Could use a bit of advice for a new build

Hey All

Edited by Lawdog - 04 Apr 2010 at 10:03pm

do you really need a bluray player?

order this and then add a ssd later and push the 1TB to HDD2 for storage:

Here you go Ticket# 397605 --- Price: $2847 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2847

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Not Available
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available
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 22x / 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 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Available
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - Not Available
Chassis Mods: - Not Available
Noise Reduction: - Not Available
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - Not Available
Boost Memory: - Not Available
Boost OS: - Not Available
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - Not Available
Office: - Not Available
Benchmarking: - Not Available
Install/Test Game: - Not Available
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 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 5 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended)



Edited by DST4ME - 05 Apr 2010 at 12:58am

My pleasure

1. well if you have a use for it then add it back or add it yourself later.

2. the mobos that have sata 3.0 and usb 3.0 are not where they need to be, the mobos that will have real sata 3.0 and such will come out hopefully end of this year or H1 one of next year. the current boards are not real sata 3.0, as in if you try and use the sata in 3.0 mode you will gimp the speed of the pci lanes. Any mobo cna have the same usb 3.0 and sata 3.0 with a usb 3.0/sata 3.0 card.

in short go with evga, you are not getting the real version of new technology yet, hopefully by the time the new mobos with real sata 3.0 and usb 3.0 come out, they will also have pci 3.0 too.

3. the intel you have picked is not available as on option on the budget sections, which means we have to go to blackops, if we do, the same exact config you see above will cost about $200 or so more, blackops is more expensive because it gives more options. So its either you go with the corsair ssd 256GB (only ssd option in budget section) or you by it like I posted and then add the intel yourself later, this will come out to save you I think like $300 to $500 dollars, I have not actually checked, that is a guess but it should save you atleast $300 I think.

Also yes the ssds are new so they are growing fast, just looking at the ssds out now vs the ones out in nov, there is a difference in price and speed, and for ssds that is just going to continue for the next few years.

4. win7 pro gives you xp mode, so that you can run apps that my not run in win7, in xp mode. there are some other difference, win7 will see more ram, but I advise win7 pro because of xp mode, you can check the differences here yourself

Edited by DST4ME - 05 Apr 2010 at 3:24pm