Hey guys i really need your help on this one because i can't decide what to get and also because i'm a performance fanatic. Here's my sitrep, i'm willing to spend 950 € on a setup that allows me to play the latest and future games at 1920x1080 in maximum detail. I also want a good performance on winrar, quickpar, firefox (30+ tabs), I/O file operations and windows 7 itself. For gaming purposes i've chosen the ATI HD5850 and in the future i want to buy another one and make a Crossfire X so the motherboard and PSU have to support that.
The indecision starts with the CPU, the i7 860 vs i7 920, there are so many threads out there and i still can't decide, one complements the other in so many ways that it's hard to choose. I'm planning on overclocking, although i don't alot about it, only know how to increase the multiplier and clock base in the bios and that's it, either way a good motherboard and cooler are required. As for memory i chose 4 gb dual channel for the 860 and 6 gb triple channel for the 920. I have some configurations in mind and i would appreciate some input and suggestions.
Common
THERMALTAKE Strike MX Fan or Cooler Master Centurion 590 or other (must fit the 5850)
Corsair TX-750W or other (do i really need the 750w for 5850 crossfire?)
Noctua NH-U12 other
ATI HD 5850
Socket 1156
Core i7 860
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4, UD5 or Asus P7P55D PRO, EVO or other
gskill ddr3 pc12800 ripjaws 4gb cl7 or other (the socket 1156 supports 1600mhz ?)
Socket 1366
Core i7 920
Asus P6T or other
GSkill PC12800 NQ Triple Channel 3 or 6Gb (the 3 gb is in case of budget limit)
I know the "best buy" doesn't really exist, but i would like something as closer as it can get to that. I will edit the or reply here if i remember any other factor to take into consideration.
The indecision starts with the CPU, the i7 860 vs i7 920, there are so many threads out there and i still can't decide, one complements the other in so many ways that it's hard to choose. I'm planning on overclocking, although i don't alot about it, only know how to increase the multiplier and clock base in the bios and that's it, either way a good motherboard and cooler are required. As for memory i chose 4 gb dual channel for the 860 and 6 gb triple channel for the 920. I have some configurations in mind and i would appreciate some input and suggestions.
Common
THERMALTAKE Strike MX Fan or Cooler Master Centurion 590 or other (must fit the 5850)
Corsair TX-750W or other (do i really need the 750w for 5850 crossfire?)
Noctua NH-U12 other
ATI HD 5850
Socket 1156
Core i7 860
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4, UD5 or Asus P7P55D PRO, EVO or other
gskill ddr3 pc12800 ripjaws 4gb cl7 or other (the socket 1156 supports 1600mhz ?)
Socket 1366
Core i7 920
Asus P6T or other
GSkill PC12800 NQ Triple Channel 3 or 6Gb (the 3 gb is in case of budget limit)
I know the "best buy" doesn't really exist, but i would like something as closer as it can get to that. I will edit the or reply here if i remember any other factor to take into consideration.
If i have a 5870 crossfire and an i7 920 at 4 ghz a 1000w PSU is still overkill right? The guy that is hooking me up can get me a Corsair CMPSU-1000HXEU 1000 W for 262 dollars, but i don't know if it is worth it. I've chosen the Thermaltake M9, will the 5870 fit there?
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