New Computer? - Need info / suggestions

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[rip|CoyotezEye]

So I got a new case today (Silverstone Raven 2) that I won on twitter. It got me thinking about a potential new build (next year?) I was trying to get a budget idea on cost & also needed some help with new technology.

Im not the most tech savy person. But know some stuff. However I am a bit out of the loop on the new technology & wanted a better understanding.


SSD - I understand the basic concept. What I want is Fast Boot & even faster load of games since thats what I use my pc for. From what I read SSD would be best for this. I would plan on getting Win 7 as Op system. What size SSD would I need? I would use a standard HD for storage & game files. Or do games need to be on the SSD to run? Any particular brand better?

RAM - DDR3? Is that the newest & greatest? Whats everyone recommend? 4 gigs (2 x 2 gig)? No real preference on brand.. Maybe Crucial since they have been good to me for LAN parties. I currently run OCZ.

[rip|Bretware]

You seem to be on the right track, 64G SSD should due if you have other hard drives. The week link on the SSD is the write speed so look for one with good speed.  On the ram, I like OCZ, the rage in ram right now is highly overclocked.
Can't really recommend anything specific unless we know, AMD or Intel?  Green or Red? Maybe a price range.
Good Luck
Bretware

[rip|CoyotezEye]

Well I am married with a Kid so money is a concern. But the wife is complaining about the current computer so


I've been a Intel guy.. so probably would stick with Intel. Currently running a E6750 Duo Core. Probably would go with the i5.

I've always used ATI cards. But would look at nVidia as well. No preference there really. My current card is a ATI Saphire HD 4830 . I might just re-use that for now & upgrade later to save some money on the build.

CPU - intel i5?
Mobo -?
RAM - ?
SSD - ?
HD - ? 1 TB maybe for storage?
RAM - 4 gigs of ?
PSU -

Hoping to keep it under $1000. But less would be better.

[rip|mrkavanagh]

Here this site has all GPU's and CPU's ranked. It also gives you an idea on the price of the cpu or gpu.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

[rip|forkev]

Intel Core i7 980X @ 3.33GHz FTW!!!

[rip|Bretware]

Board- MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard 
CPU- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.480247
Combo $455 - $20 rebate
$435

Memory- OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3F1600LV4GK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227507
$105 - $20 rebate
$85

PSU- CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
$90 -$10 rebate

SSD- SAMSUNG MZ-5PA064/US 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147062
$160


Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433
$74

MSI R5850 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127500
$270


Total $1115 A little over budget

I can only cover the red stuff, Ill leave the Intel machine for someone else since I wouldn't have a clue.
Good Luck
Bretware

[rip|forkev]

Nice Findings Bretware