OK.....I have looked around a bit more and have picked some parts out, and here are a few of the things I have found.
Motherboard/ CPU...I had originally looked at a Core i7 930 and the ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225&cm_re=i7-_-19-115-225-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&AID=10446076&PID=3946032&SID=skim2305X575088
but I cannot find a way to stay in a budget of under 1000 dollars with that pair, so I then considered that I would go with an AMD CPU and the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
If I so chose to do so, would I be able to fit 2 graphics cards in each of these boards (SLI or Crossfire)? as well as other cards such as a wireless internet card, extra USB or perhaps a sound card and such?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&AID=10446076&PID=3946032&SID=skim2305X575088
Does anyone know anything about this board? is it any good? it looks good to me. It has onboard graphics too...what does that mean though..I intend to get a seperate card but what is that Hybrid CrossfireX that the overview mentions?
What would be a good AMD CPU to with it? Phenom X6?
How much memory RAM would these options need? could I get away with 4GB? that would save money.
For a GPU i was looking at the GTX 460 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333 I don't have an ATI Alternative idea yet, what would be the equivilent ATI card in terms of performance?
I also found a case that I like http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1482411&Sku=C283-1086
would I be able to fit large graphics cards in there?
What is the difference between 32 and 64 bit CPUs? If I got a 64 bit CPU I would need the 64bit version of windows right in order to take advantage?
I am trying to stay within a $800-1000 budget, I might go out a bit of the performance boost is great enough. That budget would include the Motherboard, CPU, CPU Cooler (if needed), the RAM, the GPU, the PSU, and the Harddrive and case.
I hope this post makes some sense, I feel like I am rambling I am getting a little lost with all the options.
Thanks so much for the help!
Motherboard/ CPU...I had originally looked at a Core i7 930 and the ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225&cm_re=i7-_-19-115-225-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&AID=10446076&PID=3946032&SID=skim2305X575088
but I cannot find a way to stay in a budget of under 1000 dollars with that pair, so I then considered that I would go with an AMD CPU and the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
If I so chose to do so, would I be able to fit 2 graphics cards in each of these boards (SLI or Crossfire)? as well as other cards such as a wireless internet card, extra USB or perhaps a sound card and such?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&AID=10446076&PID=3946032&SID=skim2305X575088
Does anyone know anything about this board? is it any good? it looks good to me. It has onboard graphics too...what does that mean though..I intend to get a seperate card but what is that Hybrid CrossfireX that the overview mentions?
What would be a good AMD CPU to with it? Phenom X6?
How much memory RAM would these options need? could I get away with 4GB? that would save money.
For a GPU i was looking at the GTX 460 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333 I don't have an ATI Alternative idea yet, what would be the equivilent ATI card in terms of performance?
I also found a case that I like http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1482411&Sku=C283-1086
would I be able to fit large graphics cards in there?
What is the difference between 32 and 64 bit CPUs? If I got a 64 bit CPU I would need the 64bit version of windows right in order to take advantage?
I am trying to stay within a $800-1000 budget, I might go out a bit of the performance boost is great enough. That budget would include the Motherboard, CPU, CPU Cooler (if needed), the RAM, the GPU, the PSU, and the Harddrive and case.
I hope this post makes some sense, I feel like I am rambling I am getting a little lost with all the options.
Thanks so much for the help!