Need Some Build Advice

Howdy!

Edited by mlaug - 18 Jan 2009 at 2:14pm

Il-2 @ 1920x1200 would be nice.  I'm not sure about the COD settings.

make your budget around $2000 and I can show you a system you can upgrade down the road to be a beast.

right now the biggest problem is the GPU, with your resolution you need 2 GPUs to play at high settings, but even with one GPU, the price goes over 2000

Originally posted by mlaug Thanks for the replies.  This helps a lot.   DST4ME- Could you show me your suggestion build for the $2000 target?   The budget increase just meanms my order will be a little later as opposed to right now, but I can wait.   I'm a "only when I have to" system upgrader.  If I could get a machine that would be expandable later, that might be a better option.

well the beauty of it, is when next year you want more power and have to look at your system and see what it can do, the system I'm talking about will say,"bring it" so you are never gonna look at another pc and say I wish I had that.

If I were in your shoes I would wait, thats all I can say.

here you go Ticket# 231723 --- Price: $2208 (To see this build click here)

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 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 3GB DDR3 1333MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 320GB 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: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260+ 896MB (216 Streams) (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Cooler Master V8 (Compatible With 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: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
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) (For Enthusiasts)
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
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

you get another $125 off with the current promotions, but while it takes you to save money, the price of this GPU will go lower at the same time so this config might very well be a better price later.

its better that way, trust me, if you had a twin and your twin got one now and you waited and got one in say 4 or 5 month, you would end up with a much better PC and for a better price.