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[Armatus]

This was a build a co-worker put together, he's very happy with it. I'm sure some of you will say overkill, but I'm just wondering if it could be tweaked for the cost, my actual budget (once I get out of dept to all those who have already helped me ) will be around $1,500 excluding monitor, keyboard, mouse.

Antec Lanboy air Yellow Black / Yellow Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Modular Case
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ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
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Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
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CORSAIR DOMINATOR 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP12GX3M3A1600C9
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Seagate Barracuda XT ST33000651AS 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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ASUS VE258Q Black 25" HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor w/Display Port & Speakers
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HP Black Blu-ray Burner SATA bd340i LightScribe Support
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[Crazyeyesreaper]

99% of that built is outdated and overpriced

start fresh

Intel 2600k $300
Z68 motherboard $150
8GB DDR3 Memory $45
Power Supply $125
Case $150
CPU Cooler: $50
DVD Drive: $20
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit $100
SSD 60GB for Cache: $100 give or take
HDD: 1TB $150
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 7870 2GB $350

Total roughly $1540 theres alot of room to work with its rough idea i dont have time to parts search newegg right now for deals etc.

[Armatus]

Thanks yeah I already have an earlier list for what I was going to build, but I'll need to update it

[paradamed]

Crazy's build is a lot better than the one you proposed. You should follow his advice for sure or you will just end up wasting money.

[Ishan]

Yeah don't buy what you have posted in the OP Arma.

[Taiji]

I'd go with Crazy's suggestion, but wait till nvidia's new kepler range comes out.

[Armatus]

Yeah I was mainly posting this to see the reactions. I had another approved build in one of the stickies some months back, but never had a chance to get it, but I figure parts date pretty quick.

[Bolkonsky]

I would skip the kepler, just go with the 7870.