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DarthJonny

DarthJonny

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first off im new to the forum. i also new to building computers. i am not new to computer hardware tho. i have gone through a bunch of stuff and i want to know if the hardware i choose are all compatible or if anything should be changed or if im missing anything.

i plan to use windows vista or windows 7 if its out by the time im finished (i have a friend at microsoft). i will be using the computer for games(whatever i can throw at it), flash animations, AutoCAD, video editing, pretty much everything.

I havent bought anything yet but plan to have most of the components within a month or two.

Hard drive
Western Digital WD001AALS Caniar black hard drive - 500GB, 7200 rpm, 32MB, SATA-3G
Ram
OCZ intel extreme edition dual channel 4096MB PC12800 DDR3 1600MHz memory (2x2048MB)
Motherboard
EVGA P55 classified 200 Motherboard - intel p55, socket LGA1156, 3-way SLI+physX, Crossfire
Case
Aerocool VX-E midtower case - 140mm front turbine, ATX and Micro ATX, 2.0
Processor
Intel Core i7 860 processer - 2.80GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 cache, quad-core, lynnfield, retail
Power Supply
OCZ / GameXStream / 850-watt / ATX / 120mm fan / sata-ready/ SLI-ready / Active PFC / power supply
Video Card
Sparkle Calibre GeForce 9600 GT OC green dual fly - 512MB DDR3, PCI express 2.0, dual link DVI, SLI capable
Sound Card
Auzentech X-Raider 7.1 sound card - PCI, CMI 8768, 24-bit/96kHz

Sorry i could not provide links but everthing can be found on tigerdirect.ca
there is one of their store right near my house so its where i spent alot of time looking. thanx in advance for any help.
 
Everything you chose is compatible, but you've got to be kidding with that 9600 GT graphics card...

Why in the world would you put that crap card on a P55 Classified
motherboard?
 
I don't think that board will run Crossfire, so I would stick with an nVidia card,
and with this budget, I would put no less than a GTS 250.

That board will run x16/x16 but any more cards will drop it.

It makes no sense to me to pay this much for a motherboard and be limited to Dual Channel DDR3.
 
honestly i wasnt really looking at the prices all that much i just made sure they were reasonable for my budjet. so maybe ill look again and find some things at better prices.
 
i was just looking at the EVGA X58 SLI LE Motherboard
and it turns out it has a built-in 7.1 sound, so could i just use that and not get a seperate sound card?
 
Yes, integrated sound cards are perfectly fine and suit anything unless you do studio qaulity audio recording or something like that.
 
ok so this is the final list of components

Hard drive
Western Digital WD5001AALS Caniar black hard drive - 500GB, 7200 rpm, 32MB, SATA-3G
Ram
OCZ intel extreme edition dual channel 4096MB PC12800 DDR3 1600MHz memory (2x2048MB)
Motherboard
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard - LGA 1366, Intel X58, SATA, SLI Ready, Triple Channel DDR3 support, RAID, Hyperthreading support
Case
Aerocool VX-E midtower case - 140mm front turbine, ATX and Micro ATX, 2.0
Processor
Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 - 2.66GHz, LGA 1366, 4.8GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cach, Quad-core, Hyperthreading, Bloomfield, retail
Power Supply
OCZ / GameXStream / 850-watt / ATX / 120mm fan / sata-ready/ SLI-ready / Active PFC / power supply
Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Video Card - 896MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready

it'll cost me $1200 CAD (+taxes) then i can start getting all the other stuff like a dvd drive and display and all that. thanx a bunch guys. i'll post pics once i get it all done.
 
i asked my friend what he thought of my setup and he kinda crapped all over it like he always does but he made some valid points. so i got worried about the cooling and weather i should get 2 video cards or not so i looked around some more and this is what i came up with.

Hard drive
Western Digital WD5001AALS Caniar black hard drive - 500GB, 7200 rpm, 32MB, SATA-3G- $87.99
Hitachi 7K1000.B Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM- $89.97
Ram
OCZ intel extreme edition dual channel 4096MB PC12800 DDR3 1600MHz memory (2x2048MB)- $127.99
OCZ Gold Tri Channel 6GB PC12800 DDR3 Memory - 1600MHz, 6144MB (3 x 2048)- $169.97
Motherboard- $249.97
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard - LGA 1366, Intel X58, SATA, SLI Ready, Triple Channel DDR3 support, RAID, Hyperthreading support
Case- $94.99
Aerocool VX-E midtower case - 140mm front turbine, ATX and Micro ATX, 2.0
Processor- $309.97
Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 - 2.66GHz, LGA 1366, 4.8GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cach, Quad-core, Hyperthreading, Bloomfield, retail
Power Supply- $141.99
OCZ / GameXStream / 850-watt / ATX / 120mm fan / sata-ready/ SLI-ready / Active PFC / power supply
Video Card- $189.97x2
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Video Card - 896MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready
Cooling- $188.99
Thermaltake Prowater 850i
Total-
min. $1202.87
max. $1625.79

he also said the motherboard might be too big for the case, idk. but again any help would be appreciated. thnx
 
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