I stopped by Microcenter in Dallas yesterday and picked up one of the last $200 i7 920s they had in stock, which is weird because some of the other Microcenter locations I checked online had dozens of them in stock, a few even 60+. Anyway, so it seems now I'm committed to a new build. I think I'll order sometime this weekend. I've decided to go with:
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch
SAPPHIRE 100269HDMI Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink with free ZALMAN ZM-CS4A Socket 1366 Clip Support Kit for CNPS9500/9700
Cooler Master Cosmos S ATX Full Tower Case Black
I'm a little disappointed about the Cosmos S case, I was looking at picking up a refurbed model from CM Store for $145 shipped, but I waited too long and they're out of stock. So at this point I have to pay full price. I've built in a medium tower before and I hated it, so I want a big case.
Last time I built I went with Newegg on everything. But this time I shopped around to find the best prices on each item shipping included. There is also $70 in rebates. If anybody knows where I'd find better prices on any of this stuff, I'm all ears.
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch
SAPPHIRE 100269HDMI Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink with free ZALMAN ZM-CS4A Socket 1366 Clip Support Kit for CNPS9500/9700
Cooler Master Cosmos S ATX Full Tower Case Black
I'm a little disappointed about the Cosmos S case, I was looking at picking up a refurbed model from CM Store for $145 shipped, but I waited too long and they're out of stock. So at this point I have to pay full price. I've built in a medium tower before and I hated it, so I want a big case.
Last time I built I went with Newegg on everything. But this time I shopped around to find the best prices on each item shipping included. There is also $70 in rebates. If anybody knows where I'd find better prices on any of this stuff, I'm all ears.