Last post!.....for now. very important. help with rig.

Asus P6TD Deluxe MB
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=41781

Corsair RAM, faster than the kit you had
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=38260

i7 920
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=36104

Cooler Master HAF
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/89353/ [...] 2-KKN1.asp

Get two 5870s if you can, or stay with one for now. It's a very powerful card.
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=41464

Corsair HX850 Is the better PSU
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=38465

The Noctua cooler is fine
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=41018

Hard drive
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=35042

DVD drive
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=40089

Operating system
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalo [...] s_id=41882

Just to summarise. Is this a great gaming computer? how long will it last me and how upgradable is it? please do not suggest any other components as in australia the prices are actually extremely different (differ by hundreds).
also, ig a game requirements say "core 2 quad" as an example, but dont say "or higher" do i-7's still work?

Finally, will this play crysis, and other demanding games?

Thanks.

Your current rig is awesome, yes. It should last you a good 5 years, depending on how fast things progress and how important it is for you to have top of the line components. You might have to get an extra hard drive or something minor like that.

Your rig will play crysis with flying colors. the requirements for games refer more to processing power as supposed to actual cpu's. A core-i7 will be fine.

I would stick with the core-i7 920 and mobo for two reasons: it uses triple channel memory which has more bandwidth than duel channel. also, intel plans to switch back to socket 1366, so in terms of upgradability you will have the option to replace your cpu for a next generation one. If you went with the p55 socket you would not have that option.

Just a quick question(thank you so much by the way, you guys are very helpful), uh, what makes the 640gb harddrive faster? Also, it will be compatible with my mobo yeah?

The 640GB drives use two 320GB platters while the current WD 500GB drives use two 250GB platters. The higher the data density, the faster the drive.

Uh, i chose the 1tb hard drive, not the 500GB. Also, isnt 2.66GHZ i7920 a little slow? i mean isnt it just a quad core? most games require at least 2.0ghz of quad, so wont i be upgrading veeery soon? im a hardcore gamer so yeah...
Onee more thing, is an i7860 2.8GHZ, with a different MOBO and RAM better? or is the 920 better for hardcore gamers like me? if it is the former, please list compatible parts from centrecom.com.au. Finally, please dont make changes to any other part of rig unless it is better, and is cheaper or same price, is compatible and is from centrecom.com.au

I am happy with rig as is, but the main thing is the 920 or 860 for hardcore gaming. please help

Yes, the 860 is better for gaming. Just check the benchmarks for the games you want to play at the resolution you'll be playing at.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipse [...] i=3641&p=7