I am planning on building my first computer...want it to play some high games and need to run things like autocad very smoothly and stuff like that and was thinking of trying to overclock it somewhat but i've never done that either...so here is what i have so far:
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor ------------------- $279.99
ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard ------------- $349.99
ASUS ENGTX280 OC/HTDI/1G GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card -- $315.00
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8 G -------- $139.99
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD R 8X DVD RW 12X DVD R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe LightScribe Support - OEM -$30.99
XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case -- $99.99
Rosewill Xtreme Series RX950-D-B 950W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC Power Supply ------------- $129.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM -------------- $89.99
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 120mm SSO CPU Cooler ---------------------------- $71.99
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express Interface Sound Card -$127.49
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail ----$199.99
i'm not really on a budget or anything but i don't want to go too crazy...if you have any ideas of how i can get better performace with cheaper price tho please tell me
everything on the list had good reviews to the most part but if any of the items are not too good then please tell me also i think all of the items work together, but because this is my first rig i can't tell too much
if you guys can help thank you so much
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor ------------------- $279.99
ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard ------------- $349.99
ASUS ENGTX280 OC/HTDI/1G GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card -- $315.00
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8 G -------- $139.99
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD R 8X DVD RW 12X DVD R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe LightScribe Support - OEM -$30.99
XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case -- $99.99
Rosewill Xtreme Series RX950-D-B 950W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC Power Supply ------------- $129.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM -------------- $89.99
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 120mm SSO CPU Cooler ---------------------------- $71.99
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express Interface Sound Card -$127.49
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail ----$199.99
i'm not really on a budget or anything but i don't want to go too crazy...if you have any ideas of how i can get better performace with cheaper price tho please tell me
everything on the list had good reviews to the most part but if any of the items are not too good then please tell me also i think all of the items work together, but because this is my first rig i can't tell too much
if you guys can help thank you so much