This is the computer I'm saving up for.

the first one i can't get the SSD I want with everything else and keep it under $1000, and the second one doesn't come with a pci express 2.0 video card, and only 3gb ram. if I up it to what I want, it goes over $1000. I'll stick with the i5 I found, but thanks for looking that up for me

Its cheaper to go to a Tiger Direct outlet store or something to build a custom computer than it is with many online stores. many charge S & H, or dont give you many options for motherboards.

I already built one with parts like this on newegg and it would cost over $200 more to custom build it myself.

Looks like you should jump on the deal then, crimso. Whatcha waitin' on?!!

brad

Looks like you should jump on the deal then, crimso. Whatcha waitin' on?!!

brad

The money to buy it

I have about $300 so far, I should have enough to get it by mid to late July

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131621
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
HDD's: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151216

For your viewing pleasure Crim. I'm sure you can handle obtaining the OS by other means. A little more than the one you posted, but I'd prefer knowing what goes into my PC and there's some performance boosts here. That Velociraptor will kick most SSD's butts, plus it's 5 times the size of the one you were looking at (you wouldn't be able to get the OS loaded and all your programs with 30 Gb). The GPU will put a sever hurting on the GTS 250. I'm not sure what PSU they put in there but I know this one will perform awesomely and it's modular to boot which means cable maintenance will be a lot easier.

haha yeah I've already got win7 pro 32 and 64 bit from MSDN from my college...serials have expired but I have activators

that rig comes out to $1,117.41 after rebates, shipping, tax, etc. I really like that setup; I was actually planning on getting a better GPU anyway, since the interface with the comp i'm looking to get is PCIe 2.0 x16. I'll either get that one, or upgrade the PSU and get a GTX 470 or 480 or a radeon hd 5870

haha yeah I've already got win7 pro 32 and 64 bit from MSDN from my college...serials have expired but I have activators

that rig comes out to $1,117.41 after rebates, shipping, tax, etc. I really like that setup; I was actually planning on getting a better GPU anyway, since the interface with the comp i'm looking to get is PCIe 2.0 x16. I'll either get that one, or upgrade the PSU and get a GTX 470 or 480 or a radeon hd 5870

haha yeah I've already got win7 pro 32 and 64 bit from MSDN from my college...serials have expired but I have activators

that rig comes out to $1,117.41 after rebates, shipping, tax, etc. I really like that setup; I was actually planning on getting a better GPU anyway, since the interface with the comp i'm looking to get is PCIe 2.0 x16. I'll either get that one, or upgrade the PSU and get a GTX 470 or 480 or a radeon hd 5870

I would grab the 5870. From what I've read, once you turn AA on it kicks the 480's butt. Or, since your sort of on a budget, you could grab a 5850 and the just CrossFireX another one in later on down the road.

I'll probably modify the setup you gave me to make it under $1000 and build it. And yeah, crossfire down the road will probably happen, although that mobo you showed me doesn't say it supports it, and the pcie slots look too far away for crossfire. The mobo in the ibuypower rig only has 1 pcie slot anyway

*EDIT*

nevermind it does support crossfirex. didn't look down far enough

and there we go :D

ditched the 10,000 rpm hdd and replaced the 500gb hdd with a 1tb one. Final price after all rebates: $987.49. Just under $1,000. Thanks for taking the time to look all that up Don

oh and:

haha yeah I've already got win7 pro 32 and 64 bit from MSDN from my college...serials have expired but I have activators

that rig comes out to $1,117.41 after rebates, shipping, tax, etc. I really like that setup; I was actually planning on getting a better GPU anyway, since the interface with the comp i'm looking to get is PCIe 2.0 x16. I'll either get that one, or upgrade the PSU and get a GTX 470 or 480 or a radeon hd 5870

Was there supposed to be anything you said here?

Note the rebate on that ends on Monday :(

and there we go :D

ditched the 10,000 rpm hdd and replaced the 500gb hdd with a 1tb one. Final price after all rebates: $987.49. Just under $1,000. Thanks for taking the time to look all that up Don

oh and:

haha yeah I've already got win7 pro 32 and 64 bit from MSDN from my college...serials have expired but I have activators

that rig comes out to $1,117.41 after rebates, shipping, tax, etc. I really like that setup; I was actually planning on getting a better GPU anyway, since the interface with the comp i'm looking to get is PCIe 2.0 x16. I'll either get that one, or upgrade the PSU and get a GTX 470 or 480 or a radeon hd 5870

Was there supposed to be anything you said here?

Lol, i believe so...but now I forget

Note the rebate on that ends on Monday :(

haha it's only a $10 rebate

alright so with help from ME (many thanks ) I have come up with this:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136534
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151216

(After Scholarship Money)

SLI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550

Physx: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5551847&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs

bumped the processor up to i7 930, found a sexy EVGA mobo that supports triple sli :D, and upgraded the PSU to 850W to be able to handle another GTX 470 when i get it for SLI. total is $1,300 after rebates. that physx card im gonna use is a freaking beast...it's only $25...and ppl play BC2 with it. THAT IS SO WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS. Estimated time of purchase: early-mid August.