Hey everyone. This is my first build gaming pc and I'll be grateful for any help I can receive. Sorry if my post is too long or isn't formatted correctly.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This or Next Month
BUDGET RANGE: $900-1000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Viewing Media such as movies, encodes, youtube, web surfing.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, and Monitor
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com and mwave.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type parts preferenced are marked lower. Althought i'm torn between amd phenom 955 and i7 920 =(. Which will then change my gpu decision.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 Most likely
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Prices from newegg
AMD PC - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
Processor
Price: $199.99
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
Definte!
Motherboard and Videocard
Combo Price: $464.98
BIOSTAR TForce TA790GX A3+ AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
230935SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video ... - Retail
Pretty sure about video card. Unsure about motherboard, willing to switch/tweak.
HDD Price: $89.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Pretty sure. Willing to switch for different brand.
Memory
Unsure Kingston or G.SKILL. 4gb most likely, probably will have to change if I get a differnt motherboard.
Power Supply & Case combo undecided.
Burners/Readers Unsure. I want a blue ray burner and reader as well as dual layer cd dvd etc.
Intel
Processor Price: $279.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz
Definte!
Motherboard Price: $209.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131386
ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Sure but willing to change.
OR
Processor and Video Card combo Combo price: $629.98
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
231064SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video ... - Retail
Unsure about using . Was leaning towards a GeForce GTX 275 or 260 with intel.
HDD Price: $89.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Pretty sure. Willing to switch for different brand.
Memory
Unsure Kingston or G.SKILL. 4 or 3gb most likely, probably will have to change if I get a differnt motherboard.
Power Supply & Case combo undecided.
Burners/Readers Unsure. I want a blue ray burner and reader as well as dual layer cd dvd etc.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This or Next Month
BUDGET RANGE: $900-1000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Viewing Media such as movies, encodes, youtube, web surfing.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, and Monitor
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com and mwave.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type parts preferenced are marked lower. Althought i'm torn between amd phenom 955 and i7 920 =(. Which will then change my gpu decision.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 Most likely
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Prices from newegg
AMD PC - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
Processor
Price: $199.99
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
Definte!
Motherboard and Videocard
Combo Price: $464.98
BIOSTAR TForce TA790GX A3+ AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
230935SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video ... - Retail
Pretty sure about video card. Unsure about motherboard, willing to switch/tweak.
HDD Price: $89.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Pretty sure. Willing to switch for different brand.
Memory
Unsure Kingston or G.SKILL. 4gb most likely, probably will have to change if I get a differnt motherboard.
Power Supply & Case combo undecided.
Burners/Readers Unsure. I want a blue ray burner and reader as well as dual layer cd dvd etc.
Intel
Processor Price: $279.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz
Definte!
Motherboard Price: $209.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131386
ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Sure but willing to change.
OR
Processor and Video Card combo Combo price: $629.98
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
231064SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video ... - Retail
Unsure about using . Was leaning towards a GeForce GTX 275 or 260 with intel.
HDD Price: $89.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Pretty sure. Willing to switch for different brand.
Memory
Unsure Kingston or G.SKILL. 4 or 3gb most likely, probably will have to change if I get a differnt motherboard.
Power Supply & Case combo undecided.
Burners/Readers Unsure. I want a blue ray burner and reader as well as dual layer cd dvd etc.