I thought it was good when I bought it, guess I shouldve asked people who know first...like you guys.

and yes, a valid concern for a new builder.

just be careful and wear a static strap and all would be fine. if one is going to build they gotta start somewhere. preferably having a friend that knows show you how to build the first.

I just can't stand pre-built systems. they always f*^k you somewhere and you can rarely get the exact configuration you want even from the customize options.

and the BIGGEST piece of BS from them is the fact (as mentioned before) that they charge you extra for an extended warranty that in the end is the exact same warranty you get yourself from the manufacturer. talk about a scam.

there's no need to spend 400 bucks on a power supply when you can get a pc power & cooling 750 silencer for 150 or less these days. pc p&c rates their psu's by constant output, not peak. therefore, their 750 silencer is rated at 750 watts constant, not 750 peak or max like other companies rate their psu's. heck, even their 860 watt unit is less than 300 bucks. and yes, i am aware newegg lists the the 750 silencer as 750 watts max but that is wrong. it's 750 watts continuous.

1k watt is a bit of an overkill for a single card, though. It certainly doesn't hurt, but it also shouldn't be needed.

Somehow that ended up coming out to 4k.... I guess i got a little carried away.

Get this processor instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202 and Overclock!

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Only get one of those GTX 295s. Add another later, if ever necessary...Voila, under 3k.

Anyone here will agree that is GOD in computer form.

PS. The offer still stands. I'd be honored to build this monument of computing  

Here is my newest design for the new age to come!

Any EVGA product you buy  -  be sure it is either ar or a1 at the end of the product number and it will be warranteed for life!

1. EVGA X58 SLI Classified motherboard - $449.99 [link]  buy direct not from new egg!

2. SILVERSTONE ZM1200M powersupply - $399.99 [link] this power supply will come very close to just doing it...

3. Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem  CPU - $288.99 [link] best for the price at this time.

4. COOLER MASTER V10 Hybrid CPU Cooler - $139.99 [link] other than water cooling this will work well.

5. 3x - EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 Graphics Card - $199.99 ea. [link] 3 of these to get the max performance.

6. EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT  - $129.99 [link] PhysicalX Graphics Card needed for peak performance.

7. 2x - CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) - 112.00 [link] for 12 GBs of Ram get 2 sets.

8a. Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH080G1 80GB SATA Internal Solid state disk - $393.00 [link] OS system drive.

8b. Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB Hard Drive - $229.00 [link] Gaming Drive & Programs...

I would use a eSata external drive for my backups and such. Which would only be connected at the time of it's use. Otherwise it is stored for better lifetime.

This being a moderate rig for the new age. I am still very picky about what case I would use!

9a. RAIDMAX SMILODON Case - $139.99 [link] this is good but cramped for space and cooling.

9b. COOLER MASTER HAF case - $159.99 [link] this has the space and the cooling... plus you can add water cooling later on.

As for DVD or CD and other Peripherals it will be good to start out with high end equipment. But this changes so fast I wait for things and buy just basic stuff I need.

My base price for this rig built by myself and ready to go with coolmaster case of course and basic Peripherals is  $5000.00

otherwise with shipping and you build youself it would be close to $3500 to $4000 and you do your own warranty for installations.

Most  have a lifetime warranty; others are like 3 years or better. NO OEM Manufacture will give you this for any kind of rig they build. Maybe 3 yrs - but it will cost you.

My best design for this new board has yet to come to light for the newest intel I7 chips are still being worked out. The true 8 core chip has yet to hit. Plus 64 bit Windows 7 is in the works of being released. I'm presently waiting for both of these to be complete before I go off the deep end and build the newest super computer I want here at home. But time will tell and I really can't wait for that day when I can place the order and get what I want.

Good luck with you new system and here is a pic of a HaF Case I did for my son here just a month ago for him to play his video games on and just have a better machine than he had before.

That and built another with a Sigma La Vie Case for my Daughter with basically almost the same. Except she is an ole timer and does not like vista so we used XP x64 and only 4 gigs of ram.

