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I'm trying to get the cost of this down. Looking for suggestions. Things to keep in mind:
1. I need the mobo to be Socket LGA 1366.
2. I need so be able to SLI things in proper 2x16 as I will be upgrading in that direction eventually instead of buying a new video card.
3. No I don't have any kind of monitor
4. If you manage to find bundles or oddball discounts I'd love to hear it.
Otherwise, go to town with reccs.
1. Why? 1156 mobo's, espcially with a 860 CPU, is faster in games then a i7 950...and cheaper!
2. No you don't, 2x8 will have the same exact result. HardOCP tested this to the death.
3. I suggest you take a IPS panel monitor. Those monitors excel(!) in color reproduction and you will never want to go back.
See my shopping cart. I need to remind you that I have a bigger hard disk, more memory, the best PSU(Very quiet, reliable and very high efficiency), but not the videocard included, but add another 250-300 dollar.(I would go for the HD6xxx series)
If you want a very good monitor get a HP ZR24W or Dell U2410, but these are very expensive.(But totally worth it, they have a different kind of LCD panel, IPS instead of TN, colors, view angles etc. are MUCH(!) better)
I'm a total hardware geek and I can promise you this setup is a lot better and cheaper then your set up.
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support
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COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
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SAMSUNG P2450H Rose Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
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SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
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2 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL
Item #: N82E16820231313
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy $199.98 ($99.99 each)
ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813131601
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy $149.99
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7860
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Subtotal: $1,336.91