Around $2300 Budget

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   Budget is around $2300. Will be used mainly for 
gaming/movies. Monitor is 1920x1080. Don't plan on going SLI anytime soon. Mostly likely will be adding a sound card at a later date. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot 
Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory 
Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel 
Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI 
(Intel X58 Chipset)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm 
Certified Performance Series  (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power
 Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No 
Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: 
Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid 
Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB 
Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Hard Drive Set 3: 
Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD 
Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet 
Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / 
Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB 
(Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: 
Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua 
Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 
Processors)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a 
FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: 
Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis 
Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No
 Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 
1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade 
Recommended)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock 
my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock 
my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on 
the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 
(64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery 
System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - 
No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: FREE: 
Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card
Display:
 - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard:
 - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive
 T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build:
 - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully
 Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year 
Limited Warranty

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mwilke Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Quote Reply Topic: Around $2300 Budget Posted: 07 Aug 2010 at 6:58pm
	Budget is around $2300. Will be used mainly for gaming/movies. Monitor is 1920x1080. Don't plan on going SLI anytime soon. Mostly likely will be adding a sound card at a later date. Any suggestions would be helpful. Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

JJJJ_Shabadoo Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22 May 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 320	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 2010 at 7:13pm
	Looks pretty solid!

!ender_ Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4219	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 2010 at 8:16pm
	my seal of approval! do it! and that definitely gave me an idea for a funny jpg for that comment

Ch3ssplay3r Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23 Jul 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 164	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 2010 at 8:47pm
	wow, there's really nothing to improve on that there. Go for it! The only thing you might consider is getting a haf 932 instead of the haf X. save a little cash, and the 932 has the same cooling power, size, features, etc. Minor detail though, if you love the 942, stick with it. Edited by Ch3ssplay3r - 07 Aug 2010 at 8:47pm

TrakDay Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Jul 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 2010 at 10:39pm
	Looks good. You will love it as it is very similar to my setup!


Ch3ssplay3r Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23 Jul 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 164	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 2010 at 11:12pm
	lovin the new sig and avatar trakday. can't wait to get one for myself when the rig comes.

SemperFuzz Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 06 May 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 247	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 2010 at 9:49am
	I am going to do almost the exact same build but DS is going to add all Blue LED Fans for $ 150.00 and i am going with the Intel 160gb SSD. And they are going to paint my Noctua 14 Fan shrouds for me since the white is Narsty !


!ender_ Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4219	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 2010 at 10:20am
	150 seems a little steep for 4 led fans... which fans are you getting? im confused by your 2nd statement as well... where do you see white? unless you mean tan.. what color are they painting it?

Around $2300 Budget

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