Approx. 2500 gaming build - graduation gift
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just finished my degree at University of Waterloo and my parents sought fit to finance a new build as a graduation gift. Opinions? Thoughts?
PURCHASE DATE: next few weeks
SYSTEM USAGE: Games, Photoshop, Internet, MS office
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE: newegg.ca
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel core I7, ATI, ASUS mobo
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
CROSSFIRE: possibly in the future
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1280
Thermaltake Spedo Advance Package
ASUS Rampage III Extreme
ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ 950W
Intel Core i7-930
G.SKILL PI+ Turbulence 12GB DDR3 1600 6-8-6-20
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb
LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner
SAPPHIRE Toxic Radeon HD 5870 2GB - will continue to use my dual 4890 vapor-x until available
either
COOLER MASTER V8
or
Thermaltake Frio
and in the future will add
Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" 256GB SATA III
ICY DOCK 2.5" to 3.5" SSD & SATA Hard Drive Converter
PURCHASE DATE: next few weeks
SYSTEM USAGE: Games, Photoshop, Internet, MS office
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE: newegg.ca
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel core I7, ATI, ASUS mobo
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
CROSSFIRE: possibly in the future
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1280
Thermaltake Spedo Advance Package
ASUS Rampage III Extreme
ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ 950W
Intel Core i7-930
G.SKILL PI+ Turbulence 12GB DDR3 1600 6-8-6-20
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb
LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner
SAPPHIRE Toxic Radeon HD 5870 2GB - will continue to use my dual 4890 vapor-x until available
either
COOLER MASTER V8
or
Thermaltake Frio
and in the future will add
Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" 256GB SATA III
ICY DOCK 2.5" to 3.5" SSD & SATA Hard Drive Converter
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That case is alarmingly expensive - nearly $300 with tax and shipping...
For the motherboard, a much cheaper alternative should serve you well
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
For the PSU you can easily drop down to a 850W (or even less)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
Get this RAM as well
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682...
Finally, I prefer this HSF
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1683...
I understand that this build is coming at no cost to you, but the above build is just a bit too unreasonable. If you are really into spending extra, consider purchasing a new (or second) monitor with the money you save.
That case is alarmingly expensive - nearly $300 with tax and shipping...
For the motherboard, a much cheaper alternative should serve you well
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
For the PSU you can easily drop down to a 850W (or even less)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
Get this RAM as well
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682...
Finally, I prefer this HSF
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1683...
I understand that this build is coming at no cost to you, but the above build is just a bit too unreasonable. If you are really into spending extra, consider purchasing a new (or second) monitor with the money you save.
looks pretty similar to mine, except I chose a very high quality PSU, a WD HDD to take advantage of sata III, a more expensive case and 12GB of CL6 ram.
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