Planning a Win7 upgrade in the next couple months. PC is used for graphics and web work, not gaming. I have a wishlist saved out at newegg, that combined with some existing parts from current rig, would get me the following setup:
- Core i7 860
- GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R - Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
- Crucial 2.5" 64GB SSD for app/os - Newegg.com - Crucial CT64M225 2.5" 64GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Solid State Disks (btw - thoughts on this SSD for os/apps?)
- 2 x 640gb WD drives in RAID 0
- 4 x 2gb G.SKILL 240-Pin DDR3 1333 - Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ - Desktop Memory
- Sapphire HD 256MB 2600 Pro Radeon
- Windows 7 Pro
** TOTAL $765 **
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OR I could sell my Sonata 2 w/ psu, C2D e6400, Asus P5B-E Mobo, 4 gb Corsair XMS Ram and 2x 640gb WD drives and get the following rig from Dell.
With Dell 20% coupon, it would be the following:
- Studio XPS 9000
- Core i7 920
- Whatever mobo they through in it
- 2 x 640gb WD drives in RAID 0 for everything (no ssd)
- 6GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
- ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
- Windows 7 free upgrade when it comes out
** TOTAL $1130 after 20% coupon **
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Both systems would have the new Dell U2410 IPS 24" panel attached. Yes, I'd rather build my own, but I don't have the "f**k dell" attitude some do, so if that is by far a better option, that's what I'll do. What do you guys think? I see benchmarks showing the 920 as a better option for most Adobe apps, but then I'm locked down from OC'ing on the Dell vs OC'ing the 860 of my own.
Choices choices... I look forward to some input. Thansk!
- Core i7 860
- GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R - Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
- Crucial 2.5" 64GB SSD for app/os - Newegg.com - Crucial CT64M225 2.5" 64GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Solid State Disks (btw - thoughts on this SSD for os/apps?)
- 2 x 640gb WD drives in RAID 0
- 4 x 2gb G.SKILL 240-Pin DDR3 1333 - Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ - Desktop Memory
- Sapphire HD 256MB 2600 Pro Radeon
- Windows 7 Pro
** TOTAL $765 **
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OR I could sell my Sonata 2 w/ psu, C2D e6400, Asus P5B-E Mobo, 4 gb Corsair XMS Ram and 2x 640gb WD drives and get the following rig from Dell.
With Dell 20% coupon, it would be the following:
- Studio XPS 9000
- Core i7 920
- Whatever mobo they through in it
- 2 x 640gb WD drives in RAID 0 for everything (no ssd)
- 6GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
- ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
- Windows 7 free upgrade when it comes out
** TOTAL $1130 after 20% coupon **
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Both systems would have the new Dell U2410 IPS 24" panel attached. Yes, I'd rather build my own, but I don't have the "f**k dell" attitude some do, so if that is by far a better option, that's what I'll do. What do you guys think? I see benchmarks showing the 920 as a better option for most Adobe apps, but then I'm locked down from OC'ing on the Dell vs OC'ing the 860 of my own.
Choices choices... I look forward to some input. Thansk!