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wuwuzat   05-22-2009 at 06:47:32 AM

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT : Gaming, looking at it and smiling :)
I want something thats up to date and wont close too many doors on upgrade options later on, be it overclocking, crossfire, RAID, ram, cpu socket, etc
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca
PARTS PREFERENCES:amd/ati/dfi - no core i7

Heres the build


ABS Aplus ABS-CS-EL Diablo Black 0.8mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6811215006


DFI LP DK 790FXB-M3H5 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6813136067


AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6819103674


OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820227320


GIGABYTE GV-R489-1GH-B Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6814125276


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.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6817139006


Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 27.5" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built in Speakers - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6824254026


Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6822136320

+whatever dvd burner

Is anything incompatible ? Is the PSU OK ? The case doesnt seem to come with a fan in the back, what size do I need ? Did I forget something ? (I have mouse and keyboard)
I didnt really look into HDs, is there a better choice in that price range ?
I wouldnt mind lowering the total cost a bit but CPU+Motherboard are pretty much set in stone, GPU has to be good and I know I could save quite a bit with a smaller monitor. As for the case I prefer getting a full tower just in case.

Should i use 32 bit or 64 bit win7 ? Am i going to have driver issues ?

Any comments are welcome, thank you for helping


Message edited by wuwuzat on 05-22-2009 at 06:57:23 AM
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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   05-22-2009 at 06:55:53 AM
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The 640GB cavair black is the best price/performance drive available. If you really want to shave some $$, the raidmax smilodon is a pretty good/cheap case. If you don't plan to xfire, the psu is overkill. At full load, it uses ~370w
http://www.guru3d.com/article/rade [...] iew-test/5

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GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
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wuwuzat   05-22-2009 at 07:02:56 AM
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aford10 wrote :

The 640GB cavair black is the best price/performance drive available. If you really want to shave some $$, the raidmax smilodon is a pretty good/cheap case. If you don't plan to xfire, the psu is overkill. At full load, it uses ~370w
http://www.guru3d.com/article/rade [...] iew-test/5


OK so like 550w-600w should be enough, and if i decide to crossfire later on my PSU wont be strong enough anyways ?

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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   05-22-2009 at 07:06:48 AM
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If you are thinking of xfire down the road, then you should probably look at a bigger psu. The corsair 750w is a real good psu for that. It depends on if you want to xfire or not. It's not all about the wattage, you have to be careful about the manufacturer. 550w doesn't always mean it puts out 550w.

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------------------------------ CM HAF 932 - 300GB Velociraptor
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
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wuwuzat   05-22-2009 at 07:15:05 AM
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aford10 wrote :

If you are thinking of xfire down the road, then you should probably look at a bigger psu. The corsair 750w is a real good psu for that. It depends on if you want to xfire or not. It's not all about the wattage, you have to be careful about the manufacturer. 550w doesn't always mean it puts out 550w.


thx for the advice aford10, ill reconsider gpu and psu options

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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   05-22-2009 at 07:17:12 AM
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Anytime...

------------------------------ CM HAF 932 - 300GB Velociraptor
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
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dirtmountain   05-22-2009 at 08:12:22 AM
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Good build, +1 to aford for the HD and PSU comments, i'd keep the 750w and get the 640GB. You'll also want the 64 bit windows7. So far i've seen in most reviews that the 64bit vista drivers are working for most components in windows7 .......ymmv.

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Helloworld_98   05-22-2009 at 08:32:24 AM
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^ yeah, because 7 is a modified version of vista.

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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   05-22-2009 at 04:36:30 PM
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Polished up and repackaged.

------------------------------ CM HAF 932 - 300GB Velociraptor
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
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