I plan on purchasing all my parts in the last week of this month. I am asking for advice way before I pull the trigger on this build just in case I miss something. I plan on using this build for gaming and for school purposes.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: End of Sept.
BUDGET RANGE: ~1,900-2000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, School
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: speakers, operating system, keyboard, mouse
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com or tigerdirect
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel
OVERCLOCKING: CPU yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
CASE:
Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue RC KKN3 $159.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213
MOTHERBOARD:
Asus P6X58D-E LGA 1366 $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641
PSU:
Kingwin Lazer LZ-1000W Modular PSU $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121068
VIDEO CARD: (Not sure)
Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870 OR $399.99
Palit Geforce GTX 460 x2 $460.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102872
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348%20600007323%20600062521&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTX%20460%20%28Fermi%29
RAM:
A-Date Plus Series 6GB DDR3 1600 $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211390
CPU:
Intel i7 950 $299.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
HEATSINK:
Thermalright Venomous X-RT 120mm CPU Cooler $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109030
HD:
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 RPM $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
MONITOR:
ASUS VE276Q 27in Monitor $329.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236091
CD/DVD Drive:
Lite-on drive $23.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335
The total is between $1893.89-$1953.90 with my current build. I am also trying to take the following information into consideration: I know AMD is planning a price drop for the 5800 series, this might make my decision on a video card a lot easier if it happens before the end of Sept. I am also curious how SLI and Crossfire scale with the current video cards on the market. I also considered purchasing a GTX 470 or 480 but the power consumption/heat has me a little worried. I might change the case for the regular HAF 932 KKN1 which is 20 dollars cheaper, I just like the blue lights on my current build = ) Please do not suggest any Solid state drives, I do mind longer loading times in my games...once the price drops a little maybe I would consider it but as of right now I will pass. One last thing, please do not suggest the Gigabyte UD3R motherboard. I am a big fan of Gigabyte but this board has got a few issues I am hoping to avoid. I am looking foward to all suggestions or ideas toward my future build.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: End of Sept.
BUDGET RANGE: ~1,900-2000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, School
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: speakers, operating system, keyboard, mouse
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com or tigerdirect
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel
OVERCLOCKING: CPU yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
CASE:
Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue RC KKN3 $159.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213
MOTHERBOARD:
Asus P6X58D-E LGA 1366 $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641
PSU:
Kingwin Lazer LZ-1000W Modular PSU $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121068
VIDEO CARD: (Not sure)
Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870 OR $399.99
Palit Geforce GTX 460 x2 $460.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102872
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348%20600007323%20600062521&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTX%20460%20%28Fermi%29
RAM:
A-Date Plus Series 6GB DDR3 1600 $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211390
CPU:
Intel i7 950 $299.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
HEATSINK:
Thermalright Venomous X-RT 120mm CPU Cooler $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109030
HD:
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 RPM $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
MONITOR:
ASUS VE276Q 27in Monitor $329.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236091
CD/DVD Drive:
Lite-on drive $23.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335
The total is between $1893.89-$1953.90 with my current build. I am also trying to take the following information into consideration: I know AMD is planning a price drop for the 5800 series, this might make my decision on a video card a lot easier if it happens before the end of Sept. I am also curious how SLI and Crossfire scale with the current video cards on the market. I also considered purchasing a GTX 470 or 480 but the power consumption/heat has me a little worried. I might change the case for the regular HAF 932 KKN1 which is 20 dollars cheaper, I just like the blue lights on my current build = ) Please do not suggest any Solid state drives, I do mind longer loading times in my games...once the price drops a little maybe I would consider it but as of right now I will pass. One last thing, please do not suggest the Gigabyte UD3R motherboard. I am a big fan of Gigabyte but this board has got a few issues I am hoping to avoid. I am looking foward to all suggestions or ideas toward my future build.