Coming back from Iraq Christmans present to Myself

[oefgator]

Hey guys, I am new at building computers. I am coming home from Iraq in a month and this computer is a Christmas present to myself.

Will this computer be temperature and power stable?

Any other thoughts?

Thanks for your time.



ASUS Rampage III Gene LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard



G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series FM-25S2S-60GBP2 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)




Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

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Antec TruePower New TP-750 Blue 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE ...

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model BR-04B2T - OEM


TWO IN SLI CONFIG
ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video ...


Kingston HyperX 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K3/6GX


Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601960

 

[jasonw223]

Everything looks great to me! I'd personally swap out the i7 960 for an i7 950, which is drastically cheaper where I live. Would also recommend you add in something like a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ CPU cooler to keep your temps down, and give you room to overclock if you'd like.

But yeah, you should be good to go one way or another!

 

[oefgator]

Thanks a ton Jason, I noticed that price difference too when I bought the system from Newegg. It is one of the Blizzcon Newegg DIY kits. I figured that the combo discount offset the price by 110 bucks.

I will look into the coolermaster fan. I am not going to overclock it yet. I want to crawl before I run lol.

 

[Guest]

Cpu:Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
It costs only 295$ while the other costs 590$
It is 3.06ghz Quad Core while i7 960 is 3.2 ghz Quad Core
Why Waste Money For 133mhz speed?

Motherboard:MSI Big Bang-XPower LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130289R
Better and More Value For Money

Memory:G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225
Better Than Kingston

Graphics Card:XFX HD-687A-ZNBC Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card with Eyefinity*2 Crossfire
Better than the gtx in every aspect

SSD:OCZ Enyo OCZSSDU3-1ENY64G 64GB USB 3.0 MLC External Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227545
Supports USb 3.0

HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136767
This is Sata 6Gb/s while the one you chose was Sata 3Gb/s

Case:COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
You did not mention the case in your build

Power Supply:COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RS800-80GAD3-US 800W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171057
This is a "Gold" 80 Plus certified

OS:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Blu Ray Drive:ASUS Black 4X BD-ROM 8X DVD-ROM 32X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BR-04B2T - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135205

Your i7 960 Build Total Cost Without Case:2000$
My i7 950 Build Total Cost with case :1900$

 

[oefgator]

Damn, maybe I should have asked you all before I bought this, its already on the way to my house

 

[jasonw223]

It's all good haha, my first couple computers were pretty horrible... Yours will be awesome, and you'll still be saving money compared to buying it pre-built somewhere.

 

[jake1121]

....assuming you are not over there as a site-seer - Thank you!

And welcome home (soon)!

 

[oefgator]

thanks guys, i just called newegg i am going to return the one i just bought and get the one that was recommended.


yeah i have been stationed her for 11 months getting ready to come home