New Computer Build

[kookooshortman55]

Hey everyone. I'm finally going to be going for a new build. Probably going to be buying most of my parts on Black Friday, so I decided to come back and see what everyone thought about it.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition
CPU: Intel Core i5-750
Corsair H50 CPU Water Cooler
GPU: GTX 470
PSU: Corsair 750TX 750W

I'm going between an i5 build and a Phenom x6 build, which is why I haven't picked out a mobo yet. I'm also planning on going with 8GB RAM, but will probably take whatever brand is on sale. I'm going between the 470 and the 5850 atm, slightly leaning towards the 470 because of CUDA.

I was also looking for some input on my hard drive configuration. I just bought two 300GB Velociraptors for $180, and I was going to put them in RAID 0 for a program/OS drive. I would probably go with a 1.5/2 TB drive as a storage drive.

Thanks for any input!

 

[Bodaggit23]

How much to you plan to spend on this build, maximum?

 

[parias1126]

Love this build and am also wanting to build. I'm in the same predicament with which CPU I should go for so I'll be interested in seeing suggestions.

 

[kookooshortman55]

I don't really have a tight budget, but I was looking to keep the rest of the computer under $1000. I already have an OS, too. I was mainly just curious about any good alternatives to going with an i5 or a 470.

 

[kookooshortman55]

Ok, well I just narrowed it down to specific parts if this makes it any easier. I plan on picking up some of these on the Black Friday sale, let me know if you can think of any alternatives!

Case
Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition ATX Full Tower Case - $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119230

CPU
Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 Quad Core Processor - $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

Motherboard
ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard- $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131482

Memory
2 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 RAM - $150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

GPU
EVGA NVidia GTX 470 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 Video Card - $260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550

CPU Cooler
Corsair Hydro Series H50 CPU Water Cooler - $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010

HDD
Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB 7200RPM 64MB HDD - $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136592

PSU
Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX 12V PSU - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

 

[cumber]

Looks nice!

I'm searching for some cheaper configurations for my office. Something round 600-700$ per computer, with less driver space and cheaper video card.