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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP (my pc sucks right now) BUDGET RANGE: (e.g.: 0-950) Before / After Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Video Editing, Video Encoding, Gaming, Watching Video, Internet Browsing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, hard drives, disk drive (unless you can find a super-cheap blu-ray player, or even better, a writer)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I have been looking on newegg.com, but if you know of a better site with a better price, PLEASE enlighten me

PARTS PREFERENCES: i7-860, at least 8 gig of RAM (as FAST as possible!), a motherboard that supports PATA (I have 2 old hard drives I want to use), and if possible for the budget a graphics card (im running a GeForce 7600, so I need to upgrade) and a high def (1080p) monitor above 20`

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (dont know how/never done it before, but i might expiriment :D SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Not planning on it, but if i come across a good deal, who knows?

MONITOR RESOLUTION: I dont really know, but whatever would look best at 1080p and widescreen over 20`

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: If the case can have easy to access front usb ports and a headphone jack, that would be preferable

If its possible to make this cheaper than the max budget, please feel free to let me know. This will be my first build, and im a little worried about it because of the price range >_>

Thanks again, yall!
 

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Intel Core i7-860
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GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2
Combo Price: $384.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.270428

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 CL8 - $80.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231278

HIS H467QS1GH Radeon HD 4670 1GB
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Combo Price: $174.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.276545

COOLER MASTER RC-690
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Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB
Combo Price: $99.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.273732

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W - $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - $25.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053

Total after rebates = $951.90
 

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Hey guys im from South Africa and I just bought me a new PC it's also the i7-860 2.88GHz, all im waiting for is for the ATI RADEON HD 5870 to arrive then the bulid would be complete I just want to know how long it will hold for mainly GAMING and LAN'ing??

It's a...

CPU: Intel Core i7-860 2.88GHz LGA1156 (Standerd Cooling Intel Heatsink and FAN)
GPU: XFX ATI RADEON HD5870 1GB DDR5
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz (2x2GB Gaming RAM DUAL-Channel)
HDD: Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.12 (and my old SATA HARDRIVES 250GB & 500GB)
MOBO: Asus P7P55D EVO LGA1156
PSU: Cooler Master Extreme 650W
CASE: Cooler Master HAF922 Black (3x 20cm Chasis FANS)

SCREEN: Samsung HD 23.3" Wide LCD 50000:1 2MS

OS: Windows 7 build 7100 Ultimate

Did I make the right diccision? I didnt choose the i7-950 becuase of what i heard it's being Discontinued the 1633MHz Socets?? Please ANY MODERATER tell me how long will this hold without changing graphics lower and the whole system supports DX11..
 

masterasia

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Why would they discontinue the 1366 sockets when the Gulftowns (aka i9) will be 1366? It's not being discontinued at the moment. Motherboard companies are hard at work updating the X58 boards with USB 3 and SATA 3 http://www.nordichardware.com/news,10118.html
 

masterasia

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Yes, there was a rumor going around saying that the i7 920 is being discontinued, but not the LGA 1366 socket.
My guess is that all the Nahalems and Bloomfields would be discontined sooner or later once Gulfwtown is out so Intel can make money on those.
Intel is planning to make the P55 mainstream and X58 for rich enthusiasts. Yes, I've heard the rumor that Intel plans to
make the cheapest 1366 chip $1000.
 

Sorry for continuing to reply to DISCONNECTED_MIND's posts when he obviously hijacked your thread and should start his own. It's just hard to let it go when somebody's posting blatantly incorrect information. He's basing his information off of a forum thread. Here's an official Intel roadmap that shows the X58 chipset continuing on through at least 2010 on page 10:

http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/INTC/0x0x230002/13E2851F-E8B9-4268-9487-E5D5A4FD956E/IDF_Investors_Briefing_Aug_2008_final_Aug20c.pdf