i7 Setup w/ Dell 3008WFP

[hhara]

I started a post in the video card forum, mainly because my question was initially about the video cards, but it has sinced turned into something that should probably go here, so I just decided to start over. Hopefully I didnt do something wrong

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
In order, Gaming - Matlab / Programming in C - Browsing/Movies

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3000$ w/ shipping and TN state sales tax which is 9.5% I believe.

3) Where do you live?
Tennesse, USA

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
CPU - Mobo - Ram - Case - Video Card(s) - PSU - Hard Drive(s) - Monitor

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?
Not anytime soon, maybe down the road after my hardware becomes somewhat outdated, but I wont be oc'ing much when that time comes.

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Dell 3008WFP - 30 inch LCD Monnitor

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Buying the components in a few days, maybe tonight

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
SLI - Cant really think of anything else I would use.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yea, we can call it that


These are some parts I have already picked out after researching the past couple of days:


Case: Antec 1200 - 180$
CPU: Intel i7 920 - 280$
Motherboard: Asus P6T - 250$
Memory: OCZ Platinum Triple-Channel Kit 2gb/stick PC3 12800 - 95$
(Memory + Motherboard Combo Discount: -22$)
Hard Drive: WD 640gb 7200 rpm 32mb Cache - 75$
Graphics Card(s): 2 BFG Geforce GTX 280 OCX Edition in SLI - 265+265=530$
PSU: Rosewill 950W - 140$

Just for clarification. The reason I am going with the 280s other then the fact that I will be running in 2650x1600 is because they are much cheaper then the 285s, and 295s are out of stock everywhere, so I cant get one of those.

Total:

180+280+250+95-22+75+530+140 = 1528$

1528 + S&H + Tax + 10$ (extension power cables) = 1713$

Now adding the cost of the really expensive (but worth it to me) 3008WFP.

Buying it rufurbished for 1200 + S&H + Tax = 1334$.

Final - 1334+1713 = 3047$

My main question right now - Am I over doing it in terms of the PSU's watts? I am really iffy about this PSU that I listed, but I cant really afford to spend any more, so if I dont need 950 watts then let me know since I am not too sure how to determine how much I may need.

Thank you!

 

[nukleuz]

get a corsair 620 watt,the one listed is overkill for that rig

 

[ballistic]

That Rosewill would be better used as a doorstop but that is just my opinion.
The Corsair 620hx that nukleuz recommended is a great modular PSU but with the i7 and SLI gtx280 cards I would look for something with a little more power.
The Corsair 750tx or 850tx would be a much better and safer buy than that Rosewill 950w, around the same price and in my opinion much higher quality with great warranty and support from my experience.

...or you could spend a "little" bit more and get the Enermax galaxy EVO 1250w!

 

[hhara]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Gonna go with the 750tx. Buying my parts in a few minutes

 

[hhara]

Just bought everything. I will be sure to come back in a week or so with pictures of the monitor & computer! Thanks for the help guys.

 

[PC_User]

What's the voltage needed for the RAM? I'd go for something like this 6GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 kit which runs at 1.5v.

Also, a big NO to the Rosewill PSU you selected. The TX750 mentioned is good, but for 2 x 280 in SLI, I'd want to err on the side of caution with the TX850.