I am seeking advice on a partial rebuild of my current system. I have a few ideas, but I would like some other opinions on where to start. For sake of organization, I'm going to use the 'New Build' post template.
Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better))
Within in a month, unless I have reason to wait for something new to come out and/or price drops (since this is not urgent, I would have no problem doing that for the right part.)
Budget Range: (e.g.: 600-800) Before / After Rebates
$500ish for parts, but am looking to purchase parts that people could justify putting on a $1500 build.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)
Gaming, browsing, watching movies
Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**
N/A (existing system) -- but any part can go if you can justify me scrapping it.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)
Newegg
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick)
USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)
None
Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe
Yes, but only lightly.
SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe
Currently Crossfire, but quite honestly I'd like to save the headaches and use 1 videocard if it can be justified.
Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
1920X1080 (Note, my p45 motherboard+crossfire is not ideal for this resolution, since I only get pci 2.0 x8 from it, which cuts into performances more at higher res.)
My Current Setup (with prices from Jan 09):
Case- Antec 900
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec%2b900
$110 from $120
Cpu – E8500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036
$190
PSU- Corsair 750w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
$120
HDD- Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148294
$90 from $100
GPU -SAPPHIRE 100270SR Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809
$330
Mobo- ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
$130 from $140
CPU cooler – Xigmatek s1283
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019
$45
Ram – CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (cas4)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194
$75 from $105
DVD burner – Samsung Sata
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171
$25
OS – Vista home prem. 64bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
$100 from $110
Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better))
Within in a month, unless I have reason to wait for something new to come out and/or price drops (since this is not urgent, I would have no problem doing that for the right part.)
Budget Range: (e.g.: 600-800) Before / After Rebates
$500ish for parts, but am looking to purchase parts that people could justify putting on a $1500 build.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)
Gaming, browsing, watching movies
Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**
N/A (existing system) -- but any part can go if you can justify me scrapping it.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)
Newegg
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick)
USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)
None
Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe
Yes, but only lightly.
SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe
Currently Crossfire, but quite honestly I'd like to save the headaches and use 1 videocard if it can be justified.
Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
1920X1080 (Note, my p45 motherboard+crossfire is not ideal for this resolution, since I only get pci 2.0 x8 from it, which cuts into performances more at higher res.)
My Current Setup (with prices from Jan 09):
Case- Antec 900
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec%2b900
$110 from $120
Cpu – E8500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036
$190
PSU- Corsair 750w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
$120
HDD- Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148294
$90 from $100
GPU -SAPPHIRE 100270SR Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809
$330
Mobo- ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
$130 from $140
CPU cooler – Xigmatek s1283
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019
$45
Ram – CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (cas4)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194
$75 from $105
DVD burner – Samsung Sata
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171
$25
OS – Vista home prem. 64bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
$100 from $110