Greetings and salutations technophiles. After many years of tinkering with factory built systems, and the aggravation that went along with it, I have decided to save myself some cash and expand my personal repertoire of "doing-it-your-selfness".
Sad to say I've been out of the scene for quite some time (Pentium 4s just broke out). My own due diligence in getting up to speed to avoid sounding like a complete technological philistine has invariably led me to you fine people. So, with the prescribed format here is what I am looking to accomplish:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: All parts purchased within 30 days
BUDGET RANGE: US$ 1800
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (FPS, RTS) Crysis, World Conflict, etc ; Multimedia (Movies, Photo); Regular online hijinks; Heavy Multitasking; Ability to upgrade as needed
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor (for now); Mouse; Keyboard
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com OR Tigerdirect.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: Only steadfast requirement is the i7 920
OVERCLOCKING: Yes (but once I've become comforatable/knowledgable enough), Yes to SLI OR CROSSFIRE (I'm sure it depends on the hardware but yes)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Eventually 1920 x 1200 but at the moment I'll be playing at 1024 x 768 ugh...
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Just to reiterate, I would like a system that will allow to upgrade and OC (when comfortable) with relative ease. That is not to say that I want a paint by numbers no frills set up, I am looking forward to learning how to build my own 'rig' and be able to have a self-sufficiency that I haven't known up until this point.
Sad to say I've been out of the scene for quite some time (Pentium 4s just broke out). My own due diligence in getting up to speed to avoid sounding like a complete technological philistine has invariably led me to you fine people. So, with the prescribed format here is what I am looking to accomplish:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: All parts purchased within 30 days
BUDGET RANGE: US$ 1800
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (FPS, RTS) Crysis, World Conflict, etc ; Multimedia (Movies, Photo); Regular online hijinks; Heavy Multitasking; Ability to upgrade as needed
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor (for now); Mouse; Keyboard
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com OR Tigerdirect.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: Only steadfast requirement is the i7 920
OVERCLOCKING: Yes (but once I've become comforatable/knowledgable enough), Yes to SLI OR CROSSFIRE (I'm sure it depends on the hardware but yes)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Eventually 1920 x 1200 but at the moment I'll be playing at 1024 x 768 ugh...
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Just to reiterate, I would like a system that will allow to upgrade and OC (when comfortable) with relative ease. That is not to say that I want a paint by numbers no frills set up, I am looking forward to learning how to build my own 'rig' and be able to have a self-sufficiency that I haven't known up until this point.