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Title: $750 to upgrade computadora
Post by: THX on April 14, 2009, 11:29:11 AM

My company gives me a $750 voucher every 3 years or so to upgrade my home computer.  Whatcha think bout dis... (from newegg)

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Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
$288.99

ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131359
$239.99

EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130434
*$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$199.00

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Item #:N82E16820231189
$59.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139005
*$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$99.99

Total: $887.96

I\'d make up the difference, but let me know if I there\'s a better choice available for one of these options... thanks

Title: $750 to upgrade computadora
Post by: JBean on April 20, 2009, 06:50:36 PM

I have a corsair 550w powersupply... it\'s super quiet.  I also am a fan of the G.skill memory as well... looks like good components to me.  I haven\'t been keeping up at all with the i7 processors and ddr3 memory though.

Title: $750 to upgrade computadora
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on April 21, 2009, 03:22:05 AM

Love the core i7 man.

Title: $750 to upgrade computadora
Post by: THX on April 29, 2009, 01:35:42 PM

Ended up going with this:

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Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
$279.99

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131365
$269.99

OCZ 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3X1333LV6GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227375
$85.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116493
$178.49

HIS Hightech H467QT512P Radeon HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported ... - Retail
Item #: N82E16814161252
$69.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ... - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139005
$99.99

Also got a Thermaltake HSF cooler for the CPU but it\'s still on its way.  Skimped on the GPU because I\'m not gaming much right now but when the GTX 260\'s hit $130 or so I may bite.

Total came to $914.44 w/Newegg combo deals.  Not bad for a modern system!

Title: $750 to upgrade computadora
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on April 29, 2009, 01:58:47 PM

good stuff

Title: $750 to upgrade computadora
Post by: Evi on May 12, 2009, 08:05:29 PM

Nice setup. Those new GPUs kinda crept up on me. Haven\'t been following the GPU trend lately.