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OVERCLOCKING: Core i7 to 4.0GHZ and RAM Timings (XMP Profile, just select this option in the BIOS)

Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Crossfire 5870's in the future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Quiet to a degree, can run any game on max settings, and "future proof" meaning adding an additional GPU or replacing CPU

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Price: $109.99

CPU: Core i7 920 (Overclocking to 4.0GHZ) - Micro Center Walk-In Deal

Price: $199.99
Still have to Purchase.

Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365

Price: $261.99 Blackfriday Bing 10% Cashback

Already purchased.

RAM/Memory: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D - Retail

Fry's Walk-In Deal Special

Price: $149.99 (/w Taxes)

Already purchased.

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750HX 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010447&prodlist=celebros

Price: $128.99
Already Purchased

Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...+Cases+-+ATX+Form)-_-Cooler+Master-_-11119160

Price: $78.99 after MIR and Bing Cashback on Black Friday.

Already purchased.

CPU Cooling: Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B. Intel CPU Heatsink (LGA 775 / 1156 / 1366) (AM2** / AM2+** / AM3**)

Panaflo H1A 120mm Hi-Speed Fan (BX) w/ RPM Sensor (FBA12G12H1BX)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5...Hi-Speed_Fan_BX_w_RPM_Sensor_FBA12G12H1BX.htm

Still need to purchase.

OCZ OCZTFRZTC Freeze Extreme Thermal Conductivity Compound - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835202006

Purchased.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8...k_LGA_775_1156_1366_AM2_AM2_AM3_Hot_Item.html

Price: $86.99
Still Have to Purchase.

Video Card: Sapphire 5870 Vapor-X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...61&cm_re=Sapphire_5870-_-14-102-861-_-Product

Price: $409.99
Still have to Purchase.

Hard Drive:

Storage

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Price: $74.99
Still Have to Purchase.

OS/Programs

Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2XXX 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...16&cm_re=Intel_x25m_g2-_-20-167-016-_-Product

Price: $214.99 Newegg.com Black Friday Deal

Already purchased.

Monitor: ASUS VW266H 25.5in Widescreen LCD Monitor 2ms 300 cd/m2 Glossy Black Retail

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010392&prodlist=celebros

Price: $238.99 (After MIR, Bing, and eBillme )
Already Purchased

CD/DVD Drive Burner: Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

Price: $26.99

Still need to purchase.

Mouse: Logitech MX518
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178

Why this one? Because it is an amazing gaming mouse and 1600 dpi if thats what you choose to use is more than enough. This mouse has a very long warranty and you can replace it quickly. But, it's lasted me over 2 years so far and no issues. On the fly sensitivity adjustment is amazing and the side buttons are very nice.

Already Owned

Keyboard: Dell Keyboard (Slim Version, Compact)

Keyboards in FPS games aren't really that important. This keyboard does what a keyboard should do.

Already Owned

Headset: Steelseries 5HV2 (You can choose if you want USB or not)
http://www.steelseries.com/int/products/audio/5hv2/information

Why? Amazing gaming headset, excellent for music, and has a retractable mic so it doesn't get damaged while not in use.

Already Owned

Mousepad: Steelseries QcK+
http://www.steelseries.com/int/products/surfaces/qck/information

One of the best mousepads that I've ever used. Used by alot of pro gamers and is excellent when paired with the Mx518.

Already Owned

Will update as I get more parts! :)

Alright, I got some more parts and used the Bing.com 10% Promo for Newegg.com to get a lot of parts for cheaper :D.
 
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5970 too expensive :(. I'll just CF 5870s in the future. Right now no game even uses 5970s to their potential.
 
ATI 5970 = $200 less than Crossfire 5870 ATM..........and it can overclock higher than two 5870's supposedly. Its got higher quality RAM and all that so that it was ensured high overclocks and they are all hand picked from the batch, plus voltage tweaking program to allow such high overclocks.
 
PewPewBangBang said:
ATI 5970 = $200 less than Crossfire 5870 ATM
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Yes, but you have to fork over all that money at once. Not to mention by the time he gets his second 5870, they will have dropped in price significantly(40nm yields should be fixed, and there will be competition from Nvidia).

Nice build. :)
 
FreakingHell said:
Yes, but you have to fork over all that money at once. Not to mention by the time he gets his second 5870, they will have dropped in price significantly(40nm yields should be fixed, and there will be competition from Nvidia).

Nice build. :)
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true.......will still be a while till that happens considering they are never in-stock meaning high demand low supply.......and Nvidia won't be coming out with their cards till next year and you gotta add a couple months to that before real deals start rolling out for the ATI 5 series cards.

Money also doesn't really seem to be a problem for him considering the build hes looking at right now haha
 
Honestly, the only changes I would make are Thermal Paste / Storage drives. The rest is, well, looks like one I'd build!

I prefer Arctic Silver thermal paste. It has served me well for many years and I recommend it for all builds. It's obviously not going to make or break your rig, but you may net a few degrees temp difference. OCZ is an excellent company when it comes to heat dissipation, but I stick with what I know.

I also prefer Western Digital drives. When you're dealing with mass amounts of storage space, go with the leader. WD drives have always served me well. I still have old IDE drives running in a few servers. 10 years+ old and still running cool, fast, and accurate enough to remain in my servers! Again, this will not make or break your system. Just my personal preference. I would suggest the RE3 series of WD drives for your build.

