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Default build for a co-worker
He was looking into getting an alienware (so he has some coin to drop) but asked about building his own instead, so I threw this together for him as an alternate option.

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Graphics Card (2 of these)
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So what do you guys think? Overall cost is about $3000. Everything look good? Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!
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whats he gonna do with it? does he necessarily have to spend that much money. Why dont you blow him out with something like 2/3 the cost and make him a real happy camper? what do you think
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I would wait out on the graphics card.... theres quite a few new models coming out that should revolutionize GFX cards, like the ATI 48x0 series. They will also be competitively priced against nVidia, so wait it out.
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Might want to get 2 ATi cards or an SLi motherboard. Didn't your mother ever tell you to not buy 2 nvidia cards with an Intel chipset?
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Harddrive won't work with that build, unless you get a SCSI adapter.

Get a WD VelociRaptor.
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Might want to get 2 ATi cards or an SLi motherboard. Didn't your mother ever tell you to not buy 2 nvidia cards with an Intel chipset?
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Why not?
Because, besides Skulltrail, there is no Intel chipset that support SLI (they're Crossfire only).

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Does he really need something that nice? Also I would go with raid 0 500Gb 7200.11's instead of getting the scsi.
As for powersupplies I like these:
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whats he gonna do with it? does he necessarily have to spend that much money. Why dont you blow him out with something like 2/3 the cost and make him a real happy camper? what do you think
I agree. I'd suggest something like a Q6600 or E8x00. Also, from what I've read, DDR3 is still pretty expensive for what you get. Switching to DDR2 ram will be way cheaper, plus you could save $100 and get a less expensive motherboard.

Additionally, Low Strife is right - you'd need a SCSI adaptor for the drive you've chosen, which is way overkill for a desktop build. SCSI drives are great for servers but you'll get much better bang for your buck by getting one of these WD 640gb drives.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218

Also, does he have a monitor already? If not, the savings from the hard drive, CPU, and ram/mobo could go toward a really nice Samsung 20+" LCD or something...or if he'd be ok skipping SLI, he could take the video card savings and get 2 nice monitors for a sweet dual monitor setup.
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  • Case: I think for a build like this, the 900 is a bit small. Get the 1200.
  • MoBo: I don't recommend DDR3. Simply not worth the money. DFI LT is a nice board.
  • GPU: Wait for the new ATI cards. Going to perform really well and not excessively expensive. If you insist nVidia, get a 780i motherboard (or a 790i board if you insist on DDR3 for whatever reason).
  • PSU: coolmax? No thanks. Corsair has a very nice 1000W unit, as linked before.
  • CPU: Q6700 is the sweet spot in terms of price/performance
  • RAM: get 4GB of good DDR2 RAM
  • HDD: imcompatible indeed. Either some nice WD AAKS 320GB drives in RAID0 or a WD Velociraptor is a good choice.
  • Blu-Ray: why?
  • Watercooling: either go custom, or not at all. Plus, where are the blocks and such?

My picks:
  • Antec Twelve Hundred Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case $214.95
  • DFI LP LT X38-T2R LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard $239.99
  • CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply $269.99
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6700 $274.99
  • G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK $124.99
  • Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $299.99
  • LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S $30.99
  • LITE-ON Black SATA Blu-ray DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-4O1S-08 $139.99
  • Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler $49.99
Subtotal: $1,645.87

That leaves plenty money for a pair of the new 4870's from ATI

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