Started researching this build about a month ago. Its my first build. I'm posting it to get advice and suggestions. Please post anything you can tell me. No matter what level of expertise you currently hold.
I'm attaching prices to components and wouldn't mind any suggestions on those either. Please help if you can...I really dont want to foul this up or go low when i cld have gone high. Looking at a 1700 spending limit. Prices are all retrieved from Newegg and are rounded up to nearest dollar. Also added some alternates below the main build i might go w/ instead. Like the cooling on the IceQ4+ a ltl better and it looks nice.
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 - $295
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $285
PSU: hec Cougar 1000W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.91 - $170
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Black Steel ATX Full Tower - $150
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit - $165
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green power 500Gb 5400-7200 RPM SATA 3.0gb - $60
Video: HIS Radeon HD 4870 1Gb - $260
Monitor: Asus VH226h 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI LCD - $200
I also have a fan speed/ temp reader add-on which is about $50 from Aerocool. It stacks to about 1635 right now.
Alternate Video Card - HIS Radeon IceQ4+ Turbo w/ OC HD 4870 1Gb - $275
Alternate Motherboard - XFX LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $290
Alternate Memory - Patriot Viper 6Gb (3 x 2Gb) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit - $163
Plz tell me what I should do if anybody can do better. I really need the help. I dont know product quality either. Mostly going off of what I've read. First hand exp wld be great.
I'm attaching prices to components and wouldn't mind any suggestions on those either. Please help if you can...I really dont want to foul this up or go low when i cld have gone high. Looking at a 1700 spending limit. Prices are all retrieved from Newegg and are rounded up to nearest dollar. Also added some alternates below the main build i might go w/ instead. Like the cooling on the IceQ4+ a ltl better and it looks nice.
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 - $295
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $285
PSU: hec Cougar 1000W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.91 - $170
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Black Steel ATX Full Tower - $150
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit - $165
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green power 500Gb 5400-7200 RPM SATA 3.0gb - $60
Video: HIS Radeon HD 4870 1Gb - $260
Monitor: Asus VH226h 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI LCD - $200
I also have a fan speed/ temp reader add-on which is about $50 from Aerocool. It stacks to about 1635 right now.
Alternate Video Card - HIS Radeon IceQ4+ Turbo w/ OC HD 4870 1Gb - $275
Alternate Motherboard - XFX LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $290
Alternate Memory - Patriot Viper 6Gb (3 x 2Gb) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit - $163
Plz tell me what I should do if anybody can do better. I really need the help. I dont know product quality either. Mostly going off of what I've read. First hand exp wld be great.