Greetings everyone, first time poster here but I have been lurking for a while. I am stuck in a bit of a dilemma about my first homebuild. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks a lot. I am selling my macbook pro to a friend because macs are not the best for game design, even with bootcamp.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP (next week)
BUDGET RANGE: $1300 or less
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Game Design (CryEngine, Unreal, Source, maya, Unity), gaming, photo editing, everyday usage
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Speakers (hooking up to my home theater), Monitor ( I am using my Pioneer 5020 as a monitor)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg but I am open to other recommendations
PARTS PREFERENCES: I would love to get into an i7 if necessary, and I only have experience with ATI so no pref.
OVERCLOCKING: eventually
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: if needed
MONITOR RESOLUTION:1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: No flashy case with lights and all that jazz. I am going to have about $900 as a starting point from my laptop sale and everything else after that I will be covering. I am basically wondering:
Do I need an i7 for my usage?
Do I need to SLI or Crossfire?
Overclocking, will I need it at the resolution I will be using?
Right now I am assembled two computers that I have been looking at, let me know what you think and any suggestions you may have.
i7 Build:$1268
SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM $31.99
select item 2 quantity of item 2
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $44.98
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM $74.99
HIS H487FM1GH Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $152.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail $109.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $6.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail $4.99
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C9 - Retail $134.99
ASUS P6TD Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard $194.99
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A2488904&cs=04&c=us&l=en&dgc=BF&cid=7421&lid=197378&acd=10549103-552179-1035430-2-0-ARTICLE-0
OR
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - 169.99
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail $279.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM $109.99
Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail $36.99
Quad-Core Build: ~$1000
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $119
EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $239
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... $109
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 $219
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK $59.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $75
SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - $32
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - $109
Every price is from newegg.com except the Asus mobo
I have a friend who is may be able to get me a deal on an i7 compatible mobo and a free copy (legal) of windows 7 so that may be able to get scratched. What do you guys think?
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP (next week)
BUDGET RANGE: $1300 or less
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Game Design (CryEngine, Unreal, Source, maya, Unity), gaming, photo editing, everyday usage
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Speakers (hooking up to my home theater), Monitor ( I am using my Pioneer 5020 as a monitor)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg but I am open to other recommendations
PARTS PREFERENCES: I would love to get into an i7 if necessary, and I only have experience with ATI so no pref.
OVERCLOCKING: eventually
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: if needed
MONITOR RESOLUTION:1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: No flashy case with lights and all that jazz. I am going to have about $900 as a starting point from my laptop sale and everything else after that I will be covering. I am basically wondering:
Do I need an i7 for my usage?
Do I need to SLI or Crossfire?
Overclocking, will I need it at the resolution I will be using?
Right now I am assembled two computers that I have been looking at, let me know what you think and any suggestions you may have.
i7 Build:$1268
SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM $31.99
select item 2 quantity of item 2
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $44.98
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM $74.99
HIS H487FM1GH Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $152.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail $109.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $6.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail $4.99
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C9 - Retail $134.99
ASUS P6TD Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard $194.99
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A2488904&cs=04&c=us&l=en&dgc=BF&cid=7421&lid=197378&acd=10549103-552179-1035430-2-0-ARTICLE-0
OR
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - 169.99
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail $279.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM $109.99
Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail $36.99
Quad-Core Build: ~$1000
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $119
EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $239
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... $109
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 $219
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK $59.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $75
SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - $32
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - $109
Every price is from newegg.com except the Asus mobo
I have a friend who is may be able to get me a deal on an i7 compatible mobo and a free copy (legal) of windows 7 so that may be able to get scratched. What do you guys think?