I7

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

Going for an i7 too,
here is my build, trying to be economical yet crysis able too

i7 920
evga 512 geforce gts 250 (no gtx but saves $$$)
evga 1366 sli
ocz gold (3x2) 6 gig ddr 3 at 1600
xigmatek 750 modular
WD 620 green
antec ninehundred

open for idea's but trying to keep price down

Why_Me · Mar 19, 2009

arogot :

What's your budget, are you in the USA, do you already have an O/S and is this rig mainly for gaming ?

xthekidx · Mar 19, 2009

You won't be able to play crysis on that rig at full settings FYI. I use a GTX 260 core 216 and I can't max crysis out on my 19" without framerates dropping to like 25fps which isn't really playable. You will need to SLI those GTS 250's in order to play crysis well.

You can get a Corsair 650tx or BFG LS-550 which would both be able to handle GTS 250's SLI'd instead of that 750w psu.

Asus P6T is a good x58 board and will sli and overclocks better than the EVGA board.

CM 690 is roomy like the Antec 900 and has excellent airflow, but just not as flashy and is cheaper.

Without further info we can't really help you any further. In addition to Why-Me's querries, do you have a monitor, and what resolution is it? What other uses besides gaming will this be used for?

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

Why_Me :

In the USA, Using Beta 7 64 bit, gaming and 3d rendering (3ds max) as for money, working with about 1100, less interested in gaming, play about 2 hours a week depending on work, mainly rendering do you think a corsair 650 tx can handle my rig, 650 seems a bit weak
also i was hoping to use evga, like the company and also like helping the US economy at this point but how much a difference with the asus p6t play?
thanks alot for the help, its much appreciated

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

monitor is a aser 22inch 1680 1050

Why_Me · Mar 19, 2009

i7 build

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119137 $79.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-750w-tx-se.../206178325.html $104.99 Price After Rebate(s): $79.99 Shipping: FREE
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130221 $189.99 ($169.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate)
MSI X58 Pro LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.smksuperstore.com/products/view...2fe42db73bc8b61 $272.15
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB LGA1366 CPU, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835233029 $39.99
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227381 $109.99 ($89.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814102801 $194.99
SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136319 $79.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136152 $24.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

Total: $1,097.07
Total: $1,032.07 w/rebates

SLI version... Replace the motherboard and video card in that build with the the ones down below.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128386 $209.99
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130469 $159.99
EVGA 01G-P3-1155-TR GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Free Call of Duty: World at War w/ purchase, limited offer

And don't forget your thermal grease.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020 $6.99
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

wow thanks so much why_me so much more to consider, question about the msi thou, how does it oc, is it user friendly, new to oc'ing

xthekidx · Mar 19, 2009

Why_Me :

Pretty good build, except I'm not sure if the 4870 is designed to assist in 3D rendering, the GT200 processor does, so I would get a GTX 260. And yes the 650tx would be more than enough for either of those configs, your system wouldn't use more than 350W at full load even if you OC'd to like 4ghz. The 750tx allows for you to add another GPU later though, so I would go with that. If you chose the GTS 250, it only needs 1 PCIE connector and so the 650tx would be fine, but the GTX needs 2 PCIE connectors. Get the SLI version of the GA-EX58 UD3R, I don't trust MSI boards anymore, I have had bad experiences with them.

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

what about a modular solution?

Why_Me · Mar 19, 2009

arogot :

To be honest I'm not sure. A few of the reviews on there said the north bridge tends to get hot. There's this Gigabyte board down below which has good cooling and you can just switch out mobo's on that build. The MSI and this board down below will work for Crossfire (dual ATI cards), and that board at the bottom of my post up above is for SLI (dual Nvidea cards)...., and also I edited that post up above and added a SLI build to it on the bottom of that post.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375 $209.99 ($194.99 after $15.00 Mail-In Rebate)
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Why_Me · Mar 19, 2009

xthekidx :

I edited my "build post" up above and added an SLI version at the bottom of my post. I put the gts 250 1 gig card in that build because I wasn't sure if a gtx 260 would make his budget of $1,100. It might though.

xthekidx · Mar 19, 2009

SLI version:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128386

I really think you should go with the GTX 260...similar performance in games, it will be better for video rendering (I think) and is cooler and has less power consumption. This one is at a great price and is overclocked too, it will outperform a 4870 1gb in most games.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127409

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

what about the prossesor, the site you gave me put it at 350...? newegg 288

Why_Me · Mar 19, 2009

arogot :

Christ, they bumped the price on that cpu in just a few hours.

