1. I'll be using my computer mostly for my major work (I'm a Com Sci major), though I do my share of gaming, mostly RTS and RPG.
2. I'm shooting for no more than $1500, not including monitors or OS.
3. I live in the U.S. . . don't let that prejudice you against me!
4. I wouldn't call myself a fanboy, but my hard drive experiences have been nothing but positive with WD, whereas half my Seagates have died on me.
5. I have a 250 GB WD I will be reusing, but that will be for extra storage.
6. I've done a fair bit of research in the last week or two, both here and on other sites. I've read a lot of threads, but my situation is my own, and as such, I'd like my build to be my own.
7. I plan to Overclock, though I have never done that either, so I will be taking it slow and doing lots of reading
8. I plan to build my computer within the next month.
Other things you should know:
-I want a Quad, I'm currently looking at the Q9550
-I want my motherboard to be capable of Crossfire, for future expandability
-I want 2 hard drives (250-320 GB) in RAID 1, 7200 RPM is fine
-I want an additional hard drive (500+ GB) for storage
-I want a HD4800 series video card, I'm leaning toward a 4870 at the moment
-I want a CPU cooler
-I'm currently leaning toward the Antec 900 case
-I will be running 2 22" WS monitors
I welcome all input, and if anything needs clarified, please let me know.
2. I'm shooting for no more than $1500, not including monitors or OS.
3. I live in the U.S. . . don't let that prejudice you against me!
4. I wouldn't call myself a fanboy, but my hard drive experiences have been nothing but positive with WD, whereas half my Seagates have died on me.
5. I have a 250 GB WD I will be reusing, but that will be for extra storage.
6. I've done a fair bit of research in the last week or two, both here and on other sites. I've read a lot of threads, but my situation is my own, and as such, I'd like my build to be my own.
7. I plan to Overclock, though I have never done that either, so I will be taking it slow and doing lots of reading
8. I plan to build my computer within the next month.
Other things you should know:
-I want a Quad, I'm currently looking at the Q9550
-I want my motherboard to be capable of Crossfire, for future expandability
-I want 2 hard drives (250-320 GB) in RAID 1, 7200 RPM is fine
-I want an additional hard drive (500+ GB) for storage
-I want a HD4800 series video card, I'm leaning toward a 4870 at the moment
-I want a CPU cooler
-I'm currently leaning toward the Antec 900 case
-I will be running 2 22" WS monitors
I welcome all input, and if anything needs clarified, please let me know.