Hi guys,
I am new here, and I am an avid PC enthusiast and right now I am taking classes in college to bolster my knowledge in computer science. This is my first serious from scratch build and I would really appreciate any feedback. I will be buying all the parts on black Friday from newegg. BTW I will probably spend about $1500.00.
Thanks in advance for all the help.
CPU
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-115-211&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=19#scrollFullInfo
Comments:
Will buy a third party heatsink, my top picks below.
3rd Party Heatsink:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm sleeve CPU Cooler
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler
The above 3 CPU Coolers where the most referred to on newegg.
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
I included this one, even though it was mentioned once, but it was the highest rated among the ones that were only mentioned once.
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Rampage III Formula ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P6X58D Premium ATX Intel Motherboard
Newegg 3 motherboard comparison
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600007887&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=280|13-131-614^13-131-614-TS%2C13-131-666^13-131-666-TS%2C13-128-423^13-128-423-TS
ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-131-665&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
Comments:
So far the most referred to mobo I've found on newegg comments would be the Asus P6T V2, and then the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R & the Asus Sabertooth were mentioned about the same amount of time, the least mentioned was the Asus Rampage III Formula.
Video Card:
EVGA GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 012-P3-1470-AR Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=48|14-130-549^14-130-549-TS%2C14-130-550^14-130-550-TS
This is actually a comparison of the "same" card, the only difference is the Core Clock, Shader Clock & Effective Memory Clock.
What do you guys think of a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295?
Comments:
This is a comparison of two EVGA manufacturer cards, I don't know which video card manufacturer would be best, there is quite a lot on newegg. So, I am open to suggestions.
RAM:
Again on the newegg comments I heard a lot about Corsair & g-skill, but I am again open to suggestion as to what kind of RAM I should get. I will be getting 6GB and of course most mobo that I have listed support the 2200 MHz RAM, I will probably not want to spend too much, but I would like the speed to be somewhere around 2000Mhz.
Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Comments:
This is by far the most mentioned case on newegg and it is second on ratings. I am open to suggestions.
Hard Drive:
Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2BD/64GB 2.5" Desktop Bundle 64GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Comments:
I want to have one SSD for my main system, to prevent any malfunctions.
OTHER:
I believe I've covered most of the major parts, but here is what I will also be purchasing and I would like your feedback:
Power Surge Suppressor
DVD ROM
Modular Power Supply
I am new here, and I am an avid PC enthusiast and right now I am taking classes in college to bolster my knowledge in computer science. This is my first serious from scratch build and I would really appreciate any feedback. I will be buying all the parts on black Friday from newegg. BTW I will probably spend about $1500.00.
Thanks in advance for all the help.
CPU
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-115-211&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=19#scrollFullInfo
Comments:
Will buy a third party heatsink, my top picks below.
3rd Party Heatsink:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm sleeve CPU Cooler
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler
The above 3 CPU Coolers where the most referred to on newegg.
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
I included this one, even though it was mentioned once, but it was the highest rated among the ones that were only mentioned once.
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Rampage III Formula ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P6X58D Premium ATX Intel Motherboard
Newegg 3 motherboard comparison
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600007887&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=280|13-131-614^13-131-614-TS%2C13-131-666^13-131-666-TS%2C13-128-423^13-128-423-TS
ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-131-665&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
Comments:
So far the most referred to mobo I've found on newegg comments would be the Asus P6T V2, and then the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R & the Asus Sabertooth were mentioned about the same amount of time, the least mentioned was the Asus Rampage III Formula.
Video Card:
EVGA GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 012-P3-1470-AR Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=48|14-130-549^14-130-549-TS%2C14-130-550^14-130-550-TS
This is actually a comparison of the "same" card, the only difference is the Core Clock, Shader Clock & Effective Memory Clock.
What do you guys think of a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295?
Comments:
This is a comparison of two EVGA manufacturer cards, I don't know which video card manufacturer would be best, there is quite a lot on newegg. So, I am open to suggestions.
RAM:
Again on the newegg comments I heard a lot about Corsair & g-skill, but I am again open to suggestion as to what kind of RAM I should get. I will be getting 6GB and of course most mobo that I have listed support the 2200 MHz RAM, I will probably not want to spend too much, but I would like the speed to be somewhere around 2000Mhz.
Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Comments:
This is by far the most mentioned case on newegg and it is second on ratings. I am open to suggestions.
Hard Drive:
Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2BD/64GB 2.5" Desktop Bundle 64GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Comments:
I want to have one SSD for my main system, to prevent any malfunctions.
OTHER:
I believe I've covered most of the major parts, but here is what I will also be purchasing and I would like your feedback:
Power Surge Suppressor
DVD ROM
Modular Power Supply