Gaming - Under 2000

[big_mike]

I am looking to hook this badboy up to my Sharp 40" LCD TV
Love to hear any suggestions.

Case: Antec 900
PS: KINGIWIN Mach 1 1000w Modular!
Mobo: ASUS P6X58D
CPU: i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66 QuadCore
CPU Cooling: Arctic Cooling 7 Pro
RAM: Corsair Dominator: DDR3-1600 (6 gigs)
CASE Cooling: Silverstone 120MM + Case fans
External: Samsung Blu Ray combo
External: Samsung Multi Burner
HD1 operations: Intel X25 SSD (80 gigs)
HD2 storage: samsung 1tb 7200 rpm sata
VGA: ASUS GTX 470 Fermi 1280mb 320bit gddr5

$1977.32

Thoughts?

 

[jbakerlent]

Welcome to the forum. It would be best if you filled out the Build Advice form in my signature first, but here's some changes to consider.

CPU: ■Intel Core i7 930 -$289-
MOBO: ■Asus P6X58D-E -$240-
RAM: ■Mushkin Enhanced Blackline -$180-
GPU: ■Asus Radeon HD 5850 -$320-
PSU: ■Antec TP-750 -$120-
HSF: ■Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus -$27-

The 930 is a bit faster than the 920 and it's only a few dollars more.
That motherboard has support for some newer features.
The RAM linked above will be just as good for cheaper
You may want to consider the 5850 for a bit less cost, heat, power consumption, and noise.
Then, the Antec PSU is better quality than the Kingwin.

 

[samdsox]

I7 930 it is upgrade to 920, why do you need 1000 wats planing to crossfire? if i were you i would look into water cooling for fermi,

 

[hitmanmoney]

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Antec
Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Western Digital
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SAPPHIRE 100280SR Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor

Crucial Technology
Crucial Ballistix 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BL3KIT25664BN1608 - OEM

ASUS Rampage II GENE LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

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SONY Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1681S-0B - OEM

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ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler

Corsair Memory
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

The 5970 murders the 480 gtx:http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=480&Itemid=72&limit=1&limitstart=11 480 Gtx keep up with it while playing resident evil 5

Cost:1856.90 i cant thing of any thing more to add to it that way overkill.

 

[big_mike]

Thanks hitman, yah i checked out the fermi versus 5970 what a huge difference.
Thinking about backing off the top end video cards to two performance cards 5850's x 2 or 5830x2

 

[hitmanmoney]

Get a 5870 it can max out most games including metro 2033 at 1080p. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5870,2422-12.html more benchies.