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Regalia87   11-17-2009 at 01:05:22 AM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: End of the week.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies.

ARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE FOR PARTS: Newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

Here's the list. Total cost around $1400

Case-- LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62
CPU-- Intel Core i7-920
Mobo-- ASUS Rampage II GENE
Ram-- CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Cooler-- CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50
PSU-- CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W
GPU-- Two 5770 in Crossfire

Never built a rig before and i'm ready to dive in with an i7 build. This rig is mainly for gaming use which i would prefer to have crossfire or sli. Any suggestions or changes to my build that i should take into consideration. As i wrote earlier this is my first build ever so i welcome any experience ideas.

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The Samsung F3 is the best price/performance drive right now. Available in 500GB and 1TB models.

A single GPU solution (like a 5870) is better than a dual in terms of expandability and some software does make use of dual gpus. 5800s are just really hard to get right now with lots of demand and not many good chips rolling out of the factory.
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Bronze Home Brew badge Sonic-Boom   11-17-2009 at 01:39:37 AM

Drop down to a 650w Corsair, that 850 is overkill for 2 5770s, they only need 600w. Thats a very very nice, quiet, and cool case, highly recommend. The rest looks good, do you not need a HDD?

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Regalia87   11-17-2009 at 02:14:33 AM

Wow im so absent minded i forgot about a HDD lol. What do you recommend? perhaps maybe even a ssd?

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   11-17-2009 at 02:20:36 AM
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The Samsung F3 is the best price/performance drive right now. Available in 500GB and 1TB models.

A single GPU solution (like a 5870) is better than a dual in terms of expandability and some software does make use of dual gpus. 5800s are just really hard to get right now with lots of demand and not many good chips rolling out of the factory.

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Regalia87   11-17-2009 at 02:48:38 AM

The F3's looks good for the price and the reviews are equally pleasant

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Bronze Home Brew badge Sonic-Boom   11-17-2009 at 02:50:41 AM

Its the fastest and cheapest per gb HDD on the market.

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