My new Rig! - It's a monster!
By keithfreitag 58 Comments
Finally got my new rig up and running and got some kinks worked out with power down on drives but it's all good.
Asus P6X58D-E Motherboard ($209)
Intel Core i7-970 (six core processor) ($215) ***Bought through a special Retail Channel from Intel***
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ heatsink (previously owned)
24GB Ram (G-Skill Ripjaw Series) ($200 + $150 = $350)
Corsair Vertex 2 120GB SSD (boot drive) ($180)
2x WD 1.5TB Black Edition Drives (64MB Cache) (1x previously owned) (1x $110)
2x WD 2TB Green Drives (64MB Cache) (2x $100 = $200)
XFX Radeon 5850 1GB Graphics Card (previously owned)
Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro (previously owned)
Corsair TX750 Watt Power Supply (previously owned)
Pioneer DVD+R/RW Sata Drive (previously owned)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (previously owned)
Grand Total for New Parts = $1,444