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.
\nThis machine is intended as a virtual machine [Linux] host.
\nDDR3 prices came down so much that I switched from 6GB to 12GB for basically the same price.<\/p>\n
| Item<\/th>\n | Product<\/th>\n | Cost<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|
| CPU<\/td>\n | Intel Core i7-920<\/a> 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W<\/td>\n | $280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| RAM<\/td>\n | Corsair XMS3 12GB<\/a> (6x2GB) DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 Triple Channel TR3X6G1600C9 [2012-Jan] Corsair Vengeance 24GB<\/a> (6 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 Hexa Channel CMZ24GX3M6A1600C9<\/td>\n | $285<\/p>\n ($135)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Motherboard<\/td>\n | MSI X58 Pro-E<\/a> LGA 1366<\/td>\n | $190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Power Supply<\/td>\n | Corsair CMPSU-450VX<\/a> ATX 12V V2.2 80 Plus<\/td>\n | $60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Video<\/td>\n | ASUS EAH3450<\/a> Silent Radeon 3450 512MB PCIx2.0 x16 HDCP<\/td>\n | $33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Case<\/td>\n | Antec Three Hundred<\/a> ATX Mid Tower<\/td>\n | $40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hard Drive<\/td>\n | Western Digital 1TB<\/a> SATA 3.0Gb\/s 7200RPM 32MB WD1001FALS<\/td>\n | $95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DVD\/CD<\/td>\n | Samsung SH-223B<\/a> SATA 22X Black DVD burner<\/td>\n | $31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Total<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | $1014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading |