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d3stiNy

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So I am going to get the i7 920 today and need some suggestions for the build.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3) Where do you live?
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?

1) Gaming, Playing/burning blu ray movies.
2) Budget is around $500, however, if preformance wont be affected, less is better:p
3) Rochester NY
4) Just mobo, ram, HSF, and PSU
5) 250gb hd, 320 gb hd, GTS250 GPU, Blu ray ROM
6) Dont plan on it right now, but is a possibility
7) Have a Dell 2208wfp
8) Shortly, within the month if money is available
9) None
10) will use windows 7


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Not sure how to do photos without a link but here they are
 
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Here are a few starters:

HSF: Xigmatek Dark Knight HSF - $39.99
Ram: G.skill 1600 - $94.99
Mobo: Gigabyte UD3R - $199.99. They have an open box one for $144.99 right now, if you want to risk it. There are a lot of good mobos of other brands out there too and I am sure someone else could come up with a better suggestion, this is just a starter.
PSU: Corsair 650TX - $98.99

Sum: $433.96
Note: the mobo doesn't have free shipping right now, rest do.
 
The mobo you listed has memory speed at DDR3 2000+/1333, but you suggested ddr3 1600... Am I missing something, or did you?
 
Look at these X58 mobos from Zipzoomfly.com. Has free shipping on all of them

ASUS P6T SE Intel X58 for $205 w/free shipping

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R for $187 w/free shipping $15 MIR

MSI X58 PRO Intel X58 Core i7 for $186 w/free shipping $20 MIR



RAM

OCZ OCZ3X1600LV6GK 6GB PC3-12800+ (DDR3-1600+) for $90 w/free shipping ($20 MIR)

OCZ OCZ3P1600LV6GK 6GB PC3-12800+ (DDR3-1600+) for $90 w/free shipping $20 MIR



PSU

A BFG LS-550 for $68.49 is more than enough for that setup

Other great PSU deals right now
PC Power and Cooling S75QB Silencer 750W for $100 w/free shipping ($30 MIR)
 
Any of those parts HG listed are good. Note that the UD3R only has 4DIMMs, so you'll be limited as far as memory upgrades go. I'd go with the P6T SE.

d3stiNy said:
The mobo you listed has memory speed at DDR3 2000+/1333, but you suggested ddr3 1600... Am I missing something, or did you?
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Any of those boards will support DDR3-1600 as well... no real need for anything faster.
 
so I got my i7 today, now I have to wait for more money to complete my upgrade:(
But I was wondering, since it has been three years since my last upgrade, would it be worth it to get a new case? Has anyone had good luck with a roughly $50 case?

My current one is a CM Centurion 5

I am in love with this case so I do not necessarily want to see it go, but since I am already spending roughly $600 on this upgrade whats another $50:rolleyes: But if anyone has a case that looks similar to that one and is happy with it, a link would be nice:p
 
I think the CM Centurion 5 is a fairly good case. If you're happy with it, no need to get another. If you want a very good quality case with lots of goodies, you'll have to spend upwards of $100.

If you're very inclined on getting a new case, the Cooler Master RC690 for $75 is a nice case.
 
Yes, I think you should get a new case. The C5 only has a single 80mm front intake, which is small and not enough airflow, IMO, especially since the HDD cage is right there. The other Centurion models are good, too -- the ones with 120mm fan intakes (532/534/etc). The RC-590 is cheaper and similar to the RC-690.
 
I am going to purchase everything on thursday so here is a list of what I plan on buying. Any suggestions are always welcome. Also, if there are any combo deals and/or cheaper parts that wont bring performance down those are also welcome:D


COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 - $45

Western Digital Caviar 320gb - $50 Already have one and will set up RAID0

BFG Tech LS SERIES LS-550 - $80

Patriot Viper 6GB - $95

ASUS P6T SE - $210

XIGMATEK Dark Knight - $42


Add a sata power cable, some thermal compound and shipping and the total is $562


Just wondering if PSU will be enough for if I should get the Antec Earthwatts 650 for OC'ing
 
Good choice i think a friend of mine is sending you a pm 2.
But anyways you'll love that motherboard. The case id considered something stronger personally but if your on budget and all. But you picked really decent parts especially for your budget.
 
I found this combo deal so I think I will end up getting this. It has a $20 discount, so I only pay $30 more. Also, the memory has a $20 MIR, and I have always had good luck with them so keeping my fingers cross I will get that back as well:D
 
Parts have been purchased and should get here mon/tues.

Thanks for everyones help:D
 
Finished my build today:) Have a few pictures of the finished product and I will get them up shortly.


Thanks for everyones help on this build... I spent since roughly feb working on this build and it has come a long way:D
 
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