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Krazp

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Hey all, just could use some help on a build...Thanks in advance!

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming, Majority of it being MMORPG's.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500 max. The lower the better here. Tax and shipping would be great to be included.
3) Where do you live?
Pensacola, Fl
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
CPU, MotherB, RAM, Video Card, Power supply, Hard Drive, Basically everything.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Don't really know how.

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I have a Samsung Syncmaster 753df right now...Would like that upgraded to if it can fit into the budget.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
September.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
I can do without Firewire, Everything else I would like.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes, however would like vista, Have xp right now.
 
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I would suggest holding off ontill second week of September as a new socket will be on the market.
 
If you need something right now:

$140 - Antec Three Hundred Illusion case & Antec Earthwatts EA650 PSU* combo deal
$214 - AMD Phenom II X3 720 tri-core processor* & Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM DVD (with free Window 7 upgrade)* combo deal
$85 - Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard
$74 - PNY Optima 2x2GB DDR3 1333 dual channel kit*
$75 - Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB HDD*
$30 - Samsung SH-S223L SATA DVD burner
$200 - XFX HD4890 video card
$190 - Asus VH236H 23.6" 1920x1080 LCD monitor*
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$1008 - Subtotal (not including shipping, taxes, or rebates)

All of the items with an asterisk (*) come with free ground shipping.

But it's best to wait as long as you can, with what lt_shiro said about the new CPU socket arriving.

Do you need a keyboard, mouse, and/or speaker set as well?
 
Though, be prepared to wait a few months if you want that new socket, hehe. The flip side to that is it may push current prices down on parts like the ones tiraides listed. ;)
 
USA retails should have boards and cpu by the second week of sept... Some of my suppliers (I get cheap gsm lowjacks from these guys) from Taiwan have Gigabyte P55 boards and i5 750 for sale. But it is no way I am paying $183 in shipping for them.
 
Thanks for the quick replies. I'm good with the keyboard mouse and speakers I have right now. However, What is that video card comparable to in a Nvidia? $200 - XFX HD4890 video card.
 
The NVIDIA equivalent to the HD4890 is the GTX 275. The performance is similar, but the HD4890 is often found for less -- that's why it's recommended.
 
I've been reading that the i5 won't be quite as good performance wise as the i7? Because it is missing qpi and tri channel. Just keep reading it will be more mainstream, I mean if im specifically a gamer should I wait for the i5 or not?
 
Everett1 said:
Recommended here is the XFX Radeon HD 4890. :p
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There's a reason for that... ;)

XFX has a "double lifetime" warranty, where (assuming that you register the card as soon as you get it) the limited lifetime warranty transfers over to the next person that you sell or give the card to (provided that they register it as well). XFX also has one of the best customer service centers of all of the known video card manufacturers. If you're lucky, you may end up getting a free copy of a recently released game.

Oh, XFX also makes NVIDIA video cards... but it was only recently that it also started making AMD/ATI video cards.

Krazp said:
I've been reading that the i5 won't be quite as good performance wise as the i7? Because it is missing qpi and tri channel. Just keep reading it will be more mainstream, I mean if im specifically a gamer should I wait for the i5 or not?
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If gaming is the sole focus of this system, you could get by with a dual-core Phenom II X2 processor, as most games today are largely dependent on the video card.

You don't necessarily have to wait for the Core i5, but one of the benefits of waiting is the possibility of lowered prices all around (though that's not a guarantee).
 
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