Hello all, I've been reading all of the build topics and have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to do but wanted to ask for any input before I made the purchase.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for - Gaming / Internet
2. What YOUR budget is - 1500-1700
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from - US
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. Nope
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are - Keyboard / Mouse / Speakers
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads - Indeed
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds - Don't know how so not at first.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it - 7-10 Days
Here is what I have picked out.
i7 920 (DO stepping)
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P
XIGMATEK Dark Knight
- Do I really need something other than the stock cooler if I'm not overclocking?
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
- Or OCZ Platinum for $20 cheaper
Western Digital Caviar 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X
Cooler Master RC-690
Corsair 750W
Windows 7
Samsung 2433BW High Glossy Black 24"
Of course the hardest decision - video card.
EVGA GTX275 x2
I've gone back and forth between 260 in SLI, just getting one 275 for now, going ahead with a second in SLI or moving up to the 295 to have room to add another in the future. I just can't make a final decision on this part so any thoughts would be appreciated.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for - Gaming / Internet
2. What YOUR budget is - 1500-1700
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from - US
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. Nope
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are - Keyboard / Mouse / Speakers
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads - Indeed
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds - Don't know how so not at first.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it - 7-10 Days
Here is what I have picked out.
i7 920 (DO stepping)
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P
XIGMATEK Dark Knight
- Do I really need something other than the stock cooler if I'm not overclocking?
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
- Or OCZ Platinum for $20 cheaper
Western Digital Caviar 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X
Cooler Master RC-690
Corsair 750W
Windows 7
Samsung 2433BW High Glossy Black 24"
Of course the hardest decision - video card.
EVGA GTX275 x2
I've gone back and forth between 260 in SLI, just getting one 275 for now, going ahead with a second in SLI or moving up to the 295 to have room to add another in the future. I just can't make a final decision on this part so any thoughts would be appreciated.
