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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next week

BUDGET RANGE: $1200 (before rebates)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming: AION, Anarchy Online, Watching TV, Photoshop.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse & keyboard.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Any popular website

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA-california

PARTS PREFERENCES: Wishy washy on AMD/Intel ATI/Nvidia....

OVERCLOCKING: 50/50 chance I will or will not

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Quiet is good,

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Total build cost: $1,020.92

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

This copy and paste is intentional as i have questions. Would I notice an improvement in the 5870 over the 5850 with this build? Is it really worth the extra $100??? I honestly don't play crysis (yet) Mostly online MMO's Like Aion and Anarchy online. Seems a bit overkill and a waste of $100 I could spend on a nicer monitor...

out of stock:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151187

Suggested replacement/upgrade anyone?

which leaves me around $200ish for the monitor. Any suggestions? I'd probably be happy with around 20" as my desk isn't more then 3.5' wide.

i'm thinking something around this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824001330 Maybe a little cheaper?

Message edited by savage308 on 10-26-2009 at 08:01:32 PM

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Hey man, looks like a good build. I have a 5850 and a spinpoint HDD...differences are an i7 and 6gb ram, but pretty similar specs. I get a solid 80 FPS at 1920x1080...at 1280x1024 you should kill it.

Reply to zach538467

Here's an i5 750 build. A little over budget, but I could cut down if you want. Why the i5 750 build you may ask? It's because you said you are not going to sli/crossfire so there's no point for i7 920 build.

>Video Card

XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>Motherboard + CPU

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.276270

>Operating System

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116754

>Hard Drive

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>Power Supply + Case

Antec TruePower New TP-650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE ... - Retail
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.265992

>RAM

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231279

>Optical Drive

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW SATA CD/DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289

>Heatsink

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103065

Total : $1170.9 USD

Message edited by overshocks on 10-27-2009 at 12:33:28 AM

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Wondering how much of an improvement the I5 would make over the 955 if any? Still hoping my other post gets replied to on a 955 5850 benchmark find... Have not for the live of me find a benchmark for a 955 + 5850 combo... only i7 920 + 5850.... sad really.

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Being that it's damn near impossible to get a 5850/70. I'm starting to think a 295 would be a good idea instead. However I'm getting mixed reviews with people saying the ASUS M4A79T is sli compatible, either way I can use a single 295 on it right? Then I get worried as to the power consumption of that 295....

Message edited by savage308 on 11-07-2009 at 07:08:01 PM

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In a gaming only pc a 955 is just as good as an intel i5. The i5 is a better overclocker though, but both can go quite high.

The 295 is about the worst choice today. Expensive, power guzzling and not that great (and it doesn't have DirectX11). Either wait for the next batch of 5850/5870 or get something inferior...

Reply to Silmarunya

Thanks, thats what I was wondering after reading toms reviews on the 295, 5850/70 4870 etc.

I'll wait for a 5850, or

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