Currently I'm looking to upgrade my old rig that has a fried mobo now. I have given myself a $1000 budget, but I can flex a little.
I will be recycling a GTX 460 and a 1TB Cavair Black HDD so I will not need those items. I basically need everything else though.
I have an Antec 300 case, but I would really like to get a new case as it does not cool quite as well as I had hoped, and is rather hard to work in.
For the case I was considering the HAF 932 from Cooler Master http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146085&Sku=C283-1187
However, that can change, and I'm open to whatever.
Basically I'm just starting this build and my options are open. I would like for this to be an i7 rig (I was thinking about the i7 930) and I would like to have at least 8GB of RAM.
I am very partial to the EVGA mobos as I have some friends with them and they are very nice, but if there is something better for the money, I can potentially settle for another brand, however, I do not want anything ASUS as I've bad some bad experiences with ASUS mobos, including the ones that is now fried in my old rid.
Basically, the run-down is something like this.
Need: Intel i7 CPU (Considering 930) [I do not do AMD, so don't suggest]
Need: SLI ready EVGA Mobo (If possible) [No ASUS]
Need: Cooler Master CPU Cooler (Open to change) [Considering http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4420236&Sku=C283-1197 ]
Need: 8GB+ of RAM
Need: PSU (Has to be able to potentially support another graphics card in the future) [ Considering: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5233231&Sku=P450-9200 ]
Have: EVGA GTX 460 SC 1GB
Have: Optical Drive
Have: WD Cavair Black 1TB HDD
Want: Sound Card if possible (Anything better than onboard)
(I feel like I'm missing something, but maybe not.)
Anyway, that's the idea. I would appreciate any comments, and any suggestions.
Thanks.
I will be recycling a GTX 460 and a 1TB Cavair Black HDD so I will not need those items. I basically need everything else though.
I have an Antec 300 case, but I would really like to get a new case as it does not cool quite as well as I had hoped, and is rather hard to work in.
For the case I was considering the HAF 932 from Cooler Master http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146085&Sku=C283-1187
However, that can change, and I'm open to whatever.
Basically I'm just starting this build and my options are open. I would like for this to be an i7 rig (I was thinking about the i7 930) and I would like to have at least 8GB of RAM.
I am very partial to the EVGA mobos as I have some friends with them and they are very nice, but if there is something better for the money, I can potentially settle for another brand, however, I do not want anything ASUS as I've bad some bad experiences with ASUS mobos, including the ones that is now fried in my old rid.
Basically, the run-down is something like this.
Need: Intel i7 CPU (Considering 930) [I do not do AMD, so don't suggest]
Need: SLI ready EVGA Mobo (If possible) [No ASUS]
Need: Cooler Master CPU Cooler (Open to change) [Considering http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4420236&Sku=C283-1197 ]
Need: 8GB+ of RAM
Need: PSU (Has to be able to potentially support another graphics card in the future) [ Considering: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5233231&Sku=P450-9200 ]
Have: EVGA GTX 460 SC 1GB
Have: Optical Drive
Have: WD Cavair Black 1TB HDD
Want: Sound Card if possible (Anything better than onboard)
(I feel like I'm missing something, but maybe not.)
Anyway, that's the idea. I would appreciate any comments, and any suggestions.
Thanks.