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Madek   06-19-2009 at 09:47:18 AM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week 6/19-6/26

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: PC will be used for gaming only, aside from the usual web browsing.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg, Amazon

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel/Nvidia. EVGA/ASUS/MSI/GIGABYTE

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe some overclocking if it is easy enough. (Never messed with memory timings and all of that..) SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe in the future?

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Currently 1440x900, after monitor upgrade 1920x1080.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Don't know too much about i7 builds. Will it help with gaming enough to justify the price difference?



Current part choices:

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail

Graphics card:
EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Memory:
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail

Motherboard: (Chose a board with SLI just in case I want to upgrade in the future.
EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI FTW ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Power supply:
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM

CPU Cooler:
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail

Case:
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

DVD Drive:
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM


Current total: $1,087.38 after shipping+tax.


What I am really wondering is if I see will a large enough boost from choosing an i7 setup over this setup when using the PC for gaming only. If so, please recommend me some good motherboard + processor + memory setups for i7. I am looking to spend at the most 1,400. If you see a part I should upgrade for good performance boost for marginal cost, please let me know.

Thanks for any help. :)

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halt   06-19-2009 at 09:57:28 AM
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Take a look at our discussion on this thread .... fits nicely with your questions

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] es-focused

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Madek   06-19-2009 at 10:10:49 AM
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halt wrote :

Take a look at our discussion on this thread .... fits nicely with your questions

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] es-focused


Thanks a lot for the link. Seems like I can get a lot of useful information related to my own build from your thread. :D Thanks!

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Why_Me   06-19-2009 at 10:59:19 AM
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This i7 build is set up so that you can add another gtx 275 later on for SLI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119137 $79.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Prod [...] e=10006382 $109.99 ($79.99 after MIR) Free Shipping
PC Power and Cooling SILENCER 750W QUAD S75CF 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/Comb [...] mbo.199034 Combo Discount: -$7.00 Combo Price: $162.98 $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 SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 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: $1,115.92 | $1,065.92 w/mail in rebates

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us [...] ID=mscomsc <--- Save yourself some money on an o/s until March 2010 and dl the 64 bit version of Windows RC 7

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