Another New Build Advice Post

[Mohulis]

Just looking on advice/suggestions on any changes to this build. I've pretty much hit my budget limit, so if anyone has any suggestions on anything that might be cheaper with similar performance they would be greatly appreciated. Also wondering what would be a good Wireless N adapter, kind of lost in that department on what to get. The CPU/Mobo/Graphics Card is a combo, as is the Case/PSU. This will be used (probably obvious) for gaming, and possibly as a sort of HTPC.

Also wondering if there's an adapter or something to add a remote receiver that's compatible with a Harmony remote?

Combo - $692.99
Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Model BX80601930

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

SAPPHIRE 100297SR Radeon HD 5830 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card Call of Duty ...

Combo - $189.98
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 700 RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active ...

COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black Steel, ABS Plastic, Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ - $169.99

OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $109.99

HITACHI Deskstar 7K2000 HDS722020ALA330 (0F10311) 2TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $119.99

ASUS VH236H Black 23" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 20000 :1 (ASCR) Built-in Speakers - $179.99

LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support - $28.99

Rosewill RCR-IC001 40-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port - $14.99

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler - $39.98

ABS AZ1 Virtual 7.1 Surround Sound Light Weight Circumaural USB Gaming Headset - $34.99
(Was just looking for something adequate & cheap here, nothing fancy really.)

D-Link DIR-825 IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11a/g, IEEE802.11n Draft 2.0 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router
(Just put this up for reference in case it effects which Wireless N Adapter to get.)

[glc]

Not only cheaper, but more stable:

Socket 1156. Use one of the Asus P7P55D boards and an i5-750 or i7-860.
This will take dual channel ram - so get either 4gb or 8gb.
Highly recommend Western Digital instead of Hitachi.
If you use a D-Link router, get the matching D-Link card.

[Mohulis]

Thanks for the reply glc.

Here's what I went ahead and switched to:

Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

SAPPHIRE 100297L Radeon HD 5830 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ ATI Eyefinity Technology (Since the video card I had was in a combo with the CPU/Mobo I had to add it by itself, and dropped down to the non "Call of Duty" edition.. which is fine)

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (I was a bit leery about the Hitachi, but it had looked like too good of a deal to pass up at the time, glad it ran out of stock today because I found this WD on special... the WD I had selected previously was the same I think, or close, and was $109... this is $89 with promo code)

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM (Will most likely purchase a 2nd one of these once I can fit it into the budget so I'll have 8GB)

Will be pulling the trigger on this build tonight unless someone has any further suggestions.