APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This month
BUDGET RANGE: $2,500 +/-
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming (primarily Aion), movies/surfing, 3 years or so proof
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: only need pc and monitor, want to upgrade from 22" 1680x1050 to 1 or 2 24" 1920x1200 or 1920x1080
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: See initial thoughts below
OVERCLOCKING: Doubtful, though I had good experiences with P5B deluxe paired with E6600 (most recent build)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes, either now or later
MONITOR RESOLUTION: See "Parts not Required"
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I prefer the case to be large enough to allow good cable management and not be cramped, and as quiet as possible
Here are my initial picks:
Case: Antec 1200 or HAF 932
MOBO: ??
CPU: i7 920
RAM: ??
SSD: 60GB to run OS and Aion (OCZ Vertex?)
HDD: Spinpoint F3 "or" no SSD and Spin F3x2 in raid 0
GPU: 5870x2 or 5970?
PS: Corsair 850HW?
Monitor: ??
Optical/Blu-Ray: Will decide on my own at time of build
BUDGET RANGE: $2,500 +/-
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming (primarily Aion), movies/surfing, 3 years or so proof
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: only need pc and monitor, want to upgrade from 22" 1680x1050 to 1 or 2 24" 1920x1200 or 1920x1080
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: See initial thoughts below
OVERCLOCKING: Doubtful, though I had good experiences with P5B deluxe paired with E6600 (most recent build)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes, either now or later
MONITOR RESOLUTION: See "Parts not Required"
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I prefer the case to be large enough to allow good cable management and not be cramped, and as quiet as possible
Here are my initial picks:
Case: Antec 1200 or HAF 932
MOBO: ??
CPU: i7 920
RAM: ??
SSD: 60GB to run OS and Aion (OCZ Vertex?)
HDD: Spinpoint F3 "or" no SSD and Spin F3x2 in raid 0
GPU: 5870x2 or 5970?
PS: Corsair 850HW?
Monitor: ??
Optical/Blu-Ray: Will decide on my own at time of build