APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within 2-3 weeks
BUDGET RANGE: Approximation $1500-$2000 but this is not set in stone nor does it need all be used.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Simulation flight and motorsports, photo and video editing, general computing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS Win7 Ultimate
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, zipzoomfly.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: ATI for eyefinity, Intel for CPU
OVERCLOCKING: No, but never say never.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, want the option to do so in the future.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 24 inch 1920x1080 but future may bring 2 more monitors for eyefinity.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The video card I would like to have a decent warranty. I doubt anything has a warranty as good as BFG's for nvidia but something of a good warranty and customer service is a plus for me. Below are parts I currently have selected. I still need a good amount of ram for this system. Should I do 4, or 6? It's a Win7 64 bit OS I am planning to install. I am leaning i7 930 over i7 950 because it seems the price difference is too much for what you get back in performance. The Hard drive type is in question too. I want plenty of room, does the speed of these hard drivers out there matter enough to make the price what they are? Your evaluation of these parts and what I want to do would be appreciated.
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011&Tpk=850%20hx
Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225&cm_re=i7-_-19-115-225-_-Product
XFX HD-587A-ZND9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB XXX Edition 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150456&Tpk=XFX%20HD-587A-ZND9%20Radeon%20HD%205870%20%28Cypress%20XT%29%201GB%20X
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423&Tpk=GIGABYTE%20GA-X58A-UD3R
BUDGET RANGE: Approximation $1500-$2000 but this is not set in stone nor does it need all be used.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Simulation flight and motorsports, photo and video editing, general computing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS Win7 Ultimate
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, zipzoomfly.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: ATI for eyefinity, Intel for CPU
OVERCLOCKING: No, but never say never.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, want the option to do so in the future.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 24 inch 1920x1080 but future may bring 2 more monitors for eyefinity.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The video card I would like to have a decent warranty. I doubt anything has a warranty as good as BFG's for nvidia but something of a good warranty and customer service is a plus for me. Below are parts I currently have selected. I still need a good amount of ram for this system. Should I do 4, or 6? It's a Win7 64 bit OS I am planning to install. I am leaning i7 930 over i7 950 because it seems the price difference is too much for what you get back in performance. The Hard drive type is in question too. I want plenty of room, does the speed of these hard drivers out there matter enough to make the price what they are? Your evaluation of these parts and what I want to do would be appreciated.
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011&Tpk=850%20hx
Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225&cm_re=i7-_-19-115-225-_-Product
XFX HD-587A-ZND9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB XXX Edition 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150456&Tpk=XFX%20HD-587A-ZND9%20Radeon%20HD%205870%20%28Cypress%20XT%29%201GB%20X
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423&Tpk=GIGABYTE%20GA-X58A-UD3R