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Hello all. I've been a long-time Tom's lurker, always looking for advice and tips. Always seems to be friendly, helpful people here. I have built 2 systems for myself in the past and feel it's time to build another as the release date of Bad Company 2 approaches. So, here goes....
Budget: $1,000 - $1,200
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within 2 weeks
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: FPS gaming, web surfing, some word processing (this would be my home "fun" comp)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com, obo
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type : looking to stick with mid-high end stuff, like i7 gpu, radeon 5850 or better.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes,BUT I'm not very skilled at doing this, nor do I have a lot of time to do so. I'm REALLY looking for a mobo that can overclock for me, or at least make it so easy it's almost like it's automatic. Just click click click and whamo you're overclocked.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes BUT not immediately. I'd like to have the option to do some some time down the road if I feel the need to do so. Plan is to get one gpu now.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200.
Honestly don't know what my current monitor maxes out at. Might need to upgrade this component in the near future.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Like I said, mostly for gaming. I don't need the baddest of the bad, but I do want to treat myself to something nice
. Something that I can hopefully hang on to for a while with only minor upgrades. Sticking to budget is not really so important, but I really don't want to splurge too much. I've listed below the system I am considering. Please add comments, suggestions, criticisms. If you think there is one part that could be upgraded at little to no extra cost, please make your suggestion. I thank you all for your help and advice.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156098
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #:ATX-612WEBP
Item #:N82E16811156098 $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157163
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #:X58 Extreme
Item #:N82E16813157163 $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857
SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
Model #:100282SR
Item #:N82E16814102857 $310
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Model #:BX80601920
Item #:N82E16819115202 $290
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231281
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH - Retail
Model #:F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH
Item #:N82E16820231281 $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Model #:ST3500418AS
Item #:N82E16822148395 $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
Model #:AD-7240S-0B
Item #:N82E16827118030 $25
grand total of about $1,060
Budget: $1,000 - $1,200
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within 2 weeks
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: FPS gaming, web surfing, some word processing (this would be my home "fun" comp)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com, obo
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type : looking to stick with mid-high end stuff, like i7 gpu, radeon 5850 or better.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes,BUT I'm not very skilled at doing this, nor do I have a lot of time to do so. I'm REALLY looking for a mobo that can overclock for me, or at least make it so easy it's almost like it's automatic. Just click click click and whamo you're overclocked.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes BUT not immediately. I'd like to have the option to do some some time down the road if I feel the need to do so. Plan is to get one gpu now.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200.
Honestly don't know what my current monitor maxes out at. Might need to upgrade this component in the near future.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Like I said, mostly for gaming. I don't need the baddest of the bad, but I do want to treat myself to something nice
. Something that I can hopefully hang on to for a while with only minor upgrades. Sticking to budget is not really so important, but I really don't want to splurge too much. I've listed below the system I am considering. Please add comments, suggestions, criticisms. If you think there is one part that could be upgraded at little to no extra cost, please make your suggestion. I thank you all for your help and advice. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156098
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #:ATX-612WEBP
Item #:N82E16811156098 $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157163
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #:X58 Extreme
Item #:N82E16813157163 $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857
SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
Model #:100282SR
Item #:N82E16814102857 $310
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Model #:BX80601920
Item #:N82E16819115202 $290
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231281
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH - Retail
Model #:F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH
Item #:N82E16820231281 $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Model #:ST3500418AS
Item #:N82E16822148395 $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
Model #:AD-7240S-0B
Item #:N82E16827118030 $25
grand total of about $1,060
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