I've been researching online for weeks as I look to build my first computer.
Budget: $4500 - $5000 (including 30" monitor)
Primary Use: Gaming & some web development
Time Frame: 2-3 months
Processor: I7 920 2.66Ghz
Memory: Corsair Dominator 3GB DDR3 1600 Tri-Channel @ 8-8-8-24
GPU: 2 x GTX 280 SLI FTW Edition
Hard Drive: VelociRaptor 300G 10000 RPM SATA
Power: ABS Tagan BZ 800W
Case: Antec 1200
Monitor: Dell 3007WFP-HC 30"
Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe or EVGA 1366 X58
Besides the obvious questions about actually building the rig since I've never done it (I'm hoping there is a guide somewhere), I have a few more specific ones.
Thank you for your help. I'm really looking forward to my first build and hope many more will follow.
Budget: $4500 - $5000 (including 30" monitor)
Primary Use: Gaming & some web development
Time Frame: 2-3 months
Processor: I7 920 2.66Ghz
Memory: Corsair Dominator 3GB DDR3 1600 Tri-Channel @ 8-8-8-24
GPU: 2 x GTX 280 SLI FTW Edition
Hard Drive: VelociRaptor 300G 10000 RPM SATA
Power: ABS Tagan BZ 800W
Case: Antec 1200
Monitor: Dell 3007WFP-HC 30"
Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe or EVGA 1366 X58
- I want SLI support for 2 GPUs (not going for 3)
- I probably want to overclock this system a little for best performance but reliability might be a little more important to me.
- I'll probably have a basic DVDRW drive. Don't need BlueRay. Don't need Floppy or Zip.
Besides the obvious questions about actually building the rig since I've never done it (I'm hoping there is a guide somewhere), I have a few more specific ones.
- What type of cooling system (possibly liquid) should I get and is there enough room on the Motherboard and in the case for it? The Antec 1200 looks like it has plenty of room but I've always used stock cooling before.
- I was really leading towards the Asus P6T Deluxe Motherboard but then read many concerns about the V2 being released shortly after V1. I'm looking for something to work out the box, I can't spend a month fiddling and patching it to get it to work.
forum thread talking about it
- Will the two GPUs also need their own cooling and is there room for that too? As you can see, most of my concern is the room for all of these large components. lol
- The monitor requires dual link DVI-D. I'm assuming the GTX 280s can handle this.
- With the 6 fans in the Antec 1200 I would think it would help keep the CPU and GPUs much cooler. My problem now is noise. I don't want to hear if from across the house. Will I need to mount any internal radiators?
Forum thread talking about it
- Do you see any general roadblocks or conflicts that I might face based on the build so far?
Thank you for your help. I'm really looking forward to my first build and hope many more will follow.