Over the last couple weeks, I've accumulated a few different items. I now have a hard drive with Windows Vista (which I can upgrade to 7 Ultimate for $10 with a student discount). I also have a usable DVD-RW drive, and a CPU Cooler.
Approximate Purchase Date: 11/26/10 TONIGHT! (very excited)
Budget Range: $500 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and Video Editing
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Hard Drive, Optical Drive, and CPU Cooler, and Windows
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com, Micro Center (actual brick and mortar store or website)
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: AMD CPU
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not now, but later
Monitor Resolution: Monitor 1 (1920 x 1200) & Monitor 2 (1280 x 1024)
Additional Comments: The CPU Cooler I have is a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus, which is pretty big, so I'm assuming I'll do better with a full sized case, I'm also assuming that the OEM Thermal Compound should not be used.
These are the parts I'm looking to get right now:
[strike]XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case[/strike] [strike]$89.99[/strike] I have a usable case now.
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G ATX Motherboard & AMD Phenom II X3 740 Black Edition Heka 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W COMBO $153.99
Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Power Supply & G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory COMBO $89.98
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $9.99
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $199.99
OR
ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $199.99
I can't tell the difference between the two cards.
TOTAL $453.95 before Shipping and Rebates
Approximate Purchase Date: 11/26/10 TONIGHT! (very excited)
Budget Range: $500 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and Video Editing
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Hard Drive, Optical Drive, and CPU Cooler, and Windows
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com, Micro Center (actual brick and mortar store or website)
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: AMD CPU
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not now, but later
Monitor Resolution: Monitor 1 (1920 x 1200) & Monitor 2 (1280 x 1024)
Additional Comments: The CPU Cooler I have is a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus, which is pretty big, so I'm assuming I'll do better with a full sized case, I'm also assuming that the OEM Thermal Compound should not be used.
These are the parts I'm looking to get right now:
[strike]XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case[/strike] [strike]$89.99[/strike] I have a usable case now.
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G ATX Motherboard & AMD Phenom II X3 740 Black Edition Heka 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W COMBO $153.99
Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Power Supply & G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory COMBO $89.98
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $9.99
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $199.99
OR
ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $199.99
I can't tell the difference between the two cards.
TOTAL $453.95 before Shipping and Rebates