Quote Originally Posted by ghonosyph and the moocrew',index.php?page=Thread&postID=177926#post1 77926][color=#ff0000]was hoping for something a bit higher in power,3.2 or so... perhaps an extra 100 bucks?
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Kingston 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333[/url], $120 (lets double this, i would prefer to run 12 gigs instead if its compatible!)

WD 500GB 7200 RPM SATA, $75 (there are pricier options, as well there is much debate on what to use for HD's, wouldnt dual drives be better for what has already been discussed, ie one drive for the OS, one for wow? I'll let the pros lead the discussion but benchmarking has already been done, gotta place my trust somewhere)

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit, $100 i'm thinking ultimate on my pc, perhaps a few extra bucks? i dont feel like lookin it up but wtf ever

Dont forget these guys are also a business, so they gotta make SOME money ** so i think for what i was hoping for, the price seems about right... we'll wait and see what sina posts for us as the specs which we all theorycraft about may be different from what he's selling it for! most people know you can buy the parts cheaper and put it together yourself, but what if you're an idiot like me and not well versed in the understanding and assembly process? =) cmn sina we're waaaaaaaaaaaaaiting! <3
The problem with upgrading from the Core i7 920 is that the next step is almost $300 extra. Don't let the low 2.66ghz number fool you though, this processor is extremely fast.

With the listed motherboard, doubling the ram to 12gb is a perfectly acceptable and easy route to take. It would cost exactly twice as much as the current ram. Looks like a fine upgrade choice.

I also agree about the hard drive. This seems to have been where they cut some corners on the pricing. I would recommend instead a 300gb raptor or a raid 0 of two of the cheaper raptors. The SSD and integrated DDR RAM drives are much pricier than the raptor options, but afford little gain.

I wasn't sure which version of Vista 64 they were going with, so I listed the cheapest while still regarding it for gaming use (home premium over basic).

Also, I understand this is a business. My initial estimate of $1800-2000 may be a bit frugal, since I did not consider optical drives nor a 3rd party heatsink for the processor. After reevaluating the data, I would say $2200 is a more reasonable price for this system. I'd be hard pressed to recommend it, if it cost any more than that. But when all is said and done, if you can get this build for $2200 or less, and are not comfortable with building it yourself, I'd recommend it.