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Eversmen

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I'm building my first gaming computer for Christmas. And I have a budget around $2,000 - 2,150 . I'm wondering what everyone thinks about the parts I have chosen, whether if there's something better, or If whatever I chose is a waste of money.

 

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If you got the money and the flexibility, pass up the gtx 295. Go for two 260s or on the high end two 285s. Two 295s is overkill and is basically pissing away your money.

 

I like that you picked the i7 920, 1000W is a bit high but with two gtx275s in SLI I suppose you might as well.

 

If you want to get more speed btw don't buy a single 1TB HDD, buy two 500GBs and stripe them in a raid.

 

And unless you really plan to OC this bitch you can live with a cheaper mobo.

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Eversmen

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If you got the money and the flexibility, pass up the gtx 295. Go for two 260s or on the high end two 285s. Two 295s is overkill and is basically pissing away your money.

 

I like that you picked the i7 920, 1000W is a bit high but with two gtx275s in SLI I suppose you might as well.

 

If you want to get more speed btw don't buy a single 1TB HDD, buy two 500GBs and stripe them in a raid.

 

And unless you really plan to OC this bitch you can live with a cheaper mobo.

I get mixed reviews from everyone, between getting 2 285s, or 2 295s, but as of right now, I will only run 1 card, but I might run SLI in time to come. Can someone explain the Pros and Cons of them?

 

Yeah, That's why I got 1000W, to have room for SLI, and still have room to breathe, without the bare minimum of a 750W.

 

I will defiantly look into this, but I don't have any knowledge as to running in a raid.

 

I am defiantly planning to overclock it, and all the reviews are all perfect. I love this motherboard so far about the specs, reviews, even to the color scheme lol.

 

case go for an antec 1200 or cooler master haf 932

heatsink tuniqtower 120 extreme for massive onverclocking

 

I will take a look at these, thanks.

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I get mixed reviews from everyone, between getting 2 285s, or 2 295s, but as of right now, I will only run 1 card, but I might run SLI in time to come. Can someone explain the Pros and Cons of them?

 

Yeah, That's why I got 1000W, to have room for SLI, and still have room to breathe, without the bare minimum of a 750W.

 

I will defiantly look into this, but I don't have any knowledge as to running in a raid.

 

I am defiantly planning to overclock it, and all the reviews are all perfect. I love this motherboard so far about the specs, reviews, even to the color scheme lol.

 

 

 

I will take a look at these, thanks.

 

also im not saying change the gtx 295 but the ati 5*** series has dx11 and are somewhat about the same price besides the 5970

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