$2200 budget, 24" 1920x1080 rezPost Date: 2009-06-27 |
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cgib ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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So im in the market for a new pc. Been lurking these forums all week and im getting close to pulling the trigger. Like the subject says i have a $2200 budget give or take a little and want to game on a 24" monitor @1920x1080. $2200 is for the comp only not including monitor which i have yet to buy.
I dont really want to mess with any upgrades for at least a year or two after purchase so maximizing it now is a priority. As for games i like to play WoW and in the future will definately be playing D3. I have been using a crappy dell laptop for the past 3 years so im open to any game suggestions that i may have missed out on.
This comp will be used for gaming, movie watching, and id like to hook a console up to the monitor.Sorry about the long winded post, just trying to provide as much info as possible!
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e.fruman ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 14 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 140 |
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Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) Liquid Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a H20: Stage 3 Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Its at 2300 but atleast you wont have to upgrade anything but the ssd if you want to make it cheaper just get one 275. |
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cgib ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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Looks good e.fruman, and thanks for such a fast reply! On a side note, any recomendation on the monitor (with the original post requirements). Been looking at newegg but still undecided.
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DST4ME ![]() DS ELITE ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
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Here you go Ticket# 300433 --- Price: $2526 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2276
Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) Liquid Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a H20: Stage 3 Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty ram speed will make no difference in your games at 1900 x 1200 so might as well go with 1333MHz if you are not gonna see any performance gain. you can check our hardware section for monitor suggestions, there are plenty in there ![]() ![]() wow does not use sli, so if all the other games you play don't support sli, then drop one of the 275s, and if that is the case let me know we have to make one more change to the config. also do you see yourself going tri sli or with a 30" monitor in the next 3 years? Edited by DST4ME - 28 Jun 2009 at 12:25am |
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e.fruman ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 14 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 140 |
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I always recommend this monitor as i love it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001330 just copy and paste link |
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cgib ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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DST4ME, thanks for the reply. While i was only playing wow on my old laptop, this was due to its low system requirements. I definately would like to play other games especially with the new comp so im all for the sli. I do not see myself going tri sli or a bigger monitor in the next 3 years. Im hoping this system will be good "as is" for at least 2 years allowing me to play what i want. I noticed you had no additional cpu cooling in your build, was this by design? |
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DST4ME ![]() DS ELITE ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
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well as I mentioned wow does not use sli, so you will be using only one gpu with wow. but if you play other games that do use sli then stick with the dual sli 275.
if you are not going to go with a bigger monitor, then dual sli is all you need, therefor we can drop your psu to a 750w if you like to save some more money: Here you go Ticket# 300434 --- Price: $2396 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2196 Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W PC Power & Cooling (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silencer Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) Liquid Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a H20: Stage 3 Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty so now you have the choice, if you see yourself upgrading to tri sli you will need the 1000w psu, if not then the above system with 750w psu is all you need ![]() @cgib, I made a mistake and left the cpu cooling out, the config was edited to be corrected you can look at it now. @e.fruman, you got a ticket number for that build? no matter what I do, I can't get your config to come to $2300, it comes out to $2393 Edited by DST4ME - 28 Jun 2009 at 12:30am |
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cgib ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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Looks good and right at my price point. Only remaining question, you have the cpu overclocked and it says "requires air cooling upgrade". I assume i would add the air stage 2 that e.fruman used in his build? Yours had the standard heat-sink and fan.
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DST4ME ![]() DS ELITE ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
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@cgib, my configs also include the win7 upgrade, if you don't want that we can save another $40 bucks or so. let me know which system you like and I will make the adjustment for you
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cgib ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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Just saw the edit. Thanks for the replies, i will probably be ordering this thing tomorrow! |
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cgib ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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I definately want the windows 7 upgrade.
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DST4ME ![]() DS ELITE ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
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OK then if you are not gonna go Tri sli and 30" monitor go with the 750w config
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cgib ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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Monday it is then, and thanks for all the help!
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DST4ME ![]() DS ELITE ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
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Np good luck, be sure to post pics and specs when you get it
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