Hi all,
I am getting ready to replace my wife's Dell within a few days, I would like to order the parts tomorrow. She uses mostly email/surfing/pogo games and Ultima Online, more often recently to include streaming netflix and gaming (she likes Dragon Age (on my laptop) and if Diablo 3 doesn't release soon I think she is going to explode. She likes her keyboard/mouse and LCD monitor so we will keep those. So far I have picked all the parts from newegg, but it is not required, that is just where I started piecing it together. No plans to overclock but Crossfire will most likely be needed. Here is what we found:
Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) (x6 for 12gb)
Seagate Barracuda 750Gb ST3750528AS
Sony Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1681S-0B - OEM
Sony Optiarc DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model AD-7241S-0B - OEM
Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1250 Hybrid TV Tuner/Video Recorder 1196 PCI-Express x1
Seventeam ST-750PAF 750W ATX 12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE
Certified Active PFC Power Supply
HEC 6BRBBB Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - OEM
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
We would like to stay mid tower so it will fit where here PC is now, So far we are at $1252.92 and still need video card, we have been looking at the following 2:
DIAMOND 5850PE51G Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail ($299.99)
VisionTek 900285 Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail ($199.99)
I was looking at the BFG Tech BFGEGTX2951792E GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support but they are $519 and we plan on using dual cards.
So this is where I need a little help on the video, there are so many cards out there and so many reviews with differing opinions its overwhelming. This should be a good enough PC to last at least 4-5 years, eventually I would like to upgrade to a solid state drive but that is a large cost right now also.
Any advise would be helpful, it has been about 10 years since I have pieced together one and I am way out of the loop.
Thank you very much for your input, and have a good night.
I am getting ready to replace my wife's Dell within a few days, I would like to order the parts tomorrow. She uses mostly email/surfing/pogo games and Ultima Online, more often recently to include streaming netflix and gaming (she likes Dragon Age (on my laptop) and if Diablo 3 doesn't release soon I think she is going to explode. She likes her keyboard/mouse and LCD monitor so we will keep those. So far I have picked all the parts from newegg, but it is not required, that is just where I started piecing it together. No plans to overclock but Crossfire will most likely be needed. Here is what we found:
Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) (x6 for 12gb)
Seagate Barracuda 750Gb ST3750528AS
Sony Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1681S-0B - OEM
Sony Optiarc DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model AD-7241S-0B - OEM
Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1250 Hybrid TV Tuner/Video Recorder 1196 PCI-Express x1
Seventeam ST-750PAF 750W ATX 12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE
Certified Active PFC Power Supply
HEC 6BRBBB Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - OEM
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
We would like to stay mid tower so it will fit where here PC is now, So far we are at $1252.92 and still need video card, we have been looking at the following 2:
DIAMOND 5850PE51G Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail ($299.99)
VisionTek 900285 Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail ($199.99)
I was looking at the BFG Tech BFGEGTX2951792E GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support but they are $519 and we plan on using dual cards.
So this is where I need a little help on the video, there are so many cards out there and so many reviews with differing opinions its overwhelming. This should be a good enough PC to last at least 4-5 years, eventually I would like to upgrade to a solid state drive but that is a large cost right now also.
Any advise would be helpful, it has been about 10 years since I have pieced together one and I am way out of the loop.
Thank you very much for your input, and have a good night.