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deathsdefiance   09-01-2008 at 12:43:11 AM

So its been about 2-3 years since I've done my last system build, and I like to run the hardware I've got as long as possible.

Now its time for a little upgrade, and I've got a budget of 2300$, and not going a dime over, any comments on my build would be greatly appreciated.


Motherboard: EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] CK-NF78-A1

CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q9550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115041

CPU Heatsink & Cooler: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler & Mounting Bracket

Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003

&

Mounting Bracket
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233019

Case: Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133056

Power Supply: Ultra X3 1000W Power Supply (Choosing this for a bit of future proofing)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=2535

Hard Drive(s):Western Digital Caviar 640GB [Purchasing 2 to run in Raid 0] Total: 1.28TB Disk space.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] viar%20640

Ram:8GB G.Skill PC28500 DDR2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231166

Video Cards: 2x EVGA Superclocked 260 GTX in SLi
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130372

CD Drives:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151173

&

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106261

Operating System: Windows Vista Home-Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116488

The Final Total: $2181.75

Some parts are being ordered through Newegg & some through ZipZoomFly.

Any comments on the build are greatly appreciated, I hope to finalize this build by September 12th, as that is when I will be making the order for all of the parts. As well I don't plan on spending under $2200.


Message edited by deathsdefiance on 09-01-2008 at 12:49:51 AM
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mexpedip   09-01-2008 at 01:19:45 AM
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what monitor do you have or are you going to buy one?

btw, very nice build. I am sure you will get recommendations but most will be personal preference. ie: I would recommend an X48 board with a 4870x2 GPU. But what you have is very good.


Message edited by mexpedip on 09-01-2008 at 01:22:08 AM
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deathsdefiance   09-01-2008 at 01:21:13 AM
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@mexpedip Im going to be purchasing a new 24" monitor here shortly, probably sometime next month, for the time being my 20" LCD should tide me over.

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mexpedip   09-01-2008 at 01:33:13 AM
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I asked because the size of the monitor (resolution) determines the need/benefit of sli or xfire. 24" would borderline but it would definately be future proof.

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deathsdefiance   09-01-2008 at 03:56:34 AM
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Well the 20" monitor I am running should be sufficient enough, although I wont get the full usage out of the video cards right away.

This system is taking a huge step forward from what I am currently running:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
2GB DDR Ram
160GB HDD
ASUS nVidia 6800GT
450W PSU

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