jtm9emo
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I'm about to build a new pc, and I ended up putting this list together on Newegg i7 build. I already have this 25" Asus monitor that I would like to run at its native resolution of 1920x1200 (I currently have it hooked up to my NC10 netbook & a/v reciever). I want to be able to efficiently run multi-threaded applications and play games at HQ & full resolution. I do a lot of multitasking and I usually have multiple programs open and running in the background.
Is what i have put together overkill, is it just right, or are there some weak links in the setup I have chosen? What would you do differently? I'm open to suggestions so fire away please!
Thanks
[UPDATED LIST:]
Sorry about that foul-up, I just realized that the list I created wasn't public, and it takes like 24-hrs to update the change, so here is the list of components instead (all from Newegg except for i7-930 from Microcenter):
CASE: $49 COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PSU: $89 CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
MOBO: $229 ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: $279 Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
--OR--
CPU: $199 Core i7-930
RAM: $171 OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK
GPU: $164 SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
HDD: $99 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
BURNER: $26 Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
OS: $99 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Is what i have put together overkill, is it just right, or are there some weak links in the setup I have chosen? What would you do differently? I'm open to suggestions so fire away please!
Thanks
[UPDATED LIST:]
Sorry about that foul-up, I just realized that the list I created wasn't public, and it takes like 24-hrs to update the change, so here is the list of components instead (all from Newegg except for i7-930 from Microcenter):
CASE: $49 COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PSU: $89 CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
MOBO: $229 ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: $279 Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
--OR--
CPU: $199 Core i7-930
RAM: $171 OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK
GPU: $164 SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
HDD: $99 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
BURNER: $26 Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
OS: $99 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
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