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Reisooh

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1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

Gaming - HD Video Encoding

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

Below $2000

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.

USA

4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.

Intel - Samsung

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

Creative X-FI XtremeGamer (Regular PCI)
G15 Keyboard
Razer Copperhead Mouse
Samsung 225BW monitor
HP 8250 printer
Junky old speakers
Razer Barracuda Headset or Astro A40 Audio System
KVM Switch w/ 2 usb 2 ps/2 VGA

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.

Never been here before ;) jk

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.

Never overclocked before, but I think I'm ready to try it, but I will be asking your advice.

8. WHEN do you plan to build it?

Christmas (order about 2 weeks b4)

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I have noticed a deal at Newegg where I can get a Thermaltake 850w w0172ru for 180 minus %10 minus $50 rebate... so like $70 off... it is dual gtx 260 certified. The promo ends on wendsday so should i do it? Is that enough power? Will the cords be long enough since the P182 has the psu in the bottom?

Here's what I have so far:

Exterior -
Case - Antec P182 - 150
Monitor - Samsung 225BW - Free
Speakers - Monsoon Speakers - Free
Printer - HP Photosmart 8250 - Free
Keyboard - Logitech G15 - Free
Mouse - Razer Copperhead - Free
Card Reader - LINKSKEY LKA-CR15BW - 20
DVD Drive - ASUS DRW-2014L1T - 35
Headset - Razer Barracuda - Free
Joystick - Saitek Cyborg Evo - Free

Interior -
CPU - Core i7 920 - 300 - $20 combo with motherboard
Motherboard - Asus P6T X58 - 300
Harddrives - Samsung F1 1TB - 220
PSU - Thermaltake W0172RU 850w - 129
GPU - EVGA 896-P3-1265-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 - 490
CPU Fan - ???Thermalright...Noctua...Vigor???60
Sound Card - Sound Blaster X-FI Xtremegamer - Free
RAM - Patriot Viper 3gb - 157

Current Price:
1856


Important notes: I want to do SLI (thats why i put $490) - i want to do a safe overclock - i want it to be reliable

Please give me your advice about the power supply as i said above.

Thanks for your help!

-Grant
 
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The PSU would have plenty of power. Personally, I wouldn't drop $500 in video cards on a 22" monitor. A single 260 should handle that just fine - you'll be better off spending that extra $250 down the road to upgrade. If you do decide to go with a single video card, you could step the PSU down several notches.

If you're willing to spend $2000, I also have to wonder why you're going to continue to use crappy speakers with a pretty good sound card.
 
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I have had the same computer for 3 years and havent upgraded anything. I replaced a PSU because it broke but thats it. I may upgrade the monitor, but probably nothing else. Also, I never really use my speakers i just use my headset, thats why i haven't upgraded them. I'm in a very awkward shaped, very small room and if i got speakers I would want surround, and that really wouldnt work well here.

Any idea on the cable lengths?

Thanks for your quick response.
 
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Don't know off the top of my head on the cable lengths. If you don't get an answer here after a couple days, you might try asking in the PSU or Cases forums.

As far as not upgrading, that's your call, but in a year or so a single card will beat SLi 260's. That's just the way it goes. All I'm saying is that you get a much better return on that second $250 in one or two years than you do right now.
 
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Ok, I think i will get my power supply tonight. I read user reviews about the lengths and they said they were pretty short for larger case designs like the P182. So, I think I will get a 1ft extension cable for both the 24pin ATX connecter and the 8 Pin cpu connecter ($8 total).

Also, does anyone have any advice about a processer fan?

Newegg has the Thermaltake V1 AX in stock, but how good is it? Seems kinda flashy but doesnt look like there is a lot of surface area. The Vigor fan looks more robust, but it's out of stock. I can't find any review on either of them.

Should I just wait on the CPU fan?
 
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i noticed Quietpc.com has the Noctua and Thermalright, for about $70 (what is the shipping?)

I really want to spend about $50 on the CPU fan. +$10 is ok.. but +$20 is a little too much. (Someone gave me $50 to spend for Christmas and they want it shipped to them.)Does anyone know if i could get it cheaper somewhere else?
 
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Alright, I'm going to go order the Thermaltake W0172RU from Newegg.
Also, I will be ordering the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 RT 1366 CPU cooler from CrazyPC.com

Anybody think that's a bad idea? Be quick I'm ordering very soon (<1 hour)
 
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Ordered the PSU and the CPU cooler.

I will revive this thread in a couple weeks when I'm close to ordering the rest.

Thanks for your help so far!
 
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Okay, well, I'm back sooner than I thought. I will probably be ordering my computer on Friday, tomorrow.

Here's what I have,
Exterior:
Case - Antec P182 - 137
Monitor - Samsung 225BW - BOUGHT
Speakers - Monsoon Speakers - BOUGHT
Printer - HP Photosmart 8250 - BOUGHT
Keyboard - Logitech G15 - BOUGHT
Mouse - Razer Copperhead - BOUGHT
Card Reader - SABRENT CRW-UINB USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader - 14
DVD Drive - LG Black 22X DVD+R DVD Burner with LightScribe x2 - 50
Headset - Razer Barracuda - BOUGHT
Joystick - Saitek Cyborg Evo - BOUGHT

Interior:
CPU - Core i7 920 - 300
Motherboard - EVGA X58 - 230 (EVGA SLI/X58 Combo Deal)
Harddrives - Samsung F1 1TB x2 - 190
PSU - Thermaltake W0172RU 850w - Newegg - BOUGHT
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked x2 SLI - 500
CPU Fan - Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 1366 - BOUGHT
Sound Card - Sound Blaster X-FI Xtremegamer - BOUGHT
RAM - OCZ 3gb or Corsair 3gb (both@1600)? - 120/140
Extension Cables for power supply 24 pin and 8 pin - 8

Did I forget anything?
How does it look?

Thanks for your help

 
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