Jason Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I only need the innards and a case, I have all other peripherals. I also realise how redundant these threads are, but I have read lots here and you guys always have good advice. I AM computer savvy but I have researched so much I am now unable to make a clear desicion. I do know a couple of things. It MUST have i7 920 and HD 5850 GFX card apart from that I am open to your suggestions, I am also gonna add that V8 cooler to it so I can clock it up in the CPU sector I have made a few selection and here is teh contents of 1 of my carts on teh many many computer sites around CPU - Intel i7 920 Core i7 CPU, 2.66 GHz, 4.8 GT/sec QPI, 8MB Cache, Socket LGA1366 $328.97 GFX - ATI Radeon HD5850 HD-5850 PCI-E 2.0 1GB 256-bit GDDR5, 725/4000MHz, Dual DVI/ HDMI/ Display Port, DX11, Fan. $368.98 RAM - Corsair TR3X6G1600C9 6GB (3x XMS3 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) XMSP DDR3 For X58 MB/i7 Core, 3x240-pin DIMMs, Triple Kit, 9-9-9-24, 1.65V $214.17 HDD X2 - Seagate 500GB HD 3.5" 7200rpm 16M SATAII Hard Drive $106.68 thats 2 drives combined price DVD Drive - Samsung 22x DVD RW Dual Layer Burner SATA Black 'Nero 8 EST inc' $41.99 Cooling - COOLER MASTER V8 COOLER $82.49 MoBo - Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME MB, Intel X58+ICH10R, QPI 6.4GT/s, DDR3 2000, PCI-Ex16, SATAII, RAID, IDE, 2xGbE LAN, 8ch audio, 2oc PCB,USB2, Heatpipe. $441.65 $1,584.93 total without case and PSU. http://www.anypc.com.au/ (no affiliation with them at all, just the cart i chose for this thread) now I am not really opposed to spending more, but i really want/need to try to stick to $1500 max and still need a case and PSU and think from what o read i will need a decent case for airflow and cooling.. My real question is i suppose, Whats my best trade off here, I will be OCing the CPU so the Mobo needs to be OC friendly if you know what i mean. Also without being rude, Id really appreciate actual answers not just, looks like a good system to me etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matg Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 hey mate ive been fooling with my system n just put in a v10, its absolutly massive so check to see if it will fit in the case. positives is that running intel burn was only at 40 max & i live in WA about 25 celcius Q6600oc 3.4 downside is it is quite loud. I think i paid 200 bargain if you ask me .Plus i recently got a gigabyte gtx285 also worth its weight in gold, no more textures popin in hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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