computer build help please :)

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donjonson

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1) What will you be doing with this PC?
Gaming
2) What's your budget?
My target is around $1000

3) Where do you live?
Florida

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget?
CPU RAM MOBO VIDEO CARD HDD PSU OS (cpu cooler?)

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
Lian Li ATX case, lite on DVD drive HP w2207 monitor

6) Will you be overclocking?
yes I would like to

7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
22" widescreeen HP w2207

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as I finalize a parts list

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
not sure. possibly crossfire or sli for future and I would like it to be a good overclocker

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
No.

I am looking for something that can play today's games on max or as close as I can get for my money and continue to be able to at least play games for the next 4 years with minimum upgrade cost. I am looking at the core i7 processor. I built my current computer about 7 years ago when geForce ti4600 was top of the line. So I am out of the loop! I have a 200$ best buy gift card to add to the build price if that makes it better. I might beable to get a HDD or OS from best buy. This would leave more cash for purchasing stuff from new egg. so I guess let say the price is "around" 1200 assuming I can use the gift card for something at Best buy.

Thank you and I appreciate your help :)
 
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202 $280

ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131359 $250

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223 $105

EVGA 896-P3-1260-TR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130464 $200

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $80

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 $115

Total $1030 before newegg before S&H
 
Thanks for the reply

would it be better If I got the 4850 X2 2Gb card or would it not be worth the extra money?
 
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225 $105

DDR3 1600 for the same price as the 1333. There's also one with tighter timings for only 5 bucks more.

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 $75 AR

The 650 is incredibly cheap right now and more than enough power.

You might also consider the Gigabyte x58-UD3R motherboard. No SLI and only 4 DIMM slots, but aside from that it is much cheaper and from the reviews is a good board.

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375 $185 AR
 
would you recomend an aftermarket cpu cooler which would be better for overclocking than the stock intel one?
 
Depends on how much you want to overclock it. A lot of people are getting very decent overclocks without increasing the stock voltage. I would probably wait until you find out how far you can get it. Of course, if you are planning a 4.0 or higher overclock, go for a TRUE or Mugen-2, etc etc.
 
thanks. with teh DDR3 1600 do I have to do something to get it to run at that speed or will it the controller just recognize the ram and run the clock at the appropriate speed?
 
As I understand it.. and it may differ based on motherboard...

The 920 runs a base clock of 133 with a 6 or 8x memory multiplier. Any speed RAM is defaulted to 1066 until you overclock. You would need a 200mhz bclk to reach the 1600 clock speed memory, which is also a 4.0ghz CPU speed.

There may be other settings, such as with the uncore that I don't know about...
 
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