should have been posted in the original thread.
Re 'retail'... warranty is materially different between OEM and retail for CPUs and retail is the way to go for me plus they always come with a HS FAN. That said I always opt for better HS Fans than come with retail but that's another issue. Frostytech.com has some good info re the effectiveness of HS Fans including those made by Intel and AMD.
Re retail HDDs and CD-DVDs ... with the warranty being same for most retail HDDs and retail CD-DVD, there's little or no real benefit to the retail product unless one comes with software or hardware you really want and or need.
Re PSUs... I'm not much for modular and for my $$ I usually buy Corsair ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
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PS...Is there a newer version of the P6T that comes with SATA 6GBs and USB 3.0 ? If yes...believe I'd opt for that.
Alright, so I took everyone's feedback into consideration from my previous thread. Here's my updated build:
MoBo: ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365
CPU: Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD10000LSRTL 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136337&Tpk=Western%20Digital%20Caviar%20Black%20WD10000LSRTL%201TB%207200
RAM: OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail Intel X58 chipset core i7 6GB kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365&cm_re=OCZ_Gold_6GB_%283_x_2GB%29_240-Pin_DDR3_SDRAM_DDR3_160-_-20-227-365-_-Product
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-R585D5-1GD-B Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125300
Optical Drive: HP Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA 24X Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe Support - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140041&cm_re=HP_Black_24X_DVD%2bR_8X_DVD%2bRW_12X_DVD%2bR_DL_12X_DVD--_-27-140-041-_-Product
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018
Case: AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004
I am going to stick with the ASUS P6T Deluxe with the i7-960. I do not know much about overclocking, and don't mind spending the extra money. I'm going to stick with "Retail" versions of the HDD and DVD Drive because this is my first build and would like to idiot proof it as much as possible.
Thanks,
Kyle
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