I7 build under $1000 - Comments please

[kphed]

I've been reading and searching and searching and reading - Here's what I've come up with.
Thanks to all who post and reply in these forums!

I'm pretty much in the sweet spot that I want to be in price wise. Not interested in OS/Monitor/KeybMouse/etc. However, things like having the wrong cable or not having a cable or other incompatible collection of parts...I'd love to know that...and better deals too. $20 bucks might make me split the order across suppliers, I'd keep it all newegg for any less than that.

I'm looking to purchase this weekend.

Case:
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025
$79.99
MIRB: $20


Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375
$199.99
MIRB: $15

Combo Deal: HardDrive / Cable
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
Nippon Labs 1M (3.28 ft.) eSATA cable Model ESATA-1M - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.175921
$74.99

Combo Deal: RAM / PSU
OCZ XMP Ready Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.186698
$172.98
MIRB: $20
MIRB: $20

Combo Deal: GPU / CPU
EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.187412
$449.98
MIRB: $20

CPU FAN:
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
$39.99

GLUE:
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
$7.99


DVD:
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153
$25.99


Total: $1051.90
SHIPPING: $19.67
Grand Total: $1071.57

Mail In ReBates (MIRB): $95.00

Grand Total - MIRB: $976.57

 

[arogot]

hey that looks nice, i just build a system just about the same, the only difference is i used the evga x58 mobo, the antec 900 and cooler master v8 for cpu cooling. the build looks sound but why do u want an esata with the hd?

 

[xthekidx]

Looks good. Be aware though that rebates are not a sure thing, they come like half of the time and it usually takes 10 weeks or so for them to come, long after you forgot they were coming.

 

[Shadow703793]

^+1. Corsair/OCZ rebates are quite quick imo. I have sent for about 10 rebates (mainly for PSUs) and I have gotten them all back in about a month. Over all good build for the price.

 

[kphed]

Thanks for the validation. I guess I got combo crazy and wanted a free something - do I even need a cable or does the correct one come with the selected components?

 

[Kill@dor]

I used super thermal grease and that works like magic. Just look into it if you want to...

Zalman Super Thermal Grease

 

[kphed]

eggsellent, Placed the order - had to move some things around with expired combos, but managed pretty much the same deal.

I did add another drive for Raid0 plans and swapped out the case for the HUSH model and gained $5 on the rebate!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146035
NZXT HUSH Black SECC Steel/ Aluminum/ Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Thanks all!

 

[xthekidx]

I don't think your CPU cooler will fit in that case. The Xigmatek S1283 is big, and you picked a narrow case. The other one would have been a better choice for a gaming rig.

 

[Big Mac]

Hi, my little bro and I are looking into building our own gaming rig.

We have budget of $1000.00. I am planning on going easy on RAM (2gb) since I will be using Vista 32 bit. But, I don't know what a good processor (intel preferably), mobo, and GPU (nVidia preferably) combination would be.

I would like to be able to play games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare, BF2142, Halo Series, Half Life Series, Fallout 3, etc.

Any thoughts on a good gaming build? I'm also planning on using a Modtech case.

 

[xthekidx]

Hi, my little bro and I are looking into building our own gaming rig.

We have budget of $1000.00. I am planning on going easy on RAM (2gb) since I will be using Vista 32 bit. But, I don't know what a good processor (intel preferably), mobo, and GPU (nVidia preferably) combination would be.

I would like to be able to play games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare, BF2142, Halo Series, Half Life Series, Fallout 3, etc.

Any thoughts on a good gaming build? I'm also planning on using a Modtech case.

Make your own thread and people will help you out.

 

[Big Mac]

Sorry, I am newb at forums. How do you make your own thread?

 

[Helloworld_98]

click on the 'ask the community' button on the top right hand corner of the list of threads.