So im buying a new computer.....

[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?!

[Void]

Alright so ive done alot of research from my limited experience and talked to a few people. This is the new Build i came up with wondering what you guys think. If its good for my previously posted wantings let me know please. I already bought a small SSD for wow folder.

AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811517004
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$10.00 Instant

$20.00 Mail-in Rebate11-517-004 $129.99
$119.99

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136533
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $89.99

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813131631
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

-$10.00 Instant
$149.99
$139.99


EVGA 012-P3-1472-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
Item #: N82E16814130549
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy -$30.00 Instant

$25.00 Mail-in Rebate Card14-130-549 $379.99
$349.99


Antec CP-850 850W Continuous Power CPX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC "compatible with ...
Item #: N82E16817371024
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$20.00 Instant
$139.99
$119.99


OCZ Reaper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR2000LV4GK
Item #: N82E16820227571
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy -$7.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card20-227-571 $231.98
$217.98
($108.99 each)
select item 8 quantity of item 8

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103727
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy

1 year: $19.99
2 year: $36.99
$164.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116758
Return Policy: Software Standard Return Policy $139.99

Subtotal: $1,342.91

[MiRai]

From what I've seen, only the 1GB GTX 460's are worth anything price : performance ratio. I would save $100 and get the 460 [1GB model] over the 470 unless I could see some updated benchmarks with nVidia's updated drivers. Also, why 4GB of RAM? I use up 4GB of RAM walking through Stormwind on 5 characters. I would not recommend anything less than 8GB of RAM in a dual channel setup [like yours] or 6GB of RAM in a triple channel setup. Other than that, this looks a lot better.

I'm curious, why AMD over Intel? Price?


Also, 1000 posts.

[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.

[Void]

yea their is 8 gig there price is doubled. yea price was a factor i just dont want to pay extra for a name per say. if intel is alot better than amd i would surely grab that up but seems its more of a personal preference and i like saving moneys

[thefunk]

Also, 1000 posts.

Hehe maybe now you can resig with "stopping 1000 people making shitty boxing decisions since 2009"

[Mosg2]

I don't know Void, if you're going to blow that much cash on a rig I'd figure out a way to get 12 gigs of ram going. Or 24

Let me know how it goes. I get the first installment of my reenlistment bonus in October and I'm considering blowing ~2k on a new comp for Cata boxing.

[merujo]

Buy SSD instead of SATA
Ditch the DVD Burner - is it made of gold?
U can pass on the cpu cooler and buy an even better CPU - unless u gonna oc

[MiRai]

I don't know Void, if you're going to blow that much cash on a rig I'd figure out a way to get 12 gigs of ram going. Or 24

He's buying an AMD CPU which uses dual channel memory, 12GB and 24GB aren't normally what you would see on a dual channel board [gotta be able to divide by 1,2, or 4 and fit them into 4 slots -- 3/6/9/12GB modules do not exist in the non-ECC world]. His board only supports 16GB anyway, and 16GB would cost him anywhere between $400 and $800. I suggested 8GB above, but if he can get 16GB for $400 I'd go that route.

Buy SSD instead of SATA
Ditch the DVD Burner - is it made of gold?
U can pass on the cpu cooler and buy an even better CPU - unless u gonna oc

Guess you missed his updated list which is 6 posts above yours. He has an SSD, and he doesn't even list that burner or the cooler in the updated list.


To Void:
I just noticed, WTF do you need DDR3 2000 for? You planning on that heavy of an overclock? Your board would normally support 1333 or 1066.

[Sam DeathWalker]

Although all my computers are AMD, I would really only consider Intel I7 at this point, with a MB capable of 24g (and put in 12G if you can't afford 24 right now using 3 4G moduals).

With 24G ram you dont need SSD, you don't need a super fast cpu (920 is more then fine), you don't need a super video card (unless you want to play at all options on), although 1G is minimimun.