Thinking about doing this prebuild from Cyberpower. Does anyone see any compatibility issues or something I should change? I am not very savvy when it comes to building a computer so I am choosing to use cyberpower.
I would like to stay under $3500 total cost. I was going to buy the I780x processor but decided I might just put this one in instead and upgrade to the sandy bridge later based on some user comments I read in another post.
This machine will be used for many things including work stuff, gaming, stock trading, some porn (tasteful softcore of course) and email. I do not need a lot of storage, I have a couple external drives I back up important stuff on.
I also would ideally like to have the option for 3 monitors but not sure the best way to do that and I can live with 2. Please feel free to rebuild and suggest if you think my build sucks, as I said I am not savvy and just wanted to get something that I could upgrade as I go. If something is over kill in your opinion please tell me why you think so. I read posts saying that 12 gigs of memory is overkill but my current machine has 16 gigs of memory and it does not seem like over kill to me.
There is a link below to the machine I started with and made some downgrades to reduce the cost and tailor it. Not sure if you are allowed to post live links so change the http. Thanks for taking the time. ob
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www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Black_Mamba/
Black Mamba (NO MONITOR) $2,632.00 × Qty Total: $2,632.00
Configuration
* CPU: [Special] Intel® Core™ i7-950 3.06 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366 [-750]
* HDD: 128GB A-DATA S596 Series Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+35] (Single Hard Drive)
* MEMORY: 12GB (2GBx6) DDR3/1800MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+54] (Kingston Hyper-X [+54])
* MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX LGA1366 ATX Mainboard - Overclockable w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, IEEE1394a, USB3.0, Bluetooth, SATA-III, RAID, 4 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1, & 1 PCI [+92]
* SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
* VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [-430] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
* *BASE_PRICE: [+4135]
* BLUETOOTH: None
* BUNDLE: None
* CARE1: CoolerMaster Thermal Fusion 400 Extreme Performance CPU - Thermal Compound Optimized for Thermal Dissipation [+10]
* CAS: Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Full Tower Gaming Case
* CASUPGRADE: 12in Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern Light [+15] (Green Color)
* CD: Sony 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive [-82] (BLACK COLOR)
* CD2: Sony 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive [+24] (BLACK COLOR)
* CPU: [Special] Intel® Core™ i7-950 3.06 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366 [-750]
* CS_FAN: Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans for selected case (Maximum Silent Operation) [+29] (1,000 RPM Black Color with No LED Enlobal Magnetic Barometric Bearing 17 dBA)
* FA_HDD: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (3 x Systems [+42])
* FAN: CyberPower Xtreme Hydro Liquid Cooling Kit 360MM w/ Triple Fan(CPU & GPU Liquid Cool Capable, Extreme Overclocking Performance + Extreme Silent at 18dBA)
* FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
* FLOPPY: None
* FREEBIE_CU: FREE Game: Just Cause 2
* FREEBIE_VC1: FREE Blacklight: Tango Down Coupon with purchase of ATI Radeon HD5670 video card or above
* GLASSES: None
* HDD: 128GB A-DATA S596 Series Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+35] (Single Hard Drive)
* HDD2: 300GB Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD3000GLFS [-11] (Single Hard Drive)
* IEEE_CARD: None
* KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard [-55]
* LANSURGE: None
* MB_ADDON: None
* MEMORY: 12GB (2GBx6) DDR3/1800MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+54] (Kingston Hyper-X [+54])
* MONITOR: None
* MONITOR2: None
* MONITOR3: None
* MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX LGA1366 ATX Mainboard - Overclockable w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, IEEE1394a, USB3.0, Bluetooth, SATA-III, RAID, 4 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1, & 1 PCI [+92]
* MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse [-52]
* MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
* NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
* NOISEREDUCE1: Power Supply Gasket [+5]
* NOISEREDUCE2: Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts [+9]
* OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
* OVERCLOCK: Ultimate OC (Ultimate Overclock 30% or more)
* POWERSUPPLY: 1,000 Watts - CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 80 Plus Power Supply ( 80 Plus Gold) [+28]
* PRINTER: None
* PRINTER_CABLE: None
* RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
* SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
* SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
* SPEAKERS: None
* TEMP: None
* TVRC: None
* USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
* USBFLASH: None
* USBHD: None
* USBX: NZXT Internal USB 6-PORT Expansion Module [+19]
* VC_PHYSX: None
* VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [-430] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
* VIDEO2: None [-560]
* VIDEO3: None
* WNC: None
* _PRICE: (+2632)
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