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ragnorok64   11-10-2009 at 06:42:22 AM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: BEfroe the end of the year, preferably Nov.

 

BUDGET RANGE: (900-$1000) Before Rebates

 

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Surfing Web, CAD, Photoshop

 

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, case

 

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

 

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel CPU, AMD Graphics

 

OVERCLOCKING:Maybe

 

CROSSFIRE:Maybe

 

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Dual Monitors 1920x1080 and 1680x1050(hopefully this will be 1920x1080 eventually)

 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The primary monitor is a 40" Samsung HD TV. I'm considering eventually adding a 32" HDTV as a secondary monitor if I can get a good deal on it. This would only be temporary until I could re-purpose for another project.

 


$154.99 - MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

$299.99 - SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail

 

$109.99 - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail

 

$199.99 - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail

 

$90.99 - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail

 

$55.99 - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

 

$27.99 - LITE-ON 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model iHAP122-04 - OEM

 

$7.98 - ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

 

$33.98 - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler - Retail

 

$981.89 - Total


Message edited by ragnorok64 on 11-10-2009 at 07:35:20 AM
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Bronze Home Brew badge overshocks   11-10-2009 at 06:59:32 AM
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Hey, can you edit your post in this format, as it answers a lot of questions that we may have:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ild-advice

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e6400 oc'd 3.2ghz,CCF cooler
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Bronze Home Brew badge overshocks   11-10-2009 at 06:59:55 AM
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I suggest you to wait till black friday and cyber monday to buy the parts, you will save a few bucks man.

 

switch your hard drive to the one i suggest below this post. mines faster..and cheaper

 

also, switch your ram (yours have high latencies, 1600mhz) mine have (low latencies, 1333mhz)...the performance is similar..but mine beats it most of the time..


Message edited by overshocks on 11-10-2009 at 07:03:25 AM
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Bronze Home Brew badge overshocks   11-10-2009 at 07:00:36 AM
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Take a look at my i5 750 build too. note it has a monitor and no o.s
so just take whatever you need...and erase monitor..

 

use it as a reference..

 

I only used newegg, but you can use other sites if you can find the same parts for cheaper.
Or if you can find better combos at newegg

 

Here's an i5 750 build with new monitor, without O.S

>MOBO+RAM 30 dollar discount
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.289943

 

>Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

 

>Hard drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236049

 


>Optical Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289

 

>Heatsink
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103065

 

>Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

 

Total: $1,288.88 Before Rebate

 

This build gives you the ability to crossfire/sli in the future if new games are more demanding. You could add in another graphics card, the power supply is decent and could handle 2 graphics card.


Message edited by overshocks on 11-10-2009 at 07:04:37 AM
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Bronze Home Brew badge overshocks   11-10-2009 at 07:55:00 AM
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hey man all looks good except the hard drive and optical drive

 

switch to my suggested hdd because it's faster and cheaper...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

 

AND SWITCH THE OPTICAL DRIVE YOURS IS IDE LOL :D it won't work with UD4P

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289


Message edited by overshocks on 11-10-2009 at 07:56:57 AM
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Bronze Home Brew badge overshocks   11-10-2009 at 08:06:28 AM
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^all looks good man, what case are you puttin it in?

 

wait till black friday and cyber monday to save a few bucks if you want..

 

good luck!


Message edited by overshocks on 11-10-2009 at 08:06:37 AM
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ragnorok64   11-10-2009 at 08:09:19 AM
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Got this case off a friend a while ago http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 811144026. It'll need a bit of work as he had a cat so the inside is dusty/hairy and it's been dented since then.

 

I have to wonder how much I'd stand to save on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. If a good deal on a TV crops up though, this'll get back burnered.


Message edited by ragnorok64 on 11-10-2009 at 08:10:45 AM
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ragnorok64   11-17-2009 at 04:28:35 AM
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Sooo... turns out the TV I was looking for is going to be on sale on Black Friday so this particular project is gonna be back burnered.

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