Building personal computer and what I came up with was two builds First build ----------- CASE: -NZXT Phantom ~$149.99 MOTHERBOARD: -ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...131665&cm_re=atx_intel-_-13-131-665-_-Product $199.99 CPU: -Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz (Heatsink and Fan included) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...211&cm_re=LGA_1366_cpu-_-19-115-211-_-Product $298.99 CD DRIVE: -ASUS 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-08B1ST http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...=cd_dvd_drive_internal-_-27-135-203-_-Product $109.99 HDD's: -Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...rd_drive_internal_sata-_-22-136-456-_-Product $179.99 -Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...rd_drive_internal_sata-_-22-136-322-_-Product $179.99 POWER SUPPLY: - UNKNOWN GRAPHICS: -UNKNOWN -UNKNOWN RAM: -G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL x2 Sets http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=8gb_ram_240_pin-_-20-231-311-_-Product $299.98 for x2 Sets Second Build------ -CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188 Rotating around that CPU. That's all I have for that just different CPU's meaning different socketed mobo's so on. Budget is ~$2500 but can be quite flexible so let me know what you think Thanks!
I take it there is no second build, as the link for it is a DVD drive. Generally that build's pretty dire, Asus motherboards are tat, The velociraptor drives are seriously outclassed by SSDs now, and obviously you're without a graphics card, power supply and case. On a $2500 budget if you don't need peripherals you can go for quite a high end system. Core i7 950 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211 Corsair H70 Watercooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181013 Gigabyte P55A-UD4P M/B: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128409 8GB Corsair XMS3 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324 Sapphire Radeon HD5970 GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102887 Intel 80GB X25-M G2 SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167023 WD2001FASS 2TB HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136456 NZXT Phantom case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067 LG WH10LS30 Bluray Writer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181 Corsair HX 750W PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010 2258/35 The case is currently out of stock, but at $25 shipping, it's probably easier to get it elsewhere. This system totals $2258 with $35 of mail-in rebates (including the case), so well within budget. Spending more is pretty much unnecessary, you don't gain very much for the money. The upgrades I would potentially consider if you do though, are switching the HD5970 for two of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150476 That's an extra $125, but an extra $40 of rebates. Will give you a bit less than 20% extra performance. Alternatively, you could perhaps spend the extra $205 and upgrade the SSD to 160GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167024
I have all the peripherals and what I had meant for the second link to be was an AMD Phenom II processor and build around that. GRAPHICS: -EVGA 015-P3-1480-AR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130552 $1,069.98 What about this for graphics or is that total overkill? Thanks for the response!
GTX480s are hugely expensive and not really any more powerful than the HD5870s I mentioned at the bottom. I'd also avoid Phenom II CPUs as they are a lot slower than the Core i7.
Core i7 950 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115211 Corsair H70 Watercooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835181013 ASUS Rampage III Gene LGA 1366 M/B: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813131658R CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145258 2x SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 5870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102872 OCZ Vertex 2 180gb (SSD): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227602 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 2TB HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152245 NZXT Phantom case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146067 LG Black DVD/RW: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136178 Corsair HX 750W PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139010 Initially you had an Socket 1366 CPU with a Socket 1156 Motherboard. Dual Channel Ram is changed to Triple Channel to match the M/B. OCZ Vertex 180gb SSD has faster read/write speeds than the Intel and offers 20gb extra space for the same price. Sapphire Vapor-X 5870's were cheaper than the XFX's and these have better cooling. Blu-ray was changed to a standard DVD/RW. At current the Asus Gene III is out of stock on Newegg but I'm sure you could find it elsewhere. What do you think?
Wow, I can't believe I made that mistake, schoolboy error I spec 1366 CPUs so rarely, just followed the trap. Don't get the Gene board, it's terrible. Why on earth you'd want a microATX board in a full size case I've no idea, that plus it's an Asus board, which are pretty bad anyway. Stick with a full size Gigabyte as before, like an X58A-UD3R or higher. Spinpoint F4s are also eco drives, so they'll be slow for installing games, a 180GB SSD won't necessarily fit them all, so I'd say change the drive back to the Caviar Black I specified. Sapphire Vapor X cards may be cheaper than the XFX, but unlike the XFX are hideously unreliable and very loud. Stick with XFX.
