On hold until Jan. 5th

[akawarmachine]

Approximate Purchase Date: Jan. 6th...

Budget Range: $2000 or more if necessary

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video capture/editing of Xbox 360 and PS3 gameplay, gaming, music and movie storage.

Parts Not Required: Monitor and OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences:
Motherboard - ASUS P6X58D Premium
CPU - Intel i7-950
RAM - Mushkin Enhanced Radioactive 6GB (3 x 2GB)
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Black Ops Edition
HDD - 3 Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
SSD - OCZ Agility 2 120GB
PSU - CORSAIR 850-HX 850W
Cooler - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B CPU Cooler
Case - CoolerMaster HAF X

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, if necessary

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 32" Samsung LED

Additional Comments: I plan on using the Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle to capture in 720p.

 

[karma831]

Use the spinpoints in a raid 0 for recording, the seagate for storage, and the ssd as your boot drive (very similar to my setup).

Oh I forgot to pick an optical drive and CPU cooler...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835242001&Tpk=Megahalem
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

and anything works for the dvd burner