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My PC is 3-4 yrs old and I need a to build a new PC for my work/wife education.

I have Dell 2407 and I will be ordering another Dell U2412.

Note the small SSD is to act as Smart Cache to the 1T HDD. the 120 GB is for OS and main Apps.

Here is what I selected for the build:


Is this a good build? Did I miss something? Should I change anything?


Build 2011


Qty. Image Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 OCZ Vertex 3 Series – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Model #:VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G
Item #:N82E16820227714
Return Policy:Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
In Stock
$309.99 -$35.00 Instant $274.99
1 Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
Model #:BX80623I72600K
Item #:N82E16819115070
Return Policy:CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
In Stock
$314.99 $314.99
1 LG Black Super Multi SATA WH12LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM
Model #:WH12LS30
Item #:N82E16827136226
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$74.99 $74.99
1 XFX HD-697A-CNFC Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Model #:HD-697A-CNFC
Item #:N82E16814150517
Return Policy:VGA Standard Return Policy
Out Of Stock
Mail in Rebate14-150-517

Auto-Notify 14-150-517
$349.99 -$10.00 Instant $339.99
1 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Model #:WD1002FAEX
Item #:N82E16822136533
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$89.99 $89.99
1 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Model #:P8Z68-V PRO
Item #:N82E16813131730
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$209.99 $209.99
1 CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML16GX3M4A1600C9B
Model #:CML16GX3M4A1600C9B
Item #:N82E16820233198
Return Policy:Memory Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$164.99 $164.99
1 CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
Model #:CMPSU-850TXV2
Item #:N82E16817139022
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
Mail in Rebate Card17-139-022

$159.99 -$25.00 Instant $134.99
1 OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Model #:OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G
Item #:N82E16820227542
Return Policy:Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
In Stock
$159.99 -$55.00 Instant $104.99
1 COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible
Model #:RR-UV8-XBU1-GP
Item #:N82E16835103055
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$59.99 $59.99
1 COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
Model #:RC-932-KKN5-GP
Item #:N82E16811119160
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
Mail in Rebate11-119-160

$159.99 -$10.00 Instant $149.99
Subtotal: $1,919.89

Looks like you went big. I dont see anything wrong with the configuration if youve got the money.

I havnt purchased a "built" PC in years since i started building my own a few years ago. I guess the "tech support" can be attractive, although i havnt had a problem i couldnt troubleshoot or fix since getting the "bug" :)

Good luck! What will u be using it for?
That Graphics card is a beast!

http://www.apple.com

The Annoyed Man wrote:http://www.apple.com

I love my macbook

I am building the rig myself. All parts will be orderd from newegg dot com


I intended to use it for:
1) Work (Remote VLSI work)
2) Wife Education (online courses)
3) Web browsing
4) Media Warehouse for all my family photos videos, movies, etc..
5) Occasional gaming

I have a decent logitech 5.1 computer speaker set, a wireless logictech mouse/keyboard. and so so webcam.

Beiruty wrote:I am building the rig myself. All parts will be orderd from newegg dot com

I would do that if I could put the mac os on it, I just hate Windows.... Don't tell my mom she works for HP.

paulhailes wrote:

Beiruty wrote:I am building the rig myself. All parts will be orderd from newegg dot com

I would do that if I could put the mac os on it, I just hate Windows.... Don't tell my mom she works for HP.

I have a another win7 64 Premium oem lic not used yet and I will also install a latest ubuntu too ;)

paulhailes wrote:

Beiruty wrote:I am building the rig myself. All parts will be orderd from newegg dot com

I would do that if I could put the mac os on it, I just hate Windows.... Don't tell my mom she works for HP.

Free OS and software for anti-windows people. Makes an old machine fast again.

http://www.linuxmint.com/

http://www.ubuntu.com/

http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20a ... tarted.htm

paulhailes wrote:

Beiruty wrote:I am building the rig myself. All parts will be orderd from newegg dot com

I would do that if I could put the mac os on it, I just hate Windows.... Don't tell my mom she works for HP.

Actually if you look into the "Hackintosh" builds you can build an intel based PC to boot Mac OSX, the down side is that its not a legally licensed copy of OSX if you do.

Beiruty: When I built my current system, around Christmas time, I found it was actually cheaper to get the parts from Amazon in every case except the memory, which came from newegg. This came about mostly because of shipping costs that newegg wanted to charge and Amazon tossed in for free. For the record I only purchased from Amazon itself and not any "retailers" in their system.

I only did the wish list on newegg to refine my build selection. I will select same items on Amazon and compare prices. Thanks for the heads up.

Have you priced out a built machine with comparable specs?

I've used home built (newegg/frys for most things) PCs for years. When I started it made sense since the performance I wanted was at the higher end of the spectrum, making building significantly cheaper. My performance requirements have dropped considerably relative to the industry, so now to build a machine with the specs I would be looking for would be more expensive than just buying one. That is, assuming you can't reuse major portions of the current machine (including OS), which I would guess must be true for any machine that is several years old unless it was seriously cutting edge when originally built. When my current machine dies I'll just buy something, probably an HP.

I don't know enough about the stuff you plan to run or the gear you're looking at to say it is better to buy or build, I was just mentioning this as food for thought.

Beiruty-

If you are going to build your own box, look here B4 you buy all of your parts-

http://www.directron.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Houston based company that I have used for years with very good results. Parts are almost always in stock and prices beat most any other company.

I've bought some parts from directron, good place to deal with.

With shipping and taxes, that can make it more expensive. I have local MicroCenter where I bought many parts over the years.
Amazon, as well as now newegg are offering 2-day shipping for just $79/yr with 30 days grace period to cancel

By September AMD are planning to release new 28mm GPU and the new bulldozer cores, the later would force Intel to release 6 and 8 corse -E series of cores to compete with sub $300 AMD CPUs. It could not be the best time to buy, however, I may need a new PC by the start of the new school year.