Hello guys,
Can you please rate and give me advice on my second build? I'm mainly building this system to max out Battlefield Bad Company 2 and many newer games being released this year. Max budget is $1800 but I would like to spend as little as possible for great performance.
Here are the parts I picked out. I'm willing to consider any changes or cheaper alternatives. The below build is roughly $1638 before taxes/rebates. Do you guys think the price of ATI cards will go down within the next month? Someone told me that NVIDIA will soon release their new card which will drive ATI prices down. I'm willing to wait a bit if that is the case.
Is the RAM I picked suitable for overclocking? Will the the video card fit in the case I picked? Is my cpu cooler adequate for overclocking to 3.6+. I still need a quality monitor (21" to 24" ). Considering a dual setup with my current 17"
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (End of this Month. I can wait longer if prices are expected to go down in the near future)
BUDGET RANGE: ($1500 - $1800) Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (e.g. GAMING (would like to max most games), multitasking, internet)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg but will consider cheaper alternatives
PARTS PREFERENCES: Any quality parts and brands
OVERCLOCKING: Yes (First Time Overclocker. Want to overclock the cpu to 3.6+)
CROSSFIRE: Yes (in the future)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080/1920x1200 ???
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COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
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(I already purchased this product. $212 @ tigerdirect with promotion and bingcashback)
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Can you please rate and give me advice on my second build? I'm mainly building this system to max out Battlefield Bad Company 2 and many newer games being released this year. Max budget is $1800 but I would like to spend as little as possible for great performance.
Here are the parts I picked out. I'm willing to consider any changes or cheaper alternatives. The below build is roughly $1638 before taxes/rebates. Do you guys think the price of ATI cards will go down within the next month? Someone told me that NVIDIA will soon release their new card which will drive ATI prices down. I'm willing to wait a bit if that is the case.
Is the RAM I picked suitable for overclocking? Will the the video card fit in the case I picked? Is my cpu cooler adequate for overclocking to 3.6+. I still need a quality monitor (21" to 24" ). Considering a dual setup with my current 17"
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (End of this Month. I can wait longer if prices are expected to go down in the near future)
BUDGET RANGE: ($1500 - $1800) Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (e.g. GAMING (would like to max most games), multitasking, internet)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg but will consider cheaper alternatives
PARTS PREFERENCES: Any quality parts and brands
OVERCLOCKING: Yes (First Time Overclocker. Want to overclock the cpu to 3.6+)
CROSSFIRE: Yes (in the future)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080/1920x1200 ???
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COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - Operating Systems
(1)XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
Newegg.com - XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
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CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C9 - Retail
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(2) ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
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Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Newegg.com - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - Thermal Compound / Grease
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
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Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
(I already purchased this product. $212 @ tigerdirect with promotion and bingcashback)
(1)Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
(1)Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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