I5 build around $600, ordering tonight!

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Tonight

BUDGET RANGE: $500-$600

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:Gaming, Internet

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, Monitor, Case (Antec 300 Illusion), DVD Drive, PS (Corsair 750watt), Hard Drive (1Tb)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com whatever else is good. Anything without tax to CA is good

PARTS PREFERENCES: I5 all the way with ATI Graphics card they seem to be best for the buck.

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: In the future.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900 will be going to Full HD monitor soon.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: nothing specific.

I already have already selected these parts from Circuitcity.com the reason I selected them is because 15% bing cashback and $20 off 200 paypal order so this will save me about $80.

The items are

Core i5 750

XFX 4890

After cashback and the paypal rebate these will cost around $327 with free shipping and no tax to CA.


Now I just need some RAM, Good Motherboard that will support XFire and some OC and a cheapo keyboard and im ready to buy this thing tonight. Thanks for your help and suggestions.

Thanks,
-Mike

About to push the button, any other opinions on this MB and ram?

-Mike

Here is what I ended up with. Did not buy it all from newegg though some of it I have bought over the past month through various deals with the exception of the I5 and Mobo. I was waiting to see if I would be going AMD or not.

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/ [...] D=16185747

How does it look? I think it should last me until the next generation of consoles come out and developers make the next big jump in graphics. Maybe I will add another 4890 down the road thats about it.

-Mike

Weird its showing up shared, guess I did it wrong. Here are the links....

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

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

LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM

XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail

ASUS P7P55D LE LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail

Total spent so far: $759 I got the dvd drive from a friend for free. First upgrade after I put this together will be a nice new monitor. Currently have an old 1440x900 Samsung. It looks good to me but I haven't seen it up next to these new 1080p ones yet

-Mike

I have the case, power supply and drive atm and one thing I wish I had done differently was get a bigger case. I like the 300 but looking at it now its gonna be a tight squeeze with 2 GPU's I might end up having to upgrade the case in the future if I go XFire.

You can often resolve minor space issues with a dremel...