So im buying a new computer.....

[Void]

Well i decided to buy a new computer after winning 2000$ in atlantic city while on vacation. I work with a guy that owned his own computer shop at one time and asked him for advise. This is what he sent my email. Now im going to ask all of you for your opinions. What i want to be able to do with this rig is comfortably 5 box my normal dungeons 4 box 10/25m raids, Record videos without any lag issues and possibly and i mean POSSIBLY live stream when i 4 box arena's. this is what i got so far all info is appreciated.

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Thermaltake Element V Black Edition VL200K1W2Z Black Computer Case
Item #:N82E16811133178
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$5.00 Instant
$159.99
$154.991
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817139009
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$30.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$159.99
$129.991
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #:N82E16822136284
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$89.991
Open Box: ASUS Maximus III Extreme ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813131640R
Return Policy: Open Box Refund Only Return Policy
-$71.00 Instant
$329.99
$258.991
Intel Core i7-860 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
Item #:N82E16819115214
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$289.991
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231356
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$279.991
LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04
Item #:N82E16827106289
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$19.991
ZALMAN CNPS10X Extreme 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler with PWM Fan Speed Controller
Item #:N82E16835118051
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$89.99Grand Total:$1,313.92

[F9thRet]

Hey grats on your Win in Atlantic City.

Had to do a double take on your CD burner there. That's a bulk price @ $279.99 Had me wondering what in the world is that, that it would cost so much. Does it make it's own DVD's out of sand or something.

Stephen

[Coltimar]

I don't recommend running WoW and Windows on the same drive. You can increase your speeds a few ways. 2 small 7200 RPM drives that you setup in a RAID0 array (this is how I ran for a long time and is the cheaper route) or with a Solid State Drive. These are popular because they have no moving parts and are wicked fast :/ Even a second drive with just WoW on it will help some. I only make this recommendation because you said you may want to stream.

[MiRai]

First and foremost, I would never buy such a high end motherboard as an open box item, you have absolutely no idea how it was treated before it became an open box item. Here is Newegg's open box policy:

If you purchase an Open-Box product Newegg guarantees only that you will  receive the
product itself; accessories MAY OR MAY NOT BE INCLUDED with  Open-Box products. Newegg
will not send you a missing accessory, even  if the missing accessory is required in
order to properly make use of  all the product’s advertised functions.

Second of all, if you have to ask other people for advice on building a computer [no offense, this is one of the things this forum is here for], you should not even be buying such a high end motherboard like that; you will not be taking advantage of any of the bells and whistles it offers which cost the extra money, regardless of whether you have that cash to throw around or not.

Unless...

...you had plans of becoming a computer enthusiast who wants to overclock their rig like a mad man. If that is the case, then I would suggest getting rid of that Zalman CPU cooler and getting something a little manlier like a TRUE Black, an Ultra 120, or go all out with water cooling.

Back on topic...

As Coltimar suggested, I wouldn't run WoW on the same HDD as Windows either, let alone record FRAPS at the same time as doing it. I currently run Windows, WoW, and record FRAPS all on three separate HDDs. Either get an SSD [there are about 738 recent threads on them in this forum], buy a nice Western Digital Raptor, or at least another drive so you can separate Windows from WoW.

Also, the memory your friend selected for you won't even work with that motherboard. That motherboard is one of those hybrid i3/i5/i7 boards which is using dual channel memory, not triple channel.

I would keep the triple channel memory [I would recommend Mushkin or Corsair myself, but to each their own] and switch to a real Core i7 1366 setup which almost everyone and their mother have upgraded to [except for you AMD folks ]. Meaning, pick up a Core i7 930 and and then a real motherboard which will run a 1366 socket processor. I would recommend one of these.

You also do not have a video card listed there so I'll just go ahead and recommend an eVGA 460 GTX 1GB model because I'm an nVidia fan boy. If you were to purchase 2 of those 460's they outperform one single 480 and they are cheaper. This is of course in SLI which is not recommended for multiboxing, I was just throwing that out there in case you play other games which can utilize SLI.

FOR ALL OF DUAL-BOXING.COM:
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE UPGRADING TO AN i7 SYSTEM AND YOU LIVE NEAR A MICROCENTER THEN YOU CAN PURCHASE ONE THERE FOR ALMOST $100 LESS THAN NEWEGG SELLS THEM. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH THEIR PROCESSORS FOR QUITE AWHILE NOW.

It wouldn't hurt to look through at least 10 pages of this forum to see what other i7 systems people are building. Any other questions... fire away.

[d0z3rr]

First and foremost, I would never buy such a high end motherboard as an open box item, you have absolutely no idea how it was treated before it became an open box item. Here is

Absolutely agree. Never buy open box pc components, too much of a risk (and why are they open box to begin with?).



Also, anyone know if the i7's benefit from even number of sticks of ram? Remember how in the q6600's if you had 3 sticks it would not run as fast unless it had 4? Something about the channels....so you either had 2 sticks, or 4 sticks. I see he is purchasing 3....

[MiRai]

Also, anyone know if the i7's benefit from even number of sticks of ram? Remember how in the q6600's if you had 3 sticks it would not run as fast unless it had 4? Something about the channels....so you either had 2 sticks, or 4 sticks. I see he is purchasing 3....

Socket 1156 still utilizes dual channel, Socket 1366 utilizes triple channel. Even though you can find motherboards that can sport both an 1156 or a 1366, they'll use dual channel because of the 1156 restrictions.

[Sajuuk]

. Even though you can find motherboards that can sport both an 1156 or a 1366,

what?

[alcattle]

Socket 1156 still utilizes dual channel, Socket 1366 utilizes triple channel. Even though you can find motherboards that can sport both an 1156 or a 1366, they'll use dual channel because of the 1156 restrictions.

never heard of that but I know better than disagreeing with Fenril.

[Kawasa]

FOR ALL OF DUAL-BOXING.COM:
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE UPGRADING TO AN i7 SYSTEM AND YOU LIVE NEAR A MICROCENTER THEN YOU CAN PURCHASE ONE THERE FOR ALMOST $100 LESS THAN NEWEGG SELLS THEM. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH THEIR PROCESSORS FOR QUITE AWHILE NOW.

SAY WHAT?!
SO I CAN GET AN i7 FOR A Newegg's i5 Cost?!

[Heenan]

SAY WHAT?!
SO I CAN GET AN i7 FOR A Newegg's i5 Cost?!

Yeah. I just had a friend pick up my i7 930 for $199 (+tax) when he went to L.A.