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Hey, this my first post on this site although i have been coming to the site for a while now.
2500 budget
Well now to the good stuff. This is my first build and I go to a school of design for 3d animation, visual
effects, video editing, and with that comes the realm of 2d and sound so pretty much i want a creative pc for my self at home. I have been searching for parts for my build and was wondering if any one can approve, suggest, or give there thoughts on this. Btw i will play games but not crisis or anything just starcraft 2 so yea.....lol I am attempting to get a dual monitor set up(i have one already), core i7, run a raid 0, overclock, sound card, video capture thing, and if you guys can suggest anything else i would really appreaciate it. Also even suggest things out of the budget because i can get it later down the road.
this sign "*" means i would choose this from the choices i have
CPU core 17
Intel Core i7 920 or 950
* 920- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CP1-I7-920 -$280
950- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115211 -$570
Motherboards raid support and deadly
* EVGA X58 SLI Classified Motherboard - LGA 1366, Intel X58, SATA, SLI Ready, CrossFireX Ready, Triple Channel DDR3, RAID, Hyperthreading (do i need a raid card if i use this mobo?) -$400
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 6&CatId=13
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Motherboard - LGA1366, Intel X58, Triple Channel DDR3, 6.4GT/s QPI, SLI Ready, CrossFireX Ready, SATA, Hyperthreading -$310
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 8&csid=_21
Asus Rampage II Extreme Motherboard - Intel X58, LGA 1366, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFire Ready, SLI Ready, Dual Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, Firewire, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, RAID -$390
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 0&CatId=13
Memory Fast like speedy gonzales
* Corsair Core i7 Dominator 6GB PC15000 DDR3 RAM - Tri Channel, 1866MHz (3 x 2048MB), DHX (thinking of getting 2) -$210 each
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=4332
Cases need it to look sexy
* Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Black Case -$140
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] =C283-1187
Thermaltake VH6001BWS Armor+ Full-Tower ATX Case - Clear Side, ESA -$250
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 6&csid=_21
CD Drives need to burn blue ray and dual layer
LG GBW-H20L Super Multi Blue BLU-Ray Disc Rewriter - 6x BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 16X DVD-R, 6x DVD-RW, 16X DVD-ROM, SATA -$190
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=3634
* Pioneer BDR-203 Blu-ray Disc Burner - 8X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 8X BD-ROM, 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 16X DVD-R -$210
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 8&csid=_27
Monitor 26-30" btw can i plug in my xbox into a pc monitor?
* I-Inc iF-281DPB 28" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 1920x1200 WUXGA, 800:1 Contrast, 3ms, HDMI, VGA, Energy Star, Tilt & Swivel Stand, w/Speakers -$280
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=3774
Hard Drive BIG!
* Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Hard Drive ST31500341AS - 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA-3G (scared because i have heard of crashes, and i don want to loose my work. worth gamble?)(getting 2 for raid 0) -$120
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] eviewStart
other suggestions or alternatives please
Video Card need it to keep up with my stuff
i have no idea were to start, point me in the right direction. workstation or gaming card
Sound Card clueless 
(can wait if not enough money)
Power Supply Help! 
Cooling yea...water, fans, or ice cubes
Video Capture 
(it can wait if doesnt fit in budget)
do i need a raid card?
920 - 280
evga x58 classified mobo - 400
corsair ram x2 - 420
monitor - 280
hardrive x2 - 240
case -140
bd drive - 210
total so far(no vid card or psu or extras) - 1870
| Assassin84 wrote : Hey, this my first post on this site although i have been coming to the site for a while now.
|
You left out one minor detail... What applications are you planning to use?
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