Home build game-pc

[rickzore]

Hi guyz,

just wanna check if I picked the right parts for my gaming pc.
Here is my selection:

- ASRock X58 Extreme - Moederbord - ATX
- ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G
- Corsair XMS3 6 gb (3 x 2GB)
- Antec Nine Hundred Two
- Processor - 1 x Intel Core i7 i7-920
- Chieftec Turbo Series CFT-700-14C
- Samsung SpinPoint F1 Desktop Class HD753
- Cooler Master Neon L.E.D. Fan TLF-S12
- Samsung SH-S223B

Pls comment your opinion!

Thx to all of you guyz!

Rick

 

[wathman]

Get a Corsair 650w instead of the Chieftec. It's a much better PSU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Which Corsair XMS3 6GB kit were you looking at? there's 6 different ones with different frequencies and timings. The cheapest ones aren't all that great, some of the mid-priced ones are okay. My favorite pick on RAM from last week just went up in price it was a DDR3 1600 6GB Kit from OCZ that had timings of 7-7-7-24. Goes for $146 now though.

If you can wait a week or 2, you might want to wait for the ATI 5870's to come out, even if you decide to stick with the 4870, it should be cheaper after the 5870 is available.

 

[rickzore]

That 650 w corsair hasn't got enough connections because I want the ability to put in another videocart in crossfire if my cart isn't good enough anymore.

And I was looking at the memory with a CL9 ( 9-9-9-24 ) timing. I know it's the cheapest one but I'm already at 1400$.

Thx for the advice for the videocart. I'll have a look at the 5870 when it comes out!

thx for the response

 

[evongugg]

You might want to look at these power supplies:

ATI Radeon HD 4870 System Requirements

500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products.

http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonhd4800/requirements.html

 

[wathman]

go with the 750w Corsair then, not much more expensive than the chieftec, and it also has a single, high output +12v rail, that chieftec splits the +12v rail to 5 or 6, which really isn't recommended for the newer cards.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

 

[rickzore]

thx for the suggestion

 

[wathman]

good link from evongugg, and the corsair 750 watt PSU is on that list

 

[rickzore]

Okay I changed a bit in the configuration.. now it looks like this:

- OCZ Gold XTC Triple Channel Kit - Geheugen - 6 GB ( 3 x 2 GB ) - DIMM 240-pins - DDR3 - 1600 MHz / PC3-12800
- ASRock X58 Extreme - Moederbord - ATX
- ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G, maybe a 5870...
- Antec Nine Hundred Two
- Processor - 1 x Intel Core i7 i7-920
- Corsair TX750W
- Samsung SpinPoint F1 Desktop Class HD753
- Cooler Master Neon L.E.D. Fan TLF-S12
- Samsung SH-S223B

 

[wathman]

Are you reusing that Samsung F1 from a previous system? I can't even find that model for sale anywhere. If your budget allows, you might want to consider upgrading to a WD Caviar Black. Anything in the 640GB - 1TB range will give you much better application performance, and you can still keep the SpinPoint F1 as a storage drive if it's being reused.

 

[rickzore]

mmmm I think you're right.

This was exactly the reason I post a Tread...

thx mate!