Planning my next rig

[BadHabitz]

i7-990X + DX58SO2 Extreme Series Motherboard - $705.00
EVGA GeForce GTX460 1gb - $199.99
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W PSU - $164.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s - $119.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 BLUE RC-922M-KWN2-GP Black ATX Mid - $99.99
ASUS DVD drive - $21.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (x3) - $299.97

My CPU/Motherboard combo is a deal offered at work if I make the purchase before the end of the month. I am an Intel employee and we tend to get half-price deals through our employee purchase program. I was going to wait for one of the free chips they hand out, but I don't know when the next good chips will be in and I don't know what they will be. Right now the best they have is Q9450 which isn't even as good as my QX9750 that I run now.

I already have one of the GTX460's and plan to SLI with the new one.

I have thermal grease already, and I think a CPU cooler comes with the chip. If not then it's a quick trip to the store. So I think I have everything listed.

Grand total is $1,611.92 as is. Of course I'd be watching my local Frye's for good deals to cut down the price.

Whatcha think?

[Infamous]

id like to think you can get 8 GB of ram for about 1/2 that cost. i was looking at 4 GB bundles and there are a ton for just at 100$ . some were even G skill brand.dont know if an extra 200$ would be worth it. ( ok, after clicking your link, you just put the wrong price down, and i just noticed your X3) why do you want 24GB of ram( other than to sound cool and impress the ladies and stuff?)

the video card will be that price for quite some time. its performance vs demand is just still too high for it to get lowered.

you might be able to save a few bucks on your PSU as well. but, thats one of the areas that you dont really want to skimp on.

Since AMD's bulldozer release date is even closer, id say wait a few weeks, but if you work at intel, i guess that answers that , lol .

[juneau]

i7 990X @ $1000?

[Dead...Again]

Looks pretty sweet. The biggest issue I see is that your future upgrade options will be limited. Since 1366 is pretty much EOL, no newer/better CPUs will come out, so you will be stuck with your current cpu until you upgrade your mobo. You would probably be better off getting a P67 motherboard and a 2500k or 2600k. Also, 24GB is waaay overkill. If you want triple channel, you'd probably be better to go with something like this:
G SKILL 12GB

[K PhaNTOM]

That ram seems a bit expensive doesn't it?

[AmazingRedd]

24G of RAM hmm nicee??

[Duke{CLR}]

I'm all for going over the top but I would cut back on the RAM and get a bigger PSU. This way you can have plenty of room for tougher video cards seeing as it will be your only upgrade option done the road.

[BadHabitz]

i7 990X @ $1000?

If I just bought the cpu alone through work it would cost around $500. We get them at about half price. I think the 2600k was $100-$150.

[Donziboy2]

If I just bought the cpu alone through work it would cost around $500. We get them at about half price. I think the 2600k was $100-$150.

Can you send me one

[BadHabitz]

Can you send me one

When I decide it's time to quit my job I will. Sending you a chip isn't worth risking my employment.

[Donziboy2]

Whats wrong with 1155?
Or even wait for the other 2011 socket to be released?

Im asking cause you could possible save money on CPU and spend in on GPU

And you cant buy an 2600k and send it to me? Ill pay for it.......

[Infamous]

the 1155 just got released, by the time the cpu is looking at is no longer viable or "good" the 1155 will be old news. like the socket 775 is right now. sure, its alright, and you can still find stuff for it. In 2-3 years though, the sandy bridge will be old news.

[juneau]

If I just bought the cpu alone through work it would cost around $500. We get them at about half price. I think the 2600k was $100-$150.

It's a lot cheaper. But i'm still thinking it's a little pointless. I'd save money and get the 2600K.

Unless of course you're rolling around in $100 bills.

[Dead...Again]

the 1155 just got released, by the time the cpu is looking at is no longer viable or "good" the 1155 will be old news. like the socket 775 is right now. sure, its alright, and you can still find stuff for it. In 2-3 years though, the sandy bridge will be old news.

In 2 years you can replace the sandy bridge CPU with an Ivy bridge, extending the relevancy of your system by at least 2 years.

[Infamous]

In 2 years you can replace the sandy bridge CPU with an Ivy bridge, extending the relevancy of your system by at least 2 years.

i did not know they were trying to make it compatible. its nice for us the consumer, thats for sure.