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Post Date: 2010-01-02
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    Posted: 02 Jan 2010 at 8:18pm
I want to get my first gaming pc, but I don't know what to choose.  My budget is around $1,500.  If I have to spend a little more, I can.  I'm going to be using it for gaming, college work, internet, listening to music and watching videos.  I have a 19" monitor that I'm going to replace for a widescreen one, either a 19" or 22", and I'll probably want to get a new wireless mouse with it.  

The games I'm going to be playing on it are newer games like Empire:Total War, Call of Duty, and the new Star Trek MMO that's coming out. 
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I would get this and then add 3GB of ram down the road:

Here you go Ticket# 370264 --- Price: $1794 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $1794

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 (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
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: Cooler Master V8 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: 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 Home Premium (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 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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Star Trek Online.  I'm going to pre-order that once my new rig is up and running.

Each store has a different pre-order bonus, though, it's so difficult to choose. 
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@DST4ME: Thank you so much for the setup.  I really appreciate it. 

@Captain:  Really?  I didn't know there were other stores offering pre-order bonuses.  I only saw gamestop's bonus.  


Edited by Z Warrior - 02 Jan 2010 at 10:31pm
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My pleasure keep in mind the max that mobo can do is dual sli/cf.

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Posts: 117 		  Quote Captain Francis Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 04 Jan 2010 at 3:59pm
Originally posted by Z Warrior

@DST4ME: Thank you so much for the setup.  I really appreciate it. 

@Captain:  Really?  I didn't know there were other stores offering pre-order bonuses.  I only saw gamestop's bonus.  


Yeah, so did I until someone else here mentioned it.  Then I checked the website.

http://www.startrekonline.com/node/755
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