So I was looking at upgrading my computer. My Budget is ($3000 tops w/shipping/tax) I have a very large tower w/lots of fans and a nice sound card from a previous computer. The list below is what I plan on putting into the desktop as it fits into my budget. Need some advice if something is wrong or needs to be changed. Thanks! Main questions before parts list: (1.) Is the motherboard chosen substantial and work with everything? (2.) Does the Memory work with motherboard/processor? Its supposed to be 1600 correct? (3.) What size power supply should I get with this board and will I need an aftermarket cooling unit for the CPU? (4.) Other than those questions I just need to know whether everything will work fine together and need a recommendation for a Power Supply, Video Card, and Aftermarket fan for CPU (if needed)... Oh, and Need help choosing a monitor/tv to display it on from the following choices below. Thanks very much in advance! 1. CPU- Intel Core i7 930- ($295 w/shipping) 2. Motherboard- Gigabyte UD5- ($300 w/shipping) 3. Memory(Ram)- G.Skill 6GB 1600mhz- ($170 w/shipping) 4. HDD- Samsung Spinpoint F3- ($95 w/shipping) 5. SSD- Crucial RealSSD C300- ($420 w/shipping) 6. Monitor/TV At Times (40in+ 120HZ+ 1080P)- (DIFFERENT OPTIONS)-(Need help choosing) Trying to stay under $1200 w/tax) Samsung LN46B650 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD- ($1,050 w/shipping) Samsung LN46C650 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD- ($1,097 w/shipping) Samsung UN40B6000 40” Class LED 1080p 120Hz- ($1,099 w/shipping) Samsung LN46C630 Series 6 46" Class ToC LCD 1080p 120Hz ($990 w/shipping) _________________________ (so Far my total is $1280 without tv/monitor), W/full $1200 on TV/Monitor Total is: $2480)..can subtract the difference if full $1200 not used on monitor and use on bottom missing parts (eg. $1000 on monitor.) _________________________ After All parts above plus $1200 on monitor that leaves me with $520. (unless monitor is $100/$150 cheaper then I have $620-$670 for the rest below. 7. Power Supply- ? 8. GPU(Video Card)- ? 9. Aftermarket Cooling (If Needed)? (Edited For Broken Link)
Depends what you're using this system for. If it's just a games machine you'd be far better off saving money and going with a Core i5 750 instead of the i7 930 setup. You'd see exactly the same performance, the i7 platform's advantages really only show in video editing/encoding applications. I wouldn't specify a graphics card/power supply until I know what sort of games usage the system will have. If you don't play games at all, you can use a moderate PSU and basic graphics card. If you play them a lot, that's where the bulk of your purchasing needs to go.
Yeah I play a fair amount of games but I also am in the process of converting my 1000+ dvd collection to AVI to run on a media center so I am also going to be running autoGK constantly.
On those grounds then I would recommend the 930. Which games do you play, and are you fussed about detail level and performance?
I am not Overly concerned about every little micro-fracture of detail in a game where I have to have the best of everything. I just am looking for something that will be a substantial and knock off some of the 3hrs. of ripping, shrinking, and converting of DVD's to high quality AVI's.. For game sake just something that will be substantial enough to play games. For the most part I just want something that is going to make either the Samsung UN40B6000 or the Samsung LN46B650 tv/monitor (which I am still undecided about) to look very crisp and work well with it. not overly concerned about games as much as performance of getting my conversions done much quicker.. I play bioshock, call of duty, dragon age origins, and looking to play some napolean total war.
The only game there that's demanding is Napoleon Total War, which runs better on ATI cards from what I've read, so a single HD5870 will probably be fine.
awesome thanks sammorris. Would I have a problem with it displaying on any of those monitors?? Or should they display things correctly at the right resolution?
