Need Help !

[SpeedHunter_2010]

Hello,im here because other forums couldnt help me and i hope this one can.
I'm building a new pc , it should be a mid range gaming pc , here are the specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

ATI HD 5770 , in the future i will buy another one and put them in CrossFire

Gygabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H , if u can recomand another one wich has similar specs ( CrossFire , etc ) but shouldnt be more expensive than this one plz do so .

Corsair TX 650W PSU

Western Digital Caviar Black 500Gb or 1TB

At the case i didnt chose one , its between Cooler Master HAF 922 or Antec 600 wich one should i chose for my rig?

At the RAM its the same problem i would get a 4Gb kit from Corsair but didnt chose one yet because of the price differences , if you could recomand a low cost kit because my budget is almost his limits or if i should get a 2Gb Kit ( the OS will be a Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit ).

Sory for so many questions and thx in advance if u can help me.

 

[batuchka]

Asrock 870Extreme3?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198
EA650 + Gskill 1600 CL7 combo?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.408245

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

i try to avoid Asrock because i had very bad experinces with it in the past and im from Romania , does newegg shipping here? and about the case wich one should i chose?

 

[batuchka]

Suggest u drop by Xtremesystems to have a look at the 800 series Asrock OC/users threads Between those two i would pick CM 922 but also consider NZXT Hades?

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

and between the CM 922 and the NZXT Hades wich one should i get because all 3 cases are at the same price

 

[batuchka]

The former then cos here the latter is cheaper on Egg ^^

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

and the proc , someone said that i should get a 955 black edition and overclock it and i will get the same performance as the 965 black edition

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

is that true?

 

[batuchka]

Yes it is : actually wat is your budget cos could be we chug out more frames for the $$

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

800 $ is the max i can get not even a $ more and if u could help he fit a monitor in it u would be the best , btw my current proc on my ancient machine is an Intel Celeron so every proc would seem a huge performance

 

[batuchka]

$682AR

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

i got more money, now got 900 $ , but as i said this does not apply to me because i dont think they do shipping here and the rebate wont do, plus i would like to stick with my Corsair PSU and RAM because the RAM has lifetime warranty and u never know and about the case i think i will go with the HAF 922 and the motherboard u recomand is it better than the other i said? because they have the some price here

 

[batuchka]

The Asrock is a full $45 cheaper than the Gigabyte 890GX on Egg so just a basic idea of config: go with a 870 if u have to and ditch CF and just hit the best GPU your $$ can buy you Even more so if u are thinking of squeezing an LCD in there hehe

 

[goalguy876]

Just a bystander, but i'd go with the NZXT Hades case. I was going to buy that one myself, but I dont have the money sadly . Ive seen it in person it looks awesome.

 

[batuchka]

Ya me too : side by side with it it just blows one away @@

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

i agree with u at the price, there, but here its the same price and about the CPU 965 or 955 ? and thx goalguy876 i will see them both and make a decision then

 

[goalguy876]

the hades looks like darth vaders case . And save money by getting the 955 and just overclock it.

 

[batuchka]

I would say set priority on the best GPU and see what chip you can nab with the balance ^^

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

thx ^^ , i will do so, and now i got 2 questions: i argued with someone about the necessarily RAM for Windows 7 64bit to run , i said that it would work with 2GB but he said its impposible and that it needs at least 4GB so how much does it need?

second: someone asked me if he should go with 3-way SLI ( 8400 GT if i remmember correctly ) or with a GTX 260 , so wich is better?

 

[coldsleep]

Win 7 will work with 2 GB of RAM, but you probably won't be all that happy with it.

http://windows.microsoft.com/systemrequirements

 

[coldsleep]

Based on THG Best Graphics Cards for the Money, June 2010, there is no way that 3x 8400 will come close to a 260. 3x 8800s might work, but it's probably not cost-efficient.

Typically speaking, a generation old SLI config can keep up with current-generation or be a little faster. But the 8400s are now 3 generations old and the 8400 is pretty near the low end of the line.

My typical recommendation is that if you're 2-3 generations behind, just get the best new graphics card you can afford. If you're only 1 generation behind and your graphics are starting to slip, you could either SLI/CrossFire or buy a new graphics card, depending on the resale value of your current card and personal preference.

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

so i was right ( it only should work , not flawless ) and about my second question

 

[coldsleep]

Even worse.

What I meant was that both nVidia and ATI number their cards such that the first number in the model indicates the generation of the card, and the next 2 or 3 numbers indicate where in the product line it is.

So for the 8400, it's the 8000-series, and 400 gives you an idea of how powerful the card is within that series.

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

just for asking , if the 8400 is low end then where is my GeForce 5200

 

[SpeedHunter_2010]

got it , btw guys wich of the 3 cases has better air-flow ( HAF 922 , Antec 600 or Hades )