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So Im putting together a new system for gaming. The main game im playing at this point is Age of conan. The price range was aiming for was a little over $1000, but it looks like what I want is going to cost almost $1500 with taxes and S&H. =/

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827129018 Pioneer DVD R ($32.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811146047 Tempest Case ($109.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136098 Western Digital HD 320G ($64.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139002 Corsair 620W PS(154.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231122 G.Skill 2x2 GB DDR800 (83.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128336 Gigabyte x48 (224.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037 Core duo E8400 (189.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118003 Cooling fan/heatsink (49.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116204 windows Vista 64bit (99.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814129113 ATI 4870 vistiontek (309.99)

total =about $1442.99

I decided to go with the X48 mobo so that in the future i can put another 4870 in there and crossfire them. Anyone know a good reliable powersupply that could work for for this system with CF 4870's for less then $155, or other cheaper or equally reliable parts for this system?

Also, if anyone has any critiques, or thinks i need more parts or whatever, please share.

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Here is a nice PSU that will be able to handle 2x 4870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817256016

Reply to BigBurn

750w Corsair PSU at buy.com $99.99 after rebate with free shipping. Good headroom for Crosfire and overclocking. The 650w is $10 cheaper
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx [...] 78325.html

Reply to dirtmountain

^ no point in this msg anymore

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Message edited by blackwidow_rsa on 06-29-2008 at 12:10:27 AM

Reply to blackwidow_rsa

Get a SATA burner, not IDE. E.g. SH-S203B.
I'd get a HDT-S1283 instead of the Zalman.
Nice case.
+1 for the 750TX.

AFAIK Age of Conan doesn't benefit from Crossfire, so take your time before buying the second card.

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blackwidow_rsa wrote :

^ no point in this msg anymore

Care to elaborate on that???

Reply to aevm

you can save 100.00 or so by going with a P45 MoBo

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Reply to HoustonSerenity

True, but it hurts performance in Crossfire.
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/ [...] index.html

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aevm wrote :

Get a SATA burner, not IDE. E.g. SH-S203B.

AFAIK Age of Conan doesn't benefit from Crossfire, so take your time before buying the second card.

I have read a review from someone Crossfiring 4870's, and according to this reviewer it outperformed the GTX 280 by a noticibal margin in AoC. Now I have heard that CF 4850s have giving some people minimal benefit vs just 1. Ill link you the review I saw.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthrea [...] 1032677354

whats SATA burner ?

Reply to tablepost998

Burners can use IDE cables (wide, a pest to manage, they hurt airflow, the burners have jumpers), or SATA cables (narrow, no jumpers). Same price, same speed.

Hmmm, if CF works in AoC then that's great news for AMD, they'll sell more. I was just talking to some other poster yesterday; he wasn't getting any benefit when he added his second 4850. OK, maybe it was his fault, he just messed something up.

Edit: thanks for that link. Very interesting. Too bad the guy didn't try with a single card too so we know for sure if the second card really made a difference or not. If it didn't, then a single HD 4870 still beat the GTX 280 in AoC, and that's really fantastic, considering the prices

BTW, I'm happy to see that a 620HX could handle HD 4870 CF. The 750TX shouldn't have a problem either.

Message edited by aevm on 06-29-2008 at 04:02:51 AM

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Do you know of a good affordable SATA burner on newegg? I havent built a computer in 5 years so hopefully SATA wont confuse me.

Also for this cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =HDT-S1283

It says in the reviews its pretty big, do you know if that would fit in the case I selected?
Also people were saying its very difficult to install, I dont mind if I have to press hard, but how likely is it ill end up breaking something installing it? otherwise, I dont mind paying less than for the zalman.

Reply to tablepost998

Thats's the cheapest sata dvd burner on newegg, not top of the line but it do the job :bounce:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106263

Message edited by BigBurn on 06-29-2008 at 04:13:19 AM

Reply to BigBurn

sweet, thanks. Now I just hope I can remember how to put all this stuff together, and that a 4870 will be in stock some year

Message edited by tablepost998 on 06-29-2008 at 04:37:05 AM

Reply to tablepost998

Great little article about SATA
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/27
well worth a read

Reply to dirtmountain

That Xigmatek cooler is a great one, scores very high in cooling and good in quiet. For a new build i'd always use this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233019
Frankly push pins suck. The Xigma will easily fit in your case choice
Says Sapphire HD4870 available at Tigerdirect.com for $309 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=3585

Message edited by dirtmountain on 06-29-2008 at 08:43:37 AM

Reply to dirtmountain

OK I just ordered the 4870 off tigerdirect, I havent heard of the site before so I hope its credible >.<

So Im gonna go ahead and order the rest of my system, ill go with that xigmatek cooler and the 750w corsair PS =0

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Reply to tablepost998

OMG everything is wrong you must start over! Nah just fooling Everything seems cool, only thing I could see that could be "improved" is by putting the 640GB version of your hdd instead of the 320GB. But that is just me, if you find 320GB plenty, have fun with your new comp.

Reply to BigBurn

Very nice set up and good expandability in the future. Good job

Reply to dirtmountain

So I ordered that 4870 from tiger direct last night, it said it was it stock. I look at my order status today, and it says it is back ordered because it is our of stock. lamee

Reply to tablepost998

LOL, lame indeed. Now you know why Newegg is so successful. Don't worry, you'll get that card eventually

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