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If you had $2000 - TheWorst - 03-03-2010
If given $2000, What kind of PC would you build? Don't cheap out, use all of the money. I really only need mobo, RAM, chip and heatsink/fan.
I most likely will be getting...
CPU- i7 975 Extreme
MOBO- EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI
RAM- Patriot Extreme Performance Viper Series 12GB 10666
Heatsink/Fan- ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
I might go with better stuff, but I might use the extra money to upgrade my network stuff...
If you had $2000 - B1x! - 03-03-2010
Just use mIKe's parts.
If you had $2000 - Easyjet - 03-03-2010
hmm actually i have no clue but im rebuilding mine this april for my birthday so ill keep looking back to see what people say :P cuz yeah i need ideas
If you had $2000 - Flatcher - 03-03-2010
I will go to Newegg.com and sort items by highest price first.
If you had $2000 - Piluso - 03-03-2010
Answering your question...
Processor: AMD Phenom II 3.4GHZ Quad Core
CPU Cooling: Arctic Alpine 64 AM2 36CFM
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70
DDR3 RAM: Corsair XMS3 2x2GB Sticks
Vidya Card: Radeon HD 5870 850MHZ 1GB DDR5 2.8GHZ
Comp Case: CoolMaster Haf 932
POWAH: Corsair TX750W
Windows...: 7 Home Premium
Hard Drives: A 250GB main & 500GB secondary (for vidya)
Monitor: Something 24" & 1080p (probably from Samsung)
"Durp" Items: DVD Drive, Flash Card Reader, Mouse, Keyboard, headset/speakers
That's roughly 1800 in CANADIAN dollars, so I'd blow the rest on vidya games and donations to mR
Edit: With the remaining money I'd Crossfire this **** up! Two 5870s would be so unnecessary!
If you had $2000 - Rand0mNumbers - 03-04-2010
I'd probably do something like this. I've never had an Intel desktop before, so if I had the money, I might as well. No case, keyboard, or mouse though. I'd reuse what I have because they work. As for an OS, I would use one of the keys I obtained from the MSDNAA.
However, if I were to apply the $2000 towards my existing machine, I'd do the following:
64MB cache, 2TB, WD Caviar Black HDD x 2
Blu-ray Burner x 2
Silenx 120mm Ixtrema Case Fan x 3
Replacement 140mm top case fan that could support silicone fan mounts
Package of silicone fan mounts
Some SSD for a primary drive
Retail copy of Windows 7 Professional (perhaps Ultimate if I was so inclined to blow money away)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
ATX mobo with 2 full x16 PCI-E slots and DDR3 1333+ support
ATI 5850 (5870 is too big for my Antec 300)
Black media reader to place into the 3rd 5.25" drive bay.
If adventurous, I'd try for sound elimination (perhaps sound insulation or liquid cooling, though I'm not sure how quiet the latter could be).
EDIT:
Actually, I'd probably hold on to my current mobo and use the money saved to reassemble my previous pc and set it up as a NAS or media server.
If you had $2000 - asswad - 03-04-2010
Pay sean to build me something good, **** any computer would prob play games better then the ones I have.
If you had $2000 - Poolman - 03-04-2010
Lol, I would give the money to my dad
and he would go buy w/e he needs to build one.
If you had $2000 - imaninja - 03-04-2010
Doctor Who Wrote:**** any computer would prob play games better then the ones I have.I have Laptop with Windows vista
Processor:Amd athalon 64 X2
Graphic card:Nvidia Geforce 7000m
4GB DDR2
:/