$2000 Budget??

bomberboysk

bomberboysk

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Bodaggit23 said:
Open Box Return Policy:


Warranties are provided by the manufacturer, and should still apply to Open Box items.
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Actually:

7-day replacement or refund guarantee on all CPUs, including Open Box processors. All other Open Box merchandise has a 15-day warranty period.
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I was almost certain open box items arent covered under manufacuter warranty though....
 
2048Megabytes

2048Megabytes

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Bomberboysk list of parts is pretty good. I would buy everything he said except the following in my opinion:

Replace the Case, Antec Twelve Hundred for $180 with this:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

I would prefer a Gigabyte motherboard over Foxconn because their quality control is the best in the industry. Replace the Foxconn Bloodrage GTI X58 Motherboard for $234.99 with this:
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P Motherboard - $260

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128374

I would rather have two hard drives over one very large hard drive as you can copy whatever data you value very easily to your second hard drive. I have two hard drives in my system and I love it and will likely always be using two drives.
Replace the Western Digital Caviar Black 1 Terabyte Hard Drive for $105 with these:

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640 gigabyte Hard Drive - $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

and

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320 gigabyte Hard Drive - $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074

Edit: There is my two cents worth and hope it is worth more than $0.02.
 
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bomberboysk

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2048Megabytes said:
Bomberboysk list of parts is pretty good. I would buy everything he said except the following in my opinion:

Replace the Case, Antec Twelve Hundred for $180 with this:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

I would prefer a Gigabyte motherboard over Foxconn because their quality control is the best in the industry. Replace the Foxconn Bloodrage GTI X58 Motherboard for $234.99 with this:
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P Motherboard - $260

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128374

I would rather have two hard drives over one very large hard drive as you can copy whatever data you value very easily to your second hard drive. I have two hard drives in my system and I love it and will likely always be using two drives.
Replace the Western Digital Caviar Black 1 Terabyte Hard Drive for $105 with these:

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640 gigabyte Hard Drive - $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

and

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320 gigabyte Hard Drive - $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074

Edit: There is my two cents worth and hope it is worth more than $0.02.
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For an i7 rig i would think that a full tower case like the twelve hundred or HAF 932 would be better than a midtower such as the nine hundred, and why recommend a gigabyte over the bloodrage? Its one of the best X58 mobos in the price range and comes with an X-fi card. About the two drives, yeah i guess that would be kinda smart move but the smaller drive is a lower performance drive... Also, go ahead and sort all X58 boards by rating, the bloodrage GTI is the 2nd highest rated mobo, and if im not mistaken mep has the bloodrage also...
 
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thandakid

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yepp mep has bloodrage and i saw the reviews of bloodrage its 1 of the best and i would go for a haf 932 as its a full tower and cheaper than antec 1200 plus i would go for a xigmatek hammer cpu cooler
 
bomberboysk

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thandakid said:
What is the max he can overclock it after using that fan?
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Depends on the chip, sometimes your lucky, sometimes your not. Id estimate at least 3.4Ghz though, 3.8 if lucky as the i7's run pretty hot. Now if it was an extreme edition chip you might see speeds of 4.2-4.4Ghz, but nothing higher than that i would imagine...
 
leopardforest

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What do you guys think about the Antec P193

I would prefer a case without windows and something that I can make really quiet. I have heard good reviews about the Antec p182 as being a quiet case, and I figured that the Antec p193 would be a nice step up?
 
bomberboysk

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leopardforest said:
What do you guys think about the Antec P193

I would prefer a case without windows and something that I can make really quiet. I have heard good reviews about the Antec p182 as being a quiet case, and I figured that the Antec p193 would be a nice step up?
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If that review is correct you will have some problems with the xigmatek or any other nice air coolers.

With some quiet fans this would be a semi silent case, and to make it more silent you could get some soundproofing foam stuff from jab-tech, frozencpu, petras, etc to make it even quieter:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119150
 
leopardforest

leopardforest

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bomberboysk said:
If that review is correct you will have some problems with the xigmatek or any other nice air coolers.

With some quiet fans this would be a semi silent case, and to make it more silent you could get some soundproofing foam stuff from jab-tech, frozencpu, petras, etc to make it even quieter:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119150
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How about this case Cooler Master ATCS 840?

It is huge, but it seems to have a lot of potential.
 
leopardforest

leopardforest

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Check out this build I have put together.

Newegg wishlist

It is a little over $2000, but I will be buying from various places to save.
I will also add in a Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme cooler, but newegg doesnt have them.

Tell me what you think!
 
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bengal85

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for what you are doing DO NOT SKIMP ON RAM you will need it for pphoto editing programs such as photoshop and so on. Also it never hurts to have extra for gaming just to make sure that you have a nice gaming experience instead of choppy graphics and movements.
 
bomberboysk

bomberboysk

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This wish list is empty.

Hmm, have you hit "make public" on the wishlist? Its gotta be a saved wishlist also(not temporary)
 
Russian777

Russian777

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leopardforest said:
I have a $2000 budget, what should I get?

This what I want:
I will be doing a lot of photo editing and cad work, and some gaming.

i7 For sure
Dual Monitors (Ideally 24")
Good gaming, but doesnt need the best of the best, room to go SLI in the future
About 500GB to 1TB
DVD burner


I already have a keyboard and mouse.

What would you suggest??
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what are you going to do with a $2000 pc? fly with it?
 
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