Here are a few photos

Sigma case 1

Sigma case 2

Sigma case 3

Haf Case 1

Haf Case 2

Haf Case 3

Also I would only recommend a 24 inch monitor or larger with this type of system!!!

okay, here is what I thinking of:

Case Thermaltake V9 Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Blue )

Power Supply ( 750 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-750TX Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

Processor Intel Core i7 Processor 940 (4x 2.93GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )

Processor Cooling ( iBUYPOWER Napoleon CPU Cooling Fan System Kit )

Motherboard ( Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Three PCI-E MB )

Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 Triple Memory Module Kingston HyperX )

Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video )

Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

2nd Hard Drive ( None )

External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

CD/DVD Drive ( [5X Blu-Ray] Sony Optiarc BC-5100S BLU-RAY Reader & DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive )

CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( Sony Dual Format/Double Layer 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Blue )

Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )

Meter Display ( Thermal Temperature LCD Display Blue )

Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Blue )

Operating System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )

Additional Software ( Microsoft Works 9.0 (make the most of your home PC) )

I'm getting the works ($9) so that I can use my office 2000 professional upgrade. and all of the above is subject to change.

The Cooler Master 850W is practically the same specs, but more headroom for other things (non-GPU/CPU).  They (theoretically) have the same 12V amps, though, so it'd really only be an issue if you wanted to, say, add a busload of drives in RAID later on.  But it'd be nice to have some room for expansion, and it's $8 less.

I don't know why anyone would get anything other than the 920, but it's your $280, so have at it.

The only differences I can find between the P6T and the P6T Deluxe are that the Deluxe has an additional GbLAN, as well as support for 4GB RAM modules, which you shouldn't need nor be able to find yet.

Spending an extra $270 for your RAM to be Kingston is honestly stupid, no offense.  They're not what they used to be, either.  Corsair or whatever they happen to throw in it will be more than sufficient.  But if you wanted to spend $150 more instead of $270 more to have 12GB of DDR3-1600 instead of 6GB of DDR3-1600, I could agree with that.

The 4870 would be my pick (actually the 4890 when it launches), but the GTX285 is a good idea as well.  But if you're going to go Nvidia, then do yourself a favor and spend the extra $5 to make it an EVGA card.  They have a step-up program that allows you to exchange your old card for a new card, within a certain timeframe that I've forgotten (3 months?), provided you pay the difference.  (Or at least they used to-I think it still exists.)  This would be very useful should you decide to upgrade to a GTX295 later on.

I think you'll be surprised at how quickly 500GB fills up, so I'd recommend at least a terabyte, for $45 more.  Alternatively, you could do 2x500GB, and RAID them.

I hope you're aware that the optical drive you've chosen is just a Blu-Ray reader-it can't write to them.  (It can however burn DVD's.)  If that's not a concern for you, then it's a good deal.  Otherwise, you're looking at about $100 more for a reader/writer.

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I don't see speakers or a monitor.  Was that intentional?  (I'm less concerned about the keyboard and mouse.)

get the coolermaster v8 cpu cooler. they have some ugly cases there, don't they?

Echoing Sole Soul's comment about monitor - if you aren't getting a new one, make sure you run the test programs from WinDVD/PowerDVD makers so you can see if your current one will suport Blu Ray playback. You need an HDCP compatible monitor or it will refuse to play. Any LCD from the past 2 years or so should be a safe bet, but you should still make sure with the app.

Forget all of that save up for a quantum computer haha! it will be able to do everything ten time faster well when we can use more than 32 qubits haha. No there is no practical use for a quantum computer, thats far in the future but its an idea.

I would go for whatever is the latest in 2010 newest motherborad with newest cpu and graphics card.....etc. I have already saved enough money a good 1500$ still saving but ya im gonna wait for the latest. Maybe i will wait when Moore's law wont apply anymore haha!

Akkan117

uhm, cost more, less choice and they don't take amex.