Hi there,
I have been wanting to build my own computer for a while now, but lacked the money and know-how but i finally saved up some cash and i want to build a high end gaming computer, i also to a lot of editing with photoshop and after effects.
My budget is around $2000 give or take.
I have been thinking about this for a while and i finally came up with the list of parts im looking to buy in order to build this thing.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP
BUDGET RANGE: Around $2000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming editing surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: have everything but the comp
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: doesn't matter
PARTS PREFERENCES: intel/nvidia based.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 2 monitors, both at 1680x1050
Here it goes:
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower - Case
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146085&Sku=C283-1187
EVGA x58 SLI LE - Mobo
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4694158&Sku=E145-2059
Intel i7 920 - CPU
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4240166&Sku=CP1-I7-920
Corsair H50 - CPU Cooler - CPU Cooler
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=5267687&sku=C13-2528&srkey=corsair%20h50
2 x WD Caviar Black 500G Hard Drives in RAID 0 - HDD
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320&cm_re=caviar_black-_-22-136-320-_-Product
LG GH22NS50 - CD/DVD Drive
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4803048&Sku=L49-1028%20OEM
Corsair Dominator 6g Tri Channel - RAM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224&cm_re=dominator-_-20-145-224-_-Product
Corsair HX 1000W PSU - PSU
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=017677&cid=PSU.830
2 x EVGA GTX 275 in SLI - GPU
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130475&cm_re=evga_gtx_275-_-14-130-475-_-Product
I also have some additional questions:
Regarding the x58 SLI LE motherboard, if im running SLI with this board is there 2 PCIE x16 slots for the two cards? Iv seen some pictures and reviews of the board and some people say that all the slots are x16 and some say its x16 x8 x8 x4, so i just wanted to be clear on this.
Also i think this PSU might be a little overkill but i don't want to cheap out on my PSU, if you have any suggestions though i would be glad to hear them.
Ok well that's about it, thanks for any help/suggestions or tips towards this build.
I have been wanting to build my own computer for a while now, but lacked the money and know-how but i finally saved up some cash and i want to build a high end gaming computer, i also to a lot of editing with photoshop and after effects.
My budget is around $2000 give or take.
I have been thinking about this for a while and i finally came up with the list of parts im looking to buy in order to build this thing.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP
BUDGET RANGE: Around $2000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming editing surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: have everything but the comp
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: doesn't matter
PARTS PREFERENCES: intel/nvidia based.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 2 monitors, both at 1680x1050
Here it goes:
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower - Case
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146085&Sku=C283-1187
EVGA x58 SLI LE - Mobo
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4694158&Sku=E145-2059
Intel i7 920 - CPU
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4240166&Sku=CP1-I7-920
Corsair H50 - CPU Cooler - CPU Cooler
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=5267687&sku=C13-2528&srkey=corsair%20h50
2 x WD Caviar Black 500G Hard Drives in RAID 0 - HDD
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320&cm_re=caviar_black-_-22-136-320-_-Product
LG GH22NS50 - CD/DVD Drive
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4803048&Sku=L49-1028%20OEM
Corsair Dominator 6g Tri Channel - RAM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224&cm_re=dominator-_-20-145-224-_-Product
Corsair HX 1000W PSU - PSU
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=017677&cid=PSU.830
2 x EVGA GTX 275 in SLI - GPU
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130475&cm_re=evga_gtx_275-_-14-130-475-_-Product
I also have some additional questions:
Regarding the x58 SLI LE motherboard, if im running SLI with this board is there 2 PCIE x16 slots for the two cards? Iv seen some pictures and reviews of the board and some people say that all the slots are x16 and some say its x16 x8 x8 x4, so i just wanted to be clear on this.
Also i think this PSU might be a little overkill but i don't want to cheap out on my PSU, if you have any suggestions though i would be glad to hear them.
Ok well that's about it, thanks for any help/suggestions or tips towards this build.