Thanks in advance for the help, I'd like to fine tune what I've got in my mind, all suggestions welcome!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: By December of 2009
BUDGET RANGE: $2000+ (flexible)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Fast Responsiveness, Fast Document opening, Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitors, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: pricewatch.com, newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type Core i7 Proc, Nvidia Graphics*
OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 5040x1050 (3x22" monitors at 1680*1050 each using Matrox TH2G Digital)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cooling is a priority, also, most ATI Cards don't support that resolution whereas NVIDIA mostly does. I'm not opposed to ATI Cards that CAN support that high resolution. Crossfire or SLI is fine as well, but as a last resort.
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I know that a lot of these parts might seem a bit overboard, but it's the setup I want, as I've always used high performance storage and have come accustomed to response time and acces times.
My Parts (Just what I'm leaning towards):
PROCESSOR
1xIntel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
MotherBoard
1xASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard Because it has onboard SAS and SATA Controllers (SAS controllers can run up to $200)
RAM
1xCORSAIR Dominator GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
POWER SUPPLY
No idea, help me out here.
CASE
1xAntec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
FANS
Recommendations welcome, CPU and Case
STORAGE
SSD for Operating System: 32GB Total
2xRunCore 16GB Pro III 3.5" SATA Solid State Drive SSD RunCore 16GB Pro III 3.5" SATA Solid State Drive SSD in RAID 0
SAS For Games/Apps: 292GB Total
2xSeagate ST3146855SS Cheetah 15K.5 146GB SAS 15K RPM 8MB 3.5"HDD in RAID 0
Storage for incremental Backups and HD Images: 1TB Total
2xSeagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM in RAID 1 (for parity)
VIDEO CARD
No idea, any suggestions? I was thinking of going with 1 middle range Nvidia card, that would allow me to expand to 2 cards down the road if I need them.
OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows 7, 32bit or 64, not sure yet.
I'll also have a Linux distro to Boot from, possibly via USB or network, not sure at this point.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: By December of 2009
BUDGET RANGE: $2000+ (flexible)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Fast Responsiveness, Fast Document opening, Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitors, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: pricewatch.com, newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type Core i7 Proc, Nvidia Graphics*
OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 5040x1050 (3x22" monitors at 1680*1050 each using Matrox TH2G Digital)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cooling is a priority, also, most ATI Cards don't support that resolution whereas NVIDIA mostly does. I'm not opposed to ATI Cards that CAN support that high resolution. Crossfire or SLI is fine as well, but as a last resort.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I know that a lot of these parts might seem a bit overboard, but it's the setup I want, as I've always used high performance storage and have come accustomed to response time and acces times.
My Parts (Just what I'm leaning towards):
PROCESSOR
1xIntel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
MotherBoard
1xASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard Because it has onboard SAS and SATA Controllers (SAS controllers can run up to $200)
RAM
1xCORSAIR Dominator GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
POWER SUPPLY
No idea, help me out here.
CASE
1xAntec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
FANS
Recommendations welcome, CPU and Case
STORAGE
SSD for Operating System: 32GB Total
2xRunCore 16GB Pro III 3.5" SATA Solid State Drive SSD RunCore 16GB Pro III 3.5" SATA Solid State Drive SSD in RAID 0
SAS For Games/Apps: 292GB Total
2xSeagate ST3146855SS Cheetah 15K.5 146GB SAS 15K RPM 8MB 3.5"HDD in RAID 0
Storage for incremental Backups and HD Images: 1TB Total
2xSeagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM in RAID 1 (for parity)
VIDEO CARD
No idea, any suggestions? I was thinking of going with 1 middle range Nvidia card, that would allow me to expand to 2 cards down the road if I need them.
OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows 7, 32bit or 64, not sure yet.
I'll also have a Linux distro to Boot from, possibly via USB or network, not sure at this point.
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