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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Mid-Late October

BUDGET RANGE: $1000

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: N/A

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Planning on OCing my i5, just as soon as I figure out how to do it

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PSU

Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371025

Case

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

DVD

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

RAM

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Harddrive

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] WD5001AALS

Video Card

SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X 100269VXL Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =100269VXL

** Might upgrade to HD 5850 if the price is right @ launch

CPU

Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Monitor

ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] Tpk=vh226h

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WD640 Black a little larger and faster than the WD 500.

You will probably need a CPU power cable extension because of the bottom mounted PSU in the Antec 900 case.

Neither the Antec case notr the motherboard has a system speaker.

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Or the Samsung Spinpoint
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152181

Single platter. Faster than the WD.

[edit] faster than the WD 500 - similar or a little faster than the 640 but cheaper.

Message edited by zach538467 on 09-18-2009 at 11:50:10 PM

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The above replies do make sense, and they certainly offer good advice, but having said that, I'd just like to encourage you to be confident in your own choices. You didn't make any mistakes, and all the parts you've listed are of high quality and great performance. I've seen so many posts asking for opinions and critiques on builds, and while there's nothing wrong with asking those questions, especially if it's your first time, just keep in mind that you could get a dozen differing opinions and responses, telling you to go in a dozen different directions. Ultimately, it's you who knows what you need and what you want, and it's you who has to live with the result! So don't be afraid to ignore anything we tell you if you think you have a better idea... And if you do end up making a mistake, it won't be anything worse than a good learning experience! Now... I'll get down off my soapbox and throw in my two cents - great choice on the power supply. The Antec Truepower series is awesome. I've been using a 650 watt TP Trio for two years now, and it's still running strong. There... I'm done.

Reply to Lamiel

Combo with a stock 4890 vs the 20MHz OC'ed one will save you 40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.256452

And combo the TP-750 with the antec 900 to save another 20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.245582

The F3 is a bit better than the 640GB WD, which is better than the 500GB WD due to platter densities of 500GB, 320GB, and 250GB per platter.

Reply to hunter315

jsc wrote :

You will probably need a CPU power cable extension because of the bottom mounted PSU in the Antec 900 case.

Depends on the PSU and motherboard. I had no problem at all getting to the power plug at the top of the motherboard. Either my PSU has long cables or that is mostly a problem with really cheap PSUs designed for business desktops.

The advantage of the bottom mounted PSU is you dont have all the extra cables dangling down in the way. They sit at the bottom of the case out of the way. Makes a big difference if you dont get a modular PSU.

Message edited by dndhatcher on 09-19-2009 at 12:39:29 AM

Reply to dndhatcher

Is my PSU too much? I think I could get away with 650w or maybe 550w, but I'm overclocking the CPU... any thoughts?

Reply to bibofieto

That PSU lets you overclock and add a second GPU later.

Reply to dndhatcher

$20 more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236059

forgot the link

Message edited by xaira on 09-19-2009 at 12:13:18 PM

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ATI's new 58XX cards will be available by then and combos will change too

Reply to Outlander_04

Why are you buying form newegg.com if your from canada? canadians like me use newegg.ca/ncix.com/tigerdirect.ca or the shipping price would be crazy

Reply to ubernoobie

jsc wrote :

Neither the Antec case notr the motherboard has a system speaker.

Do I need a system speaker? Like... will the computer start without it? (sorry if that is a dumb question)

Reply to bibofieto

The only time you want one of those annoyances is for troubleshooting if it doesnt boot.

Message edited by dndhatcher on 09-19-2009 at 02:58:31 AM

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