Hello! I'm planning on buying a gaming system within the next month or so. I don't have time to build it myself, but I have identified the components that make sense and have narrowed the builder down to two companies. I'm very open minded and am looking forward to your input.
I believe this LG 30" monitor makes the most sense:
LG W3000H-Bn Black 30" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005115
Aside from that, I'm looking for the following advice:
(1) What are your thoughts on Avadirect and Cyberpower? Is there another builder I should consider?
(2) What do you think of the following components?
CPU:
Core™ i7-930 Quad-Core 2.8GHz, LGA1366, 4.8 GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm, 130W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
CPU Coolers:
Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT CPU Cooler, Socket 1366, Aluminum
(I'm scared of liquid cooling)
Overclocking:
Extreme Overclocking, 20% and Up Performance Increase
Motherboard:
GA-X58A-UD3R, LGA1366, Intel® X58, 6400 MT/s QPI, DDR3-2200 24GB /6, PCIe x16 SLI CF /4, SATA 3 Gb/s RAID 5 /6, 6 Gb/s RAID /2, USB 3.0 /2, HDA, GbLAN, FW /3, ATX, Retail
(Tom's Hardward recently recommended this board, plus it has USB 3.0)
Memory:
Corsair 6GB (3 x 2GB) XMS3 PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.65V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
(Can go either way on this one)
GPU:
Radeon™ HD 5970 Black Edition, Radeon™ HD 5970 725MHz, 2GB (2 x 1GB) GDDR5 4000MHz, PCIe x16 CrossFire, DVI /2, mini DP, Retail
(seems to be the best card out there, despite the price)
SSD:
Intel 160GB X25-M (G2) Mainstream SSD, MLC, 250/70 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, OEM
(could consider another option here, though Intel seems to make a compelling product)
Storage Devices:
Samsung 1TB SpinPoint F3, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200-RPM, 32MB Cache, Retail
Floppy Drives and Card Readers:
CRW-UINB Black 65-in-1 Card Reader/Writer Drive, 3.5" Bay, Internal USB
DVD Burner Drives:
AD-7241S Black 24x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner w/ Lightscribe, SATA, OEM
Tower Case:
Antec Performance One P193 Black Mid-Tower Computer Case, EATX, No PSU
(I want a quiet case)
Power supply:
Antec Quattro 1000 Power Supply, 80 PLUS®, 1000W, 24-pin ATX12V EPS12V, SLI Certified
(provides overheard for future video card additions)
Operating System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, OEM
Antivirus Software
McAffee Total Protection 2010, 3 Users, Retail
Warranties:
Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)
Shipping and Packaging:
Standard Shipping (UPS, DHL, or Fedex)
From Avadirect, the above build (without the monitor) is about $3k. Again, I don't have the time to build the thing and want to buy it pre-built.
Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
I believe this LG 30" monitor makes the most sense:
LG W3000H-Bn Black 30" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005115
Aside from that, I'm looking for the following advice:
(1) What are your thoughts on Avadirect and Cyberpower? Is there another builder I should consider?
(2) What do you think of the following components?
CPU:
Core™ i7-930 Quad-Core 2.8GHz, LGA1366, 4.8 GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm, 130W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
CPU Coolers:
Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT CPU Cooler, Socket 1366, Aluminum
(I'm scared of liquid cooling)
Overclocking:
Extreme Overclocking, 20% and Up Performance Increase
Motherboard:
GA-X58A-UD3R, LGA1366, Intel® X58, 6400 MT/s QPI, DDR3-2200 24GB /6, PCIe x16 SLI CF /4, SATA 3 Gb/s RAID 5 /6, 6 Gb/s RAID /2, USB 3.0 /2, HDA, GbLAN, FW /3, ATX, Retail
(Tom's Hardward recently recommended this board, plus it has USB 3.0)
Memory:
Corsair 6GB (3 x 2GB) XMS3 PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.65V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
(Can go either way on this one)
GPU:
Radeon™ HD 5970 Black Edition, Radeon™ HD 5970 725MHz, 2GB (2 x 1GB) GDDR5 4000MHz, PCIe x16 CrossFire, DVI /2, mini DP, Retail
(seems to be the best card out there, despite the price)
SSD:
Intel 160GB X25-M (G2) Mainstream SSD, MLC, 250/70 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, OEM
(could consider another option here, though Intel seems to make a compelling product)
Storage Devices:
Samsung 1TB SpinPoint F3, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200-RPM, 32MB Cache, Retail
Floppy Drives and Card Readers:
CRW-UINB Black 65-in-1 Card Reader/Writer Drive, 3.5" Bay, Internal USB
DVD Burner Drives:
AD-7241S Black 24x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner w/ Lightscribe, SATA, OEM
Tower Case:
Antec Performance One P193 Black Mid-Tower Computer Case, EATX, No PSU
(I want a quiet case)
Power supply:
Antec Quattro 1000 Power Supply, 80 PLUS®, 1000W, 24-pin ATX12V EPS12V, SLI Certified
(provides overheard for future video card additions)
Operating System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, OEM
Antivirus Software
McAffee Total Protection 2010, 3 Users, Retail
Warranties:
Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)
Shipping and Packaging:
Standard Shipping (UPS, DHL, or Fedex)
From Avadirect, the above build (without the monitor) is about $3k. Again, I don't have the time to build the thing and want to buy it pre-built.
Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
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