1500$ GAMING RIG!! NEED ADVICE!!

[bundoog]

Hey, so I posted earlier on this site with the specs of the rig I was building but I have made quite a bit of changes. I would like anyone's advice to cut down a couple hundred bucks as I'm at 1650$ right now with taxes and have about 1500$ for the rig.

I mainly need advice on the case/power supply...if they will work well with everything and if there is enough cooling. I also want to crossfire with another hd4850 x2 in the future so take that into consideration. I'm not sure if my mobo can handle this quad crossfire though as it doesn't mention this. I'm going to overclock in the future, so I will buy a cpu cooler and thermal compound later for that.

Lastly, I need a suggestion for a sub 200$ lcd monitor that is bang for buck and will juice out my gpu and computer really well (1920 X 1080). Thanks!


CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor

RAM: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.192499

$462.48

HD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

$99.99

CASE: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

PSU: Rosewill RBR750-M 850W, ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V, SLI Ready, Active-PFC, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Modular Power Supply

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.193383

$254.98

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100270SR Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported 
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809&Tpk=hd%20radeon%204850%20x2

$311.99

DVD: SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X 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 with LightScribe
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173

$31.99

MOBO: ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131386

$269.99

TOTAL IS $1650 WITH TAXES

 

[huron]

Ok...avoid Rosewill PSUs.

Stick to PC Power and Cooling, Antec Earthwatts, Corsair...

The rest looks like you made some good choices. I might go for a different GPU if it were me.

If you are looking for a sub $200 display, there are plenty of quality 22" for thtat price, and some 24" for a little over.

 

[bundoog]

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/265637-31-1500-gaming-advice#t1939839

174.99

So that would be a good replacement for the PSU right? Are there any suggestions to LOWER the cost? Thanks.

 

[bundoog]

woops meant: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009&Tpk=corsair%20850%20W

 

[Why_Me]

You can always add another one of these 4890's later on for Crossfire. Also another way to save money...and improve this build is to change cases to the CM 690 which is not only cheaper, but it has more room to work with for vid cards, h/s, etc...

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21123&vpn=NINE%20HUNDRED&manufacture=ANTEC $125.67 CAD
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 $129.99 (Before $20.00 USD Mail-In Rebate)
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35760&vpn=GA-EX58-UD3R&manufacture=Gigabyte $235.86 CAD After Mail In Rebate: $215.86 CAD
Gigabyte EX58-UD3R ATX LGA1366 X58 DDR3 2PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GLAN CrossFireX Motherboard

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4240166 $339.99
Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 - 2.66GHz, LGA 1366, 4.8GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, HyperThreading, Bloomfield, Retail

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029 $49.99
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26895&vpn=MX-2T&manufacture=Arctic%20Cooling $9.99 CAD
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Paste NON-ELECTRICAL Conductive 4 Gram

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=37431&vpn=HD489AZDEC&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1046 $299.99 CAD After Mail In Rebate:$279.99 CAD
XFX Radeon HD 4890 XT 1GB 875MHZ 1GB 3.9GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E 2XDVI HDTV Video Card

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35710&vpn=OCZ3G1600LV6GK&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology&promoid=1046 $104.99 CAD After Mail In Rebate:$84.99 CAD
OCZ Gold OCZ3G1600LV6GK 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL 8-8-8-24 Triple Channel Memory Kit

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=34286&vpn=WD6401AALS&manufacture=Western%20Digital%20WD&promoid=1046 $85.98 CAD
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=38115&vpn=SH-S223F/BEBE&manufacture=Samsung $31.64 CAD
Samsung SH-S223F Black 22X DVD Writer SATA OEM

Total: $1,414.09 | $1,329.09 w/rebates

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