APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 10/16/2009 BUDGET RANGE: 2500 Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (mainly MMORPG), surfing, movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor, printer
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES:
Case: NZXT Tempest ATX Mid Tower
Mobo: MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955BE (3.2GHz)
Memory: 8GB of DDR3 1600 RAM (2 x this kit )
Power Supply: Corsair 1000W Power Supply
Hard Drives: 2x Intel X25-M 80GB SSD drive with mount, 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB 7200rpm
Video Card: 2x Radeon 5770 1MB Crossfire
Optical Drives: LG BluRay Burner and a second DVD-RW drive
Cooling: Swiftech H20-220 Compact CPU Water Cooling Kit
OS - Planning to build after Windows 7 release on Oct 22
OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This is my first build - will be getting help from some friends in the actual assembly. I took most of the components from the Tom’s System Builder Marathon Enthusiast Build . My question is – does this look like a viable build, and am I missing anything crucial? I hope/expect this is kind of overkill for what I will be using it for, but I want a pretty advanced and upgradeable system.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (mainly MMORPG), surfing, movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor, printer
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES:
Case: NZXT Tempest ATX Mid Tower
Mobo: MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955BE (3.2GHz)
Memory: 8GB of DDR3 1600 RAM (2 x this kit )
Power Supply: Corsair 1000W Power Supply
Hard Drives: 2x Intel X25-M 80GB SSD drive with mount, 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB 7200rpm
Video Card: 2x Radeon 5770 1MB Crossfire
Optical Drives: LG BluRay Burner and a second DVD-RW drive
Cooling: Swiftech H20-220 Compact CPU Water Cooling Kit
OS - Planning to build after Windows 7 release on Oct 22
OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This is my first build - will be getting help from some friends in the actual assembly. I took most of the components from the Tom’s System Builder Marathon Enthusiast Build . My question is – does this look like a viable build, and am I missing anything crucial? I hope/expect this is kind of overkill for what I will be using it for, but I want a pretty advanced and upgradeable system.