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(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:T3's been hinting at me for a while about a new pc (don't mind it, I know I need one ) sooooo I have 2 paths. AMD, and Intel. here's what I'm looking at:

Intel:
mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130238&cm_re=lga_1156_motherboard-_-13-130-238-_-Product
cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214
RAM (2 of these, total of 4 sticks): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145218 (don't know how good this RAM is, don't know much about RAM, so if anyone could tell me if this is a good choice or not, I'd really appreciate it.)
GPU: Yes, I'm going ATI (now AMD). These things are BEAST in crossfire. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395 (don't need much. I keep all my music/pics/videos on my laptop)
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227

Alright, that's total for Intel. It comes out to *hangs self* $1,193.11 after rebates.

Ok, now for AMD. HDD, DVD, Case and GPU are the same.
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894
mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130223
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104204

total: $1,033.73 after rebates.

I'm gonna look around on ebay to see if I can find any good deals to replace these.

I wanna go high-end just so I won't have to upgrade for a while, but I'll drop a bit..really don't want to spend over $1,000, but I also want to be able to play BC2 and MOH in at LEAST mid-settings at my monitor's res of 1440 x 900

[VAG] *The Atheist* wrote:Do you have a Micro Center near you? Not sure if they are that far out, but they have the i7 930 for $199 as their daily price.

(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:

[VAG] *The Atheist* wrote:Do you have a Micro Center near you? Not sure if they are that far out, but they have the i7 930 for $199 as their daily price.

never heard of it lol

earth7man wrote:New rig.....Right on CS

Everybody loves Newegg

[VAG] *The Atheist* wrote:

earth7man wrote:New rig.....Right on CS

Everybody loves Newegg

Newegg is good, but there are better deals to be had elsewhere. If you can save $100-$200 by piecing it together, it's worth shopping at multiple retailers.

(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:

[VAG] *The Atheist* wrote:

earth7man wrote:New rig.....Right on CS

Everybody loves Newegg

Newegg is good, but there are better deals to be had elsewhere. If you can save $100-$200 by piecing it together, it's worth shopping at multiple retailers.

not for that intel mobo...LOL everywhere else it's at LEAST $50 more. average price was $230, newegg sells it for $175. I just googled all the intel parts and I can't find any cheaper than newegg. I'll try ebay

[VAG] *The Atheist* wrote:This board is $99 on EVGA.com:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188054

Or $110 after MIR on Newegg.