Future Rig

[Computer_Freak]

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Rather get a Q9450 or Q9550 and overclock it to 3GHz (it will save you lots of cash)...

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders I prefer XP but if you want Vista its the right choice

CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W Power Supply Get a Corsair TX750 (1000W is overkill)

EVGA 132-YW-E179-A1 FTW ATX Intel Motherboard (790 chipsets are good

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive Good

2 VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 900244 Video Card get 2 GTX280 if money is not an option, if it is, get one GTX280...

NZXT Apollo Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window (it looks awesome but id rather get a Coolermaster Centurion 590 (better airflow)

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory (Get DDR2 1066 or 1200, its cheaper and youll get the same performance

Pioneer Black Blu-Ray Reader and 12X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model BDC-2202B great

Aftermarket heatsink to keep your CPU cool off that OC - Zalman 9700

 

[riley66]

Again, that is way overpriced, here's the price if you build THAT same thing yourself:

DVD Burner:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106265

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025

Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148274

Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143141

Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256021

Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131319

Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493

CPU Cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001

Blu-Ray Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106227

TOTAL w/Shipping: $1,851.60

And to answers your questions.

- You're NOT goingto benefit from 8GB of RAM over 4GB unless you do some heavy graphics applications or animation rendering. That means you can stick with a 32-Bit OS which is more stable.
- About SLi or Crossfire, it doesn't double your performance if that's what you are wondering. If you get 2 x GTX280's that doesn't mean you will have twice the FPS (frames per second) or that it will double your performance over one GTX280. In fact, most of the time, a dual card configuration will give you a 40% performance boost over having one card. That is why some people are not recommending to go Dual Card. And that is of course only opinion, if you feel like you NEED all that power, go ahead.
- About GDDR3, that is the VRAM of the video card and is copmletely different from the system memory type. This means that if you get DDR2 memory for your system, you can still have a GDDR3 or GDDR4 or even GDDR5 video card and it will work 100%.
- DDR2 vs DDR3 system memory. At this point in time, DDR3 memory is overpriced and is not yet the main type of memory. Wait until DDR2 begins to get old, then DDR3 memory will drop and that's when you would need to upgrade. But that won't happen anytime soon.

In response to these...
1) newegg.com is USA prices. Check newegg.ca- costs way more
2) professionaly overclocked and built is maybe worth a little extra
3) I didnt pick 2 gtx280's I know that overkill, i chose one.
4) I will be doing 3d animation and graphics, and with ultimate 64bit, 8GB would be better than 4GB which only 3GB of it gets recognized.
5) Thanks for explaining the DDR2, DDR3 stuff. I'm not gonna get any DDR3 except for with the video card.

These are actually some of the cheapest prices I've seen for a prebuilt machine... maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Ramodkk]

In response to these...
1) newegg.com is USA prices. Check newegg.ca- costs way more
2) professionaly overclocked and built is maybe worth a little extra
3) I didnt pick 2 gtx280's I know that overkill, i chose one.
4) I will be doing 3d animation and graphics, and with ultimate 64bit, 8GB would be better than 4GB which only 3GB of it gets recognized.
5) Thanks for explaining the DDR2, DDR3 stuff. I'm not gonna get any DDR3 except for with the video card.

These are actually some of the cheapest prices I've seen for a prebuilt machine... maybe I'm wrong.

1) My bad, didn't pay attention to that.
2) You could do it for free though...
3) I didn't say you picked 2 x GTX280, I was just explaining.
4) Ok, then get 64-Bit
5) That video card uses GDDR3 not DDR3

 

[riley66]

ok but aside from it costing a little more to be built, this is a good machine right? And everything will work together?

 

[Ramodkk]

Yeah