Is this a good deal?

[Salil]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Honestly man, this hardware is all going to be obsolete by the time you make a decision at this rate Just buy something already. And stop worrying about bleeding edge performance or a future proof build. Bleeding edge isn't worth it and a future proof build isn't possible.

Oh, and while most all of use here are glad to help it's nice when people try to do a little research on their own. Just a thought..

For my money, I'd go Dual Core instead of Quad. Unless you're doing video encoding, folding, complex mathematical calculations, etc. then the Quad is just a waste. A E8400 will be more then enough for gaming.

Well I had planned on buying something on cyber monday. And believe me I am doing plenty of research. i don't really think all this research is worth the $200-300 I will save.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: Salil

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Honestly man, this hardware is all going to be obsolete by the time you make a decision at this rate Just buy something already. And stop worrying about bleeding edge performance or a future proof build. Bleeding edge isn't worth it and a future proof build isn't possible.

Oh, and while most all of use here are glad to help it's nice when people try to do a little research on their own. Just a thought..

For my money, I'd go Dual Core instead of Quad. Unless you're doing video encoding, folding, complex mathematical calculations, etc. then the Quad is just a waste. A E8400 will be more then enough for gaming.

Well I had planned on buying something on cyber monday. And believe me I am doing plenty of research. i don't really think all this research is worth the $200-300 I will save.

It's not. Honestly, I'd throw together a cheap system now that will only be good for a year or so, then sell that stuff on the FS/FT forums, and upgrade after i7 prices drop. I just put together a Q6600 rig for about $350 (Q6600, 4 gig of Crucial, IP35-Pro, 8600 GT, Antec TruePower Trio 650W, Xigmatek 1283, etc.). I'm humming along at 3.6 ghz and it's, in all fairness, a very fast rig.

In my opinion, this is a horrible time for a full blown build if money is even remotely a factor. I7 prices are sky high, 775 prices haven't dropped yet, etc.. If I were you I'd just build a stop-gap rig if you have to build now. Then 3-12 months from now after you've done all your research and prices have dropped you can part out your stop-gap rig and do a really good build.

That's just my opinion, though.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
I'd throw together a cheap system now that will only be good for a year or so, then sell that stuff on the FS/FT forums, and upgrade after i7 prices drop.

In my opinion, this is a horrible time for a full blown build if money is even remotely a factor. I7 prices are sky high, 775 prices haven't dropped yet, etc.. If I were you I'd just build a stop-gap rig if you have to build now. Then 3-12 months from now after you've done all your research and prices have dropped you can part out your stop-gap rig and do a really good build.

At this point, the burning of cash in his pocket is overriding any thoughts of "Buyers Remorse" at this point. :laugh:

 

[Salil]

here is the system I am going to buy on cyber monday:

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-04 $20.99
APEVIA X-JUPITER-JR S-Type X-JPJST-MG Metallic Grey SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $74.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $59.99
SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $489.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $104.99
Gyration GC1205FKM Blue USB RF Wireless Mini GO 2.4 Optical Air Mouse and Keyboard Suite $89.99
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK $71.99
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard $114.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500$187.99

Subtotal: $1,215.91
Shipping: $33.46
Grand Total: $1,249.37

There is about a $100 rebate from all these products of which I get most of them except probably from OCZ. The only thing that bums me out is that I have to shell out $80 for the gyration keyborad and mouse since I am going for to connect my computer to a Samsung LCD 46" TV and a wireless I/O at atleast 12 ft is a must.

 

[Salil]

Originally posted by: Salil
here is the system I am going to buy on cyber monday:

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-04 $20.99
APEVIA X-JUPITER-JR S-Type X-JPJST-MG Metallic Grey SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $74.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $59.99
SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $489.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $104.99
Gyration GC1205FKM Blue USB RF Wireless Mini GO 2.4 Optical Air Mouse and Keyboard Suite $89.99
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK $71.99
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard $114.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500$187.99

Subtotal: $1,215.91
Shipping: $33.46
Grand Total: $1,249.37

There is about a $100 rebate from all these products of which I get most of them except probably from OCZ. The only thing that bums me out is that I have to shell out $80 for the gyration keyborad and mouse since I am going for to connect my computer to a Samsung LCD 46" TV and a wireless I/O at atleast 12 ft is a must.

I will try and overclock this system.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Blain
That's a blazing hot deal...
Jump on it...
Buy it before the price goes up...
Crazy Larry must be running that company to offer those crazy prices...
Don't wait, BUY NOW!

 

[MarcVenice]

Originally posted by: Salil

Originally posted by: Salil
here is the system I am going to buy on cyber monday:

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-04 $20.99
APEVIA X-JUPITER-JR S-Type X-JPJST-MG Metallic Grey SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $74.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $59.99
SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $489.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $104.99
Gyration GC1205FKM Blue USB RF Wireless Mini GO 2.4 Optical Air Mouse and Keyboard Suite $89.99
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK $71.99
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard $114.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500$187.99

Subtotal: $1,215.91
Shipping: $33.46
Grand Total: $1,249.37

There is about a $100 rebate from all these products of which I get most of them except probably from OCZ. The only thing that bums me out is that I have to shell out $80 for the gyration keyborad and mouse since I am going for to connect my computer to a Samsung LCD 46" TV and a wireless I/O at atleast 12 ft is a must.

I will try and overclock this system.

This looks good. Let us know how it works out