Greetings! Thanks for taking the time to look.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: this week (August 23, 2010)
BUDGET RANGE: $1500+/- sans possible new monitor
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Movies a close second, Internet
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I require the components listed below
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: see below
OVERCLOCKING: No / Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No / Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: current monitor is 1920x1200; this may change.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Funding is not a problem and I'm willing to spend more if needed. After doing research I feel like I can fulfill my computing needs by staying within the range listed above. Spending an additional $1000 to eek out another 1 or 2 FPS isn't a good--to use a term from my wine world--QPR.
I don't OC my current rig and have no experience doing so, but I'm not opposed to it.
The GPU I chose was recommended highly but when I compare it to similar, cheaper, 5870's I'm not sure why I shouldn't go with one of the less expensive verisons.
Newegg GPU Comparison
This is my current monitor: HP L2335 Carbonite/Silver 23" 16ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments 250 cd/m2 500:1.
I purchased it in 2006 for $950 and it has been great. The response time and contrast ratio seem to be where it is lacking compared to today displays. Would I see a noticeable increase in viewing pleasure if I upgrade?
Additional items drawing power from the PSU:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Perhaps another 320GB HD and various USB devices for brief periods of time (Camera, Phone, IPod) and a wireless network card. Is the PSU below enough?
■Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black Steel, ABS Plastic, Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$99.99 if purchased today
■GPU: SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100281VX-2SR Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$429.99
■CPU: Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760
$209.99
■PSU: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$99.99
■RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
$92.99
■SSD: Corsair Force CSSD-F120GB2-BRKT 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$295.99
■Blu-ray burner: Pioneer Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer BDR-205BKS - OEM
$189.99
■MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$119.99
Extraneous?
Add-on Card: ASUS Model U3S6 USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s Add-on card
$24.99
Running Windows 7.
Thanks again!
Greg
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: this week (August 23, 2010)
BUDGET RANGE: $1500+/- sans possible new monitor
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Movies a close second, Internet
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I require the components listed below
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: see below
OVERCLOCKING: No / Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No / Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: current monitor is 1920x1200; this may change.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Funding is not a problem and I'm willing to spend more if needed. After doing research I feel like I can fulfill my computing needs by staying within the range listed above. Spending an additional $1000 to eek out another 1 or 2 FPS isn't a good--to use a term from my wine world--QPR.
I don't OC my current rig and have no experience doing so, but I'm not opposed to it.
The GPU I chose was recommended highly but when I compare it to similar, cheaper, 5870's I'm not sure why I shouldn't go with one of the less expensive verisons.
Newegg GPU Comparison
This is my current monitor: HP L2335 Carbonite/Silver 23" 16ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments 250 cd/m2 500:1.
I purchased it in 2006 for $950 and it has been great. The response time and contrast ratio seem to be where it is lacking compared to today displays. Would I see a noticeable increase in viewing pleasure if I upgrade?
Additional items drawing power from the PSU:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Perhaps another 320GB HD and various USB devices for brief periods of time (Camera, Phone, IPod) and a wireless network card. Is the PSU below enough?
■Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black Steel, ABS Plastic, Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$99.99 if purchased today
■GPU: SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100281VX-2SR Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$429.99
■CPU: Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760
$209.99
■PSU: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$99.99
■RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
$92.99
■SSD: Corsair Force CSSD-F120GB2-BRKT 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$295.99
■Blu-ray burner: Pioneer Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer BDR-205BKS - OEM
$189.99
■MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$119.99
Extraneous?
Add-on Card: ASUS Model U3S6 USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s Add-on card
$24.99
Running Windows 7.
Thanks again!
Greg
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