Approximate Purchase Date: By 5/13/11
Budget Range: Up to $1200 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, Programming, Movies, Office
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, amazon.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: i5-2500K
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI/Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Prefer quiet parts; Prefer hardware that will be good for a "long" period of time.
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CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
MB: ASRock P67 EXTREME6 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157231
RAM: Options here, and I guess I'd like to understand what others would pick and why (or if there is another, better option)...
G.SKILL Ripjaws X + Turbulence II Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXLD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231435
~or~
2x CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345
Case: I had originally picked a Antec 900, but am thinking a Roswell Challenger might work just as well. I'd appreciate thoughts or other recommendations.
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136767
SSD: OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227542
COOLER: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
DVD: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335
PS: Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-S-B 750W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182067
Today's build - $1,199.04
I wouldn't mind buying an OS, otherwise this will end up with Win Vista temporarily. Same on a Blu-ray burner.
Thanks for any feedback or input!
Budget Range: Up to $1200 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, Programming, Movies, Office
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, amazon.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: i5-2500K
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI/Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Prefer quiet parts; Prefer hardware that will be good for a "long" period of time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
MB: ASRock P67 EXTREME6 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157231
RAM: Options here, and I guess I'd like to understand what others would pick and why (or if there is another, better option)...
G.SKILL Ripjaws X + Turbulence II Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXLD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231435
~or~
2x CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345
Case: I had originally picked a Antec 900, but am thinking a Roswell Challenger might work just as well. I'd appreciate thoughts or other recommendations.
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136767
SSD: OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227542
COOLER: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
DVD: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335
PS: Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-S-B 750W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182067
Today's build - $1,199.04
I wouldn't mind buying an OS, otherwise this will end up with Win Vista temporarily. Same on a Blu-ray burner.
Thanks for any feedback or input!