I've been spending the last 2 weeks researching and think I finally have a settup I'm comfortable with. Just need some opinions on what you guys think about it. Let me know if it if good first of all, or if there are better parts than what I have listed, or better priced alternatives. Thanks!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Between Friday and Monday to take advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
BUDGET RANGE: $1,300 or less
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, internet, possibly video/photo editing in the future, and possible sound editing in the future (don't need sound card yet though)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Don't need anything outside of the case. Also I am reusing my Thermaltake Kandalf case
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Cheapest possible
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, but nothing too extreme
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe in the future
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Running 1680x1050 right now. Might upgrade later to a new monitor
PARTS PREFERENCES:
CPU:
$200 i7 920 from Microcenter
Motherboard: This is where I'm stuck. I've been going back and forth reading a ton of reviews but can't decide what I want or need. Narrowed it down to these at least:
$290 Asus P6TD
$174 GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R
$269 GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5
Video card:
Already bought a $300 5850
PSU: Don't really know if I would even need the 850W or if it would be worth it to get it over the 750W.
$110 CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W
$88 CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
RAM: Anything better than this for about the same price?
$150 G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
HD: Maybe a 750G for $75 if its worth it
$64 Western Digital 500 GB Caviar BlackSATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD5001AALS
Heatsink: Price includes bolt through kit and a different fan
$57 Cogage True Spirit
-------Total comes to $1171 if I choose the most expensive parts from above. Doesn't include tax or shipping though, so I'd like to keep it around this price to stay under my $1300 budget.
So that's what I have so far. Any recommendations you can make would be great. I'm willing to spend a little extra if there is a much better value in a different part that gets me better performance. If you read this, post suggestions please!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Between Friday and Monday to take advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
BUDGET RANGE: $1,300 or less
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, internet, possibly video/photo editing in the future, and possible sound editing in the future (don't need sound card yet though)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Don't need anything outside of the case. Also I am reusing my Thermaltake Kandalf case
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Cheapest possible
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, but nothing too extreme
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe in the future
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Running 1680x1050 right now. Might upgrade later to a new monitor
PARTS PREFERENCES:
CPU:
$200 i7 920 from Microcenter
Motherboard: This is where I'm stuck. I've been going back and forth reading a ton of reviews but can't decide what I want or need. Narrowed it down to these at least:
$290 Asus P6TD
$174 GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R
$269 GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5
Video card:
Already bought a $300 5850
PSU: Don't really know if I would even need the 850W or if it would be worth it to get it over the 750W.
$110 CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W
$88 CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
RAM: Anything better than this for about the same price?
$150 G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
HD: Maybe a 750G for $75 if its worth it
$64 Western Digital 500 GB Caviar BlackSATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD5001AALS
Heatsink: Price includes bolt through kit and a different fan
$57 Cogage True Spirit
-------Total comes to $1171 if I choose the most expensive parts from above. Doesn't include tax or shipping though, so I'd like to keep it around this price to stay under my $1300 budget.
So that's what I have so far. Any recommendations you can make would be great. I'm willing to spend a little extra if there is a much better value in a different part that gets me better performance. If you read this, post suggestions please!