First High End Computer Build - Need Help

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wreckless

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Whats up guys, I am relatively new to this and only have a base knowledge so bare with me..

Here is what i have so far (UPDTAED):


CPU: Intel Core i7 920

MOBO: Asus P6T Delux X58 -or- Intel DX58S0 -or- EVGA X58 ATX LGA1366

MEM: OCZ 6GB DDR3 PC3-15000 RAM CL9 Edition Reaper Low-Voltage Triple Channel

VIF CARD: GTX 285 (ftw sc ssc versions depends on price vs preformance)

HD: 1x WD Velociraptor 150GB for os/games and 1x WD 1TB AV-GP -or- 2x WD Caviar Black 750GB 32mb in RAID0

PSU: Corsair HX1000W (may wanna add another GTX285 card in the near future)


Which of the options should i choose and why?

The computer will mostly be used for typical home computing and playing games like wow and new fps's, and I wanna make sure it can run these games at very high frame rates, will the i7 920 be enough?

If there are newer better components for the same price or if there are cheaper components with the same preformance, let me know.



Any and all recommendations / changes will be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
 
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Ok, for starters id recommend ordering from www.newegg.ca;) Lets see what we can slim down, also, maybe you should post the prices of each component?:

Motherboard, Not sure what your paying where you priced, but this is an excellent board at an excellent price :
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188046

Memory, Higher clockspeed, and better than ocz ram:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247

Power Supply, Great for the price:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371012

CPU, Same cpu, i7 920:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Case:
What case were you looking at? Ill add an antec 1200 in just as a placetaker, take a look though cuz its a pretty nice case;):
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043

Graphics:
2x in SLI faster than a gtx280, and only about $30cdn more than a single gtx 280, can add one for sli later too:P
2x http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143155

Hdds, 1TB WD Caviar and 300gb Velociraptor:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136322

Vista home premium 64bit:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488CVF

ODD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106288

Cpu Cooler:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

$100 under budget before monitor, could add another set of memory for 12gb, or add a soundcard or somethin;) Id also have to highly recommend this monitor, i know someone who recently bought one and its amazing:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236033
 
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should i use 12gb of mem or stick with the 6gb?

aside from games and normal home computing, i wont be running anything insane
 
wreckless said:
should i use 12gb of mem or stick with the 6gb?

aside from games and normal home computing, i wont be running anything insane
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stick with 6gb. the only time where i think you would utilise that much RAM is when you're doing graphic/video editing or 3D stuff.
 
yea but if he was running tri sli it would run at x8 at not x16 so maybe look for a motherboard with tri-sli x16 for all of them
 
bcoffee20 said:
yea but if he was running tri sli it would run at x8 at not x16 so maybe look for a motherboard with tri-sli x16 for all of them
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Good luck.

It doesn't matter anyway if they all run at 16x because the only graphics card
out right now that you will notice a difference on is the GTX295.
 
Question:

Rather than running one WD v-raptor 150gb or 300gb for os/games and one 1TB drive for music/movies, should i buy 2x WD 640gb and run them in RAID0?

If so, how hard is it to do that, etc?

The question i have is how would 7200rpm regular WD in "RAID0" be faster then the 10000rpm v-raptor?
 
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wreckless said:
Question:

Rather than running one WD v-raptor 150gb or 300gb for os/games and one 1TB drive for music/movies, should i buy 2x WD 640gb and run them in RAID0?

If so, how hard is it to do that, etc?

The question i have is how would 7200rpm regular WD in "RAID0" be faster then the 10000rpm v-raptor?
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I've heard yes, if they're 32Mb cache 7200rpm drives.
 
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