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Originally Posted by xxtokerxx  Way too much dough to be honest mate, not that the spec isn't awesome but in 5/6 months that entire system will be a lot cheaper.
i7 is new, DDR3 is new and therefore your paying a premium,
also I don't recomend the Cosmos chassis from Coolermaster, the air flow isn't as good as it is made out to be and have you actually seen one, THEY ARE MASSIVE
Personally, right now, I won't go I7 or DDR3, they are new and so manufacturer is charging alot for it
Personally, I'd go E8600 or Core2Quad with DDR2 for the best price, the money you save will be immense and the performance difference you'll notice will be minimal.
you could go prebuilt with a cyberpower, beastcomputers, ocuk, yoyoetech and save yourself a bomb.
Good luck |
I've got a thermaltake xaser case just now so size wise it should be ok - I'm looking for a case with either no door or the power buttons NOT behind the door.
A core2 quad isn't much short of an i7. The cpu is the same cost really. I really need a board with 2 x Gb LAN on it so it limits my choice of boards for core2 quad's
I had considered a Q9550 on asus p5q pro deluxe with 4gb but current prices this would be about £510. I've trawled through a few builders and priced the parts on their own weighing what the extra cost is to get it built with a warranty.
The cost isn't from the basic spec of an i7 it's all the other parts like the case, the 2 HDD's, a blu ray drive, taking a GTX280, the xonar sound card, etc.
I'm being really picky on my parts and I'll probably pay for it but no matter what I pick it'll be outdated in a couple of months plus I'm not likely to actually upgrade what I buy so I'm trying to get what will give me the best life from it