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Upcoming computer build
Hey guys, I've got an upcoming computer build (I plan on doing it in early december) and I've been doing some research and I think I've got a solid build list ( some changes may be made due to the chance of price drops and therefore being able to get better parts, but the list is semi-final). Im going to list the parts I'm looking at, and I'd just like some feedback, such as making sure its all good to go together, and that it would give me a pretty good system over all.
Case- Thermaltake Armor+ VH6001BWS Full-Tower ATX Case
PSU-Ultra X3 1600W psu - I know this is a little much as for wattage, but I'm opening myself to the possibilty of a future SLI, possibly 3 way. The case and PSU are in a combo.
Thermaltake Armor+ ESA & Ultra X3 1600W PSU - VH6001BWS Full-Tower ATX Case, ATX Modular Power Supply at TigerDirect.com
MoBo- EVGA X58 SLI LE Motherboard
Processor- Intel Core i7 920 2.66 - Mobo and Processor are also in a bundle
EVGA X58 SLI LE Motherboard w/ Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 Bundle at TigerDirect.com
Ram - 12gb of OCZ Gold Tri-Channel DDR3 1333Mhz
OCZ Gold Tri Channel 12GB PC10666 DDR3 Memory - 1333MHz, 12288MB (6 x 2048MB), CL9 at TigerDirect.com
GFX Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Co-Op edition 1792 MB DDR3
EVGA GeForce GTX 295 CO-OP Edition Video Card - 1792MB DDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, 480 Cores, PCI-Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, Quad SLI at TigerDirect.com
HDD- 1 Terabyte Hitachi 7200 RPM
Hitachi 7K1000.B Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM at TigerDirect.com
DVD Drive- Not that it matters much, but Samsung DVD Drive
Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE DVDRW Drive - SATA, DVD+R 22X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD-RAM 12X, CD-R 48X (OEM) at TigerDirect.com
Monitor- 22inch Hyundai LCD 1680x1050
Hyundai X224W 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 1680x1050 (WSXGA+), 1000:1, DVI-D, VGA, Internal Speakers at TigerDirect.com
Thats pretty much the what I've decided on (Unless there are some price drops allowing better hardware arise, or price drops plus new better hardware) The Budget for this build is $2500, and all this brings me to about $2300 at tigerdirect. any thoughts or suggestions? I've had people tell me I'm going over board, and to get lower hardware and upgrade as I go, but I'm trying to do a bit a future-proofing as I do this. The only thing I expect to need to upgrade within the next year or so is the GFX card, and once the price drops on whatever card I have, and its getting dated, I'll get another identical card and SLI them. Any thoughts or suggestions?( other than telling me to tone it down and upgrade as I go). Thanks guys.
EDIT- Yeah, I think I'll just go for 1 terabyte hard drive and not worry about a raid setup at this point in time.
Last edited by grouchpunk08; 10 Aug 2009 at 10:41.