issue. If it becomes one I’ll just slap on a fan or three ;-)
OS? Jewbuntu ;-/
I’m still not entirely sure what purpose the system will serve nor am I fully decided on what type of OS to run. Only time will tell.
Overclocking? At the moment it’s running at 4960MhZ (9 ratio @ 440 FSB): so out of the box I’ve gained almost two gigahertz from it. It’s currently undergoing stress testing at this speed. The only worries I have is with the northbridge heat. It’s a bit toasty 
Sorry about the crappy video: I’m not very good at filming, or even putting together a clip. I rush it and it comes out as a confabulated mess. Plus, Sony is not really helping out much in lieu of the horrendous focus-problem they have with their cameras. Blergh.
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CPU: Intel E8400
Motherboard: Asus Maximus Extreme (X38), never used.
Memory: Kingston Hyperx 16 GiB
PSU: OCZ 600W
GPU: AMD 280X
HDD: Seagate 1TB (only one for now)
Pump: Laing DDCv1
Waterblock: Swiftech Storm
Radiator: Thermochill PA120.3
Reservoir: EK Dual Bay
…alas, a whole system which only cost me about $18 bucks, excluding the costs for the already available hardware. Oh, and don’t fret: Ah’ll put the stuff in a case, very soon. This is only for testing purposes 
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So $18 for “extra” parts? How much in total was this the system hardware worth at the time?
Oh, it was quite a lot of money at the time. I forget exactly how much, but I remember it was quite a lot of money. The motherboard alone was expensive when it was new; it still costs around $299 on Amazon today.