Hello! I'm currently looking at buying this gear to build up a new gaming pc and I would like some opinions.
Approximate Purchase Date: This month or in November.
Budget Range: ~2500$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.bestdirect.ca
Country of Origin: Canada
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
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Here's my part list:
CASE: Coolermaster Haf X EATX Tower Case
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/229568/RC-942-KKN1/COOLERMASTER/
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 3.06GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 4.8GT/S
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/216737/BX80601950/Intel/
MB: ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA1366 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 PCI Motherboard
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/230546/SABERTOOTH%20X58/ASUS/
MEMORY: OCZ Platinum OCZ3P1600LV6GK 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL 7-7-7-24 Triple Channel Memory Kit
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/208686/OCZ3P1600LV6GK/OCZ%20Technology/
PSU: XFX 850W Black Edition Single Rail Semi Modular ATX 12V 70A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Silver
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/220475/P1850BCAG9/XFX/
*GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD5970 725MHZ 2GB 4.0GHZ DDR5 PCIe 2XDVI 1XMINI DisplayPort CrossFireX Video Card
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/228568/21165-00-40R%20/SAPPHIRE/
HD & SSD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/227170/WD1002FAEX/Western%20Digital/
**OCZ Vertex 60GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/213601/OCZSSD2-1VTX60G/OCZ%20Technology/
*Is it worth going for a HD5970? Or is there a better alternative at crossfiring lower-end cards?
**Is it worth the bang to get a SSD to install Windows7 on?
Thanks!
Approximate Purchase Date: This month or in November.
Budget Range: ~2500$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.bestdirect.ca
Country of Origin: Canada
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
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Here's my part list:
CASE: Coolermaster Haf X EATX Tower Case
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/229568/RC-942-KKN1/COOLERMASTER/
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 3.06GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 4.8GT/S
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/216737/BX80601950/Intel/
MB: ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA1366 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 PCI Motherboard
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/230546/SABERTOOTH%20X58/ASUS/
MEMORY: OCZ Platinum OCZ3P1600LV6GK 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL 7-7-7-24 Triple Channel Memory Kit
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/208686/OCZ3P1600LV6GK/OCZ%20Technology/
PSU: XFX 850W Black Edition Single Rail Semi Modular ATX 12V 70A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Silver
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/220475/P1850BCAG9/XFX/
*GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD5970 725MHZ 2GB 4.0GHZ DDR5 PCIe 2XDVI 1XMINI DisplayPort CrossFireX Video Card
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/228568/21165-00-40R%20/SAPPHIRE/
HD & SSD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/227170/WD1002FAEX/Western%20Digital/
**OCZ Vertex 60GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/213601/OCZSSD2-1VTX60G/OCZ%20Technology/
*Is it worth going for a HD5970? Or is there a better alternative at crossfiring lower-end cards?
**Is it worth the bang to get a SSD to install Windows7 on?
Thanks!