Build a power rig
 

im looking to build a rig via most likely NCIX consisting of parts totalling under $3000 for the tower alone

just looking for a couple suggestions in terms of motherboards and SLI video cards etc.

most likely going with the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 Nehalem 3.2GHz as my processor then on from there

what ive got so far:

PROCESSOR
Intel i7 940

MOTHERBOARD
Intel DX58SO or Asus P6T Delux

MEMORY
OCZ OCZ3X1333LV6GK 12GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1333 Triple Channel Memory

VID CARD
EVGA E-GEFORCE GTX 295

HARD DRIVE
1x 150 GB Western Digital VelociRaptor
1x 1 TB Western Digital

SOUND CARD
Asus Xonar D2X 7.1

POWER SUPPLY
Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000 Watt

Try getting 2 raptors and putting them into raid 0. Then use the 1TB for backup..Get the extreme edition of the i7 because they come unlocked for overclocking XD.

make sure to get a full tower if you aren't water cooling. there is going to a lot of heat coming out of your build.

make sure to price match ncix at other places. price match online only. the sales reps usually refuse price matches in person.

directcanada.com
bestdirect.ca
tigerdirect.ca
newegg.ca

ncix saturday sales usually have the best savings.

if bestbuy has any of the components, price match it there. they'll give you 10 percent of the difference off your purchase. that is if you care. with 3000 for a build i doubt you do. hahaha


i'm religious towards buying evga products. mobos and gpus included. With well built products and A-grade support, you can't go wrong.

might as well just go for a SSD instead of raptor
920 is enough if you plan to overclock

^ read some reviews...the WD velociraptors perform better than the SSD

SSD is just in between the old raptors and new raptors

depends what SSD

updated build:

CPU:
Intel Core i7 940

Motherboard:
ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 ATX LGA1366 DDR3

Memory
OCZ 6GB DDR3-1866 PC3-15000 RAM CL9 Ed Reaper Tri Channel

Video Card:
EVGA E-GEFORCE GTX295

Hard Drive
2x Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 32MB in RAID0

Sound Card:
ASUS Xonar D2X 7.1 24BIT Dolby Digital DTS

Power Supply:
Enermax Revolution 85 1050W ATX 24PIN 135MM Fan

Optical Drive:
Sony BDUX10S BLU-RAY 2X BD-ROM 8X DVD

CPU Heatsink / Fan
Prolimatech Megahalem

Case
Antec P182

Monitor
2x Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 24” Widescreen

how much is the build right now?

just curious how would a raid0 setup perform compare to a velociraptor HD?

from what ive been reading the difference really isnt THAT much for an average user, but in a build like this i might as well go for the big shot

the build is at like 2900 for tower alone

I was looking at the velociprator 150gb earlier, but the price is stopping me from getting it.

What are the pros and cons having normal 7.2K rpm sata drive at raid0?

- from what I read, raid0 will have a higher risk of disk failure.
- it's cheaper, hell yeah.
- double the size, hell yeah.

Make sure to price match!!! You'll save at least 10% off the total bill. Probably 50-70% on accessories.

www.pricebat.ca
www.shopbot.ca

if your willing to spend almost 3 grand i'd say go for liquid.