Intel i7-975 Extreme Edition

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Yes, it's from HP. It's costing $2,000 with the monitor included. I'd build myself a computer in a heartbeat if I knew how. I'm only 14 lol.

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Yea, you are getting ripped and will not be able to overclock that computer. For $2,000 you could get a *near* top of the line computer if you built it yourself.

BTW, I built my first computer at 12. It's not hard and there are many guides on how to do. Overclocking is harder and more dangerous than building a computer. You shouldn't do it unless you understand hardware, and atleast know how to build a computer.

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I'd build myself a computer in a heartbeat if I knew how. I'm only 14 lol.

If I was to build my own computer, I'd be scared that I'd break all of the parts.

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I am 15 and I built my own modded case, watercooling system and my SLI Quad Core, RAID0'd rig, and overclocked it. It is no excuse. And even more if you have this community for ask if you need some help!

About the 975, yes, it's totally overkill. Unless you do REALLY heavy editing, a i7 920 it's better by price performance. In fact, a 920 is better even if you do heavy stuff...

I would not overclock an HP, who knows how good the motherboard is. Even more if we're not sure if it can be overclocked.

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Most parts come with a 2 year to 5 year warranty. Some come with lifetime. If you break a part, you can usually get it replaced. That probably won't happen.

As soon as you attempt to overclock, or open your case on an HP your warranty is VOID.

This forum is made of 99% of members that built their own computer, and many of them are 13-16.

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You'd be surprised how many members here are under 16. We did a poll like a year ago and it was around 50%.

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Can you put 2 legos together, and turn a screw driver? If you can, then you can build your own computer.

Most things can only fit one way. Its really a no brainer. You'll save a ton of money initially, and gain valuable experience.

Only downside to building your own is now you'll be exposed to "tweaking." Nothing is every good enough, and you'll start staring at your computer wanting to "upgrade" for no good reason.

You don't need 12gb (its really no practical use), 6gb is more than enough. Also a 975 is a waste unless you're using sub zero cooling. A 920 will cost a whole lot less (use money for more important things like GPU) and will overclock just as well or better on Air.

Build build build.

I'm 14, I've built many computers, and I only actually took an interest to them about a year and a half ago. Since then, I've built roughly 6-7 rigs.

Age is not an excuse.

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Lol, okay. You guys have convinced me... I'll build my own. Would you guys mind suggesting any place I can buy parts and link me to a good guide.

Also, how do I know if parts are compatible?

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www.newegg.com is where most of us get our parts.

Just make a new thread in the right section, list your budget, and people will find the parts for you. Overtime you'll understand stuff more and be able to do it yourself. Make sure you tell them that your budget is also the monitor.

Youll probably want a i7 920, 6GB of DDR3, 1000W Corsair, and a 5970 or 5870. Seems to be the "theme" lately.

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www.newegg.com

Spend a few weeks reading up on components etc.

After maybe... two weeks you should be confident enough to build a computer; there really isn't that much to it.

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K. I still want to get an i7 975, though. How much RAM do you suggest? I either want to have 12GB RAM or more.

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No and no.

i7 975 is useless on air, or water cooling pretty much. It's only useful for benching under extreme cooling.

You will not need 12GB or more than that. 6GB of RAM is what you want. I've never used more than 4GB EVER.