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I have been working on a new build for quite a while now, taking into account the new stuff that comes out. With the arrival of the i7, I feel that I've waiting long enough, and I'm ready to seriously consider purchasing this stuff.
Now, I have most everything, but I want opinions one what I have so far, plus I'm a little torn between some parts. Here's what I have so far:
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Newegg.com - ASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - G.SKILL PI Black 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive) - Internal Hard Drives
Newegg.com - LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - Silverstone FP35B USB 2.0 Card Reader with extra silver front panel - Card Readers
Now, I was looking at a couple of VelociRaptors in RAID for my OS. I think I'd prefer those to a SSD, but I'm not sure about cost versus performance. Opinions?
Also looking for a PSU. So far, this one has caught my eye. Opinions or other suggestions would be great.
Newegg.com - PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Video cards, possibly looking at dual 260 core 216s. Partial to XFX, but open to suggestions.
Also, I'm torn between a few cases. I looked through literally 500 different ones and these stick out. Opinions?
Newegg.com - Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases (leaning towards this one.)
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER COSMOS S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - Thermaltake SwordM VD500LBNA Black/ Silver Aluminum Extrusion ATX Full Tower Liquid Cooling Computer Case - Computer Cases (I doubt I'm going to get this one, but jesus look at the way it opens! it's sweet!)
I want to run a nice sound card as well, but it's not needed right away. I do a lot of music related stuff in the ways of creating and in the future, recording. So I want good sound. Suggestions for good cards for Vista?
Sorry about the long post.
Edit: Oh right. Also need water cooling. I'm not very learned on that whole process, so recommendations?
Now, I have most everything, but I want opinions one what I have so far, plus I'm a little torn between some parts. Here's what I have so far:
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Newegg.com - ASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - G.SKILL PI Black 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive) - Internal Hard Drives
Newegg.com - LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - Silverstone FP35B USB 2.0 Card Reader with extra silver front panel - Card Readers
Now, I was looking at a couple of VelociRaptors in RAID for my OS. I think I'd prefer those to a SSD, but I'm not sure about cost versus performance. Opinions?
Also looking for a PSU. So far, this one has caught my eye. Opinions or other suggestions would be great.
Newegg.com - PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Video cards, possibly looking at dual 260 core 216s. Partial to XFX, but open to suggestions.
Also, I'm torn between a few cases. I looked through literally 500 different ones and these stick out. Opinions?
Newegg.com - Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases (leaning towards this one.)
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER COSMOS S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - Thermaltake SwordM VD500LBNA Black/ Silver Aluminum Extrusion ATX Full Tower Liquid Cooling Computer Case - Computer Cases (I doubt I'm going to get this one, but jesus look at the way it opens! it's sweet!)
I want to run a nice sound card as well, but it's not needed right away. I do a lot of music related stuff in the ways of creating and in the future, recording. So I want good sound. Suggestions for good cards for Vista?
Sorry about the long post.
Edit: Oh right. Also need water cooling. I'm not very learned on that whole process, so recommendations?