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• • Opinions Desired

  • Okay, based on some suggestions via this thread, some friends, and "professionals", I've revised my list. It's about 500 bucks more, so a bit beyond what I initially wanted to spend. However, I think I'm better "future-proofed", as much as one can be with this technology.

    Sunbeam Transformer Case
    Corsair 1000W Power Supply
    Asus P5E3 Deluxe Motherboard
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz
    Sapphire Radeon HD 4870
    G.Skill DDR3 1333 Memory
    Western Digital 150 GB 10000 rpm HD for System Drive
    Western Digital 1TB 7200 rpm HD for Storage Drive
    LG Black Blu-Ray/HD-DVD/DVD/CD ROM
    Creative Inspire T1600 5.1 Speakers

    Overall cost, about 2200.

  • Posted: 10/08/08 3:59 PM
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• • Buying New Ram HELP!!!

  • The third option is best out of the ones you listed. However, memory prices are droping rapidly at the moment so I recommend, if you have the money, go jump a step up and get the DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500). Your motherboard needs to be able to support it as well, but it more than likely will.

    Again, these aren't going to be the same prices in a couple of months...

  • Posted: 9/30/08 6:11 PM
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• • Building My Own Computer

  • A lot of cases will work for you. There are a plethora of sites out there that you can use to browse for cases. Pick one with the design aesthetics you like because more than likely it will fit your purposes.

    As to a monitor, I hear Samsung is a good brand. I've also had people recommend Dell to me, surprisingly enough, but they're typically more expensive. Monitors have a range of features and specs, so you'll have to decide how much money you want to spend, and what features you want and see what you can get. Take the time to search through monitor selections at places like newegg.com or tigerdirect.com.

  • Posted: 9/30/08 6:06 PM
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• • Opinions Desired

  • Originally posted by Tyres100
    

    Also besides Cleffs great advice you should be getting a Velociraptor drive since you can afford such an elaborate system. Why not go all out.

    You have a good point.

    My guiding principle with this system was beefy, but not insanely expensive. So, I tried to go for high-end parts, but not ones that were way too over-priced for performance gain. Would my choice in hard drive really bottle-neck the system that bad? I suppose I could use the 300 gig Velociraptor and then put in the 1 TB drive for storage. I plan on collecting HD movies on this thing so...

  • Posted: 9/30/08 5:51 PM
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• • Opinions Desired

  • Thanks for the replies and the heads up about the incompatable case/power supply. I didn't even realize there was a way to check for that - or that it would be a problem.

    So, if I go for a 1000 watt like Ekibiogami recommends, would a Corsair modular power supply do the trick?

    I also was afraid that the dual ATI GPUs wouldn't work on an Nvidia board. I just really like that board. The one you recommended Clefty is interesting with it's two memory slot sets for both DDR2 and DDR3. I kinda like that, and it's cheap.

    As to the 1GB 4870, I already ran across that version of the card and I've put it on my list. Only 15 bucks more.

  • Posted: 9/29/08 12:22 PM
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