New F@H Rig

[silveralien81]

Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better))

Budget Range: <$1000 before shipping/rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Folding@Home, exclusively

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers. Just a complete, running PC box. I already have In/Outputs.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Prefer Amazon (shipping is almost always cheaper) but Newegg and Tigerdirect are acceptable.

Country: Effectively USA (actually Japan but this does not affect hardware requirements in my situation)

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Unlikely unless it increases folding speed in a cost effective way

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Noise is no issue, however power efficiency is a priority. This will be running 24/7 and electricity is expensive in Japan.

 

[obsama1]

i5 2500S( low power version of i5 2500)
You'll want to go AMD, since they're a lot better than nVidia for F@H, and the power efficiency is amazing.
AMD Radeon HD 7850
HAF 912
ASrock Extreme 3 Gen3
WD HDD
Windows Home Premium
PSU
ODD


http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2400S-Processor-Socket-LGA1155/dp/B004EBUXIK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334805138&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Z68-EXTREME3-CrossFireX-Motherboard/dp/B005GK6AQC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334805222&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/HD7850-DC2-2GD5-DisplayPort-Utilities-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B007JLFV7U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334805314&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Case-RC-912-KKN1/dp/B003ZM7YTA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334805342&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desktop/dp/B00461E7JE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334805380&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334805478&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-500-Watt-Certified-Compatible-Platforms/dp/B004W2T2U6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334805554&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334805580&sr=1-1

 

[silveralien81]

@Obsama 1: Thanks. Looks like it would make a really great build. However it is $200 over budget and is missing RAM . Is the 2500S overclockable? Would a cheaper, more budget oriented mobo work as well? Is a $250 gaphics card necessary? Please advise.

PS: Forgot to mention the planned purchase date is the end of Apr/beginning of May time frame.