Approved 3k loan! 15$ to best build

Homer is on vacation. No one knows when he'll be back (if at all?). Don't expect to see anything from him. My money is on fat rabbit (aka Tubby Bunny).

 

No. He said he was going on vacation for a couple of weeks, but its been a lot longer. No one really knows whats going on with him. All we can assume is that his vacation is running long.

 

no YOU don't know where Homer is.
Sound Card: Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards
Gaming Headset: Newegg.com - RAZER Megalodon Gold-plated USB Circumaural 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset OR Astros ( I prefer Razer)
Gaming Mouse: Newegg.com - RAZER Lachesis Banshee Blue 9 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser 4000 dpi Gaming Mouse - Mouse

Gaming Keyboard:Newegg.com - RAZER Lycosa Black 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard - Keyboards

Just add this to the other thread, water cooling isnt necessary if you aren't heavily OC'ing Good wiring and some decent fans will keep you just fine.

 

you already use razer...

would have been nice to know <_<

 

Really there isn't much of a reason to spend that much money on a computer...

Anything over 1.5k spent on a computer is pretty much overkill if you ask me. The price/performance just inches upward after that point, and frankly it just isn't worth it. IMO I think you should tuck away the extra 1.5k for a rainy day.

 

Well lets go

Now, since you do got a 3000$ limit, I might as well put i7 parts together. Now for all you ATI vs Nvidia fanboys. Nvidia may have a GTX 295, but people are not too impressed with it. the new ATI 4890 cards are really good; They scale very well in CFX in games also.

MOBO: Newegg.com - Foxconn BloodRage LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

And yes, it only has 3 slots for RAM, which would be a 6gb kit. I don't find any usage and fps gain to 12gb

CPU- Newegg.com - Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

RAM- Newegg.com - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D - Desktop Memory

VIDEO CARD - 2 4890's
Newegg.com - XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Power Supply- Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

And yes, this PSU can run 2 4890's

2x Samsung Monitors
MONITOR: Newegg.com - SAMSUNG ToC T220HD Rose Black 22" 5ms HDMI Widescreen HDTV Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 10000:1 Built in DTV Tuner & Dolby Digital Surround Speakers - LCD Monitors

DVD Burner: Newegg.com - LG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners

Now this is where I'm stuck at.

Do you want regular Hard drives or you do want SSD's or 1 storage Seagate 7200.12 1tb and a 500gb 7200.12 for the OS?

Now for the mouse, I'm using my Logitech G5, I love it. I did just buy a Cherry keyboard(Yes Cherry is the brand name look it up) and it has mechanical switches so its a lot better than a rubber membrane and a PCB.

Subtotal- $1,853.92
Shipping- $33.82
Grand Total with shipping : $1,887.74

Now in my opinion, I don't find WC worth it unless you are running super high overclocks for benchmarking. Air cooling, can get a 920 to 4.2GHz depending on Ambient air temp, the fan your running, and how much vcore your running. So this is the currently the best air cooler on the Market

Prolimatech Megahalem for Intel Socket 775 / 1366

And this is a really nice fan to use with this cooler.

Panaflo 120x38mm High Speed FBA12G12H1BX by NMB-MAT

And yes, sidewinder is legit, I have ordered from them many times, and they are out of New york fyi.

EDIT: ****, I forgot the sound card. This sound card uses one of the best audio chips currently

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271004

 

CPU- Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Processor BX80601975 - 3.33GHz, LGA 1366, 6.4GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, HyperThreading, Bloomfield, Retail at TigerDirect.com

Motherboard and RAM bundle- EVGA X58 SLI Classified Motherboard & Corsair Core i7 Dominator 6GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM Bundle at TigerDirect.com

Liquid Cooling- ThermalTake Big Water 760i Liquid Cooling System Kit at TigerDirect.com

Sound Card- Creative Labs 70SB088600002 SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro PCIe Sound Card at TigerDirect.com

Video Card- EVGA GeForce GTX 295 CO-OP Edition Video Card - 1792MB DDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, 480 Cores, PCI-Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, Quad SLI at TigerDirect.com

Monitor- Viewsonic VX2262wm 22" LCD Monitor - 1680x1050, 2ms, 20000:1 Dynamic, SRS WOW HD Sound Speakers, Black at TigerDirect.com

Power Supply- XION Power Real 1000W ATX Power Supply at TigerDirect.com

Case- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1289171&sku=A406-1028

$3,039.39?

 

@ Mora you forgot a case which he can select but you need to leave money for it

 

Actually it was in the price but I never added it to the thread. So yeah it's a little over but it's perfect.

 

MOBO:
Newegg.com - Foxconn BloodRage LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115212

RAM:
Newegg.com - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D - Desktop Memory

VIDEO CARDS:
Newegg.com - XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153102

2x SAMSUNG MONITORS:
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 2343BWX High Glossy Black 23" 5ms 16:9 Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 20000:1 (DC) w/ HDCP Support - LCD Monitors

OPTICAL DRIVE:
Newegg.com - Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

SOUNDCARD:
Newegg.com - HT | OMEGA Claro Halo 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card w/ a built-in HI-FI Headphone Amplifier - Sound Cards

HDD:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

MOUSE:
Newegg.com - Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser 2000 dpi Mouse - Mouse

KEYBOARD:
Newegg.com - Logitech G15 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard - Keyboards

CASE (IDK IF IT'LL FIT SORRY):
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

2993.76 b4 shipping if i did my math right.
couldn't get a good headset in there, i was going for brute performance. same goes for the case, i didn't have cash room to play and get a better one cause of the sheer performance orientedness i made this thing.

 

Motherboard (3x PCI-E x16, supports Crossfire & SLI)
Newegg.com - ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

RAM 3x2GB (DDR3 1600)
Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Desktop Memory

64GB SSD (For games and OS, fast load times)
Newegg.com - G.SKILL FALCON FM-25S2S-64GBF1 2.5" 64GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Solid State Disks

1TB HDD (Storage)
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar GP WD10000LSRTL 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

2x HD 4890 (OC to 900Mhz vs 850)
Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4890 TOP/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

i7 Nehalem
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

3x Asus 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI
Newegg.com - ASUS VW246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers - LCD Monitors

850W PSU (Tons of connections, ample wattage)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

2x DVD Burner
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners

CM MASTER STACKER 830 Case (Goddamn Jesus Case)
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKN3-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse
Newegg.com - Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser 2000 dpi Mouse - Mouse

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Newegg.com - Logitech G15 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard - Keyboards

Sennheiser Headphones
Newegg.com - SENNHEISER HD 280PRO 3.5mm Connector Circumaural PROFESSIONAL Headphone

Zalman Mic attachment
Zalman High-End Microphone Attachment at Xoxide!

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi
Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 SB1090 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz USB Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards

Megahalem HS/F
Prolimatech Megahalems Intel CPU Heatsink (LGA 775 / 1366) (AM2** / AM2+** / AM3**) - FrozenCPU.com
Options to get with it @bottom of page:
Fan= Scythe S-Flex (either)
Thermal Compound= Arctic Silver 5





Not done yet

 

I made a thread on OCN with this build, they are beastly at critiquing lol.

What do you think of this 3k build? - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

And here, it's a little tidbit on contrast ratio:

Contrast Ratios Explained | TV Snob - TVSnob.com



getting everything straightened out on the OCN thread.

Edit: something you may want to consider is waiting for the holiday season, because both ATI and Nvidia will be releasing their next line of cards.

 

xJared, IMO that ssd drive should be taken out for just another 7200 hdd and add another 6gb ram. The extra speed is almost unoticeable.