man im so excited to get this comp, I will have to wait about a week to order all the parts and my bigger monitor im getting for christmas, so ill have to use my current one.. man its gonna blow my current desktop out of the water lol can barely play anything on it so i have to use laptop lol
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man im so excited to get this comp, I will have to wait about a week to order all the parts and my bigger monitor im getting for christmas, so ill have to use my current one.. man its gonna blow my current desktop out of the water lol can barely play anything on it so i have to use laptop lol
Trebor, you can save a lot of money by buying a mid tower case like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112099
Full towers are usually only if you have a ton of hard drives.
I would also downgrade your psu to a 600w (you only need a psu that big if you've got two vid cards) and put the money you saved on the case and psu (if you want to spend it that is) to buy a fast hard drive like a velociraptor.
And if you want to overclock buy an after market cooler, they work better than the stock ones the proc comes with. Here's a cool one but it's out of stock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106123
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112099
Full towers are usually only if you have a ton of hard drives.
I would also downgrade your psu to a 600w (you only need a psu that big if you've got two vid cards) and put the money you saved on the case and psu (if you want to spend it that is) to buy a fast hard drive like a velociraptor.
And if you want to overclock buy an after market cooler, they work better than the stock ones the proc comes with. Here's a cool one but it's out of stock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106123
scooter
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Trebor--
don't listen to that advice!!!
That piece of shit case wont work! I gaurantee the video card will have clearance issues! You certainly need a Full ATX case.
Also, don't downgrade your psu--750W is perfect for the config we've worked on, and covers you for some upgrades in the future--i.e. a second gpu!
Another thing--while the velociraptors are great and fast drives--you pay for them$$ and you will be rocking with the dual drives I showed you for much cheaper!! Plus you'll get more capacity than a single velociraptor.
I value everyone input/advice but those made above are not very good!
Stick with what we've discussed..
scooter
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Exactly..I have 2 4870's in one build and an 4870 x2 in another,,,they are not small cards and really require a bigger chassis for space and air flow.
im gonna stick with my current case its large so i can add stuff and I like the way it looks... But later on I will be able to change out to a velociraptor and add another gpu pretty easily as long as i have a big case and my psu is good enough right?
scooter
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You will be okay.
I just wanted to make it clear that the other guys recommendation of less power and smaller chassis does not make sense based on your parts and future upgrading.
The harddrive size is not the issue...its the length of the 4870 being able to fit in place, and be plugged in without hitting the hard drive or optical drive..etc.
later in time i would be able to upgrade to a raptor hdd though with little problems right? I plan to upgrade some parts when i have more money to spend lol
scooter
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Yep, you can upgrade whenever!
If you think you're gonna do that..I'd save 59 bucks and only grab 1 hdd.
Then when u have the money--get a velociraptor..or whatever.
Ok cause i would plan to upgrade them within a few months, so should i just grab a 7xgig raptor when i do or should i get a larger one and just use that hdd? also do you think they are worth it? the reviews made them seem pretty godly haha booting o/s up in 10 seconds sounds good to me lol
well i mean couldnt i run both a raptor and one of the 50 dollar ones at the same time or would they not be compatable. aka one for storage then the raptor for speed?
scooter
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CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cach
164.99
GPU
HIS Hightech H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161247&Tpk=h487F1GP
249.99
PSU
PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009&Tpk=S75QB
124.99
HDD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136039&Tpk=SE16 320GB 7200
79.99
MOBO
ASUS P5E Deluxe LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131317
219.99
RAM
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227298
79.99
dvd burner
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151171
24.99
CASE
thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...maltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum
144.99
heatsink
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...18223&Tpk=ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
45.99
1136.00 grand total
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Ok I went to Newegg.com and put all these pieces together, then I went to IBUYPOWER.com and put equal parts in. This is what i got with IBUYPOWER
Case ( CoolerMaster CM 690 Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 750 Watt -- [$40 OFF Mail-In Rebate] Thermaltake Toughpower W0117RU Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )
Processor ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )
Free Software/Game ( Free Game - [Halo 2] must purchase with Microsoft Windows Vista operation system )
Processor Cooling ( [$10 OFF Mail-In Rebate] [=== Silent ===] Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance )
Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5E Deluxe Intel X48 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB PCI-Express x16 )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( None )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( None )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( None )
Mouse ( None )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Printer ( None )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
Sub Total: $1,416.00
Current Coupon: 5% Instant Rebate (min. purchase $999 per system)
Qualified Coupon Total Savings
5% OFF Instant Rebate for Special-A $-70.8
= 1,345.20 (Note this is being shipped to where i live in New Jersey.)
I then went to Newegg.com and put the parts you had together, I also included an OS which was another %99.99. I then put my shipping address in where i live in New Jersey and the amount totaled to $1,354.87.
So by using IBUYPOWER not only am I saving $10, They are building it for me, and i get a Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support.
So why would newegg.com be the better buy?