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what resolution does that 17" have?

Here you go Ticket# 390204 --- Price: $1824 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $1824

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922
Exterior Finish: - Not Available
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 Micro Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 3GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
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 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
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 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: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

you may want to upgrade the ram to 6GB down the road.

Edited by DST4ME - 05 Mar 2010 at 5:40pm

That looks nice...now any way to knock about $400 off of that price without losing too much? :)

Ok, I've played around with the build a little bit more and came up with this build. Do I have anything on there I don't need? In your opinion, what would be the differences I would notice after having them out of the box and hooked up. What about in terms of future upgrades and compatibility?

Thanks for your help.


Edited by elepheagle - 05 Mar 2010 at 6:00pm

Thanks, Cheeb.

Ah, yes, I see that now. Thanks for your reply.

I don't like the case, it has very little airflow and room to grow, I don't even think the nvidia cards will fit in there.

the build I gave you has 2GB more ram, better psu, better gpu, better cpu cooler, win7 pro so you have xp mode, and on top of all of that, the x58 platform you can upgrade your cpu in a few years to a 6 core coming out this year, the cpu is the brain of your pc so a new cpu is like a new pc, but for $200 to $400 and thats in 3 years, the p55 platform does not support cpu upgrade to a 6 core.

all of that for $100, so my question is, knowing all of that do you still want to go with the p55? if so then we need to change some stuff in that config, and just so you know by the time we do, you are gonna be maybe $40 off the price of my config.

Edited by DST4ME - 05 Mar 2010 at 7:13pm

well all I can tell you is that, when times where tough for me back in the day, and I could not buy a new pc ever 3 or 4 years, being able to upgrade the cpu was a huge deal to me, since by just spending couple of hundred dollars I could upgrade the cpu, and the pc's performance would be better and like a new pc to me, so that was/is to me more of a matter of need then want, I think that many people out there can't afford to buy a new pc every 3 or 4 years, for those people I think its best to go with a an x58 platform, mainly cause the cpu can be upgraded to the new 6 core cpus coming out this year. this can help people own their pc for 6 or 7 years and really enjoy it and have a better performing pc after 3 or 4 years, and I'm sure you know in that amount of time, apps get more demanding, and one's pc seems slower, so a new boost of power for cheap is a well coming if not a need around that time.

thats the way I looked at it, yes you are spending a $100 here and maybe say $300 in 3 years, but you get a faster, better performing pc in 3 years, that much better then paying $1600 in 3 years to get a new pc, or just wishing you could get a new pc but being stuck with the one you have without a cpu upgrade.

maybe that helps, it was my pleasure and good luck