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gpauken   09-27-2009 at 03:18:06 PM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within 60 days from 9/27
BUDGET RANGE: 1300 USD / After Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: video editing, surfing the internet, watching movies,email

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: USB keyboard, mouse, 1280*1024 monitor, speakers)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, frys and microcenter

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

PARTS PREFERENCES: no idea

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024 - 1920x1080. I have a 19" Dell set to 1280 but I will upgrade later to larger monitor so I need to have the higher resolution available.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Needs to be quiet. Maybe a good SSD for OS only (which would push it over 1300. Use with JHV HD Everio GZ HD300 camera, so needs

COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119138

ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131359

MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127361

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
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CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145220

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model GH22LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136153

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
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XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
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evongugg   09-28-2009 at 02:28:45 PM

Your system is good. Would you consider i5?

Airflow is bad on the Cosmos.
You might want to save some money on a case here:

http://promotions.newegg.com/Cases [...] ses&cm_lm=

use the coupon code SPETFS to get free shipping on the cases featured there.


Message edited by evongugg on 09-28-2009 at 02:48:12 PM
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evongugg   09-28-2009 at 02:32:13 PM

You might want this burner.

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

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evongugg   09-28-2009 at 02:37:40 PM

You will want a fast hard drive for the operating system like an SSD.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts [...] e,938.html

Check these charts for 1 TB hard drive performance.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts [...] ,1013.html

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