New Build

Iceman {Ky}

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Hey guys, I am looking at a completely new build for my computer, I am going to keep my Mouse (G5) My keyboard (Saitek Eclipse) and my moniter (ACER 22in LCD)

Here is what I am looking at getting, please post comments on good or bad parts and if you think its a bad part show me what you would replace it with.

Case -
APEVIA X-DREAMER3-BK Black Metal ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Motherboard
ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Graphics Card
EVGA 01G-P3-1181-AR GeForce GTX 285 Superclocked Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Power Supply
Rosewill Xtreme Series RX950-D-B 950W Continuous @40?C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire ... - Retail

Processor
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail

Memory
OCZ Gold 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1333LV12GS - Retail

Hard Drive
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Headset
RAZER Megalodon Gold-plated USB Circumaural 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset

CD/DVD Drive
PLEXTOR 24X DVD/CD Writer Black SATA Model PX-880SA LightScribe Support - OEM

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

Subtotal: $1,843.90 ​


I should be able to get it cheaper than the subtotal, because I think with my student ID from my school I get a discount... Not really sure how much.

How does everything look?
 
Well, with this system, you should be able to send a man to the moon.... I don't know if it's powerful enough to bring him back, but for under $2000, we can send man after man, they can have a lan party till we build a computer fast enough to bring these guys back!
 
Wow, I really like that case... I like how many fans it has. It will probably be uber loud but thats ok :)

I ended up switching just the cases though, I like the Power Supply I have picked out... Even though that is a great deal, I have been wanting to try out this particular power supply.

Thanks for the case finding though :)
 
Yea sick setup and all but the GTX 285 is not worth it and why cheap out on the case???

I say get the new ATI 5 series or wait till the new GTX 300 cards come out. Your paying $380 for a card that performs almost on par with an ATI 5850 which is $260.....for $380 you can get a 5870 which performs on par with a GTX 295 and better sometimes while also worse in some but only games that support dual-gpu solutions.

Go with an ATI 5 series or wait. As for case, i say like a Cooler Master HAF cases or Storm series since your already spending so much or Antec 900 and up if you like them. Get a good airflow case basically and good quality. I recommend the HAF but i know not everyone like them even though a majority do =)
 
Don't go for the overclocked card. Complete waste of money. Get the vanilla version.

Why get a cheap case? Also recommend you get a higher quality power supply, Rosewill is quite iffy.
 

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