Hello, I am new here as you could probably tell by my now 1 post. I have been here before looking at reviews and bits of information.
Now first off I currently have an old P4 (Single core) 2.99Ghz CPU setup with a radeon 9800 pro that has burnt out so now I have decided to finally get a new system that I would be using for gaming, and would like little limitations so I can play newer games with my friends. I plan to buy everything with this setup new mouse/keyboard, monitor etc.
The way I see it is I wanted to get an intel i7 and an 1366 socket mobo and if needed upgrade around it as looking it seems the new i7's are pretty cheap for new CPU's, and I read that the i7 620 2.66ghz you can OC (If needed) so I don't plan to get anything higher.
Well here is the setup (sorry for the long read.)
Case:Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower ATX Case - $173.99
PSU: Corsair TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan - $147.99
PCU: Intel Core i7 920 Quad-Core Socket LGA1366, 2.66Ghz, 4.8GT/s FSB, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm - $949.99
Mobo: Asus P6T Deluxe Socket 1366 Intel X58 + ICH10R Chipset Crossfie / 2-WaySLI Dual-Channel Triple-Channel DDR3 1600oc/1333/1066Mhz 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Dual GigaLAN 8-CH HD Audio 6x SATA 3.0Gb/s
Ram: Patriot Viper Series Tri-Channel DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz 3GB (3x1GB) CL 9-9-9-24 Eased Latency DIMM Kit
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 32MB Cache - $81.99
Video Card: BFG GeForce 9800GTX+ OC - $239.99
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster V8 (RR-UV8-XBU1-GP) for Intel Socket 1366/775 (LGA1366 Bracket Included) & AMD Socket AM2/940/939/754 - $81.99
DvD/RW/CDRW Drive: LG GH22NS30 Black SATA DVD-Writer 22xDVD+R/-R 8xDVD+RW/6xDVD-RW 16xDVD+R DL 12xDVD-R DL 48x CD-R 32xCD-RW OEM - $29.49
Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 2253BW Black 22" Widescreen LCD - 1680x1050, 2ms, 8000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 300cd/m2 - $199.99
Mouse: Microsoft Habu Gaming Mouse - $60.99
Keyboard: Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard - $56.99
Headset: SteelSeries 5H V2 USB Gaming Headset - Black - $119.99
Windows Vista: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit - $249.99
Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme audio - $46.99
Total - estimated 2,750.00 (Taxes/shipping included) I will also after opening everything get a nice $90 rebate!
Advice on PSU needed, I have no idea what wattage I would need to run this setup, so I have went with what I thought would be good.
And I would like to ask for your advice on pretty much all of it, are there things that maybe I could get for cheaper that is pretty much the same just not a big name brand. I plan to play the newer games as well as older games. I decided to go with a 9800GTX+ OC instead of an GTX260 because of price. I have a $2,800 limit Could push $3,000 but I would rather have to upgrade things like the video card later.
I am buying this from CanadaComputers.com, and I will probably buy it off them online all at once for taxes purpose and they have promotional offers when buying online.
(The Mobo, i7 920 and RAM are part of a bundle. for $949.99, that is why I have the price only on the processor.) I also plan to put this together myself, It is something I have always wanted to do for many reasons.
For those of you who have read it and for those of you who will post advice I thank you in advanced.