TMayneHassuru
Solid State Member
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First off Tiffany is the name of my only Love and future bride
Well hey this is my first computer build and I've already bought the parts, thought I'd share with you all and see what you all think. Going to be dual booting this with Windows and Mac. Mainly going to be used for Studio [Final Cut, Acid Pro, Frooty Loops, Garage Band, etc] Graphics Designs [Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, etc], some High Definition Video Editing, and of course some Gaming! Here are my parts selections and related links to the actual purchase product:
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel $299.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128422
CPU [Central Processing Unit]
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 $295.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-225-_-Product
GPU [Graphicsl Processing Unit]
HIS H487Q1GH Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP $171.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...1-292-_-Product
PSU [Power Supply Unit]
Corsair CMPSU-650HX 650w HX Series 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply $119.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817139012
RAM [Random Access Memory]
G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $180.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231335
SSD #1 [Solid State Drive] will be used to boot Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
OCZ Vertex Turbo OCZSSD2-1VTXT60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $219.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227469
SSD #2 [Solid State Drive] will be used to boot OSX Snow Leopard
OCZ Agility Series OCZSSD2-1AGT60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $184.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227461
BluRay Writer/Reader
Pioneer Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA $190.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827129051
CPU Cooler
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler $40.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835233003
CPU Cooler Bracket Set
XIGMATEK ACK-I5361 Intel Core i7/Core i5 compatible Bracket Set $9.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835233038
Thermal Compound
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $10.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835100007
Chassis
NZXT TEMPEST EVO Crafted Series TEVO-001BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $119.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...k=Tempest%20Evo
Shipping Fees
$40.00
Well hey this is my first computer build and I've already bought the parts, thought I'd share with you all and see what you all think. Going to be dual booting this with Windows and Mac. Mainly going to be used for Studio [Final Cut, Acid Pro, Frooty Loops, Garage Band, etc] Graphics Designs [Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, etc], some High Definition Video Editing, and of course some Gaming! Here are my parts selections and related links to the actual purchase product:
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel $299.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128422
CPU [Central Processing Unit]
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 $295.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-225-_-Product
GPU [Graphicsl Processing Unit]
HIS H487Q1GH Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP $171.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...1-292-_-Product
PSU [Power Supply Unit]
Corsair CMPSU-650HX 650w HX Series 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply $119.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817139012
RAM [Random Access Memory]
G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $180.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231335
SSD #1 [Solid State Drive] will be used to boot Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
OCZ Vertex Turbo OCZSSD2-1VTXT60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $219.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227469
SSD #2 [Solid State Drive] will be used to boot OSX Snow Leopard
OCZ Agility Series OCZSSD2-1AGT60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $184.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227461
BluRay Writer/Reader
Pioneer Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA $190.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827129051
CPU Cooler
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler $40.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835233003
CPU Cooler Bracket Set
XIGMATEK ACK-I5361 Intel Core i7/Core i5 compatible Bracket Set $9.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835233038
Thermal Compound
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $10.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835100007
Chassis
NZXT TEMPEST EVO Crafted Series TEVO-001BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $119.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...k=Tempest%20Evo
Shipping Fees
$40.00
Grand Total
! - $1,875.00 - !
I will post up pictures of the finished product and run benchmark tests and pictures of my setup and all once I get all the parts and assemble it! Please comment on my build and let me know if there is anything that I should consider changing. Thanks in advance!! - $1,875.00 - !