APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Early or late May 2010
BUDGET RANGE: $1430 or lower
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: GAMING, GAMING, GAMING & general desktop use
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Soundcard, OS, Monitor, additional HDs (already have 1.5TB, but only suitable for storage not main OS drive)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: The Egg, and optionally any site with the best price. I don't mind ordering most of the stuff from newegg and combining this with other sites to save even more money
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES by brand or type: Intel i7/eVGA/Asus/etc.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, definitely...hopefully 4ghz on air
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Eventually
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1900x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Really trying to keep this at at $1430 or lower. Hopefully when I build this in May this will be even easier to do
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CASE: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail -- $79.99 after $5 instant rebate
MOBO: EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX X58 SLI LE Intel Motherboard - Retail -- $229.99 after $10 instant rebate
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Desktop Processor Model BX80601930 - Retail -- $294.99
PROCESSOR COOLER: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ... - Retail -- $34.99
COMPOUND: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM -- $9.99
RAM: OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail -- $160.99 after $7 instant rebate
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail - $109.99 after $30 instant rebate
VID CARD: XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail - $419.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive -- $69.99
OPTICAL: Sony Optiarc DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model AD-7241S-0B LightScribe Support - OEM -- $26.99
TOTAL: $1,437.90 (excluding tax/shipping)
NEWEGG WISH LIST URL: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18189028
BUDGET RANGE: $1430 or lower
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: GAMING, GAMING, GAMING & general desktop use
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Soundcard, OS, Monitor, additional HDs (already have 1.5TB, but only suitable for storage not main OS drive)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: The Egg, and optionally any site with the best price. I don't mind ordering most of the stuff from newegg and combining this with other sites to save even more money
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES by brand or type: Intel i7/eVGA/Asus/etc.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, definitely...hopefully 4ghz on air
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Eventually
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1900x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Really trying to keep this at at $1430 or lower. Hopefully when I build this in May this will be even easier to do
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CASE: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail -- $79.99 after $5 instant rebate
MOBO: EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX X58 SLI LE Intel Motherboard - Retail -- $229.99 after $10 instant rebate
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Desktop Processor Model BX80601930 - Retail -- $294.99
PROCESSOR COOLER: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ... - Retail -- $34.99
COMPOUND: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM -- $9.99
RAM: OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail -- $160.99 after $7 instant rebate
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail - $109.99 after $30 instant rebate
VID CARD: XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail - $419.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive -- $69.99
OPTICAL: Sony Optiarc DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model AD-7241S-0B LightScribe Support - OEM -- $26.99
TOTAL: $1,437.90 (excluding tax/shipping)
NEWEGG WISH LIST URL: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18189028