SuperChip64
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 Posted: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:45:11 Post Subject: |
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Well, 'Budget' is a relative term. How much were you looking to spend? Is there anything in your current build you'd like to incorporate into the new machine (OS, drives, etc.)? Do you own any of the items you've listed?
Also, just to let you know, the Core i7 920 is cheaper than your Q9650 - by $40. And, to be honest - While the Velociraptor is indeed fast, it's noisy, and very low capacity. Many of the newer big drives can keep close with the Raptor's transfer.
A G/P/Q45-based motherboard won't allow for SLI. In LGA775-land, for SLI, you need to hop onto the nVidia Chipset. G/P/Q45 boards DO allow for Crossfire, though.
IMNSHO, DDR3 isn't really the greatest on Core2. Now on Core i7, DDR3 shines. But let's see about a decent build - off Newegg.
Antec Nine Hundred Case - $99.99
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P - $114.99 after MMIR - This board does Crossfire, but not SLI.
Intel Q9550 - $219.99 (And overclock it to about 3.3GHz with the stock cooler)
OCZ 2x2Gb DDR2-1066 Memory Kit - $62.99
WD Black WD7501AALS 750Gb - $79.99
PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer - $129.99
Samsung SH-223B - $30.99
XFX GTX260 Black Edition (680MHz Core) - $189.99
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XFX Radeon HD4890 1Gb - $199.99
That's the basics. Sound Card, speakers or headphones, input devices are still needed as well as a monitor and OS/Apps.
Just for S&G's, you can reference this Core i7-based Mobo/Memory/Proc combo to see if your budget allows you to step into Core i7...
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P - $259.99
Intel Core i7 920 - $279.99
OCZ Platinum 3x2Gb DDR3-1600 Kit - $154.99
I'm sure others will chime in with good opinions, too.
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