I checked out the Ebay link. Its decent, here's what I'm about to build, looking for feedback before placing the order. 1 EVGA GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 01G-P3-1450-TR Video Card Item #:N82E16814130572 Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy $129.99 1 ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler Item #:N82E16835118046 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $74.99 1 Corsair Graphite Series 600T Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Item #:N82E16811139003 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $159.99 1 ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Item #:N82E16827135204 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $23.99 1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders Item #:N82E16832116754 Return Policy: Software Standard Return Policy $99.99 1 Patriot Viper II Sector 7 Edition 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Item #:N82E16820220499 Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy -$10.00 Instant $349.99 $339.99 1 Rosewill RX850-S-B 850W "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply Item #:N82E16817182072 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$50.00 Instant $149.99 $99.99 1 ASUS P6X58D-E ATX Intel Motherboard Item #:N82E16813131641 Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy -$10.00 Instant $239.99 $229.99 1 Intel Core i7-970 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor Item #:N82E16819115066 Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy -$20.00 Instant $899.99 $879.99 3 Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Item #:N82E16822136533 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $269.97 Grand Total: $2,308.88
Looks to me like you're all hosed up. Are you buying a "gaming" or "trading" computer? If gaming, your video card choice is weak.. at least for the money you're spending. If trading, you're overkill all around.
lol tom..i am on my third puget system. i7 w7 8 gig ram intel 80 g ssd 2 video cards love puget very much..but not cheap. runs 2 ib accounts with ease
Lol, no gaming, only data crunching, hence the weak video card. The program I'm writing does statistical pattern finding and mapping with an AI reference bank so I want to be able to jam lots of numbers through with efficiency. On that note, I'm thinking to replace on of the hard drives with a solid state drive. I have no experience with these or with building computers in general, but it seems like it would be fun.
Looks like an awesome system which should serve you well for a long time. Not sure how much more for Ultimate x64 but I'd look at it. What's a couple more bucks?
i- 7 processor and windows 7 dowing fine. had to upgade from vista keep having problems. also have option with my package to down load Xp may do that If I go back to x-Trader
Not so much system speed as locks on things you don't want locked. As to what specifically is locked, I'm sure you could read MS's menu but even that's not going to show you everything that's locked. For the $80 I would spend the money.
Updated my system with i7 and windows 7, nice improvement in speed. Had one question and CPUsolutions solved it the same day. Added more memory also. GS