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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: As soon as I get a good list of parts

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies, music, video editing, internet.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS, case

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: nvidia

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I was originally gonna make a i7 build with a gtx 285, but many people told me that i should spend less on my cpu and go big on the gpu for gaming. I know a lot about i7 motherboards and triple channel ddr3 memory but i dont know much about amd phenom 2 motherboards or memory.

Case
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-900TWO

Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284

Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130504

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103471

Motherboard
need suggestion

Memory
need suggestions

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An OC'd i7 920 will dominate anything in the market.

And the i7 also has a combo with its very own Asus P6T Motherboard.

Memory, DDR3 1600 OCZ Platinums have been doing very well with there low price and tight times. 3x2gb.

If you go the other route, i'd rather choose the x4 955 over the am2+ cpu(940)

That also has a great Combo with its ASUS 790gx AM3 Board.

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ok il get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674

but i was wondering, isnt a phenon 2 955 with a gtx 295 better for gaming then a

i7 920 with a gtx 285?

my budget us around 1400 and those are my 2 choices

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Most games run off the gfx card Mainly, So a 295 will over run a 285 with the other option of a 955. but, the 955 is but 30-40 dollars less than the more better i7.

If you get a x4 955 + gtx 295 build, your looking at barely a difference in money over the i7 + gtx 285 build.

With a gtx 285 + the 750tx combo and the $199 Gigabyte motherboard that can have unlocked sli mode, pretty hard to beat.

Message edited by fullmetall on 06-18-2009 at 09:30:27 PM

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i7 920 w/gtx 275's in SLI

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-900TWO $109.99
Antec Nine Hundred Two No PS Evolved Ultimate Gamer Case (Black)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006 $119.99 ($99.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-EX58U4P Combo Price: $492.99 Free Shipping
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P Core i7/ Intel X58/ DDR3/ CorssFireX & 3-Way SLI/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233029 $39.99
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835154003 $4.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133268 $199.99 Free Shipping*
PNY VCGGTX275XPB GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133268 $199.99 Free Shipping*
PNY VCGGTX275XPB GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.199035 Combo Discount: -$7.00 Combo Price: $192.98 $20.00 Mail-In Rebate
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151171 $24.99
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 SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM

Total: $1,385.90 | $1,345.90 w/mail in rebates

* Same build but w/WD 640 Black

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.199037 Combo Discount: -$7.00 Combo Price: $167.98 $20.00 Mail-In Rebate
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

Total: $1,360.90 | $1,315.90 w/mail in rebates

Message edited by Why_Me on 06-18-2009 at 09:45:22 PM

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im confused, a lot of people have been telling me that i7 isnt really good for gaming and i should just get a amd cpu?

they said i should just get a amd and spend more money on my graphics card

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thuglife11 wrote :

im confused, a lot of people have been telling me that i7 is really good for gaming and i should just get a amd cpu?

they said i should just get a amd and spend more money on my graphics card

That's an i7 build with dual gtx 275's up above that's within your budget not to mention that build will over clock nicely.

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2298.html <--- gtx 275's in SLI > gtx 295

Message edited by Why_Me on 06-19-2009 at 12:20:29 AM

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Reply to Why_Me

here is my 2 cents, if you want to go with a AMD CPU+MB, go with a AMD GPU, you will gain more in less money from the integration. else, if you won't settle on a non nvidia GPU, go with intel cpu.

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thuglife11 wrote :

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: As soon as I get a good list of parts

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies, music, video editing, internet.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I was originally gonna make a i7 build with a gtx 285, but many people told me that i should spend less on my cpu and go big on the gpu for gaming. I know a lot about i7 motherboards and triple channel ddr3 memory but i dont know much about amd phenom 2 motherboards or memory.

AMD Option

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Motherboard
need suggestion

ASUS M4N82 Deluxe AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI AMD Motherboard $169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131383

and if you get the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz, go for the Combo deal and save $20.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.198678

Quote :

Memory
need suggestions[/quotemsg]G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231209

Core i7
[quote]CPU

Intel Core i7 920 - D0 Stepping $304.99
http://www.tankguys.com/intel-core-i7-920-d0.html

[quote]MotherboardASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 $289.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131365

or

EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI (x8) + PhysX ($399.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813188048

[quote]Memory
need suggestions[/quotemsg]
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit $179.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145224

For Graphic Card, very shortly Asus and Evga will be coming out with new cards (most likely by end of June and July)
EVGA new one is the GeForce GTX 295 CO-OP Edition
http://www.evga.com/products/moreI [...] ly=GeForce 200 Series Family

Asus will be coming out with there 285GTX Matrix and 295GTX Mars, Links below.
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?a [...] pert&pid=4
http://www.hardware.info/en-US/new [...] on_Matrix/
http://www.hardware.info/en-US/new [...] stest_GPU/

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