APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Around Christmas BUDGET RANGE: $2000 CAD
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, maybe some photo editing, internet browsing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: I really want one of the new ATI graphics cards
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: In maybe a year or so
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1280
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want something extremely fast that i won't have to upgrade any time soon while keeping the cost under $2000 CAD
These are the parts I've picked out, I'm 99% sure that this is going to be what i buy but i want other peoples opinions first. I'm also wondering if theres any way to lower the cost by a tiny bit without losing any performance.
Motherboard: Foxconn Inferno Katana GTI LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard(i dont know anything about the brand but it has good reviews and 3 PCIE x16 slots)
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Hard Drives:2x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM in RAID 0 (I dont trust samsung so i dont want any hard drives from them even if they're faster)
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Around Christmas BUDGET RANGE: $2000 CAD
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, maybe some photo editing, internet browsing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: I really want one of the new ATI graphics cards
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: In maybe a year or so
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1280
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want something extremely fast that i won't have to upgrade any time soon while keeping the cost under $2000 CAD
These are the parts I've picked out, I'm 99% sure that this is going to be what i buy but i want other peoples opinions first. I'm also wondering if theres any way to lower the cost by a tiny bit without losing any performance.
Motherboard: Foxconn Inferno Katana GTI LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard(i dont know anything about the brand but it has good reviews and 3 PCIE x16 slots)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6813186175
Hard Drives:2x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM in RAID 0 (I dont trust samsung so i dont want any hard drives from them even if they're faster)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6822136319
Good looking parts you chose there but I would wait for the MSI Big Bang motherboard. If you dont know what it is just google it. THX audio and muli GPU platform
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Reply to smokinu
Looks like you did your research. Very nice rig! However there are just a few things I would change or just keep in mind.
The Foxconn Quantum Force boards are Awesome OCers but have flaky BIOS. You can go with the Foxconn but keep in mind they are still working on the Foxconn Bloodrage BIOS on 1366. For the most part though the Foxconn Katana is solid. Foxconn over other manufactures just needs to tweak the BIOS on their Quantum Force boards in a more timely manner. Its a good board though.
If you haven't already, check out this set of Ripjaws. Higher bandwidth and the same timings. Its a tad more expensive though. Either set will do just fine.
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