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[AfterMark]

CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF 922

MOBO: EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

Video Card: EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB

Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate Developer Edition

With thoughts to buy a water cooler system in the future.

 

[tecmo34]

I say your system is an 8.0, if new... 9.0, if bought at time of The i7 920 release.

New System: 8.0
You could've gotten a better GPU & HDD for a little more money. (example ATI 4890 or Samsung Spinpoint F3, not including any of the ATI 58xx cards)

Old System: 9.0
Great build at that time... Some of the best components out at that time!!!

Overall, a very good build

 

[shortstuff_mt]

What is the point of this post? Are you asking for advice on your component choices, or have you already purchased the components? I have never seen the point of asking for people to rate your build after the fact.

If you haven't purchased the components yet, ditch that hard drive for a faster Samsung F3 for the same price.

 

[AfterMark]

ive bought everthing except the HDD and the PSU......money was a factor...the reason i went with the gtx 260 and not something better is i plan to run 3 way sli in the short future and i wanted my GPU's to match.....and again money is an issue. thanks for the replies!!!

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Then like Tecmo34 and I said, don't get a 500GB WD Black drive. They use two 250GB platters. The Samsung F3 uses a single 500Gb platter. The higher data density makes the Samsung drive considerably faster for less money.

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM $49.99

The 750TX is a very nice PSU, but if you don't plan on sending in the MIR, you can save $10 by going with this PSU.

Antec TruePower New TP-750 Blue 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7" Power Supply - Retail $109.95

 

[tecmo34]

ive bought everthing except the HDD and the PSU......money was a factor...the reason i went with the gtx 260 and not something better is i plan to run 3 way sli in the short future and i wanted my GPU's to match.....and again money is an issue. thanks for the replies!!!

Change hard drive to the Samsung F3 and go with the Corsair 850TX, if you want to run Tri-SLI down the road.

 

[AfterMark]

k added the F3 HDD to my shopping cart....thanks for the advice.....not to worried bout a MIR but the 850TX might be a good idea thanks guys

 

[AfterMark]

FYI i also added the corsair 850TX...Thanks for the help

 

[tecmo34]

You are welcome... Good Luck with your build!!