New I7 Gaming Build

shaun671 said:
Quick question...i've been looking around and saw people are including an SSD drive with their builds, is this a good investment when building a new rig? I don't know too much about them but from what im understanding they're just like a hard drive without the moving parts that have data instantly accessible from them, which most people load Windows on for quicker boot-up times. would this be worth it to include on my build?
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They are a great add on to any build, i have been doing some tests at work with them. For example i took a quad core retail desktop with windows 7 boot time was 47 seconds with no software loaded up yet, then the same computer but added an ssd to it boot time from off to logon screen 16 seconds. You can get a good kingston v series 60gb ssd to use as a boot drive for about $200. Not necessary but awesome to have.
 
shaun671 said:
Quick question...i've been looking around and saw people are including an SSD drive with their builds, is this a good investment when building a new rig? I don't know too much about them but from what im understanding they're just like a hard drive without the moving parts that have data instantly accessible from them, which most people load Windows on for quicker boot-up times. would this be worth it to include on my build?
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Just bought an i7-950 for $308. The price reduction has arrived. :D

An SSD is a great addition that will make any computer feel significantly faster for boot/loading times and programs that access many different files such as virus scans. However, due to high cost per GB, they are only practical as boot/application drives. So you would need an SSD plus a traditional storage drive. For sure though - Once you've had an SSD you won't want to go back to a traditional HDD setup.

If you go with an SSD I'd recommend the Intel X-25M series or the OCZ Vertex 2 series.
 
jevery said:
Just bought an i7-950 for $308. The price reduction has arrived. :D

An SSD is a great addition that will make any computer feel significantly faster for boot/loading times and programs that access many different files such as virus scans. However, due to high cost per GB, they are only practical as boot/application drives. So you would need an SSD plus a traditional storage drive. For sure though - Once you've had an SSD you won't want to go back to a traditional HDD setup.

If you go with an SSD I'd recommend the Intel X-25M series or the OCZ Vertex 2 series.
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:) where did you find it at for this price?
 
Ok so heres the final list. Ill add the CPU heatsink later on and use the stock one for now. How does the list look? Everything look compatible? Plans are to eventually overclock the cpu and do sli gtx460s, but this is my start.

LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support

Thermaltake Armor+MX VH8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

EVGA 01G-P3-1373-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI

ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
 
Case, CPU, and Optical Drive ordered for now to get the ball rolling :) soooo itching to just throw the rest in the cart and check out....imma try to have a little control and hold off for a little bit until i get paid again next week
 
shaun671 said:
Case, CPU, and Optical Drive ordered for now to get the ball rolling :) soooo itching to just throw the rest in the cart and check out....imma try to have a little control and hold off for a little bit until i get paid again next week
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It's hard to wait isn't it? I've been waiting two months for the 950 price drop, but I got my CPU yesterday and the rest of the system comes via UPS today.

You should consider your heatsink with the initial assembly. The better coolers that have a backplate necessitate that you have access to the backside of the MB for installation - meaning that, unless the MB tray has a window behind the CPU socket, to add a cooler later you would have to dismount the MB. As the Armour case you have chosen doesn't have a window, it would be a near complete disassembly of the system to add a cooler at a later date.

Good luck with your build. Should last you a long while.
 
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thats very good info I never though about that ill def get the heatsink before installation thanks for the heads up

as far as the build does everything look okay? since im ordering in parts instead of all at once im still debating on if i should just get the gtx480 instead of the gtx460..
 
ordered the cpu and mobo. About to order the HD/GPU/Windows 7/Heatsink+fan but newegg is out of the samsung HD's are the moment. If pick up an SSD instead I can run it as the only HD for the system for now right?
 
Sure you could, but you'd be limited to OS and a few applications without a storage drive to go along with it. There's other good choices of HDDs available, Link
 
oh yea im def gonna be getting another hd for more storage i was just thinkin about doing the SSD for now to get everything running then add the secondary/main hd later for all my music/movies/etc. For now all ill be putting on the SSD drive is windows and SC2. lol
 
You might want to wait a few days on the 460, nvidia is dropping the price by $30 (supposedly, some stores have already dropped the price)

That said i bought mine used for $260 aud and it's a killer card.
 
too late already ordered. Ah well no biggie im over my budget already $30 more isnt a big deal. Thanks for the heads up though
 
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