1800-1900$ Gaming Build

nexuss

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May 23, 2010
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: July

BUDGET RANGE: 1800-1900

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Surfing the internet, watching movies

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

PARTS PREFERENCES: I'm obviously using Intel/ATI

OVERCLOCKING: Yes
CROSSFIRE: In the future, when I'll buy a second card

MONITOR RESOLUTION:1920x1080, Dual Monitor.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Desktop Processor Model BX80601930

MOBO: ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Redline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998805

HSF: XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler

SSD: Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2R5 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HDD: SAMUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

GPU: SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100282VXSR Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card /ATI Eyefinity

PSU: Antec CP-850 850W Continuous Power CPX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC "compatible with ...

DVD: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

TOTAL: 1863.00$ :)))
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Can I have some feedbacks or suggestions on this Gaming Build please ?
 

giant_snark

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Looks really solid, similar to the build I'm working on. If you're going dual 1920x1080 monitors, does that get into the range where it's worth having a 2GB version of the 5870? I'm not saying you're there yet, but I do know that high-res multiple displays is the only place you might push beyond needing more than 1GB on the GPU. This might be irrelevant if you crossfire later on.

I haven't figured this out myself because I'm not going multi-display right now. Can anyone who knows more about this weigh in?
 

Transmaniacon

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If you are only gaming on one monitor, then it would be fine with the 1GB version. Not sure of any games that use dual-screens, but if you are running multiple instances of a game on different screens, then the 2GB would be more advantageous.