Alright, so it's time for me to get a new PC and I'm probably going to end up dropping quite a bit of cash to get what I want.
I'm planning to buy $300 worth of components every week until I've got what I want. I prefer to space it out a little bit so it doesn't seem like so much all at once. I'll also be chronicling my build process on here.
My needs:
-Blu-Ray
-Something not too loud (I hate noisy ass computers)
-A super quick, snappy PC for web design and programming
-Horsepower for occasional gaming (but nothing super fancy)
-Wireless
-USB 3.0
-3 1080P monitors. I'm not sure the best way of going about this but I know I want 3 24" 1080P monitors
-HACKINTOSH COMPATIBLE HARDWARE. I like OS X for a variety of reasons but I'm smart enough not to buy a Mac Pro. I will be running Windows as well and I'm guessing it will be about 50/50 split between OS X and Windows. Possibly some VMware for when I'm lazy or in a hurry.
I'm really wondering if I should wait until the next Intel Sandy Bridge motherboards and CPUs show up as I'm probably going to want to up the CPU power in the future (currently running with a 2.3ghz core 2 duo and a 9800GT and the CPU bottlenecks sooo much, it's never the CPU).
Right now here's what I'm thinking:
-8gb of ram
-2.8-3ghz i7 quad core
-2 ATI 5770's (not in crossfire)
-2 1TB hard drives for files
-1 128GB SSD for startup apps and operating systems
Get it all at once: save on shipping, won't have to kick yourself in the ass if price increases
Ah I guess.
Alright, well with a budget of $1000 for the rig to start with. What CPU/Mobo should I get? I'm pretty intent on the ATI 5770's as their the same as the Mac Pro has.
Why would you get 2 5770's not in crossfire?
OSX doesn't support crossfire and I'm going to be using 3 monitors.
Then just use one card.
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there you go
Just get a more powerful GPU that supports three monitors, in-fact doesn't the 5770 have eyefinity? Could be wrong. And is there any reason or using OSX?
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1000 dollars? 3 monitors? not possible?
[QUOTE=mc_bob;26364353]1000 dollars? 3 monitors? not possible?[/QUOTE]
Sorry, should have been clear when I said "rig". I meant just the tower.
I'm planning on buying the monitors last and I'm guessing they will run me an additional $1000 if I get all IPS 24" with adjustable height stands.
[editline]28th November 2010[/editline]
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there you go[/QUOTE]
Awesome! Just wondering though..do you know how compatible those are with OS X?
I really like Apple's operating system and Coda for working with websites. Everything just seems a bit cleaner and easier to control rather than having like 8 separate programs open. I know there's lots of PHP IDE's for windows but I've not liked any as much as Coda.
I also just like how much more reliable OS X "seems" to be. My windows laptop crashes about once every week or so and is slow/laggy at other times. When I run it in OS X, it rarely ever has a problem.
Just get a Mac then.
Ha, and pay 10 times the price?
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