APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Jan 12th, 2010
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: replacing all parts
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Any site with free shipping, best price
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel/ATI
OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Crossfire when 5870 Eyefinity Six Edition hits
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x3600
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Well, it's been a long month of research. I started off with a vision in my head of a WC'd i7 920 setup. I ended up here. I know the benefits/disadvantages of p55, so no need to beat that horse again.
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Processor: i5 750
183.99 Tiger Direct after Bing 8pct cash back
Mobo: Asus P7P55D-E Pro
183.99 Tiger Direct after Bing 8pct cash back
RAM: 2x2gb G.Skill 1600 9-9-9-24
95.99 Newegg
PSU: Corsair 750w TX
105.79 Tiger Direct after 8pct Bing cashback.
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two
107.48 The Great Guys after Bing 5pct cash back
GPU: Sapphire 5870
402.99 Provantage
Monitor 1: Dell 2408wfp
425.27 Buy.com after 4pct Bing cashback
Monitor 2, 3: HP lp2465
369.98 (For two) Find em on your own!
HSF: Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B
64.99 Newegg
Speakers: M-Audio AV 40
139.99 Newegg
SSD: Intel x25-m 80gb
216.60 The Great Guys after 5pct Bing cashback
HDD: Samsung Spintpoint f1 1tb
84.99 Newegg
KB: Steel Series Merc Stealth
89.99 Newegg
Mouse: Microsoft Sidewinder x8
67.10 The Great Guys after 5pct Bing cashback
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Well a DVD Burner, AS5 and 2x Scythe Gentle Typhoons wrap up the build for a grand total of:
2578.35
That's before minimal shipping fees (newegg only).
That's alot of cash, but keep in mind that this is with 3x Non-TN monitors, the 2nd best gpu on the market today, premium kb, mouse, and speakers. Every part is quality. Yeah I could have done a 1k budget build, heck probably a 600$ budget build. Or I could have gone the other way and dropped 4.5k on a i7 920 WC build. In the end this was as much ground as I was willing to give. I personally think it's a great blend of value and performance, especially for a 24" Eyefinity setup.
Let me know what you think.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: replacing all parts
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Any site with free shipping, best price
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel/ATI
OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Crossfire when 5870 Eyefinity Six Edition hits
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x3600
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Well, it's been a long month of research. I started off with a vision in my head of a WC'd i7 920 setup. I ended up here. I know the benefits/disadvantages of p55, so no need to beat that horse again.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Processor: i5 750
183.99 Tiger Direct after Bing 8pct cash back
Mobo: Asus P7P55D-E Pro
183.99 Tiger Direct after Bing 8pct cash back
RAM: 2x2gb G.Skill 1600 9-9-9-24
95.99 Newegg
PSU: Corsair 750w TX
105.79 Tiger Direct after 8pct Bing cashback.
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two
107.48 The Great Guys after Bing 5pct cash back
GPU: Sapphire 5870
402.99 Provantage
Monitor 1: Dell 2408wfp
425.27 Buy.com after 4pct Bing cashback
Monitor 2, 3: HP lp2465
369.98 (For two) Find em on your own!
HSF: Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B
64.99 Newegg
Speakers: M-Audio AV 40
139.99 Newegg
SSD: Intel x25-m 80gb
216.60 The Great Guys after 5pct Bing cashback
HDD: Samsung Spintpoint f1 1tb
84.99 Newegg
KB: Steel Series Merc Stealth
89.99 Newegg
Mouse: Microsoft Sidewinder x8
67.10 The Great Guys after 5pct Bing cashback
_____________________________________________________________________________
Well a DVD Burner, AS5 and 2x Scythe Gentle Typhoons wrap up the build for a grand total of:
2578.35
That's before minimal shipping fees (newegg only).
That's alot of cash, but keep in mind that this is with 3x Non-TN monitors, the 2nd best gpu on the market today, premium kb, mouse, and speakers. Every part is quality. Yeah I could have done a 1k budget build, heck probably a 600$ budget build. Or I could have gone the other way and dropped 4.5k on a i7 920 WC build. In the end this was as much ground as I was willing to give. I personally think it's a great blend of value and performance, especially for a 24" Eyefinity setup.
Let me know what you think.