AckAck
December 8th, 2009, 21:29
I might be being a bit of a jerk here, posting like this, but I'm trying to come up with a good gaming system for FSX specifically. The other games I play are not anything spectacular, and the majority of other things I do on this machine will be Photoshop or Illustrator.
I've put together a system at Newegg, trying to follow TXnetcop's listing in this section, This will be a new build, as I don't think there is loads from my current (8 year old) system that will transfer over.
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811119197)
Item #:N82E16811119197
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$89.98
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835608014)
Item #:N82E16835608014
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$5.00 Instant
$79.99
$74.99
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131365)
Item #:N82E16813131365
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
$289.99
Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822136358)
Item #:N82E16822136358
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$54.99
Western Digital Caviar Green 750GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822136359)
Item #:N82E16822136359
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$69.99
LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827106289)
Item #:N82E16827106289
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$28.99
SeaSonic M12D SS-850 850W Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817151067)
Item #:N82E16817151067
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$149.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5850 100282SR Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814102857)
Item #: N82E16814102857
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16832116758)
Item #: N82E16832116758
Return Policy: Software Return Policy
-$20.00 Combo
$449.98
$429.98
Intel Core i7-950 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819115211)
Item #: N82E16819115211
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820227365)
Item #: N82E16820227365
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
-$22.00 Combo
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card (http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/OCZ13MIRsDec01Dec1609lt12.pdf)
$719.98
$697.98
Whole thing with tax and shipping is a bit over $2000.
Can anyone (TXnetcop, Harleyman, knowledgeable people) peruse this and see where there is overkill, or underkill, or something I'm missing? I'd like it to be less, and some of these items are probably unnecessary unless I overclock. I think these components are good for overclocking, but I got a "faster" stock CPU because I don't really know if I want to... too chicken.
(I'm certain that it will be an improvement from my current AMD Athlon 2800+ 2.2GHz, 1GB 333MHz RAM system)
Look forward to any advice. TXnetcop put together specs for a nice system for me about a year ago, but my wife lost her job right before I ordered it, so the computer idea went :pop4:. Now we are all gainfully employed, and even my wife is saying that I need a new computer. (I've been saying that for 5 years now, but this is the first time SHE's mentioned being frustrated).
Thanks, Brian
I've put together a system at Newegg, trying to follow TXnetcop's listing in this section, This will be a new build, as I don't think there is loads from my current (8 year old) system that will transfer over.
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811119197)
Item #:N82E16811119197
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$89.98
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835608014)
Item #:N82E16835608014
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$5.00 Instant
$79.99
$74.99
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131365)
Item #:N82E16813131365
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
$289.99
Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822136358)
Item #:N82E16822136358
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$54.99
Western Digital Caviar Green 750GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822136359)
Item #:N82E16822136359
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$69.99
LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827106289)
Item #:N82E16827106289
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$28.99
SeaSonic M12D SS-850 850W Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817151067)
Item #:N82E16817151067
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$149.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5850 100282SR Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814102857)
Item #: N82E16814102857
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16832116758)
Item #: N82E16832116758
Return Policy: Software Return Policy
-$20.00 Combo
$449.98
$429.98
Intel Core i7-950 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819115211)
Item #: N82E16819115211
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820227365)
Item #: N82E16820227365
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
-$22.00 Combo
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card (http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/OCZ13MIRsDec01Dec1609lt12.pdf)
$719.98
$697.98
Whole thing with tax and shipping is a bit over $2000.
Can anyone (TXnetcop, Harleyman, knowledgeable people) peruse this and see where there is overkill, or underkill, or something I'm missing? I'd like it to be less, and some of these items are probably unnecessary unless I overclock. I think these components are good for overclocking, but I got a "faster" stock CPU because I don't really know if I want to... too chicken.
(I'm certain that it will be an improvement from my current AMD Athlon 2800+ 2.2GHz, 1GB 333MHz RAM system)
Look forward to any advice. TXnetcop put together specs for a nice system for me about a year ago, but my wife lost her job right before I ordered it, so the computer idea went :pop4:. Now we are all gainfully employed, and even my wife is saying that I need a new computer. (I've been saying that for 5 years now, but this is the first time SHE's mentioned being frustrated).
Thanks, Brian