Pick and Choose for Me!

[asesino]

I'm sorry I didn't mention you, but thank you primarily to Xenophek!

To Blue, Velociraptors are very expensive and out of the price range.

Anyone that would like to make an argument for or against the i7 940 please do so.

P.S.

Case ( Nzxt Alpha Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 850 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-850TX Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )
Processor ( [New !!] Intel? Core™ i7 950 Processor (4x 3.06GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
Processor Cooling ( Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooling Fan System )
Motherboard ( Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI )
Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video - running SLI mode )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( None )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [Lightscribe Technology] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD?R/?RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio )
Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( Logisys Ultra Slim Soft Touch Multimedia Keyboard Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3/MP4 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Warranty ( Standard Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

Total comes to: $1,917.50

How perfect! Thanks a lot guys, I believe this may be the final product, but please continue with the suggestions. I need all input.

 

[xenophek]

Here's the simplest argument for any faster processor. If it's in your budget, buy the fastest you can get. There are two reasons you should buy fast:

1) You don't seem very comfortable with hardware, and therefore you shouldn't listen to anybody who tells you to overclock. With overclocking being an invalid suggestion, you need as fast as you can afford.

2) By buying as fast a processor as you can afford, you open yourself up to better overclocking later down the line. Someday you may want to overclock, and by having a faster processor (the faster ones usually have higher multipliers, and are more flexible), you have the potential to get a better overclock.

In summary, by buying a faster processor now, you'll very likely be saving the future you a lot of trouble. There. That's my sales pitch.

-Xen

 

[Cmac]

Remember as I said earlier look at the offers

This one should interest you


5% Instant OFF (on selected systems over $999): enter coupon code "IBUYPOWER" during checkout.

This should save you almost $100

 

[asesino]

Yeah CMAC I used that on my total above. Thanks Xenophek, I'm just about 99% sure on my computer above.

 

[xenophek]

You're welcome. If you ever have any questions once you get it in, just let me know.

 

[Crawlerz]

someone warned me against the MSI mobo(s) - get the foxconn http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186169 and it's got onboard sound.

if yu're buying at ibuypower: beware they use bargain brands that say "corsair OR bargain brand" whereas corsair > bargain brand hands down. it's like choosing AA's from evergizer or IKEA