i7 over current wish list????

[overlord20]

As you may all know I have been attempting to get a new build. I will coming into some money in June and was wondering if there was a way better i7 build for around the same price as the build I have below? I know this probably gets old but is the build I currently don't own below better then the cheapest i7 build? Thank you.

 

[Yami]

Expect to add at least another $300 in total over your 'currently not owned' build, if you want to go i7. Probably more.

 

[overlord20]

Hmm... I might just have to do that. I will look into.. Post up build later.

 

[Hefemeister]

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$927 is about as cheap as I would go for an i7 with the vid card you wanted but the 1gb version.
It is getting close to $900 to get into an i7

 

[overlord20]

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail

MoBo: ASRock X58 Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X3G1600C9 - Retail

Video Card: EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Fan: XIGMATEK HDT-RS1283 120mm CPU Cooler - Retail



does this look good? Coming in at around $900.93

 

[Hefemeister]

If possible it is real nice to go with 6gb of RAM.
Report: 3GB vs 6GB RAM on Core i7 Benched - Tom's Hardware

sorry I did not put an hd in the one I did above but i was going off your list and thought you had one to reuse.

Do you need 3 way sli?
for a cheaper better board I would look at this one.
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[veg1992]

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail

MoBo: ASRock X58 Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X3G1600C9 - Retail

Video Card: EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Fan: XIGMATEK HDT-RS1283 120mm CPU Cooler - Retail



does this look good? Coming in at around $900.93

Maybe an HD 4770? Its still a solid GPU, and you do get a good FPS boost in some games from Core i7 that would probably make up for the slight performance difference at lower resolutions (like below 1680x1050)

 

[philbar71]

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail

MoBo: ASRock X58 Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X3G1600C9 - Retail

Video Card: EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Fan: XIGMATEK HDT-RS1283 120mm CPU Cooler - Retail



does this look good? Coming in at around $900.93

yuck, stay away from ASrock. they tend to sometimes have crappy boards. if your trying to save some cash go with the board hefe posted. wayy better.

 

[overlord20]

I already own the 750tx.. Ill post modified i7 build tomorrow. Power is out in 15 min until 5am. I don't need to Tri Sli. regular sli would be fine if I ever decided to do that. I debating on whether or not to go i7. What are the advantages of it over my current wishlist. (See below add the HDD from above.)

 

[TheOtis]

+1 hefe, vernon and phil. No bueno ASRock and grab a 4770.

The advantages are pretty cut and dry. Faster processor, four cores plus hyperthreading, and more memory bandwidth.