Looking at the rest of your choices really makes me smile. Great equipment! Exceptional choices! If you need any assistance with it, feel free to ask!
 
PewPewBangBang said:
true.......will still be a while till that happens considering they are never in-stock meaning high demand low supply.......and Nvidia won't be coming out with their cards till next year and you gotta add a couple months to that before real deals start rolling out for the ATI 5 series cards.

Money also doesn't really seem to be a problem for him considering the build hes looking at right now haha
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Technically, I'm at my $ Limit right now haha.
 
Angellas said:
Honestly, the only changes I would make are Thermal Paste / Storage drives. The rest is, well, looks like one I'd build!

I prefer Arctic Silver thermal paste. It has served me well for many years and I recommend it for all builds. It's obviously not going to make or break your rig, but you may net a few degrees temp difference. OCZ is an excellent company when it comes to heat dissipation, but I stick with what I know.

I also prefer Western Digital drives. When you're dealing with mass amounts of storage space, go with the leader. WD drives have always served me well. I still have old IDE drives running in a few servers. 10 years+ old and still running cool, fast, and accurate enough to remain in my servers! Again, this will not make or break your system. Just my personal preference. I would suggest the RE3 series of WD drives for your build.

Looking at the rest of your choices really makes me smile. Great equipment! Exceptional choices! If you need any assistance with it, feel free to ask!
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Thanks, glad you like it! ;)

Now, my choice for the Samsung Spinpoint F3 is simply because it performs better than any WD Drive in current benchmarks.

Avg. Read: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/...s/h2benchw-3.12-Avg-Read-Throughput,1010.html

Avg. Write: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/.../h2benchw-3.12-Avg-Write-Throughput,1013.html

However, the 2GB WD is pretty close. That said, I don't need 2 TB and it would cost me a good amount more. But, I do like WD a lot and currently am using one in this PC, so I cannot say it is worse to go that route.

Thermal Paste, Artic Silver 5 was the one I was also looking at, I might just go that route after reading some newer tests.
 
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Angellas said:
Honestly, the only changes I would make are Thermal Paste / Storage drives. The rest is, well, looks like one I'd build!

I prefer Arctic Silver thermal paste. It has served me well for many years and I recommend it for all builds. It's obviously not going to make or break your rig, but you may net a few degrees temp difference. OCZ is an excellent company when it comes to heat dissipation, but I stick with what I know.

I also prefer Western Digital drives. When you're dealing with mass amounts of storage space, go with the leader. WD drives have always served me well. I still have old IDE drives running in a few servers. 10 years+ old and still running cool, fast, and accurate enough to remain in my servers! Again, this will not make or break your system. Just my personal preference. I would suggest the RE3 series of WD drives for your build.

Looking at the rest of your choices really makes me smile. Great equipment! Exceptional choices! If you need any assistance with it, feel free to ask!
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Thanks, glad you like it! ;)

Now, my choice for the Samsung Spinpoint F3 is simply because it performs better than any WD Drive in current benchmarks.

Avg. Read: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/...s/h2benchw-3.12-Avg-Read-Throughput,1010.html

Avg. Write: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/.../h2benchw-3.12-Avg-Write-Throughput,1013.html

However, the 2GB WD is pretty close. That said, I don't need 2 TB and it would cost me a good amount more. But, I do like WD a lot and currently am using one in this PC, so I cannot say it is worse to go that route.

Now, my choice for Thermal Paste is also based off of some tests. At 1st I was inclined to go with Artic Sivler, however, after looking at performance I found out that OCZ Freeze was actually the 2nd best available thermal paste on the market.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=138&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=6

OCZ Freeze got Gold
Artic Silver 5 got Silver
 
FreakingHell said:
Why do people always assume that if someone is building a nice computer they can afford whatever they want?:confused1:
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lol cuz they are spending a lot of money on a PC so we assume they have money to spend?? and if they are spending not a lot of money on a PC then we assume they don't have a lot to spend??

i said it as a joke anyway and he replied with a laugh and i learned that he was at a limit so everythings good anyway.....
 
PewPewBangBang said:
lol cuz they are spending a lot of money on a PC so we assume they have money to spend?? and if they are spending not a lot of money on a PC then we assume they don't have a lot to spend??
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I'm just saying, every time I post a build I'm doing on a forum(not just this one), it's usually a $2000-$2500 build. And every time, people are always like, why not get 24GB's of RAM? Why not get tri-SLi? Why not get a $400 case? Why not get a 1500W PSU? Why not get a SSD?

Just because I can afford $2500, does not mean I can afford $3500 or even $3000.
 
FreakingHell said:
I'm just saying, every time I post a build I'm doing on a forum(not just this one), it's usually a $2000-$2500 build. And every time, people are always like, why not get 24GB's of RAM? Why not get tri-SLi? Why not get a $400 case? Why not get a 1500W PSU? Why not get a SSD?

Just because I can afford $2500, does not mean I can afford $3500 or even $3000.
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true i understand......thats y he told me he was at his limits already =)
 
sadly all the expensive cooler master cases are gone..........i wonder wat happened to them, all the limited edition cases are out, they were like ranging from $400-700 i think
 
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