First time builder 2nd post, but I have a much clearer view of whats around and what I want. Sorry for two posts but I was a bit clueless before so ignore my previous post
Purchase Date: Asap
Budget: $2k £1.3k or less
Usage: Gaming, Video Playback, Video & Photo Editing, Photoshop, Surfing, maybe a bit of work!
Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor, OS (Windows xp)
Overclocking: Maybe
Crossfire: Maybe later (when required and 975 isnt $1k)
Resolution: 1280 x 768 and up for games (xp is unreadable any higher)
Heres where I’m at so far:
Antec 300 Three Hundred Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
ASRock X58 Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157155
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145242
SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray BD-ROM SATA Internal Retail Kit
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/8296102/Sony-BDU-X10S-Blu-Ray-BD-ROM-SATA-Internal-Retail-Kit-Black/Product.html
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682711803
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible Hyper N
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057
GELID Solutions FN-SX12-10 120mm Silent Case Fan - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426016
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
As far as I can tell everything here is ftw, but let me know if I should switch anything or add anything like zalman instead of cooler master. Don’t worry about the cost too much as I am in the uk so newegg is for demonstrative purposes only. May go for standard intel heatsink/fan to start as Im not overclocking it yet.
Im a bit worried that the 10.5’ hd5870 wont fit in that case (which I really like so have already bought)?
Current monitor is a 30’ sony lcd but it’s component not hdmi and doesn’t support 1080p, so I may upgrade it in the future. It has vga in though and most cards have dvi>vga adaptors. This is still ok right?
Any advice is welcome, but my main concerns are cooling, graphics card, and the mobo.
Purchase Date: Asap
Budget: $2k £1.3k or less
Usage: Gaming, Video Playback, Video & Photo Editing, Photoshop, Surfing, maybe a bit of work!
Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor, OS (Windows xp)
Overclocking: Maybe
Crossfire: Maybe later (when required and 975 isnt $1k)
Resolution: 1280 x 768 and up for games (xp is unreadable any higher)
Heres where I’m at so far:
Antec 300 Three Hundred Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
ASRock X58 Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157155
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145242
SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray BD-ROM SATA Internal Retail Kit
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/8296102/Sony-BDU-X10S-Blu-Ray-BD-ROM-SATA-Internal-Retail-Kit-Black/Product.html
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682711803
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible Hyper N
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057
GELID Solutions FN-SX12-10 120mm Silent Case Fan - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426016
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
As far as I can tell everything here is ftw, but let me know if I should switch anything or add anything like zalman instead of cooler master. Don’t worry about the cost too much as I am in the uk so newegg is for demonstrative purposes only. May go for standard intel heatsink/fan to start as Im not overclocking it yet.
Im a bit worried that the 10.5’ hd5870 wont fit in that case (which I really like so have already bought)?
Current monitor is a 30’ sony lcd but it’s component not hdmi and doesn’t support 1080p, so I may upgrade it in the future. It has vga in though and most cards have dvi>vga adaptors. This is still ok right?
Any advice is welcome, but my main concerns are cooling, graphics card, and the mobo.