The BestConfig campaign started today made me wonder what it would be like if we all came together and decided without a doubt what the best current piece of equipment was based on selections for personal BestConfig setups. I realize that some BestConfig setups will be focused on different areas of performance and thus may cause some variations to what might be found to be the 'norm'. I intend to list as best I can, the pieces taken from all the posts in BestConfigs - High-End Intel Gaming PC
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/294020-31-bestconfigs....
I encourage discussion and perhaps reasons why a certain piece is better then another and I'll try to update each individual piece as warranted. I will probably in the long run drop off items that don't receive many spots in builds and keep the higher 'voted' items. A vote means it was included in a build. All prices and links are for
www.newegg.com.
Any suggestions?
CPU :
(1) Intel Core i7-930 (10 votes)
(Best CPU) 289.99
Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601930
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
(2) Intel Core i7-950 (1 vote) $599.99
MOTHERBOARD:
(1) Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R (6 votes) $209.99
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=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(2) ASUS Rampage III Extreme (2 votes) $379.99
ASUS Rampage III Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(3) ASUS P6X58D Premium (1 vote) $294.99
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(4) ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 (1 vote) $199.99
ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(5) EVGA 141-BL-E575-TR SLI LE, X58, ATX (1 vote) $189.99
EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX X58 SLI LE Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
RAM: (Everyone seems to be close to 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin 1600 DDR3)
(1) G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
(2) 6GB Kingston HyperX (3 x 2 1600 CAS7)
(3) 6GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600mhz C7
(4) G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI rated for 1.5v
(5) Corsair XMS3 3x2 GB 2000 mhz CAS Latency 9 $175
(6) Mushkin Redline Enhanced DDR 3 1600 6-8-6-24
(7) Crucial Ballistix Tracer 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600MHz
(8) CORSAIR Dominator 6GB (3 x 2GB) $194.99
(9) Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 6GB DDR3 1600MHz CL7
(10) 12gb (3x4gb) G.skills Ripjaw $260.00
(11) 3x2 Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 $144.99
GPU:
(1) EVGA GTX 460 1GB Superclocked (1 votes x 2 SLI) ($249.99 / $499.98)
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(2) XFX Radeon HD 5870 (1 vote x 1) (2 votes x 2 xfire) ($389.99 / $779.98)
XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(3) ASUS ROG MATRIX 5870 (1 vote) $519.99
ASUS ROG MATRIX 5870 P/2DIS/2GD5 Radeon HD 5870 Platinum 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(4) Radeon HD 5970 (2 votes) $649.99
SAPPHIRE 100280SR Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(5) Galaxy GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) Sli (1 vote) $299.99
Galaxy 70XKH3HS8GUX GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(6) ASUS GTX 470 (Fermi) Sli (1 vote x 2 SLI) ($294.99 / $589.98)
ASUS ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Justification : ?
(7) (No Brand Specifed) GTX 460 1GB (1 vote x 2 SLI) ($---.-- / $---.--)
(8) (No Brand Specifed) GTX 480 (1 vote) ($---.-- / $---.--)