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garfi3ld wrote:

I am just curious what everyone's idea of a cool rig on a budget is. -Your total build can't cost more than $2000.00

Ummm.... In my world $2000.00 isn't really "budget" PC realm... It's kick butt dedicated task PC (GAMING!!!) $500.00 is more budget.... but I'll try and see what I can get for $2000.00

I'm guessing using "Samples", Freebies, contest winning etc are out right

to be fair i wont count that i get my Windows for Free!

id like to suggest that we list RETAIL prices of our OSs.

*thumbs up*

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822136490

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820145267

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811162053

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814161301

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835150070 x4

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139006

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131645

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16832116754

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827106289

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819103692

www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=817

www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=1022

www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=978

www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=801

Comes out to ~1930 with taxes and shipping. Felt like doing an AMD system and water cooling with some over clocking. Extra money is for fittings / hoses that I did not include. Also used a cheap case because it would have some holes cut in it to mount the radiator on the top. If I forgot anything meh :-/

I have never built a water cooled system either so I might have missed some stuff or got a garbage pump/res

It would be awesome if when putting links, put the description also so we don't have to click on every one to see what it is.

Nacelle wrote:

It would be awesome if when putting links, put the description also so we don't have to click on every one to see what it is.

This.

Here is what I got, total is 1,849.87 bucks

Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851

Motherboard: MSI 870A-G54 AM3
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB)
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275

Hard Drive: Western Digital 2TB
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136456

Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream 700 watts
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019

Heat Sink and Fan: Noctura NH-U12P SE2
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608014

Graphics Card: XFX ATI 5870 1GB
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150476

Keyboard: Razer Lycosa
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114004

Mouse: Razer Imperator 5600dpi
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153057

Audio: Razer Megalodon 7.1 Headset
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153051

Monitor: Acer 19in LCD
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009210

Case: Coolermaster HAF 932
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
30 bucks academic discount from work

A $2,000 Budget?

Alright...that's double what I've ever had to spend at once. I buy my cases/peripherals on sale, so this list can't really include the CM Storm Sniper case I just got for $100 which included an 8-button 5600dpi mouse or the (2) 27.5" Hanns-G Monitors I got for $270ea.

Here goes...

Tower Parts:

$309.99 - 6 Core 3.2GHz CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz

$199.99 - Motherboard which supports Dual CrossFire at x16/x16
MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

$114.99 - 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)

$319.98 - (2) Radeon HD 5770s in x16/x16 CrossFire
SAPPHIRE 100283-2L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16

$179.98 - (2) 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 HDDs in RAID 0
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"

$98.94 - Monster HSF which should support good OverClocking
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

$89.99 - 700w Modular PSU ($25 Mail-in Rebate Available, not used)
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2

$139.99 - HAF 932 Case which should support good OverClocking
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower

$19.99 - Cheap DVD Burner
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD Burner - OEM


Peripherals

$321.98 - 25.5" LCD 1920x1200 Monitor ($30 Mail-in Rebate Available, not used)
ASUS VW266H Black 25.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

$56.99 - Logitech G500 (My current mouse)
Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode Scroll Wheel USB Wired Laser 5700 dpi Gaming Mouse

$26.97 - Mini Keyboard. I'm a huge fan of these space-savers. WASD is WASD regardless.
X-Gene 01021 Black 86 Normal Keys USB Wired Mini Keyboard

$19.99 - Logitech Behind-the-Neck Headset
Logitech ClearChat Style 3.5mm Supra-aural Headset


Silly/Unnecessary Items

$99.99 - Win 7 Home Premium 32 bit OEM
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

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$1,994.46 Taxed & Shipped

There are $55 of rebates. Once those are received, you can order speakers.

$49.99 Logitech 25 watt 2.1 Speaker System
Logitech Z313 2.1 Speaker System

When all is said and done, you'll have $10.55 of your original $2,000 left for w/ever.

I fail... oh well

MacBook Pro 15 inch
2.53GHz Intel Core i5
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
$1849.00
Free shipping.

Windows 7 Liscense from the book store $30

Logitech G500 Mouse $65 shipped.

It comes with an OS already, and very soon there will be a steam client which means ill be able to play alteast valve games.
When SC2 comes out that will be native to mac and linux.
Quake games ( quake wars) are linux/mac compatible..


I NEVER have a pool of 2k to work with so IF i had this kind of opportunity id probably use it on a Mac!

Boo to the MAC! ha ha, but i guess in the environment you work in, a MAC would be useful.
I also like the fact that even though you have $2,000.00 to spend on a system (which is a pretty large amount), no-one is buying SSD's. Just thought i'd point that out.

by the time that you have software that will run on OSX or are running Windows in boot camp on a mac there really isn't a difference right now between a mac and a pc except for quality. Since they're running Intel processors and a motherboard manufactured by a PC manufacturer ( foxcon currently i believe) it really truly is nothing but a Proprietary PC that apple has licensed to allow their OS to run on.

In my opinion the hardware quality is superior on a mac. For the most part i see less non user influenced hardware failure for macs than i do for our dells and hps.

And there really arent any drivers ( read bs finding drivers and getting them loaded) running a mac.

Twodavez wrote:

I also like the fact that even though you have $2,000.00 to spend on a system (which is a pretty large amount), no-one is buying SSD's. Just thought i'd point that out.

^^This.

Now...was I so wrong to be upset about their constant mention in a $500 budget thread?

pacobedejo wrote:

Twodavez wrote:

I also like the fact that even though you have $2,000.00 to spend on a system (which is a pretty large amount), no-one is buying SSD's. Just thought i'd point that out.

^^This.

Now...was I so wrong to be upset about their constant mention in a $500 budget thread?

Not wrong...just a little harsh in the way you expressed your anger
It's ok to disagree but try not to do it in a possibly offensive way maybe?

I wasn't trying to compare it to the conversation that took place on the $500.00 PC thread, just point out the fact that no-one bought one and maybe they wanted to but didn't think about it, maybe they could drop the 2 TB HD and buy one to loan their OS and a few games to increase load times.

If my comment was too pointed, i appologize...
Since i know most of the people on her personally (through multiple LANS), i try not to say anything i wouldn't say in front of them if they were in the same room as me. That's why i give JJ SKy so much crap. It's because he's my buddy.

I know when in finally get around to putting my $2K system together i'm going to pick up a faster HD maybe even a SSD. I might even try to get a thumb drive to use at LAN Parties! I haven't really figured out the direction i wanted to go yet. Honestly haven't turned on my PC at home this week to look anything up.

Yea I didn't pick up a SSD because I don't find them that valuable yet. They have a poor GB/$ ratio and would result in using a standard HD anyways. They do not help with gaming other then to open games / load maps a little bit faster. I'm concerned with in-game performance when I build computers for myself. As the technology improves I may include a SSD in the future, but for now it doesn't fit my style.