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Old 11-08-2009, 01:49 AM   #1
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New $1200 Build Suggestions...

ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - 288.99
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08 - 18.99
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - 27.99
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UWSECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 49.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - 149.99
MASSCOOL 8WA741 92mm Ball CPU Cooler - 21.99
Fujitsu MBA3300 MBA3147RC 147GB 15000 RPM Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 179.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 55.99
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black USB Ergonomic Keyboard and Mouse - 21.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit - 99.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC - 109.99
(2) EVGA 01G-P3-1155-TR GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - 309.98

Total $1,255.87

Any suggestions?
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Old 11-08-2009, 02:05 AM   #2
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Yes, I think I'd go for an i7 build with that budget. I'd also use one high end video card.

Look at the i7-860 on an Asus P7P55D. Don't use any IDE devices, and use a fast SATA drive (think WD Caviar Black) instead of a SCSI/SAS.
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