This a good build for $1500?

A friend on another forum asked me to put together a component list for a PC for $1500.

Well, this is what I put together.

CPU - Core i7 920
RAM - OCZ Platinum DDR3-1600 3x2GB
MoBo - Foxconn FlamingBlade GTI
GPU - XFX GTX 275
PSU - Corsair 750TX
Case - Cooler Master RC-690
HDD - Western Digital 640GB
Optical 1 - Lite-On Blu-Ray Reader
Optical 2 - LG DVD Burner w/LightScribe
OS - Windows Vista Home Premium x64 w/Windows 7 Coupon
Monitor - Acer X223Wbd 22" 1680x1050 LCD
Keyboard - SteelSeries Merc Stealth

Total is $1,502.06 with S&H. He wanted a Monitor and a Keyboard, but no mouse. I throw in that keyboard because of personal preference and it's what I use for my main gaming rig.

Is it possible to get vista business? because that upgrades to win 7 professional which is wayyy better than home premium which comes with nothing.

Dropped the first optical drive, he could get Vista Business.

Unless you're buying this like, NOW.
It's a horrible build.
i5's are coming out soon, rendering i7's useless for gaming, and so the price will drop.
Your $1500 computer today will be >$1000 the minute the i5's hit shelves. Even if that happens tommorow.

Dropped the first optical drive, he could get Vista Business.

kilerchese

Do that then, y do u need a blu-ray player in a pc? Its cheaper to buy a blu-ray player for ur TV.

Unless you're buying this like, NOW.
It's a horrible build.
i5's are coming out soon, rendering i7's useless for gaming, and so the price will drop.
Your $1500 computer today will be >$1000 the minute the i5's hit shelves. Even if that happens tommorow.

Nibroc420

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Unless you're buying this like, NOW.
It's a horrible build.
i5's are coming out soon, rendering i7's useless for gaming, and so the price will drop.
Your $1500 computer today will be >$1000 the minute the i5's hit shelves. Even if that happens tommorow.

millerlight89

They've announced that the i7 will now focus on workstation tasks, and that the i5 will be better suited to gaming needs. sure, the i7 might not be useless in gaming, but while you're at it, go buy a workstation gpu and hook that up.

Nibroc420

Im still wondering why they called it I7, whats with all the odd numbers? I3, I5, I7 and possibly an I9?

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"]They've announced that the i7 will now focus on workstation tasks, and that the i5 will be better suited to gaming needs. sure, the i7 might not be useless in gaming, but while you're at it, go buy a workstation gpu and hook that up.

kilerchese

If youre buying the computer now... then its fine, if youre going to wait a few waits, you rather wait for the i5s. the i7 920 and 950 are going to be replaced by the i5 models, also there is no guarentee intel are going to use the same socket for their 6 cores.

I'd say you go amd, the phenom IIs are pretty good and cheaper... phenom II x4 955 be is pretty much the same if not better than the i7 920, also the motherboards are cheaper.

one more thing... for a resolution like 1680x1050 you dont need a gtx 275, you can get away with gtx 260 or hd 4870.

just somethings to consider

A friend on another forum asked me to put together a component list for a PC for $1500.

Well, this is what I put together.

CPU - Core i7 920
RAM - OCZ Platinum DDR3-1600 3x2GB
MoBo - Foxconn FlamingBlade GTI
GPU - XFX GTX 275
PSU - Corsair 750TX
Case - Cooler Master RC-690
HDD - Western Digital 640GB
Optical 1 - Lite-On Blu-Ray Reader
Optical 2 - LG DVD Burner w/LightScribe
OS - Windows Vista Home Premium x64 w/Windows 7 Coupon
Monitor - Acer X223Wbd 22" 1680x1050 LCD
Keyboard - SteelSeries Merc Stealth

Total is $1,502.06 with S&H. He wanted a Monitor and a Keyboard, but no mouse. I throw in that keyboard because of personal preference and it's what I use for my main gaming rig.

kilerchese

Make the GTX 275 an HIS hd 4890 card. Not much more expensive than a GTX 260, let alone a GTX 275 (not to mention being essentially a GTX 285 in terms of performance, and cheaper).

Otherwise, a d@mn good build.

Im still wondering why they called it I7, whats with all the odd numbers? I3, I5, I7 and possibly an I9?

Amith12

If youre buying the computer now... then its fine, if youre going to wait a few waits, you rather wait for the i5s. the i7 920 and 950 are going to be replaced by the i5 models, also there is no guarentee intel are going to use the same socket for their 6 cores.

I'd say you go amd, the phenom IIs are pretty good and cheaper... phenom II x4 955 be is pretty much the same if not better than the i7 920, also the motherboards are cheaper.

one more thing... for a resolution like 1680x1050 you dont need a gtx 275, you can get away with gtx 260 or hd 4870.

just somethings to consider

SupergumXP

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/14778/35/

As we've mentioned several times before, the 32nm Gulftown 6-core (or hexa-core) chip will launch in 1H 2010 as the first chip in the Westmere family, the successor to Nehalem. Intel Core i9 will appeal to a highly enthusiast market niche, as it is based solely on socket LGA 1366 and retains compatibility with the X58 chipset which isn't going anywhere in the foreseeable future.

I agree with IMaBIOHAZAR, go for an ATI HD 4890 instead of the GTX 275. If anything, just because its a cheaper card that will give equal performance.

I've always been an nVidia fan. The 4890 is my first ATI card and its an excellent performer.