Need help with Building a Machine

[Nairi]

Erase all of that and build something new with the i7 quads from intel, complete new socket ddr3 memory zomggggggggg. also sli is worth looking into since it works with windowed gaming.

cpu should be buyable by 17th of this month.

this is true, BUT... ddr3 is still a good bit more expensive, and I have yet to see a review that showed a significant increase in gaming performance with a single-gpu setup. also, what kind of prices are we looking at for i7's? i just don't think it will be worth it to start off, unless you have 2-3 video cards.

I might go Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB Hard Drive - 7200RPM, 32MB, SATA-300, OEM then, as its still a 500GB HD, and i still dont know about the SSD one, im trying to go relatively simple and I dont really mind sacrificing the memory to split it into 5 directories.

and for the sound card im looking at a Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI Sound Card, its actually one card down from the one you mentioned, witch is a little more expensive then im willing to put into a sound card ($200).

and does that DVD/CD Burner look ok?

if all of that seems fine i guess im down to the Case and Cooling System. How exactly would i go about figuring out what type of Fans i can use?i see things like Socket number and whatnot witch is only complicating the matter, I'm looking to get a pretty good system of fans for it going.

EDIT: I've looked at a couple of cases and the NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case - Clear Sides, Front USB, eSATA Ports look AWESOME, and has a great rating, however I dont know if it will support my motherboard. I will link were im looking at it, encase it would help you to tell me if it would support it, http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...&Sku=A406-1101 (if im not allowed to post links then please let me know and i will quickly delete it). This beast has 6 Built in fans and lighting, and is apparantly huge, it also supports 8 HD's witch would be great in the longterm for me as I am a hardcore gamer.


also, for what it matters, im getting a logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard. And a Razer Phantom Marine Blue Laser Gaming Mouse, as I've heard there both Great for Multiboxing.

And once again Thank you for your patience with me and all your help. :love:

i have that exact hard drive (2 of them actually in raid 1) and it works fine, no problems there.

this is the sound card i have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102005
i got it for $100, see if you can look around a bit. you might not notice a difference as much as me, but this thing has crystal clear sound.

cd/dvd drives aren't really a big deal imo. i hardly ever use them except when installing new software sometimes. the one i have is a samsung, works fine... the one you listed should be fine too if it has decent reviews.

case is fine, look at the form factor for compatibility with the motherboard: ATX is supported, and the motherboard is ATX. I actually have a friend that recently picked up that case and it looks pretty good.

if you're looking to get an aftermarket cpu cooler, basically look at the socket type supported. the processor you're looking at is a socket LGA775, so you need a cooler that can fit that.

the new quadcores alone makes it wroth the upgrade, mainly beacuse mulitboxing on 1 computer is pretty much limited by cpu. I havent seen any i7 boards with ddr2, there maybe some there but i havent seen one thus far. as for sli, it just lets you have some eyecandy on all your wow sessions instead of just maxing out graphics on your main and all low on slaves.

I wouldnt of been pushing sli about 2 months ago, new drivers fixes alot of issues.

prices on i7 should start around 400-600ish, also you can get a 4gb kit for $160 or so for ddr3 1333mhz