Hi,
I am planning to completely replace my P4 system with the new i5 750. I chose it over the i7 860 and 920 because I will primarly be gaming on it. I will not be doing any photoshop, video encoding or insane multi-tasking.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
$3000 including tax & shipping
3) Where do you live?
Chicago
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
I need EVERYTHING. I also need:
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Not reusing any parts.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, 3.6-3.8 Ghz.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
26" 1920x1200 Asus vw266h
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Around 11/1/09.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Not really interested in SLI/Crossfire as I prefer single card solutions. I just need something that is excellent for overclocking.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Nope. Want to go with a clean install anyway.
Desktop:
$99.99 - COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$109.99 ($10 MIR) - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
$199.99 - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
$64.99 - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B. Intel CPU Heatsink (LGA 775 / 1156 / 1366)
$214.99 - MSI P55-GD80 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$97.99 ($10 MIR) - Patriot Viper II Sector 5 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory w/ 3DMark Vantage Model PVV34G1600LLKB - Retail
$289.00 - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2C1 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - OEM
$74.99 - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
$129.99 - LG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Combo LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner - Retail
$379.99 - ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
$89.99 - ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card - Retail
$23.99 - Koutech IO-FPM220 3.5" Floppy Drive & Multi Card Reader Front Panel - Retail
$199.99 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full - Retail
$6.99 - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Sub-Total: $1982.87
Peripherals:
$269.99 ($30 MIR) - ASUS VW266H Black 25.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers w/ component connector - Retail
$60.99 - Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard - Retail
$52.99 - Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser 2000 dpi Mouse - Retail
$110.14 - M-Audio StudioPhile AV40 Desktop Speakers
$54.99 - LINKSYS WRT54GL IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless-G Broadband Router - Retail
$59.99 - JVC HA-RX900 3.5mm/ 6.3mm Connector Circumaural Full-Size Headphone
Sub-Total: $609.09
Grand Total: 2591.96
Additional questions/comments:
1. Since the i5 has no hyperthreading I just want to be sure that I'm not shooting myself in the foot by saving a buck now but gimped in a couple years. As stated earlier, gaming is pretty much the most intensive thing I'll be doing on this. Should I "future-proof" my system a little bit and go with the i7 860 instead? I hate using that word but wasn't sure how else to ask the question
2. MSI wasn't my first choice for motherboard. However, the GD80 has been getting rave reviews/winning awards. I've always used Asus boards in the past. I hope I'm not making a mistake going with MSI especially in the long run.
3. I know the g.skill ripjaws are almost always recommended here. I just don't feel comfortable with that brand . Corsair, while it is good, it's a bit on the expensive side, so decided to go with Patriot.
4. 2nd HD - I'm going with the WD 640 Caviar black instead of 1 TB because I don't need THAT much space and it is faster and has a "2 platter design"?
5. Video Card - Going with the Asus, because according to Brent/Kyle it will be at AMD specified settings and allows voltage tweaking via software. I'm just looking for a small overclock, nothing major though.
6. Sound Card - The speakers I will be getting are actually pretty decent when driven by a sound card like the DX, so I won't be using the onboard audio.
I am planning to completely replace my P4 system with the new i5 750. I chose it over the i7 860 and 920 because I will primarly be gaming on it. I will not be doing any photoshop, video encoding or insane multi-tasking.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
- Primarily gaming at 1920x1200 on a 26" monitor. I'd like to have everything at highest setting with a minimum of 30fps. 4xAA/16xAF. I understand that for Crysis Warhead I will have to go lower, especially with any "reallife" mods. Damn you crysis
- YouTube/Hulu HD & Blu-Ray without stutter.
- Launch OS, Apps and games quickly. Solid State quickly.
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$3000 including tax & shipping
3) Where do you live?
Chicago
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
I need EVERYTHING. I also need:
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Monitor
- Wireless Router
- Speakers (2.0)
- Headphones
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Not reusing any parts.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, 3.6-3.8 Ghz.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
26" 1920x1200 Asus vw266h
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Around 11/1/09.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Not really interested in SLI/Crossfire as I prefer single card solutions. I just need something that is excellent for overclocking.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Nope. Want to go with a clean install anyway.
Desktop:
$99.99 - COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$109.99 ($10 MIR) - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
$199.99 - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
$64.99 - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B. Intel CPU Heatsink (LGA 775 / 1156 / 1366)
$214.99 - MSI P55-GD80 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$97.99 ($10 MIR) - Patriot Viper II Sector 5 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory w/ 3DMark Vantage Model PVV34G1600LLKB - Retail
$289.00 - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2C1 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - OEM
$74.99 - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
$129.99 - LG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Combo LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner - Retail
$379.99 - ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
$89.99 - ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card - Retail
$23.99 - Koutech IO-FPM220 3.5" Floppy Drive & Multi Card Reader Front Panel - Retail
$199.99 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full - Retail
$6.99 - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Sub-Total: $1982.87
Peripherals:
$269.99 ($30 MIR) - ASUS VW266H Black 25.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers w/ component connector - Retail
$60.99 - Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard - Retail
$52.99 - Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser 2000 dpi Mouse - Retail
$110.14 - M-Audio StudioPhile AV40 Desktop Speakers
$54.99 - LINKSYS WRT54GL IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless-G Broadband Router - Retail
$59.99 - JVC HA-RX900 3.5mm/ 6.3mm Connector Circumaural Full-Size Headphone
Sub-Total: $609.09
Grand Total: 2591.96
Additional questions/comments:
1. Since the i5 has no hyperthreading I just want to be sure that I'm not shooting myself in the foot by saving a buck now but gimped in a couple years. As stated earlier, gaming is pretty much the most intensive thing I'll be doing on this. Should I "future-proof" my system a little bit and go with the i7 860 instead? I hate using that word but wasn't sure how else to ask the question
2. MSI wasn't my first choice for motherboard. However, the GD80 has been getting rave reviews/winning awards. I've always used Asus boards in the past. I hope I'm not making a mistake going with MSI especially in the long run.
3. I know the g.skill ripjaws are almost always recommended here. I just don't feel comfortable with that brand . Corsair, while it is good, it's a bit on the expensive side, so decided to go with Patriot.
4. 2nd HD - I'm going with the WD 640 Caviar black instead of 1 TB because I don't need THAT much space and it is faster and has a "2 platter design"?
5. Video Card - Going with the Asus, because according to Brent/Kyle it will be at AMD specified settings and allows voltage tweaking via software. I'm just looking for a small overclock, nothing major though.
6. Sound Card - The speakers I will be getting are actually pretty decent when driven by a sound card like the DX, so I won't be using the onboard audio.