I currently have a Mac Pro with a 3870 and an x1900 (something like that). It has the Samsung 305T and 2 dell 20" screens hooked to it. I'm looking to build a Windows box to complement my gaming urges...
Purchase date would be anytime between now and Windows 7 release.
Budget range would be around $1,000 (flexible but no need to get into $2k systems) - after rebate is fine
System usage will primarily be playing online games (FPS/MMO).
Parts not required would be - Mouse/Keyboard/monitor/extreme storage/super optical drive
Pref site: newegg, US
Parts pref - I'd like to use a single 5850/5870 but otherwise I'm pretty flexible.
Overclocking - probably not, SLI/Crossfire - maybe up to 2 cards eventually.
Monitor resolution - I'll probably hook it up to my 30" so it'll be 2560x1600
Additional comments:
As noted above, I have a Mac Pro with sufficient storage for music/movies/etc. So this computer will have the OS and games installed. 100-200GB will probably be more than sufficient. I don't feel the need for SSD at the moment but could be persuaded. I currently have XP 32/64 and will be getting some version of Windows 7 most likely. I will probably also get a KVM. Don't worry about putting the OS and the KVM as part of the price although if you have suggestions on which version of Windows 7 or a KVM to get that'd be fine. I don't need a flashy case as I'll rarely look at it. Also for optical drives I really only need a DVD reader and that's to install the software. I'll also most likely get some good headphones for gaming though so don't worry about speakers.
I built my own systems up until about 2001. Being out of the loop for so long I'm mildly intimidated with all the options and figure you guys would know better than I at this point. However putting it together isn't an issue. Mostly I don't want to bottleneck my graphics card by the CPU and/or RAM. I don't have any brand loyalty to Intel/AMD/ATI/Nvidia/etc. For the most part, I'll only be running the game although system try things like AVG and Steam will be there.
I also do not have any plans to use Eyefinity at the moment. While it looks neat the bezels on my current monitor wouldn't be that helpful and I don't have plans at the moment to reinvest in monitors.
I would like a quiet machine if possible.
Thanks for any advice you can provide!
Purchase date would be anytime between now and Windows 7 release.
Budget range would be around $1,000 (flexible but no need to get into $2k systems) - after rebate is fine
System usage will primarily be playing online games (FPS/MMO).
Parts not required would be - Mouse/Keyboard/monitor/extreme storage/super optical drive
Pref site: newegg, US
Parts pref - I'd like to use a single 5850/5870 but otherwise I'm pretty flexible.
Overclocking - probably not, SLI/Crossfire - maybe up to 2 cards eventually.
Monitor resolution - I'll probably hook it up to my 30" so it'll be 2560x1600
Additional comments:
As noted above, I have a Mac Pro with sufficient storage for music/movies/etc. So this computer will have the OS and games installed. 100-200GB will probably be more than sufficient. I don't feel the need for SSD at the moment but could be persuaded. I currently have XP 32/64 and will be getting some version of Windows 7 most likely. I will probably also get a KVM. Don't worry about putting the OS and the KVM as part of the price although if you have suggestions on which version of Windows 7 or a KVM to get that'd be fine. I don't need a flashy case as I'll rarely look at it. Also for optical drives I really only need a DVD reader and that's to install the software. I'll also most likely get some good headphones for gaming though so don't worry about speakers.
I built my own systems up until about 2001. Being out of the loop for so long I'm mildly intimidated with all the options and figure you guys would know better than I at this point. However putting it together isn't an issue. Mostly I don't want to bottleneck my graphics card by the CPU and/or RAM. I don't have any brand loyalty to Intel/AMD/ATI/Nvidia/etc. For the most part, I'll only be running the game although system try things like AVG and Steam will be there.
I also do not have any plans to use Eyefinity at the moment. While it looks neat the bezels on my current monitor wouldn't be that helpful and I don't have plans at the moment to reinvest in monitors.
I would like a quiet machine if possible.
Thanks for any advice you can provide!
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