APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: One Week
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the internet, listening to music
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: it doesn't really matter
PARTS PREFERENCES: don't care
OVERCLOCKING: when i get a cooler
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Doesn't matter
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200
Games: Call of duty waw, Crysis, Company of Heroes, Far Cry 2, Unreal tournament 3 Basically alot of fps and an occasional rts
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I plan to install Windows 7 rc instead of buying an os. Is this a good idea? Do you think I need a cooler? This is my first build let me know what you think. I would like to run most of those games maxed out at 1920 x 1200, but i know some of those cant be played that way on my budget. also i can go up to 1800$
Parts I have so far:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $99.99
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $259.99
BFG Tech BFGEGTX275896OCE GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $234.99
BFG Tech BFGEGTX275896OCE GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $234.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - $119.99
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - $279.99
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $94.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $74.99
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - $22.99
ENCORE ENLWI-N IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Wireless Adapter Up to 300Mbps Data Rates 64/128-bits WEP Encryption WPA, WPA2 WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK - $24.99
which totals to $1,447.90
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the internet, listening to music
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: it doesn't really matter
PARTS PREFERENCES: don't care
OVERCLOCKING: when i get a cooler
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Doesn't matter
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200
Games: Call of duty waw, Crysis, Company of Heroes, Far Cry 2, Unreal tournament 3 Basically alot of fps and an occasional rts
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I plan to install Windows 7 rc instead of buying an os. Is this a good idea? Do you think I need a cooler? This is my first build let me know what you think. I would like to run most of those games maxed out at 1920 x 1200, but i know some of those cant be played that way on my budget. also i can go up to 1800$
Parts I have so far:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $99.99
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $259.99
BFG Tech BFGEGTX275896OCE GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $234.99
BFG Tech BFGEGTX275896OCE GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $234.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - $119.99
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - $279.99
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $94.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $74.99
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - $22.99
ENCORE ENLWI-N IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Wireless Adapter Up to 300Mbps Data Rates 64/128-bits WEP Encryption WPA, WPA2 WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK - $24.99
which totals to $1,447.90