Can anyone put together a nicer computer for under $1300?
August 5th, 2016
CPU: Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375
RAM: G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power … – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
Optical drive: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B – OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
Card reader: Rosewill RCR-IC001 40-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5″ Internal Card Reader w/ USB port / Extra silver face plate – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223103
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V-Series SNV125-S2BD/64GB 2.5″ 64GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) Desktop bundled accessory … – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139006
HDD x2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
Graphics card: MSI N94GT-MD512 GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127412
Total cost is about $1300. I don’t need a monitor.
I’ll admit, I may be going overboard on the processor, could probably go with a high end Core 2 Quad and have sufficient results, however, like I said, I’d like to be able to make this last as long as possible.
Any areas I should take away from or add to?
And you say that’s not for gaming? That’s a pretty serious rig you got there.
And you say that's not for gaming? That's a pretty serious rig you got there.
Thats what i was thinking. the only diffrence between this becoming a gaminging computer is….nothing. Well maybe the graphics card.
A better system for that budget, I dont think so.
The system is already extremely good, although, the video card is a bit, too low end for the extremely high end system , but, it wont matter since you say you wont game at all.
the only problem with going for a cheaper video card is that as new software is released you will be farther and farther behind in that area. so maybe buy a better video card later. but you have put together a really nice rig there.
and don’t drop the quad core. having that will ensure you are still good to go in the future.
All that for 1300? ~love~. That’s a bargain.
Nice setup overall. I would just change the hd’s to western digital caviar blacks. You can just buy a video card later if you change your mind about gaming.
that drives a hard bargain! but is this for gaming?
that drives a hard bargain! but is this for gaming?They had stated in the 1st post it was not.
All good other than the GFX, how about a 4890 or GTX 260?
All good other than the GFX, how about a 4890 or GTX 260?Like I said, this won’t be for gaming, so I don’t see a need to pay more than 4x the amount for a GPU than the one I have already selected.
Everyone else: Yes, I suppose other than the graphics card it does seem like a gaming rig, however I just want to invest in a computer that will last me for a while to do what I need to do (video encoding, basic archiving, web browsing, etc.) as fast as possible.
Any other opinions?
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VickiAll good other than the GFX, how about a 4890 or GTX 260?
Like I said, this won't be for gaming, so I don't see a need to pay more than 4x the amount for a GPU than the one I have already selected.
Everyone else: Yes, I suppose other than the graphics card it does seem like a gaming rig, however I just want to invest in a computer that will last me for a while to do what I need to do (video encoding, basic archiving, web browsing, etc.) as fast as possible.As fast as possible you say? That ~love~’s going to be pretty fast.