I7 930 build - video editing / occasional gaming

[phoenixrage]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within 4-6 weeks.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Adobe Premiere, Video Capture (already have blackmagic design intesity pro), some occasional gaming (RTS/FPS).

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I'm keeping the Case (Antec 1200), power supply, HDDs, Optical Drives, monitor, keyboard/mouse.

Power supply is an enermax galaxy 1000W, monitor is a 24" 1920x1200 resolution.

I might keep my video cards, unless moving up for a decent price will give me better performance. Current Vid cards: 2x BFG 8800GTX OC edition

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: NCIX.com / Newegg / Canadacomputers / Infonec (i'm willing to shop around for the best deal if its a huge savings for the same part)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada (Toronto)

PARTS PREFERENCES: i7 930 / or 920 - Nvidia graphics

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, preference given to ease of overclocking or out of box stability.

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes - might just keep my current vid cards till something better comes out than the new Nvidia cards.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920 x 1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Budget - 6-800 w/o video card upgrades. 1000-1200 w/ video card(s).

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Here's my CPU, motherboard, and RAM suggestions:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.381171 $504.98 (Intel Core i7-930 + Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R combo)

G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI $189.99

 

[phoenixrage]

slight problem, with 2 video cards installed in the x16 slots on that board, would mean that I won't be able to access the PCI slot needed for my HDMI capture card.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Yes, using two dual-slot GPU's will block the single PCI slot. If I'm not mistaken, though, your Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro card is PCI-E. If that's the case, it will fit above the top GPU. Is this your card?

Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro HDMI Editing Card with PCI Express

If so, you're fine.

 

[phoenixrage]

yea you are correct, I was just remembering wrong, and its my sound card that wouldn't fit, but i can just go with the onboard stuff for the sound.

 

[phoenixrage]

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