Hey All,
I'm about to build a machine and I wanted to get some opinions on it. This is probably the most "cutting edge" PC I've ever built and I'm constantly perplexed by all of the articles/comments/Newegg reviews I've read. I never know what's right and whats wrong. Especially when you read a couple bad reviews on NewEgg, a product can seem like the worst thing in the world. And I know there's a lot of smart people on here that could give me some feedback. So here it is:
PROCESSOR
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
MOTHERBOARD
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
GRAPHICS CARD
GIGABYTE GV-N295-18I-B GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
POWER SUPPLY
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
MEMORY
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9 - Retail
HARD DRIVE
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive
OS
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
CASE
Antec Three Hundred
I want to use this as a pretty serious gaming machine but I will also be doing development on it so I will be doing other processor intensive tasks other than gaming. I would like to attempt to overclock with the heat sink that comes with the processor. Do I need a special mounting kit or anything? Will heat and ventilation be a concern here with a 750W power supply and a GTX 295 if I want to attempt to overclock a Core i7 to 3.5 - 3.7Ghz ?
I've heard a good bit about the Antec Three Hundred being a good/low price standard case. I wish it had those auto mounting encasings for bay drives though. Can this case support that, are they sold separately? I've never ventured there before.
I'm already overspending. With the OS I'm at about $1550 w/o shipping.
I will be playing games at 1920x1200 and am wondering if this setup would be able to handle Crysis with highest possible settings.
If anyone has any recommendations on things that might make this setup more stable, or any red flags. Please let me know.
Thanks
I'm about to build a machine and I wanted to get some opinions on it. This is probably the most "cutting edge" PC I've ever built and I'm constantly perplexed by all of the articles/comments/Newegg reviews I've read. I never know what's right and whats wrong. Especially when you read a couple bad reviews on NewEgg, a product can seem like the worst thing in the world. And I know there's a lot of smart people on here that could give me some feedback. So here it is:
PROCESSOR
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
MOTHERBOARD
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
GRAPHICS CARD
GIGABYTE GV-N295-18I-B GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
POWER SUPPLY
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
MEMORY
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9 - Retail
HARD DRIVE
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive
OS
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
CASE
Antec Three Hundred
I want to use this as a pretty serious gaming machine but I will also be doing development on it so I will be doing other processor intensive tasks other than gaming. I would like to attempt to overclock with the heat sink that comes with the processor. Do I need a special mounting kit or anything? Will heat and ventilation be a concern here with a 750W power supply and a GTX 295 if I want to attempt to overclock a Core i7 to 3.5 - 3.7Ghz ?
I've heard a good bit about the Antec Three Hundred being a good/low price standard case. I wish it had those auto mounting encasings for bay drives though. Can this case support that, are they sold separately? I've never ventured there before.
I'm already overspending. With the OS I'm at about $1550 w/o shipping.
I will be playing games at 1920x1200 and am wondering if this setup would be able to handle Crysis with highest possible settings.
If anyone has any recommendations on things that might make this setup more stable, or any red flags. Please let me know.
Thanks