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Would like to build my fist HAC and wanted some input. Here is what I have so far - still need a few goodies like CPU Fan, DVD, etc. I have several HDD so I will be using those - all SATA. How does this list stack up for ease of installing OSX? Can I use Tony's method and if so what else do I need?
I'm not up to speed on video cards - should I go nVidia or ATI and if so which one?
Thanks all.
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CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop
$339.99
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $134.99
XFX HD-485X-ZDFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready
$129.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified $179.99
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model $288.99
Hanns·G HH-281HPB Black 28" 3ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
$309.99
Subtotal: $1,383.94
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If you feel I could get away with something less let me know - I know the RAM is a bit of an overkill but I plan to dual-boot with W7 and I need lots of RAM for running Solidworks.
Thanks,
John
I'm not up to speed on video cards - should I go nVidia or ATI and if so which one?
Thanks all.
**************
CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop
$339.99
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $134.99
XFX HD-485X-ZDFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready
$129.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified $179.99
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model $288.99
Hanns·G HH-281HPB Black 28" 3ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
$309.99
Subtotal: $1,383.94
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If you feel I could get away with something less let me know - I know the RAM is a bit of an overkill but I plan to dual-boot with W7 and I need lots of RAM for running Solidworks.
Thanks,
John