My New system

[slogger1]

Tell me what you think thanks.

* 2 x SAPPHIRE 100297L Radeon HD 5830 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ ATI Eyefinity Technology

* 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders -

* 1 x Rosewill - Pellucid HD Series Swivel HDMI cable (10 FEET) this was free

* 1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM

* 1 x COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

* 1 x LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 -

* 1 x CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

* 1 x Nippon Labs Sleeve Bearing Crystal LED Fan in UV Color 80mm 4 LED Case Fan

* 1 x AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGMBOX

* 1 x ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound

* 1 x GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

* 1 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

 

[Somebody_007]

looks pretty solid exept 5830's are a bad buy. Better a 5870 or 2 5850's or 2 5770's

 

[cmcghee358]

Looks to be pretty solid. I'm curious about the 5830s Xfired, don't think Ive seen any benches for those.

The memory would have been better off as 1333 CAS 7 Latency, rather than 8.

955 are 20 bucks cheaper than the 965 with equal performance/potential for OC

and Traditionally, we are now shying away from 320 GB HDD platters for more dense 500 GB platters.

Other than that awesome build, especially a nice motherboard, PSU

 

[Somebody_007]

or a 480gtx

 

[banthracis]

Don't need mx-2 unless you're planning on a high OC. In that case you're better off starting with a good HSF.

 

[slogger1]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-card-geforce-radeon,2646-6.html I was reading this and from reading it for the money they beat out a 5870 unless this is wrong

 

[slogger1]

I mean i prolly should have bought a single card till i read that. I wouldnt have bought them with out that info.

 

[cmcghee358]

Not every game can fully utilize Xfire. Where-as you can find a 5870 around $420 and it will be used 100% by the programming.

For me, I just shy away from Xfiring slightly underpowered cards for the generation. /shrug

But thats a good link to put it in perspective, thank you slogger1

 

[Somebody_007]

the thing is that xfiring now eliminates the upgrade path whereas 1 5870 will leave you the option of upgrading later

 

[slogger1]

I will learn from this. thanks for all the input.

 

[Guest]

I would have to agree that going for a single 5870 would be a better buy. However, if you're looking just to say that you have two cards in your computer, then you're going about it the right way, haha. My only suggestion (my own experience makes me biased) is that you pick a different company than Lite-On for an optical drive... I've had a few from them because they were cheap and they broke down rather quickly unfortunately. Other than that, looks like a great build and I wish you the best of luck with it!

-Jordan

 

[slogger1]

Thanks man.

 

[cmcghee358]

I concur, although I've never used Lite-On, they just sound like cheap crap to me. I prefer Samsung, LG or Sony.

 

[Somebody_007]

lol agreed I also find it a cheap name. I've been using LG for years and it's never let me down.