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wolfie99   07-07-2008 at 08:38:17 PM

I would like to order this week. This is what I have come up with, does anyone have any suggestions?

How is the case and PSU?

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115042

ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=P5Q-E

CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145194

ATI Radeon HD 4870 512M
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusear [...] ia=AA73528

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] WD1001FALS

Thermaltake M9 VI1000BWS Case
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusear [...] ia=BA24593

THERMALTAKE W0103RU tough 600w
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusear [...] ia=BA23195










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aevm   07-07-2008 at 09:00:48 PM
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I think you should give yourself the option to add a second card later in Crossfire.

1. Get a 750TX from newegg (same price as the PSU you picked, more powerful, better reviews).
2. An RC-690 or Antec 900 case would be great because they have good cooling. I don't trust that Thermaltake with only 2 fans to handle a high-end gaming PC.
3. Replace the motherboard with a P5E Deluxe X48 or GA-X48-DS4. The P5Q-E P45 creates a bottleneck with two HD 4870 cards in Crossfire and slows them down.

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Shadow703793   07-07-2008 at 09:04:40 PM
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^Agreed. Any ways the build looks good. Like avem said swap the PSU.

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