All prices are in USD
Mobo (EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3-Way SLI Core i7 Motherboard with Tri-Channel DDR3 and Tuning Utility)
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CPU (Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor)
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RAM (Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Dominator 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit)
= $752
Video Card (EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card ) = $263
PSU (Seasonic 650wt) = $80
Case = $100
Hard Drive = $60
Misc = $50
= $1305 + HD Monitor (22inch) = $195
TOTAL = $1500USD (or $1,930 CND)
Some extraneous questions, has anyone ever had problems with video cards that range between 510 and 1g, like the 896mb I listed? I heard rumours that they could sometimes cause compatibility issues with some games...
Also, what do you think of DDR3 Ram? I know it's the only thing compatible with the i7 so I sort of had no choice when it came to DDR2 (which would've been much cheaper).
Lastly, the Seasonic 650wt...do you think it's enough to power the system I'm building?
Mobo (EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3-Way SLI Core i7 Motherboard with Tri-Channel DDR3 and Tuning Utility)
+
CPU (Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor)
+
RAM (Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Dominator 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit)
= $752
Video Card (EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card ) = $263
PSU (Seasonic 650wt) = $80
Case = $100
Hard Drive = $60
Misc = $50
= $1305 + HD Monitor (22inch) = $195
TOTAL = $1500USD (or $1,930 CND)
Some extraneous questions, has anyone ever had problems with video cards that range between 510 and 1g, like the 896mb I listed? I heard rumours that they could sometimes cause compatibility issues with some games...
Also, what do you think of DDR3 Ram? I know it's the only thing compatible with the i7 so I sort of had no choice when it came to DDR2 (which would've been much cheaper).
Lastly, the Seasonic 650wt...do you think it's enough to power the system I'm building?