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popemasta   10-30-2009 at 02:01:32 PM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This weekend (today) BUDGET RANGE: 1500 or so

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: WoW, General internet/nerd stuff

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS) OS, Speakers, keyboard

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg, anywhere cheap and reputable COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US (Virginia)

PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type: I just want quality parts

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: I dunno, looks like 1920x1200, I eventually want to buy another monitor

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I live at a lake house in the basement, so I need a wireless card, and a case/fans with good airflow, as it's dusty down there. Also, in the near future I want to buy an additional monitor so I can dual-screen and I also want to buy a 5.1 system with optic digital. Also, I want to buy another Intelimouse Explorer (ORIGINAL VERSION, SILVER) but I can't find it ANYWHERE. I also have 2 external HD's 1TB and 1 280GB.



COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119160


CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115214


GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128400


G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231279


SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152181

XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150442


Acer X233Hbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 40000:1 (ACM) - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009163


COOLER MASTER Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103065

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151187


ENCORE ENLWI-N IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Wireless Adapter Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64/128-bits WEP Encryption WPA, WPA2 WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6833180052


Message edited by popemasta on 10-30-2009 at 04:20:55 PM
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popemasta   10-30-2009 at 04:47:45 PM

Oops, I forgot because I want to buy this today, What video card should I get as the one I have in my build curently is out of stock.

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Cades   10-30-2009 at 04:57:56 PM

That build looks pretty good to me, both the video cards you should get now are out of stock at a lot of places (5850, 5870)

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phoenix0113   10-30-2009 at 05:01:13 PM

Yeah the 58xx series on newegg is out of stock atm. Hmmmm a good alternative to 5850 would be a 4870x2 but newegg discontinued to make people buy the 58xx series. For a lower price you could go for a 4890. It's cheaper by like 100$ or so but it isn't quite as powerful as the 5850. For the price range, anything around the price of a 5850 on Nvidia side will be a lot weaker, don't consider Nvidia unless you're willing to pay a good bit of money.

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popemasta   10-30-2009 at 06:21:40 PM

Well newegg doesn't have the XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850, is there any other reputable sellers that may have it? Kinda wary of using google shopping...

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phoenix0113   10-30-2009 at 08:27:20 PM

I think you're gonna have to wait bro. No one is selling atm. NEVER use google store, just don't trust it. I've lost money from the wrong information I received there.

The only thing close enough in speed on the ATI side is a 4890 being sold right now. Or if you will pay a bit more, get a GTX 280 or something like that.

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admin123   10-30-2009 at 08:34:21 PM

I would wait, iv seen alot of people make bad decision on part because they dont have the patience to wait! Try microcenter they may have it in stock http://tsutton.site90.net/imgs/signature_smiley1.jpg

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blackhawk1928   10-31-2009 at 01:14:24 AM

YOu said you won't crossfire so drop the 750watter for the 650watter, it will be more then enough for you.

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