Hi, I'm planning to build my first system. At first, I thought my budget can handle a new rig but unfortunately, with the mortgage and stuff, I can't. Because of this I'm planning to buy each component month by month. Because I can only buy components during payday. Just to clear this up I'm no troll. I'm serious about this so please I need help. I'm planning to post my progress in YouTube. Because of this I will try to build my dream PC. I want the fastest (non Xeon) and non-OC PC. With the fast phase in Computing I want to know which one should I buy first and which one should I buy Last.
Can you please help me decide which component?
May - Monitor (my dell 15" monitor is f***ed so I need to prioritise this) HP LP2475W or Dell 2408WPF
June- Haf 932 Case and Corsair HX1000w (planning to do Quad SLI or Tri SLI in the Future)
July - Asus Rampage 2 Extreme (Cheapest among the best) or EVGA X58 Classified (Pricy) and Corsair Dominator 1600 MHz Memory (Any cheapest but fastest alternative?)
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Then now I'm confuse, I know i7-975 is coming in June but I think this one can wait. Thinking of getting i7-965 but it will be phased out when the new I7 comes out. About Graphics card, I heard that GTX 300 series is also coming so I'm stuck. I was thinking of GTX 295 but the new one might be out by then is it worth waiting it?
I know.. I know... why don't I get i7-920 instead. This will be a long project for me and I want it to be worth it when it's done. About the other components i.e. HDD and DVD-rom I will be getting it from my current PC. Probably try SSD if becomes cheaper.
Another thing is the cooler, I'm going to stick with the Stock fan, do you think having HAF 932 will add to the cooling? I'm thinking of changing it down the line probably 2-3 years when I feel I want to OC it. I had an eye on v8 but afraid it might damage the mobo. How risky is Water Cooling? Has anybody know anyone who's mobo was damage by heavy air cooling? I heard that 5 Ghz OC was done using Air on i7-975.
Many Thanks.
Can you please help me decide which component?
May - Monitor (my dell 15" monitor is f***ed so I need to prioritise this) HP LP2475W or Dell 2408WPF
June- Haf 932 Case and Corsair HX1000w (planning to do Quad SLI or Tri SLI in the Future)
July - Asus Rampage 2 Extreme (Cheapest among the best) or EVGA X58 Classified (Pricy) and Corsair Dominator 1600 MHz Memory (Any cheapest but fastest alternative?)
.
.
.
Then now I'm confuse, I know i7-975 is coming in June but I think this one can wait. Thinking of getting i7-965 but it will be phased out when the new I7 comes out. About Graphics card, I heard that GTX 300 series is also coming so I'm stuck. I was thinking of GTX 295 but the new one might be out by then is it worth waiting it?
I know.. I know... why don't I get i7-920 instead. This will be a long project for me and I want it to be worth it when it's done. About the other components i.e. HDD and DVD-rom I will be getting it from my current PC. Probably try SSD if becomes cheaper.
Another thing is the cooler, I'm going to stick with the Stock fan, do you think having HAF 932 will add to the cooling? I'm thinking of changing it down the line probably 2-3 years when I feel I want to OC it. I had an eye on v8 but afraid it might damage the mobo. How risky is Water Cooling? Has anybody know anyone who's mobo was damage by heavy air cooling? I heard that 5 Ghz OC was done using Air on i7-975.
Many Thanks.