APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Very soon BUDGET RANGE: 2000-2300
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Programming/compiling, gaming, virtualization
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Need everything
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, amazon (I have free 2 day shipping) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer nvidia
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920 x 1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Must play nicely with Linux. Upgrade-ability would be nice. Eventually dual monitors would be nice.
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This is what I've picked out so far:
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $199.99 ($10 mail-in rebate) + $8.99 shipping
COOLER MASTER CM690 II Advanced Black Steel body / Plastic + Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $99.99 + $19.99 shipping
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $169.99
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $79.99 ($30 mail-in rebate)
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G2000LV6GK - Retail $189.99 ($20 mail-in rebate)
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail $288.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM $139.99
Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XXX 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM $289.95
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $54.99
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM - $25.99
Zonet ZEW2500P MINI USB / USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter - Retail $21.99 + $6.29 shipping
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $7.99
EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP*** $389.99 + $7.56 shipping
Subtotal: $1,959.83
Shipping: $38.30
Total: $1,998.13
* All prices are from newegg and are before mail-in rebates.
*** I'm a bit clueless on what to do about the graphics card since prices have fluctuated since the latest guides that I've seen. So I'm just I'd prefer to stick with nvidia since every attempt to get ATI to play nicely in Linux has been unpleasant. I'd like to keep the GPU under $400 so I just penciled in a video card.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Programming/compiling, gaming, virtualization
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Need everything
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, amazon (I have free 2 day shipping) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer nvidia
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920 x 1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Must play nicely with Linux. Upgrade-ability would be nice. Eventually dual monitors would be nice.
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This is what I've picked out so far:
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $199.99 ($10 mail-in rebate) + $8.99 shipping
COOLER MASTER CM690 II Advanced Black Steel body / Plastic + Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $99.99 + $19.99 shipping
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $169.99
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $79.99 ($30 mail-in rebate)
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G2000LV6GK - Retail $189.99 ($20 mail-in rebate)
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail $288.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM $139.99
Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XXX 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM $289.95
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $54.99
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM - $25.99
Zonet ZEW2500P MINI USB / USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter - Retail $21.99 + $6.29 shipping
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $7.99
EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP*** $389.99 + $7.56 shipping
Subtotal: $1,959.83
Shipping: $38.30
Total: $1,998.13
* All prices are from newegg and are before mail-in rebates.
*** I'm a bit clueless on what to do about the graphics card since prices have fluctuated since the latest guides that I've seen. So I'm just I'd prefer to stick with nvidia since every attempt to get ATI to play nicely in Linux has been unpleasant. I'd like to keep the GPU under $400 so I just penciled in a video card.