Long time reader of TH. First time I've had a need to post.
This is my second build. My first was in 2004 and so much has changed since then. I spent countless hours reading and researching and come up with the following build. All suggestions are greatly appreciated.
This rig is mainly for gaming and school work. (Mostly the gaming). My main objective is "the best bang for the buck." I play mostly less demanding games such as SC2 and WoW.
CPU: Intel i7-930 (200.00)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331303
MB: Asus P6X58D-E (230.00) (Combo deal with Case -$40)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641&cm_re=P6X58D-E-_-13-131-641-_-Product
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two ($90) (Part of MB Combo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058&cm_re=nine_hundred_two-_-11-129-058-_-Product
GC: XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB ($290)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150477&cm_re=5850-_-14-150-477-_-Product
Power Supply: Corsair 750W CMPSU-750TX ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&Tpk=CMPSU-750TX
Hard Drive: WD 1TB Caviar Black ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ($170)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224&cm_re=Dominator-_-20-145-224-_-Product
^ Now this is where I wouldnt mind shaving off some $$$. I want reliable memory which is why I'm not going with the OCZ gold.
Monitor: ASUS VH236H Black 23" ($160.00)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=24-236-059&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=4&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=3#scrollFullInfo
Total price is around $1300. I initially was aiming for around $1000 (without the monitor). So I'm pretty close to budget. I want to be sure about what I'm buying before I actually drop the cash so any ideas/suggestions/thoughts would be very helpful.
This is my second build. My first was in 2004 and so much has changed since then. I spent countless hours reading and researching and come up with the following build. All suggestions are greatly appreciated.
This rig is mainly for gaming and school work. (Mostly the gaming). My main objective is "the best bang for the buck." I play mostly less demanding games such as SC2 and WoW.
CPU: Intel i7-930 (200.00)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331303
MB: Asus P6X58D-E (230.00) (Combo deal with Case -$40)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641&cm_re=P6X58D-E-_-13-131-641-_-Product
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two ($90) (Part of MB Combo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058&cm_re=nine_hundred_two-_-11-129-058-_-Product
GC: XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB ($290)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150477&cm_re=5850-_-14-150-477-_-Product
Power Supply: Corsair 750W CMPSU-750TX ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&Tpk=CMPSU-750TX
Hard Drive: WD 1TB Caviar Black ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ($170)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224&cm_re=Dominator-_-20-145-224-_-Product
^ Now this is where I wouldnt mind shaving off some $$$. I want reliable memory which is why I'm not going with the OCZ gold.
Monitor: ASUS VH236H Black 23" ($160.00)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=24-236-059&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=4&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=3#scrollFullInfo
Total price is around $1300. I initially was aiming for around $1000 (without the monitor). So I'm pretty close to budget. I want to be sure about what I'm buying before I actually drop the cash so any ideas/suggestions/thoughts would be very helpful.
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