APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the next couple of weeks
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Just general use, movies, surfing the web, etc
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitors, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: I have had good luck with the ASRock mobos, but open to suggestions.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Graphics are not the most important thing with this build. I want it to be as fast as possible, with a budget of $1,000. I put together a couple of setups and was wondering which of the two would be faster. They share much of the same hardware, except for the CPU, RAM, and HD's. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
Build #1
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156
ASRock P55 Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard
NZXT Apollo SILVER NP Silver SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model
XFX HD-485X-ZDFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support
Rosewill RCR-IM5001 USB2.0 75 in 1 internal Card Reader w/ 3 ports USB2.0 Hub / eSATA port / Extra silver face plate
Build #2
For the sake of saving some space and time I am just going to list what is different between the 2nd build and the 1st. The differences are CPU, mobo, RAM, and storage setup.
ASRock X58 Deluxe ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
******To sum it up, I was wondering which of these you guys think would be a better setup for $1,000. Would the i5-750 setup with the SSD and dual-channel 4gb of ram be faster than the i7-920 setup with the triple channel 6 gb of ram without the SSD? I would put Windows 7 on the SSD along with anything else that would be used often- antivirus and other programs. The higher prices of the i7-920 and the ram do not allow for the SSD to be used with that setup. Anyways, thanks for the look and let me know what you think.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Just general use, movies, surfing the web, etc
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitors, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: I have had good luck with the ASRock mobos, but open to suggestions.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Graphics are not the most important thing with this build. I want it to be as fast as possible, with a budget of $1,000. I put together a couple of setups and was wondering which of the two would be faster. They share much of the same hardware, except for the CPU, RAM, and HD's. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
Build #1
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156
ASRock P55 Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard
NZXT Apollo SILVER NP Silver SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model
XFX HD-485X-ZDFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support
Rosewill RCR-IM5001 USB2.0 75 in 1 internal Card Reader w/ 3 ports USB2.0 Hub / eSATA port / Extra silver face plate
Build #2
For the sake of saving some space and time I am just going to list what is different between the 2nd build and the 1st. The differences are CPU, mobo, RAM, and storage setup.
ASRock X58 Deluxe ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
******To sum it up, I was wondering which of these you guys think would be a better setup for $1,000. Would the i5-750 setup with the SSD and dual-channel 4gb of ram be faster than the i7-920 setup with the triple channel 6 gb of ram without the SSD? I would put Windows 7 on the SSD along with anything else that would be used often- antivirus and other programs. The higher prices of the i7-920 and the ram do not allow for the SSD to be used with that setup. Anyways, thanks for the look and let me know what you think.