building a new rig for a friend

need to build an intel build with a gpu that can run graphics rendering and games.... options are based on price, rig needs cpu, motherboard, cpufan, ram, hard drive, case, video card, psu, wireless, dvd or bluray burner, monitor(going to look for a 20inch widescreen or bigger), and keyboard..... price is around 2100 to spend..


anyone have suggestions?

Well first off is he gonna do any overclocking? if not he can just use the default cpu fan. Could defiantly make a i7 rig though will put one together later tonight and will he be ording online?

Intel Core i7-930 $285
A-DATA XPG Gaming Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) $155
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R $200 + Free shipping
OCZ Vertex Series 30gb ssd $100
Western Digital Caviar Black 750gb $75
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 1gb $250
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 1gb $250
Antec TPQ-850 850W $150
Antec Nine Hundred $110
LG W2453V-PF Black 24" 2ms $200
Logitech MX 518 $44
Saitek PZ30AUR $50
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X $19
LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe $110

Comes to $1998

Awptex said:

Well first off is he gonna do any overclocking? if not he can just use the default cpu fan. Could defiantly make a i7 rig though will put one together later tonight and will he be ording online?

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no oc

Awptex said:

Intel Core i7-930 $285
A-DATA XPG Gaming Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) $155
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R $200 + Free shipping
OCZ Vertex Series 30gb ssd $100
Western Digital Caviar Black 750gb $75
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 1gb $250
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 1gb $250
Antec TPQ-850 850W $150
Antec Nine Hundred $110
LG W2453V-PF Black 24" 2ms $200
Logitech MX 518 $44
Saitek PZ30AUR $50
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X $19
LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe $110

Comes to $1998

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thx for the priceout!

if he isnt ocing then get the fastest clocked cpu you can.. an amd build might be a better way to go vs getting a i7 930 esp if you going to go with SLI or CF... if your getting a BD burner there is no reason for a dvd burner, since BD burners have DVD lasers for writing as well.

For a new rig I probably wouldn't start out sli 2 460s. For the money you'd be spending on 2 460s you can buy 1 480 or radeon 5870. (I'd go for the 5870 since its better performance for the dollar). Granted the 2 460s will out perform the single cards 5870 or 480 but not by much. With the one card you'd still beable to run games on max setting without a problem. Then later you can crossfire/sli the cards for better performance. In the long run this will save you money. If you get the 2 460s you wont have any upgrade paths and cost you more money in the end when you do need to upgrade.

Awptex said:

Intel Core i7-930 $285
A-DATA XPG Gaming Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) $155
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R $200 + Free shipping
OCZ Vertex Series 30gb ssd $100
Western Digital Caviar Black 750gb $75
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 1gb $250
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 1gb $250
Antec TPQ-850 850W $150
Antec Nine Hundred $110
LG W2453V-PF Black 24" 2ms $200
Logitech MX 518 $44
Saitek PZ30AUR $50
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X $19
LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe $110

Comes to $1998

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This looks pretty decent to me, except I'd agree on getting a 470 vs 2x460 (more room to upgrade later) and I'd use the extra $100 (budget was $2100?) to get a larger SSD.

What sort of balance of gaming/rendering is he doing? If it's mainly gaming, fine. If he's doing more rendering I'd cut back the graphics card (to a single 460 or 5770 or something) and get a faster CPU and more RAM.

David said:

This looks pretty decent to me, except I'd agree on getting a 470 vs 2x460 (more room to upgrade later) and I'd use the extra $100 (budget was $2100?) to get a larger SSD.

What sort of balance of gaming/rendering is he doing? If it's mainly gaming, fine. If he's doing more rendering I'd cut back the graphics card (to a single 460 or 5770 or something) and get a faster CPU and more RAM.

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probably more rendering for business. games every once in awhile. but graphic games.

Does he know if he is going to upgrade later on?