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badgrafix

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So first off i'm new here, so hi!

I was hoping you well informed people could help me make sure every thing is compatible with every thing else? Am i missing anything? Is there something on there i should just totally swap with something else thats way better in the same price range?

BFG GeForce GTX 280 Video Card

XFX nForce 750i SLI Extreme Motherboard

OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory

NZXT Zero 2 Full-Tower Case with XION Supernova 800w SLI Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor

And then a couple other assorted things (hard drive, fans ect.)

thanks in advance for your help!
 
You would prolly wanna order from newegg, better prices. But whats ur budget? Alot of the parts in there are semi-older, could help you with a refined list with a budget;)
 
well in the process of saving, but i could prolly go as high as $2000.. would like to stay arould 1000-1500ish though. And i didnt realize newegg was lower so i'll definitely check that out, thanks for the tip
 
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got monitor, will probably use Win7 RC1 for now.
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Ok, lets see what we can do:

Cpu, Intel Core i7 920: ($279.99 Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Mobo, Foxconn Renaissance: ($239.99 $189.99 After Rebates)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186161

Memory, G.Skill 1600mhz DDR3 6gb (3x2GB): ($94.99 Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247

Case, NZXT Zero($99.99 $79.99 after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146054

Power Supply, PC Power&Cooling 750W: ($109.99 $89.99 after rebate Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011

Cpu Cooler, Xigmatek S1283V Dark Knight: ($39.99 Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

GPU, EVGA GTX285 1gb: ($319.99 $299.99 after Rebate Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130480

Hard Drive, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB: ($109.99 Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

ODD, LG 22x DVD+/- RW SATA Dvd Burner with Lightscribe($25.99 Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153

That should get you started with a nice build, here are the totals:
Total before rebates------------$1,330.91
Total After rebates--------------$1,210.91
 
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first off, you are awesome.

Second, you are aweome...

anyways, when i made my list as maybe you noticed, i pretty much picked the highest rated in the each category.. guessing that might be the newbie way of doing things, but it seems proven. alot of the parts you listed have a low number of reviews. is this because these parts are newer? or should i just not be depending on the number of reviews...
 
badgrafix said:
first off, you are awesome.

Second, you are aweome...

anyways, when i made my list as maybe you noticed, i pretty much picked the highest rated in the each category.. guessing that might be the newbie way of doing things, but it seems proven. alot of the parts you listed have a low number of reviews. is this because these parts are newer? or should i just not be depending on the number of reviews...
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Reviews arent everything, i7 is somewhat newer, so there will be less reviews. Lets say for example, you have a pentum 4 from 2000 and a core i7 from 2008, of course the p4 will have more reviews but its older tech, same thing happening here. The Q6700 is based off the older 65nm core 2 technology, while i7 is based off the newer 45nm nehalem architecture. Currently, the i7 is the fastest cpu's out there;)(well.. to normal to consumers, there is a 6-core server nehalem chip but its like $2400 just for cpu). If ya need anymore help just post back;)
 
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haha yea i'm guessing i dont need any piece of equipment over 2 grand in this thing. Well anyways thanks alot. i'm sure i wont fallow the list to the Q, and i'm sure you woudnt want me to, if I did it wouldnt be mine! you pointed me in the right direction for sure. Thanks alot man
 
badgrafix said:
haha yea i'm guessing i dont need any piece of equipment over 2 grand in this thing. Well anyways thanks alot. i'm sure i wont fallow the list to the Q, and i'm sure you woudnt want me to, if I did it wouldnt be mine! you pointed me in the right direction for sure. Thanks alot man
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No Problem;)
 
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