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$3000 budget please help me choose parts
- Thread starter sinitry23
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holy crap. I wish I had that budget right now. Is a monitor part of that budget? I would get a Dell 3007WFP-HC. But that is for my selfish needs.
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The Extreme Edition is a total waste. Total. Get a 920 and OC to ~4Ghz /easily/. There's no reason at all to spend the $1500 Intel is asking for the 965.
You'll want a high end Thermalright or Noctua HSF to go with that.
I'd personally go with tri-SLI GTX 285s over the 4870X2 if I had a $3000 budget.
That, and the EVGA X58 SLI board.
Get some DDR3-1600 or faster (6GB, 3x2GB).
HT Omega Clario Halo or Azuntech X-Fi for sound.
2x Western Digital 6400AALS 7200RPM 640GB SATA HDDs, put them in RAID 0
Samsung / LG / LiteOn / ASUS 22x SATA DVDRW
Lian Li V1200B or similar case.
Razer Lachesis mouse, Razer Lycosa keyboard, Ratpadz XT mousepad.
Swan M12 speakers, or Logitech Z5500s if you want surround sound.
That'll put you somewhere around $2500.
You'll want a high end Thermalright or Noctua HSF to go with that.
I'd personally go with tri-SLI GTX 285s over the 4870X2 if I had a $3000 budget.
That, and the EVGA X58 SLI board.
Get some DDR3-1600 or faster (6GB, 3x2GB).
HT Omega Clario Halo or Azuntech X-Fi for sound.
2x Western Digital 6400AALS 7200RPM 640GB SATA HDDs, put them in RAID 0
Samsung / LG / LiteOn / ASUS 22x SATA DVDRW
Lian Li V1200B or similar case.
Razer Lachesis mouse, Razer Lycosa keyboard, Ratpadz XT mousepad.
Swan M12 speakers, or Logitech Z5500s if you want surround sound.
That'll put you somewhere around $2500.
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Rough estimates on the price:
i7 920 - $300
TRUE 120 Extreme w/ Fan - $80
EVGA X58 - $300
Corsair 3x2GB 1600 - $230
EVGA GTX 285 SLI ~ $700 (possible to save w/ rebates)
Corsair HX1000 ~ $270 ("" "")
Western Digital 6400AALS x2 - $160
LG Blu-Ray RW - $200
Vista Ultimate X64 - $150 (in our own FS forums, or around $180-210 retail)
= $2390
Add up taxes, shipping probably around $2500 or more/less depending on where you get it from. I'd bump the HDD to a 1TB WD but thats personal preference, RAID is probably smarter. If you want to spend the remaining dollars go ahead and spice it up, upgrade to the useless i7 940 if you want, get the TRUE 120 Copper, Corsair 1866, maybe another GTX 285 or switch it up if you're an ATI 4870x2 fan, but it's pretty much all good from here. Also dont forget to choose a case, that's more up to you but any high quality Antec, Lian-Li, etc. full tower case will serve you right. Lian-Li PC-P80 is pretty much the god.
i7 920 - $300
TRUE 120 Extreme w/ Fan - $80
EVGA X58 - $300
Corsair 3x2GB 1600 - $230
EVGA GTX 285 SLI ~ $700 (possible to save w/ rebates)
Corsair HX1000 ~ $270 ("" "")
Western Digital 6400AALS x2 - $160
LG Blu-Ray RW - $200
Vista Ultimate X64 - $150 (in our own FS forums, or around $180-210 retail)
= $2390
Add up taxes, shipping probably around $2500 or more/less depending on where you get it from. I'd bump the HDD to a 1TB WD but thats personal preference, RAID is probably smarter. If you want to spend the remaining dollars go ahead and spice it up, upgrade to the useless i7 940 if you want, get the TRUE 120 Copper, Corsair 1866, maybe another GTX 285 or switch it up if you're an ATI 4870x2 fan, but it's pretty much all good from here. Also dont forget to choose a case, that's more up to you but any high quality Antec, Lian-Li, etc. full tower case will serve you right. Lian-Li PC-P80 is pretty much the god.
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I've -read- of people having stability/posting issues, can't speak from personal preference.
Why even go that way though? I know you got the money for it but geez there's a point where it doesn't even matter any more and in this case even causes issues at times going for the best of the best. Like the i7 965, you get it and your budget is probably maxed out or exceeded once shipping and taxes take place, and you can get identical performance as the i7 920 if you're not water cooling.
Why even go that way though? I know you got the money for it but geez there's a point where it doesn't even matter any more and in this case even causes issues at times going for the best of the best. Like the i7 965, you get it and your budget is probably maxed out or exceeded once shipping and taxes take place, and you can get identical performance as the i7 920 if you're not water cooling.
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Good last 2 choices, what did you mean by 945?
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core i7 940 Nehalem 2.93GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601940 - Retail
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core i7 940 Nehalem 2.93GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601940 - Retail
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The 940 really isn't worth the price premium over a 920, even.
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$3000 is too much money to spend on a computer. Spend $1500 and use the rest to buy some guns!
$3000 is too much money to spend on a computer. Spend $1500 and use the rest to buy some guns!
Hell, drop 1500$ on a nice rig and 1500$ on a nice laptop. Thats what I'd do with a 3k$ budget.
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Please answer the questions in the stick marked "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST" so that we can help you better.
Oh and don't bother with the 940. Total waste of money.