So as the title says, my knowledge of computers in general is somewhat limited but I am not entirely ignorant. I have tried to do my homework and get a great system while maintaining a respectable budget. I want to use this computer for gaming and although I mostly play WoW I want to be able to get 40+ frames on anything I play. I chose to go through ibuypower.com because I have never built my own computer and honestly, am a little intimidated by taking on such a task without guidance. However, if I can save hundreds of dollars by doing it on my own I am willing to undertake the task. Could you please look over my setup, and offer any advice on getting the most performance for my dollar while building the best system I can for around 2000 dollars or less. Thank you so much.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: April-march
BUDGET RANGE: $2000 or less
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, General Use.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor (using hdtv)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com - ibuypower.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: N/A.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe... w/ more experience
MONITOR RESOLUTION: believe it does 1080 p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Best for the money xD
Gamer Paladin F725
Case ( CoolerMaster HAF 932 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
Case Lighting ( None )
Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 930 Processor (4x 2.8GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking )
Processor Cooling ( [Free Upgrade] Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 120mm Radiator [SOCKET-1366] )
Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 Triple Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand )
Video Card ( ATI Radeon HD 5870 - 1GB - Single Card )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA )
Motherboard ( ASUS P6X58D Premium -- Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/8-ch HD Audio, Triple-Channel DDR3, 2 Gb Lan, 3 PCI-E MB )
Motherboard Add-on ( None )
Power Supply ( 850 Watt -- Thermaltake TR2 W0319RU Power Supply - SLI Ready )
Primary Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Dual 500GB Drives (1TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance )
Data Hard Drive ( None )
Optical Drive ( 24X Sony Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )
2nd Optical Drive ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black )
Meter Display ( NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature LCD Display )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Network Card ( **$99 - $20 Instant Rebate!** Killer Xeno Pro Gaming Network Card )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) - 64-Bit )
Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard - Black )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse - Black )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
Wireless Network Adapter ( Zonet ZEW2545 802.11n 130Mbps Wireless USB Adapter )
Power Protection ( None )
(am i missing anything important?)
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: April-march
BUDGET RANGE: $2000 or less
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, General Use.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor (using hdtv)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com - ibuypower.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: N/A.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe... w/ more experience
MONITOR RESOLUTION: believe it does 1080 p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Best for the money xD
Gamer Paladin F725
Case ( CoolerMaster HAF 932 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
Case Lighting ( None )
Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 930 Processor (4x 2.8GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking )
Processor Cooling ( [Free Upgrade] Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 120mm Radiator [SOCKET-1366] )
Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 Triple Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand )
Video Card ( ATI Radeon HD 5870 - 1GB - Single Card )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA )
Motherboard ( ASUS P6X58D Premium -- Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/8-ch HD Audio, Triple-Channel DDR3, 2 Gb Lan, 3 PCI-E MB )
Motherboard Add-on ( None )
Power Supply ( 850 Watt -- Thermaltake TR2 W0319RU Power Supply - SLI Ready )
Primary Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Dual 500GB Drives (1TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance )
Data Hard Drive ( None )
Optical Drive ( 24X Sony Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )
2nd Optical Drive ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black )
Meter Display ( NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature LCD Display )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Network Card ( **$99 - $20 Instant Rebate!** Killer Xeno Pro Gaming Network Card )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) - 64-Bit )
Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard - Black )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse - Black )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
Wireless Network Adapter ( Zonet ZEW2545 802.11n 130Mbps Wireless USB Adapter )
Power Protection ( None )
(am i missing anything important?)