Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: pretty high up to 5k
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, vid editing and some rendering
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, network stuff
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: new egg, tiger or other
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: What is current. This is a one shot deal so we want this to last a good while
Overclocking: yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 or as high as we can get for size of monitor, up to 25”?
Additional Comments: Function over art and it should be as quiet as possible. We don’t have space to split this thing into two or three (htpc ,gaming, and work) so it has to go in one box. Also need a good UPS, and cpu cooler, and as mentioned above a good monitor
Here is what we have:
EVGA 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 SuperClocked Video Card(s)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6942892&CatId=3669
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Motherboard
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5648696&CatId=4070
Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224
G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.549357.20-231-335
Solid State Drive
Corsair CSSD-F80GBP2-BRKT F80 Force Series Solid State Drive - 80GB, 2.5", SATA II
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6574972&CatId=5300
Hard Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Soundcard: Creative labs X-Fi titanium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102024&cm_re=Soundcard%3a_Creative_labs_X-Fi_titanium-_-29-102-024-_-Product
psu: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056
case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194
optical drives: LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner 100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
I guess our big concern is compatibility of all the parts. We tried to make sure stuff will fit size wise and the right slots are available for all the parts. We are also not sure if there's bottle necks on speed anywhere.
Thanks for all the help!
Budget Range: pretty high up to 5k
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, vid editing and some rendering
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, network stuff
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: new egg, tiger or other
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: What is current. This is a one shot deal so we want this to last a good while
Overclocking: yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 or as high as we can get for size of monitor, up to 25”?
Additional Comments: Function over art and it should be as quiet as possible. We don’t have space to split this thing into two or three (htpc ,gaming, and work) so it has to go in one box. Also need a good UPS, and cpu cooler, and as mentioned above a good monitor
Here is what we have:
EVGA 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 SuperClocked Video Card(s)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6942892&CatId=3669
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Motherboard
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5648696&CatId=4070
Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224
G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.549357.20-231-335
Solid State Drive
Corsair CSSD-F80GBP2-BRKT F80 Force Series Solid State Drive - 80GB, 2.5", SATA II
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6574972&CatId=5300
Hard Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Soundcard: Creative labs X-Fi titanium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102024&cm_re=Soundcard%3a_Creative_labs_X-Fi_titanium-_-29-102-024-_-Product
psu: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056
case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194
optical drives: LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner 100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
I guess our big concern is compatibility of all the parts. We tried to make sure stuff will fit size wise and the right slots are available for all the parts. We are also not sure if there's bottle necks on speed anywhere.
Thanks for all the help!