Thoughts on new pc build

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  1. paymon

    paymon Member

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    Ok, what do you guys this of this. Its over my budget a bit, so if you know any alternatives... please say so :p

    MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813188039

    Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811129043

    DVD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827151188

    GFX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814130492

    Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824236049

    Power - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139006

    CPU Cooling - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835118046

    HD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148433

    CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819115202

    RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820145224

    Total = 1700~ /tear.
     
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  2. sammorris

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    Mobo: 7/10 - overpriced and unnecessary for anything but triple-SLI, which is a potential weak spot.
    Case: 7/10 - Excellent case, but vast and noisy. Unnecessary for a build of this scale.
    ODD: (score irrelevant) - basically the only S-ATA DVD burner left on newegg due to the shortage.
    GPU: 5/10 - GTX280 is an old discontinued model. For that price you are better off getting an overclocked GTX275.
    Monitor: 7/10 - beware of the resolution - not always ideal for gaming.
    PSU: 9/10 - a little noisy but an excellent unit, especially for the price. For this spec, however, a 650W unit would suffice.
    CPU cooler: 5/10 - $60 for a cooler twice the size of a $30 cooler that does exactly the same job just as well:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
    HDD: 6/10 - Seagate have had big issues with their 1TB drives. It's not immediately apparent if they're over that. This drive is a better bet:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
    CPU: 10/10 - the only i7 to have, superbly powerful, sensibly priced.
    RAM: 10/10 - Excellent memory.
     
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  3. gera229

    gera229 Regular member

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    Actually sam the cooler you listed is that i7 supported? Peace.
     
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  4. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    Actually well spotted, I pretty much automatically swap out any zalman for the freezer 7 pro because i only see them for 775 builds. The 9900 has an i7 bracket, the freezer 7 doesn't.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007
    This is my recommended i7 cooler from newegg. Pricey, but it kicks the hell out of the Zalman.
     
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