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Final Gaming Rig Build $1500-$2000

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Hey Folks,

Took all your great advice and think I got the build now. Like always if ya see anything wrong or could be done better don't hesitate to let me know..I got pretty thick skin (and noggin) ;) 

PARTS PURCHASE DATE: Nov 1

BUDGET RANGE: $1500 - $2000 (US)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Gaming, Gaming, and um..Gaming..with a sprinkle of movies and music storage

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, Windows Vista 64 Home, CD/DVD Drive

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel Cpu, Asus MoBo

OVERCLOCKING: prolly , SLI OR CROSSFIRE: More than Likely in the near future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP

Additional Comments: Went 850 PSU for when I XFire in the near future, Also 1st time with SSD, Anything special I need to know either in installing or anything else?

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Parts List:

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


Total: $1852.91

look for some combos to save a little coin







ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131365
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
Protect Your Investment (expand for options)
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227381
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
-$15.00 Instant
-$25.00 Combo $449.98
$409.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
1
OCZ Diesel 4GB Single Channel Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBDSL4G - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227331
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$4.00 Instant
-$8.99 Saving $12.99
$0.00




Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129043
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$49.00 Instant
-$25.00 Combo $488.98
$414.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...




ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131365
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
Protect Your Investment (expand for options)
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
-$9.00 Instant
-$20.00 Combo $578.98
$549.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...




Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835185093
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
Protect Your Investment (expand for options)
Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100009
Return Policy: Consumable Item Standard Return Policy
-$3.00 Combo $41.98
$38.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
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Scythe SY124010L Fans - Retail
Item #: N82E16835185039
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$6.99 Saving $6.99
$0.00

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IMO the SSD will not be worth the price for gaming. I would run 2 samsung F3 500 or WD black 640 in Raid 0 for gaming. you will see some things load faster with the SSD but for large cache files like alot of the newer games has i think a raid o would work well.

Anyways when playing online games there is also server side lag and even with the best rig you will still see it.

Yeah was wondering about that SSD. Would be nice to save almost $400 :) 

Always have had good luck with WD...never used a Samsung so I am kinda wary of going "off-brand" if you know what I mean.

Raxus said:
Yeah was wondering about that SSD. Would be nice to save almost $400 :) 

Always have had good luck with WD...never used a Samsung so I am kinda wary of going "off-brand" if you know what I mean.


That Samsung NIKLAS linked is a good one. It's gotten great reviews and it's fast due to the fact it's a single platter.

How hard is it to do a crossfire? Pretty simple or do I need advanced knowledge to do it?

Will go with the Samsung on you all's advice :) 

Will the PSU I select be enough with 2 ATI 5870's in XFire?

Crossfire involves connecting the two cards with the little crossfire bridge (no harder than pluggin in a PCI card)

And then enabling it in your Catalyst Control Center.

Yes that 850W Corsair is plenty of power for HD5870 crossfire.
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