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Awesome Intel i7 "Sandy Bridge" rig!
BASIC HARDWARE COMPONENTS
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Case: Cooler Master 932 Advanced (Newest case from CM) $159
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K $326
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme (REV 3.0 / Intel P67 / LGA 1155) $347
RAM: 4GB (2x2GB) G.Skill DDR3-2200 / PC3-17600 Ripjaws X Series $99
PSU: Corsair TX 950 950W $149 (I probably won't need all of that but hey.. lol)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHBS112 12X Internal Blu-ray Disc Writer $107
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 6970 (waiting to see theR6970 Lightning from MSI, btw any news on that?)
HDD /SSD: Don't know yet..
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V6GT or V8 - help me out here guys -
Total Price: Approximately $1187 (USD) without the CPU Cooler
PERIPHERALS (Completely optional, of course)
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Mouse: GIGABYTE M8000X $59
Keyboard: GIGABYTE K8100 $69
Headphone: Audio-Technica ATH-A700 or Fischer Audio FA-002w (Beech Light Brown) The ATH-A700s are better I think but the FAs have a outstanding design, those wooden made ear-cups are really beautiful and they're made by hand, can you believe that?!) $127 or $203 respectively.
I honestly think I've got the "best bang for buck" products here, what do you think guys?
Last edited by TheTemplai; 03 Apr 2011 at 03:08.