$1200 i7 Gaming PC

Kred3k

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next week

UDGET RANGE: Around $1200 US

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, amazon or whatever has the best price

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

PARTS PREFERENCES: I have my heart set on a i7 920 CPU, as far as the GPU I'm thinking a Radeon HD 58XX, so here's

my first question, is the $100 + price difference between the 5850 and the 5870 worth it?

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, but nothing extreme

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Probably, but later

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680 x 1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: -Will be running Windows 7 64, so i would like 6gb of ram.

-Need help with choosing the right PSU for the two 58XX.

-I want to get a 22" 1680 x 1050 monitor (outside of the $1200 budget) any suggestions?

-Any suggestions on the case? I'm not looking for anything flashy, but i would like it to have a couple

of fans, and to be able to fit the two GPU cards without any problems


Thanks for all your help & advice.


 

build

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Intel Core i7-920
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COOLER MASTER HAF 922 <-- Big and superb cooling
Combo Price: $364.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.269773

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R
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OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600mhz CL8
Combo Price: $303.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.272975

Antec EarthWatts 750W Continuous Power - $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB - $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW SATA - $28.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB - $259.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Total = $1,207.91