i7 920 OC'd to 3.5GHz with Katana cooler
6GB of 1600MHz DDR3 (3x2GB, OCZ platinum IIRC)
Lite-On Blu-Ray drive
Foxconn Flamingblade X58 motherboard
ATI Diamond HD4870 512mb (was CrossFire with same now single, I will likely buy another to CF)
500GB HD
Antec P182 0.8mm steel case with extra 120mm fan in front bay
Raidmax Aurora 2 700W PSU non-modular (will be replaced when second video card is added)
19" Dell widescreen LCD
Windows 7 Ultimate RC with key and restore DVD
he may throw in a keyboard and mouse...
My build from the other thread is about $200 more, it is an 860 with ASUS MB, 8GB dual channel, a HD4890 1GB card, cheaper case, 22" display, running Vista Premium 64 with a 7 coupon, and includes other goodies like keyboard, mouse, headset, card reader, etc.
This guy claims it runs smooth, quiet, cool, and stable, and he's selling it to buy a gaming laptop or possibly an X58 Shuttle. My wife and I are meeting him tomorrow morning about 2 hours away to test it out and see if she likes it.
Pros so far:
previously built, run, tested, and stable
no pile of parts all over kitchen table
all receipts included
already running 7
triple channel memory
better case
no waiting for it to ship from the Egg
Cons so far:
that PSU has to go if I want to add a second HD4870!
will NewEgg even honor returns/RMAs for a secondary user?
it doesn't have all the little things like KB/mouse/SD reader, but I can add them (reducing the price advantage of course)
will the RC client expire and I have to go buy a copy of 7 or will the key validate it?
School me. I know some of the bits (PSU specifically) are less than ideal but I can swap them out over the next month or three. Anything keeping this from being every bit as useful as the other build? I may buy it for $1050 without the monitor since $100 for a 19" Dell is kinda pricey.
Well, we're leaving the house now to check it out. If this guy has his receipts and built it stable like he claims, we're buying it for $1050 and I found a new in box 24" LCD monitor for $170 to pick up on the way back. If it's not stable, I'm moving my NewEgg wish list to the cart, finding the best combo discounts, applying a promo code or twenty, and dropping the hammer on the 860-based system in my other thread.
Works perfect! Got the box for $1050 and the 24" monitor for $150. My wife is uber-pleased. She can open and have loaded and ready to view, 50 tabs in under a minute. I borrowed a copy of GTA IV to see how it does, and 1920x1200 with no AA turned on is smooth as glass. I'm happy.
I don't think we'll be needing that second video card after all! But I would like to pop a SSD in here and see if I can even notice a speed difference!