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shozzking   09-29-2009 at 05:45:09 AM

I've been here once for advice and everyone helped me out a ton but now im back and need some more advice. after looking at benchmarks i've realized that the intel i5 is much better than the AMD phenom II X4 965 and it would cost me $10 less. i've changed everything in my parts to work with my new CPU choice but i want a second opinion. I'm going to be using this for gaming and maybe some photo editing, money is an issue and i dont want to spend much more than what i've budgeted out.

Intel core i5 750@2.66GHz
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819115215

ASUS LGA 1156 motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131404

2X 2X2GB(8GB in total) DDR3 1333MHz CAS latency 7 RAM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820227478

Antec 850W PSU
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817371024

2X WD 500GB 7200RPM hard drives in RAID 0
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16822136320

Samsung DVD burner
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16827151188

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814102856

I know that the GPU is over powered when compared to the rest of the computer but i want a computer that i wont have to upgrade in a long time, i'll be buying this around christmas so the prices for it will be lower by that time. after i build the computer then i'll slowly buy aftermarket coolers and fans and then i might overclock it by a bit.

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Ram that is just as fast for less
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] -_-Product

Definitely swap that PSU out, the CP-850 is a special CPX form factor that will only fit into a few select full tower cases like the antec 1200. You can get an EA750 which will still provide plenty of power but will cost less
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] &Tpk=EA750
the 750 tx seems to have increased in price for canadians lately so it is no longer cheaper.
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hunter315   09-29-2009 at 06:00:32 AM

Your links are all screwed up, make it a bit trickier to check parts.

The 500GB WD drives run 2 250GB platters vs the samsung F3's single 500GB platter which will make it faster. They also tend to be cheaper.

Im not sure which antec 850 watt PSU you are considering but the 750TX from corsair has plenty for two cards and should save you a bunch.

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pepperman   09-29-2009 at 06:09:28 AM

Do you have a case?

Otherwise it looks good. If you want to overclock I would recommend an aftermarket cooler, such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835185093

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hunter315   09-29-2009 at 06:10:22 AM
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Ram that is just as fast for less
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] -_-Product

Definitely swap that PSU out, the CP-850 is a special CPX form factor that will only fit into a few select full tower cases like the antec 1200. You can get an EA750 which will still provide plenty of power but will cost less
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] &Tpk=EA750
the 750 tx seems to have increased in price for canadians lately so it is no longer cheaper.

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pepperman   09-29-2009 at 06:12:24 AM

You may want to save the $10 and get the 640 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136319


Message edited by pepperman on 09-29-2009 at 06:15:27 AM
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shozzking   09-29-2009 at 03:36:46 PM

im getting the antec 1200 case which is why i picked that power supply, how is the RAM faster? it has the same CAS latency as the RAM that i picked

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DariusT   09-29-2009 at 04:36:42 PM

shozzking wrote :

after looking at benchmarks i've realized that the intel i5 is much better than the AMD phenom II X4 965 and it would cost me $10 less.


Would you mind posting or linking these benchmarks? Im not doubting you, just want to see them

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shortstuff_mt   09-30-2009 at 12:44:32 AM

shozzking wrote :

why is that RAM better than the one that i chose?



hunter315 wrote :

Ram that is just as fast for less
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] -_-Product



It has the same specs for less money, like Hunter315 said.

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pepperman   09-30-2009 at 01:26:08 AM

And lower voltage, which could result in higher overclocks.

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