I know many of you think i7 860s are a bad buy, but I don't plan on upgrades in the near future and I don't think the memory bandwidth limitation is a big deal. What do you think of this build setup? I think it beats a comparable 920 build.
* MSI R4890 Cyclone OC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
* Intel BOXDP55KG LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
* Intel Core i7 860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860
* G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
* Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM
* Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V 550W ATX12V (from an old build, not actually this version since it was RMA'd and replaced with a slightly newer version)
Prices comes to about $1k.
Any glaring errors? I'm willing to defend my decision to go with the 860 if need be. I'm not sure about the mobo really. I think the graphics card is a good buy. Also, the RAM is on the cheap side, but I don't think 8GB is worth it. I might go 2x2 +1x2 later.
* MSI R4890 Cyclone OC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
* Intel BOXDP55KG LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
* Intel Core i7 860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860
* G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
* Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM
* Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V 550W ATX12V (from an old build, not actually this version since it was RMA'd and replaced with a slightly newer version)
Prices comes to about $1k.
Any glaring errors? I'm willing to defend my decision to go with the 860 if need be. I'm not sure about the mobo really. I think the graphics card is a good buy. Also, the RAM is on the cheap side, but I don't think 8GB is worth it. I might go 2x2 +1x2 later.