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BUDGET: $1700 USD
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 3 weeks
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: music media center, gaming, photoshop cs3, browsing internet, watching movies, paying bills =(
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS (Will use windows 7 rc)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: i7 920, asus xonar essence stx sound card
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Not now, possibly later if needed, but will likely get 1x new card for dx11 later and that will be it
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, 3.33ghz w/turbo
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050 samsungT220 AND 1440x900 hannsg 19"
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: want comp to have a classy appearance (no bling) and be as quiet as possible with this level of components
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Thermaltake ElementS VK60001N2Z Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133077
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
ASUS Xonar Essence STX Virtual 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface 124 dB SNR / Headphone AMP Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132010
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
Audioengine A5 Stereo 2.0 Speakers - Retail
http://www.amazon.com/Audioengine-multimedia-speakers-total-2-way/dp/B000OABTPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1242001628&sr=8-1
SUBTOTAL: $1,743.89 AFTER REBATES: 1,658.89
BUDGET: $1700 USD
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 3 weeks
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: music media center, gaming, photoshop cs3, browsing internet, watching movies, paying bills =(
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS (Will use windows 7 rc)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: i7 920, asus xonar essence stx sound card
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Not now, possibly later if needed, but will likely get 1x new card for dx11 later and that will be it
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, 3.33ghz w/turbo
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050 samsungT220 AND 1440x900 hannsg 19"
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: want comp to have a classy appearance (no bling) and be as quiet as possible with this level of components
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Thermaltake ElementS VK60001N2Z Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133077
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
ASUS Xonar Essence STX Virtual 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface 124 dB SNR / Headphone AMP Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132010
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
Audioengine A5 Stereo 2.0 Speakers - Retail
http://www.amazon.com/Audioengine-multimedia-speakers-total-2-way/dp/B000OABTPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1242001628&sr=8-1
SUBTOTAL: $1,743.89 AFTER REBATES: 1,658.89