Ya newegg, or...hmmm google i7 cpu oem on the google shopping thingy. But ya, they jacked that price way up from earlier today.

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

i hear you still thou if i want modular, what would you recomend?

xthekidx · Mar 19, 2009

$275 free shipping on the i7:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Intel-Core-i7-920-2-67GHz-Quad-Core-Boxed-Processor_W0QQitemZ190294834961QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item190294834961&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Why_Me · Mar 19, 2009

BINGO!!! ha ha....I found ya a deal. :sol:

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=I7-920&c=fr&pid=15485468b64620d68d69bd069b5822b164bb029c042eda41a6561cc30eabc3d4 <=== Second "combo deal" from the top of that page. They give ya the cpu, Cooler Master v8, and Arctic Cooling MX-2 thermal paste all for $325.97

Now that's a bargain. google shopping ftw !

xthekidx · Mar 19, 2009

If you want modular then that Thermaltake Toughpower 750w you had is a good one. Although I think you should just zip tie up the extra cables in the unused HDD area...

xthekidx · Mar 19, 2009

Why_Me :

great find

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

should i skip out on the xigmatek 750 is it bad quality, it is rated high, and the price is right on newegg

xthekidx · Mar 19, 2009

arogot :

Get this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153038&Tpk=thermaltake%20750w%20modular

Good quality product. MIR makes it a great deal. I thought that was the one you were looking at. The Xigmatek isn't the greatest, but you could find worse too. Get that one ^^ its a great deal.

arogot · Mar 19, 2009

i cant handle this haha, i just convinced myself to go non modular with the coursair haha and now you send me the thermaltake deal hahahahaha

Why_Me · Mar 19, 2009

arogot :

Personally I would go with the Corsair and the zip ties. It's hard to beat Corsair for quality. That and they lump everything on a single rail which seems to work great.

xthekidx · Mar 19, 2009

I would prefer the Corsair too, but the Thermaltake toughpower series are quality PSU's. If modular is important to you then get that one, if you can deal with a few extra power cables in the HDD area then the Corsair or perhaps this one, equally as good:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011

Why_Me · Mar 19, 2009

Ok, this is what we have so far guys. I didn't include the vid card or psu since that's still up in the air. But at least we know how much money is left to work with for the psu and vid card. The OP has $269 left over for a psu and vid card. So I'm banking on either the Corsair or PC Power & Cooling 750w psu's and I have to say the gts 250 1 gig for the vid card if the OP is aiming for his budget. But two of those cards running in SLI would beat out two ATI 4870's Crossfired in a few of those games.

http://techgage.com/article/evga_geforce_gts_250_superclocked/ <=== test results for the gts 250 1 gig

http://techreport.com/articles.x/16504 <=== more test results

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/913/1/ <=== more test results

http://www.ninjalane.com/reviews/video/palit_gts250 <=== more test results

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/msi_geforce_gts_250_N250GTS-2D1G_review/ <=== and one more just for fun.

i7 build

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119137 $79.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128386 $209.99
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.ewiz.com/shopcart.php?additem=i7CPU $325.97
Combo: Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB LGA1366 CPU, OEM
Cooler Master RR-UV8-XBU1-GP V8 CPU Fan For Intel LGA775 & AMD Socket 940/AM2
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227381 $109.99 ($89.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136319 $79.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136152 $24.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

Total: $830.92 *(Not including shipping and rebates)

Now if we add that gts 250 1 gig down below for $160 that leaves $108 for a psu and the OP makes his intended budget of $1,100. Not to mention he has a rig that should overclock very decent.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130469 $159.99
EVGA 01G-P3-1155-TR GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Free Call of Duty: World at War w/ purchase, limited offer

Good deal on a gtx 260 down below.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130370 $189.99 ($169.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate)
EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Free Call of Duty: World at War w/ purchase, limited offer

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