After nearly a year of waiting (and accumulating pieces like the case, power supply and video card), I finally bought the “big three” [CPU, RAM, and Motherboard] and built the Tiemens Family Core i7 machine.
This machine is intended as a virtual machine [Linux] host.
DDR3 prices came down so much that I switched from 6GB to 12GB for basically the same price.
| Item | Product | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W | $280 |
| RAM | Corsair XMS3 12GB (6x2GB) DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 Triple Channel TR3X6G1600C9 [2012-Jan] Corsair Vengeance 24GB (6 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 Hexa Channel CMZ24GX3M6A1600C9 |
$285
($135) |
| Motherboard | MSI X58 Pro-E LGA 1366 | $190 |
| Power Supply | Corsair CMPSU-450VX ATX 12V V2.2 80 Plus | $60 |
| Video | ASUS EAH3450 Silent Radeon 3450 512MB PCIx2.0 x16 HDCP | $33 |
| Case | Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower | $40 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 7200RPM 32MB WD1001FALS | $95 |
| DVD/CD | Samsung SH-223B SATA 22X Black DVD burner | $31 |
| Total | – | $1014 |