Slam'n Systems
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Hey guys,
Moneys tight but I have ~$700 of play money that I have allotted myself and need some advice. I am a big car buff and was originally planning on putting that money towards some beefy half shafts for my GTO but I seemed to have been suddenly bitten by the desire to give myself a new build.
My current build is now 9 months old and although it seems to fit the bill fine, I feel there is room for improvement. (I do a lot of gaming; looking forward to Bad Company 2, and many other games this year)
So what do you guys think? Is it worth the upgrade? My current build is in my Signature.
Here is what I am looking at changing... (I am also fighting myself over the 2 motherboards. I think ASUS is the better route with the key features like USB 3.0 ..etc, but what do you guys think?)
MOTHERBOARD:
Newegg.com - EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
or
Newegg.com - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
PROCESSOR:
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
RAM:
Newegg.com - OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Desktop Memory
Also, what do you guys recommend for a good Intel i7 Heatsink/Fan?
Thanks!
-Kyle
Moneys tight but I have ~$700 of play money that I have allotted myself and need some advice. I am a big car buff and was originally planning on putting that money towards some beefy half shafts for my GTO but I seemed to have been suddenly bitten by the desire to give myself a new build.
My current build is now 9 months old and although it seems to fit the bill fine, I feel there is room for improvement. (I do a lot of gaming; looking forward to Bad Company 2, and many other games this year)
So what do you guys think? Is it worth the upgrade? My current build is in my Signature.
Here is what I am looking at changing... (I am also fighting myself over the 2 motherboards. I think ASUS is the better route with the key features like USB 3.0 ..etc, but what do you guys think?)
MOTHERBOARD:
Newegg.com - EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
or
Newegg.com - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
PROCESSOR:
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
RAM:
Newegg.com - OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Desktop Memory
Also, what do you guys recommend for a good Intel i7 Heatsink/Fan?
Thanks!
-Kyle