Hi all,
I'm about to place the order for my first system. The purpose of this system is high-performance computing (RAM and CPU-intensive), so graphics are not a top priority. Here's what I plan on ordering. Comments welcome!
CPU: Core i7 920 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Motherboard: ASRock X58 Deluxe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157155
Cooler: Dark Knight 120mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
Memory: Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 6x2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145236
HDD: WD Caviar Black 7200RPM 640GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
Case: Cooler Master Centurion Mid-Tower ATX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152
Graphics Card: Radeon Sapphire http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102849
Monitor: View Sonic X Series 21.5" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116400
PSU: Corsair 850W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
I decided to go with the smaller capacity HDD because upon reading the reviews for the 1 TB drives, it seemed that they had a higher failure rate. But if you think my concerns are unfounded I'll go for the larger capacity.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
I'm about to place the order for my first system. The purpose of this system is high-performance computing (RAM and CPU-intensive), so graphics are not a top priority. Here's what I plan on ordering. Comments welcome!
CPU: Core i7 920 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Motherboard: ASRock X58 Deluxe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157155
Cooler: Dark Knight 120mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
Memory: Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 6x2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145236
HDD: WD Caviar Black 7200RPM 640GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
Case: Cooler Master Centurion Mid-Tower ATX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152
Graphics Card: Radeon Sapphire http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102849
Monitor: View Sonic X Series 21.5" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116400
PSU: Corsair 850W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
I decided to go with the smaller capacity HDD because upon reading the reviews for the 1 TB drives, it seemed that they had a higher failure rate. But if you think my concerns are unfounded I'll go for the larger capacity.
Thanks in advance for your advice!