build looks pretty good, personally i7 920 LGA 1366 is the way to go, you'll be able to upgrade to the intel 6 core when it come out. Also nvidia is at least 3-5 months from releasing its next line of DX11 cards to catch up with ATI. That being said you could decide to splurge on this generation or just get a 260 or 275…
Alright guys, take the last build I posted and consider this the video card: EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Retail ($369.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130480&cm_re=GTX_285-_-14-130-480-_-Product So: Processor: Intel…
If you aren`t overclocking the stock cooler should do just fine. The retail CPU comes with one, but if you wan`t the arctic freezer you could buy the oem cpu which is cheaper and comes without a heatsink. With 12GB ram I wouldn`t bother with overclocking anyway as you couldn`t push the system too far before it becomes too…
Motherboard is tripple channel - so get 6 or 12 gigs of memory, not 8. Videocard - Go BFG. I would say the best when it comes to RMA's, and lifetime is lifetime. They also have a trade-up program.
Hey guys, I've never built one before, and would like to look in to getting one that will last for a while and be good for 3d work. I'd much prefer someone tell me what to buy, and that's really what I'd like. However, I know you guys want someone who is willing to do research on this stuff - so teach me, and I'll learn.…
Not looking too bad altogether. Just a couple of points, try and edit your post so people can see what you are linking to, it's a bit of a pain having to click on a couple of different links just to see it's the same graphics card:P So: I7 920 = good 295 GTX = good card, haven't ever used those makes, personally i stick…