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Well I was supposed to build a PC for a client and he came over to order the parts and fell in Love with my PC in my sig- he tested out some games and used it for an hour and said how much. To summ it up the next day he came over and we exchanged money for my PC. So this is why I need to build something new.

My goal is to build a better PC compared to what's in my Sig :)


1) What will you be doing with this PC?
Gaming (CS:S,TF2,MWF2) on a 24" LCD
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$900 Incuding Shipping and Tax
3) Where do you live?
13904 NY
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget?
CPU,Mobo,Ram,GPU,PSU,DVD Burner, HSF and case if it can fit in the budget
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
I have a WD Raptor 300GB HDD. Also have Keyboard/Mouse/Speakers/LCD/ThermalPaste
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes- want to get 3.6-4 GHZ out of the CPU
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I have a Westy 24" LCD Monitor 1920x1200
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within this week or next week
9) What features do you need in a motherboard?
Stability! Don't need SLI or CrossFire....Prob Won't use Raid but maybe someday. Just need something that will OC to 3.6GHZ-4GHZ
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes Win Vista Home Premium 64-Bit and I have the Windows 7 as well



I just sold the Rig in my sign and I am not sure what to buy now. I don't think I have the money to go with an I7 920 setup and my options are a P45 Build
(doesn't seem a big step up from what I had) or an I5 750 Build.....

I am not sure what to get as far as the motherboard goes- I just need something stable, something that will OC the I5 750 to 3.6-4 GHZ and I will be happy.
I don't need SLI/CF and raid/Firewire are optional but not really needed.

Here is what I had in mind

I5 750 CPU - $200 newegg.com
Motherboard- ?
PSU- Corsair HX 750W $150 ZipZoomFly (Want something Modular)
GPU- ATI 5850 $260 newegg.com
DVD Burner- $30 newegg.com
RAM- 4 GB G.Skill RipJaw series? What speed ram do I need in order to obtain a 3.6-4 GHZ on the I5 750
HSF- I want to try the Prolimatech Megahalems as I like it's Mounting Method better then what I had to deal with my old Ultra 120 EX
CASE- if it fit's in the budget- if not I will just use a Lian Li motherboard tray for now and get a case later on.
 
Definitely get the Megahalem if you want to seriously OC on air. However, first make sure that it will clear the motherboard that you pick without obstructing the ram slots.
 
Megahalem is rather cost prohibitive, IMO. For that much money, you can get the Corsair H50 that is much easier to deal with, although not quite as good; but its much nicer on your mobo, lol. The Cogage True Spirit or something similar will do fine for your OC'ing goals, though.

In order to improve on the VRaptor (and 'cuda.RAID0 array), I'd strongly suggest selling it and picking up two Indilinx based SSDs and throw them into RAID0. This will probably be the best thing you can do for your new build that will actually make it feel like a nice upgrade. :p
 
Appreciate the suggestions :) I just can't decide on a motherboard....Want something with Decent Power Delivery System for a stable OC but don't want to spend $250 + for a board when the cpu only costs $200.......I never had such a hard time deciding on a mobo. I am sure all of the mobo's suggested would work but they seem kinda cheap and lack some of the features that my P35 mobo had :(
 
BTW, for most coolers, you'll need to wait for the LGA1156 bracket. ;)

... and yah, what features?
 
Well I guess the main is a Decent Power Delivery system and then small details such as a onboard power/reset button and a clear cmos switch :)

The foxon board seems the best out of those suggested by lt_shiro but I can't find any reviews on it online.
 
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