1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
100% gaming. Then the usuals: music, web browsing, etc.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$2500, everything included
3) Where do you live?
NC
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Everything except hard drives (let me know if I have missed something): Case, PSU, Motherboard, CPU, Thermal Compound, Memory, Graphics Cards, CD/DVD Drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Hard drives: Raptor, and 500GB Secondary Drive, X-Fi Fatalty Soundcard
6) Will you be overclocking?
Never.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Have: 2 23" LG LEDs @ 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Probably after Sandy Bridge releases to hope for price drops, so probably the end of January.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
Everything would be nice, but I need SLI, USB 3.0, and SATA 6GB/S for later
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, 64-bit 7 Professional
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Now to the fun stuff! Hardware:
Case: Antec P183 Black Aluminum / Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $144.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129061
Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX $229.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007
Will this PSU fit in the case? It seems longer.
Mobo: ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $299.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131666
CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 $294.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
Memory: CORSAIR XMS 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) $299.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145326
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $9.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
Graphics Cards: MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (x2) $1,049.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127542 (x2)
CD/DVD Drive: LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
Been saving for a while, plus I'm selling two of my old LCD monitors as well as my old system for about $500. By January, I will be ready to take the plunge.
I want a rig that is going to last for quite some time, thus why I'm spending a lot up front.
Any comments appreciated!
100% gaming. Then the usuals: music, web browsing, etc.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$2500, everything included
3) Where do you live?
NC
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Everything except hard drives (let me know if I have missed something): Case, PSU, Motherboard, CPU, Thermal Compound, Memory, Graphics Cards, CD/DVD Drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Hard drives: Raptor, and 500GB Secondary Drive, X-Fi Fatalty Soundcard
6) Will you be overclocking?
Never.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Have: 2 23" LG LEDs @ 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Probably after Sandy Bridge releases to hope for price drops, so probably the end of January.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
Everything would be nice, but I need SLI, USB 3.0, and SATA 6GB/S for later
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, 64-bit 7 Professional
-------------------
Now to the fun stuff! Hardware:
Case: Antec P183 Black Aluminum / Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $144.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129061
Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX $229.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007
Will this PSU fit in the case? It seems longer.
Mobo: ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $299.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131666
CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 $294.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
Memory: CORSAIR XMS 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) $299.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145326
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $9.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
Graphics Cards: MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (x2) $1,049.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127542 (x2)
CD/DVD Drive: LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
Been saving for a while, plus I'm selling two of my old LCD monitors as well as my old system for about $500. By January, I will be ready to take the plunge.
I want a rig that is going to last for quite some time, thus why I'm spending a lot up front.
Any comments appreciated!
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