Another building a new PC thread

[Guabd]

Hi. I posted recently here: bluegartr.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83686 but decided to scrap that project. I am, however, still in the market for making a PC. I've already decided to go with the HD Radeon 5850, but need help picking out what else I should go with. Like I said in the last thread, I'm still interested in upgrading to an i9 when they come out. My budget is $1200, not including a monitor, video card or OS. The computer is mainly for gaming. Thanks in advance.

[fishstix]

posted a build I made in a similar thread http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showp...31&postcount=4 Is the i9s going to be out on the LGA 1366 socket? I initially heard that, but more recently heard about a new socket coming out also, so idk.

tbh though, your build in your original thread is fine for what you want, not sure why you're scrapping it.

[Guabd]

Since I'm not too computer savvy, I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't gonna blow something up by putting all these parts together.


COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
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Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026&Tpk=Antec%20Eart hWatts%20EA750%20750W

LG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Combo LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner
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CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C9
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145222

EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
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SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857&cm_re=HD_Radeon_ 5850-_-14-102-857-_-Product

I'm going to take Olo401's advice and go with:

XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
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and a pair of

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

How does that sound?

Edit: As far as I know, the i9s are still going to be socket 1366, but what you read is probably more recent.

[Olo401]

Everything looks good.. power supply may be a bit much, you could scale back to a 550-600W if you want.

[Guabd]

Thank you.

I have a dumb question though. Will using an EVGA mobo conflict in any way with the video card I have listed?

[Olo401]

Not at all.