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Dream Rig
| Rig type | Gaming Rig |
|---|---|
| Description | What I would do with $2500. |
| Status | Proposed Rig |
| Last updated | Dec 14, 2011 at 9:37 am |
Components
| Component | Price Paid | Available From | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | $370 (USD) | $0.00 | Visit Store |
 | $340 (USD) | $0.00 | Visit Store |
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7970 | $400 (USD) | ||
 | $90 (USD) | $139.99 | Visit Store |
 | $150 (USD) | $84.99 | Visit Store |
 | $370 (USD) | $199.99 | Visit Store |
 | $100 (USD) | $0.00 | Visit Store |
 | $120 (USD) | $157.33 | Visit Store |
 | $100 (USD) | $0.00 | Visit Store |
 | $190 (USD) | $0.00 | Visit Store |
 | $125 (USD) | $0.00 | Visit Store |
 | $82 (USD) | $0.00 | Visit Store |
Total cost of this rig: $2,437 (USD)
CPU: I'm sure many people would opt for the more powerful Core i7-3930K but since this will mainly be a gaming rig, I don't feel that the extra $300 justifies the extra 2 cores.
Motherboard: I went with a very high end SB motherboard because I'd like this rig to last and be upgradeable for a long time.
GPU: Obviously the Radeon HD 7xxx series isn't out yet but I'm hoping that by the time a winner is chosen and the money is given out, it will be. I'm assuming the price to be ~$400 but am leaving an extra $100 or so of clearance in case it ends up being more
RAM: 16GB of DDR3 running at 1600MHz should be plenty. I went with the Ripjaws X because they're made for SB.
Storage: I've been wanting an SSD for a long time so this is a perfect opportunity to get one. A 1TB storage drive will be plenty for me and I love the F3's.