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Bonus!! New computer time! help please

[Katrinah]

Ok so just found out today we are getting our bonus this year YIPPPEEEE! That means I get a new computer so can quit vid crashing in Aion. I have a limit of 1000.00 to spend. I have actually had some good luck with deals through Cyberpower PC so was messing around on there this morning and came up with this system. Please give me input. If you are suggesting I build a system and want to help price out what I need, please remember, I have not built a system before and I will need everything for it (OS, cables etc) so please include ALL parts when showing me prices. I am up for any ideas, but would like to have something solid by next Thurs-Fri when my bonus hits so I can order.

Product Name: Gamer Dragon 8000 (NO MONITOR) Price: $1,081.00
BASE_PRICE:[+799]
CD:LG 22X DVD±/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CD2:None
CASE:* CoolerMaster Storm Sniper Mid-Tower Gaming Case [+65] (Original Color)
CS_FAN:Maximum 120MM Color Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+15] (Blue Color)
CPU:AMD PhenomTII X4 925 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
FAN:Asetek LCLC 120 Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
FLASHMEDIA:INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
 FLOPPY:None
HDD:Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-35])
IEEE_CARD:None KEYBOARD:Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard MOUSE:XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
MULTIVIEW:Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
MOTHERBOARD:MSI 770-G45 AM3 770 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
MEMORY:4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Kingston HyperX [+67]) MODEM:None NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS:Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY:1000 Watts Power Supplies [+88] (Xion SuperNova AXP-10000R14HE)
SERVICE:STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO SPEAKERS:600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers USB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports UPS1:(Recommended)
OPTI-UPS VS575C 575VA/345W Uninterrupt Power Supply [+46]
VIDEO:ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [DirectX 11 Support] [+26] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)

[Obou]

What do you have now? Why not just Upgrade it?

[Katrinah]

Because I am going to hand it down to my kids since the computer they are using is about 8 years old, no longer can be upgraded (agp vid card slot, 80 gig hard drive keeps getting filled up)

[Mavmike]

Looks pretty nice for just over 1k. Might consider an SSD drive for the OS and a couple games that you want to load superfast.... dunno how much your bonus is, but id also look at maybe upping the ram to 6 or 8 gigs, though 4 should be good for awhile still.

[Obou]

SSD Drive might put it up over $1000, but yeah that is nice.

[Katrinah]

I dont see any option for a SSD drive? Sorry, I am not sure what that is. Here are my options for hard drives.

Single Hard Drive

250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-45]
320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-43]
500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-35]
750GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-21]
1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+0]
1.5TB (1.5TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+27]
2TB (2TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+80]
150GB Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD1500HLFS [+80]
300GB Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD3000GLFS [+157]
32 GB 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+3]
64 GB Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+46]
128 GB Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+156]
256 GB Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+676]
512 GB Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+1500]
40 GB Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+30]
80 GB Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+166]
160 GB Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+400]
Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives (500GB (250GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) [-8] More Size ...
500GB (250GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+0]
640GB (320GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+4]1TB (500GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+23]1.5TB (750GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+55]2TB (1TBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+107]
300GB (150GBx2) Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD1500HLFS [+267]
600GB (300GBx2) Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD3000GLFS [+421]
64GB (32GBx2) 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+113]($15 off Mail-in Rebate on 64GB SSD) *
128GB (64GBx2) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+199]($25 off Mail-in Rebate on 128GB SSD) *
256GB (128GBx2) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+419]
512GB (256GBx2) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+1459]
1TB (512GBx2) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+3107]
80GB (40GBx2) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+167]160GB (80GBx2) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+439]320GB (160GBx2) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+907]
High Performance with Data Security (RAID-1) with 2 Identical Hard Drives (250GB (250GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) [-8] More Size ...
250GB (250GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+0]320GB (320GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+4]500GB (500GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+23]750GB (750GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+55]1TB (1TBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+107]1.5TB (1.5TBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+161]2TB (2TBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+267]150GB (150GBx2) Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD1500HLFS [+267]300GB (300GBx2) Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD3000GLFS [+421]32GB (32GBx2) 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+113]($15 off Mail-in Rebate on 64GB SSD) * 64GB (64GBx2) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+199]($25 off Mail-in Rebate on 128GB SSD) * 128GB (128GBx2) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+419]256GB (256GBx2) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+1459]512GB (512GBx2) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+3107]40GB (40GBx2) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+167]80GB (80GBx2) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+439]160GB (160GBx2) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+907]
Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 4 Identical Hard Drives (1TB (250GBx4) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) [+77] More Size ...
1TB (250GBx4) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+0]1.28TB (320GBx4) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+12]2TB (500GBx4) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+52]600GB (150GBx4) Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD1500HLFS [+540]1.2TB (300GBx4) Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD3000GLFS [+848]128GB (32GBx4) 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+232]($15 off Mail-in Rebate on 64GB SSD) * 256GB (64GBx4) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+404]($25 off Mail-in Rebate on 128GB SSD) * 512GB (128GBx4) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+844]1TB (256GBx4) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+2924]2TB (512GBx4) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+6220]160GB (40GBx4) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+340]320GB (80GBx4) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+884]640GB (160GBx4) Intel X25-M 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+1820]
Extreme Performance with Data Security (RAID-0+1) with 4 Identical Hard Drives (500GB (250GBx4) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) [+77] More Size ...

[Teecee]

I dont see any option for a SSD drive? Sorry, I am not sure what that is. Here are my options for hard drives.

SSD = Solid State Drive, meaning no moving parts. Think of it as a gigantic flash drive emulating a hard drive.  There's plenty of those on your list, but of course they're more pricey.

[Hitu]

Check Newegg.com too they sell Cyberpower packages.  If you can swing 200 more you could get out of that amd crap and get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229150 .
Better graphics card and more hard drive space.

[Katrinah]

Yea the SSD hard drives are just too spendy for me right now. Hitu, I want to make sure I go with about a 1000w power supply, while that one is nice, I am not sure. Looks like Cyberpower will be changing their specials for next week so as soon as I find out exactly how much after taxes I am getting I am going to look at the intel option as well and see what I can work up. Thanks everyone!

[BigRob]

lend me sum money miss richi lol

[Hitu]

The only reason you would need a 1000 power supply is if you were planning on upgrading it later.  If you are planning on running it in SLI/Crossfire later then I would go with their 1100 PSU that is SLI/Crossfire ready.  Also make sure you get a motherboard that is SLI/Crossfire ready too.  With the video card there is a huge difference in the 5770 and the 5850 in benchmarks so if you can swing that upgrade I would.  Then later on you can add another 5850 and jump your performance by a ton!

I looked on their site and if you did a couple upgrades to set your self up to be able to upgrade it in the future you could get a really nice set up for around 1400.

[Dizeez]

So what'd you end up gettin Kat?