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Old 07-19-09   #1 (permalink)
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Hello OCN. I am thinking about building an i7 rig in a week or two. I wanted to make sure I am making the best decisions in what I am buying. I will be building a gaming rig that eventually I will want to use liquid cooling on. My budget is 1,200 U.S. Dollars before rebates. My current build that I wish to buy is:
Cooler Master HAF 932 case $138.99
OCZ StealthXStream 700W $72.49-$20 rebate-$20 saving with RAM
Asus P6T LGA 1366 X58 ATX Motherboard $239.99-$40 saving combo deal with CPU.
Intel i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz Quad-Core Processor $279.99
OCZ Gold 6GB(3x2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) RAM $99.99-$10 rebate
EVGA GeForce GTX 275 896MB GPU $234.99-$20 rebate
Hitachi Deskstar 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0GB/s HDD
LG Black 22X DVD+R SATA 22X DVD Burner $27.99
Razer Copperhead Anarchy Red Mouse $69.99
Already own keyboard its some Logitech
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I would go for a 4890.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150359
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solid build... do you have any plans to get an after market cpu cooler? A Mugen 2 maybe?

EDIT: I personally would opt for a 4890 and some OCZ Platinums, but overall its fine.
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Get a better HDD, Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB AALS. Other than that, lookin' good. I would prefer a 4890 myself but nothing wrong with 275s.
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I would but I have always heard so much bad stuff about ATI drivers. I have never had an ATI card so I am not sure about the intensity of how bad they are.

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solid build... do you have any plans to get an after market cpu cooler?
I have considered it but I have no plans to OC this until a few month when I get liquid cooling.
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Okay Here are the changes I have made:
XFX Radeon HD4890 $194.99
WD Caviar 640GB 7200 RPM HDD $74.99
OCZ Platinum 6GB(3x2GB) RAM $114.99
New Total:$1166.51
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Lol, ATI cards are fine. No driver issues with me. If you're going to get liquid cooling later on, don't waste money on a Mugen 2 now.

The rest looks great
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You can get a 4890 and save some money, it'll overclock farther and you won't lose any performance.

The other thing I would change is the hard drive. For just a little more money you can get the WD6400AAKS, one of the fastest desktop 7200rpm hard drives.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=wd6400aaks

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Dont forget about combos! Saves you $60
i7 920 + P6T

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