I am going to build core i7 system in the very near future.
Here are the parts that I pick.
Cpu: core i7 920
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0300438
Mb: GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128374
Ram: OCZ platinum 12 GB DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
Cpu Cooler:
1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007
2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&Tpk=coolmaster%20v8
GPU: Any suggestion? Must be better than ATI 4850
The rest of the system will come from Q6600 system. My requirements:
I do not play game much. But, do photo processing. Watch blu ray movies. Display runs at full hd resolution. I am happy with ati 4850. Since I am upgrading the system, I want something better than 4850. No plan to do sli or xfire. Ati or Nvidia is open. I pick the above motherboard as I need a lot of memory for virtualization. Please let me know if i can replace with better parts or cheaper parts that you recommend.
Total: $622 without gpu if I go with Noctua
Total: $617 without gpu if I go with v8
Thank you for your help.
Here are the parts that I pick.
Cpu: core i7 920
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0300438
Mb: GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128374
Ram: OCZ platinum 12 GB DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
Cpu Cooler:
1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007
2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&Tpk=coolmaster%20v8
GPU: Any suggestion? Must be better than ATI 4850
The rest of the system will come from Q6600 system. My requirements:
I do not play game much. But, do photo processing. Watch blu ray movies. Display runs at full hd resolution. I am happy with ati 4850. Since I am upgrading the system, I want something better than 4850. No plan to do sli or xfire. Ati or Nvidia is open. I pick the above motherboard as I need a lot of memory for virtualization. Please let me know if i can replace with better parts or cheaper parts that you recommend.
Total: $622 without gpu if I go with Noctua
Total: $617 without gpu if I go with v8
Thank you for your help.