Case: Azza Solano 1000 Full-Tower Advance Cooling Case
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Motherboard: Gigabyte x58 GA-EX58-UD3R
CPU Intel i7-920
Memory: 6 GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Corsair Dominators
Video Card: Two ATI Radeon HD 4870 in crossfirex configuration
HDD: Raid-0 (500GBx2) Sata-II 16mb cache 7200 RPM drives
blah blah...
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Tomorrow
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming/Photoshop to web browsing
PARTS PREFERENCES: Conflicted at the moment.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe - SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The rest is irrelevant. I am looking for advice on my new rig. I am currently hovering at around $1500 and I am looking on advice for my new rig. I am heavily conflicted on what to get since I haven't been looking at hardware in 5 years... I used to be an AMD/Nvidia loyalist but it looks like I am breaking at least one of those alliances. The only preference I have is to maintain an i7 cpu with ddr3 ram, other than that I am flexible on almost anything.
The number 1 conflict I am facing is what to do with my graphics card solution. I like how inexpensive the new ATI cards are versus performance, but I am not sure I am getting the best comparable value versus say just a single higher end Nvidia. Since I have been out of the game for so long I am unsure of how well crossfirex configurations stack up against particular nvidia gtx 200 series cards.
Also, does my PSU check out well for the system? I want to make sure everything will run smoothly before I commit to a purchase and get this thing planned accordingly. I am looking for it to be maximize the best gaming experience for the money spent while also ensuring the longest system longevity. Any thoughts?
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Motherboard: Gigabyte x58 GA-EX58-UD3R
CPU Intel i7-920
Memory: 6 GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Corsair Dominators
Video Card: Two ATI Radeon HD 4870 in crossfirex configuration
HDD: Raid-0 (500GBx2) Sata-II 16mb cache 7200 RPM drives
blah blah...
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Tomorrow
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming/Photoshop to web browsing
PARTS PREFERENCES: Conflicted at the moment.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe - SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The rest is irrelevant. I am looking for advice on my new rig. I am currently hovering at around $1500 and I am looking on advice for my new rig. I am heavily conflicted on what to get since I haven't been looking at hardware in 5 years... I used to be an AMD/Nvidia loyalist but it looks like I am breaking at least one of those alliances. The only preference I have is to maintain an i7 cpu with ddr3 ram, other than that I am flexible on almost anything.
The number 1 conflict I am facing is what to do with my graphics card solution. I like how inexpensive the new ATI cards are versus performance, but I am not sure I am getting the best comparable value versus say just a single higher end Nvidia. Since I have been out of the game for so long I am unsure of how well crossfirex configurations stack up against particular nvidia gtx 200 series cards.
Also, does my PSU check out well for the system? I want to make sure everything will run smoothly before I commit to a purchase and get this thing planned accordingly. I am looking for it to be maximize the best gaming experience for the money spent while also ensuring the longest system longevity. Any thoughts?