New mid-high range build, need opinions

zabusa88

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Hello,

I have a list here that im looking at purchasing for a new build. I want to use Windows 7, and ill be mainly using the computer for Graphic/ Web Design and 3d modeling/ rendering. Occasional Crysis player =). I want to try to stay around $1000. I realize I'm missing the case, power supply, and an optical drive.Ill be adding those later, I want to get the main parts right.


Any suggestions, feedback or comments would be appreciated.


Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX6GX3M3C1600C7

ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950

 
Lots of cores, RAM, fast boot drive, great GPU

Tower $848
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Optional Items

CM GeminiIIS cooler $33
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-PBU1&title=Cooler-Master-GeminII-S-RR-CCH-PBU1-GP-CPU-Fan-For-Intel-LGA1366-1156-775-AMD-AM3-AM2-AM2

60GB Sandforce based SSD $125 Free Ship
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231377

$1006 with all optionals taken up
 

zabusa88

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Wow, looks good, I dint know there was a 6 core cpu that was affordable, I was sort of looking at the i7 because of reviews showing better than most/ all AMD's. I also see the DDR3 is in a pair? so no triple channel Im guessing. Is that an AMD thing that it doesnt support triple-channel? or a motherboard thing?
 

jasonp12

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the only CPUs/Boards that use tripple channel is the 1366 chipset the 1156 from intel only uses dual channel (even the i7 870 which is on 1156 uses dual channel)

dual vs. tri channel makes no real difference except dual channel is much cheaper....

tbh Batchuka made u a badass build only thing is im not a fan of mATX builds but is is a great build
 

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so triple channel doesn't have much advantage over dual? I guess since I was looking at the i7 950 that supports it I was figuring it would be a little more "future-proof" than a dual channel kit. But indeed the build does look good, I got an AMD dual that performs fine.
 

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well with both Sandy Bridge and Bulldozer coming from Intel and AMD respectively nothing is futureproof.....

however one can argue that AMD currently is a bit more futureproof for multiple reasons
1) SB will be coming a lot sooner then Bulldozer (SB is a few months away whereas bulldozer is 6-12months)
2) AMD has stated that bulldozer is slated for an AM3+ socket however, AM3 sockets will work on AM3+ boards meaning if you want u can get an AM3+ board when it comes out and still use ur old AM3 cpu until u save up for an AM3+ cpu....this is confirmed
some rumors do state however they will release an AM3 version of the Bulldozer

as for SB....it will be an 1155 socket that is not in any way compatible with the 1156 socket even though they are actually 100% identical LOL
 

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Well, seems like AMD would be the best bang for the buck, except for the fact that intels i7 950 outdoes it everywhere. I heard some stuff about Thuban boards having bios/ OC problems and that support was bad on Thuban boards? However, I hear they do overclock well
 
Actually unless u have $$ for the i7 Gulftown peeps familiar with Linux equilavent of Windoze apps and dual booting the readily available and free Linux distros should go Thuban for the most part ^^
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T reviewed (for Linux developers) | What Digital Revolution?
As anyone who does Linux development knows, going multithreaded is usually as simple as typing “make -jN”, where N is the number of parallel jobs that you want to execute while building your app (normally N = number of cores/processors + 1). At $200/$300 per processor, that would make the X6 a bargain-basement priced high-power workstation (Intel’s current six-core offering, the Core i7 9xx series, is actually faster than the X6 but also costs +$1000, out of the reach of mortals and students like myself).


By the way that mATX board and 1055T auto OCed 2.8-3.3 via TSeries V engine with value RAMs + stock cooler
http://translate.google.com.sg/translate?hl=en&sl=ko&u=http://whatnext.tistory.com/1100&ei=syizTKzrFZHKvQOTxMTMBg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDYQ7gEwCDge&prev=/search%3Fq%3DTA880GB%252B%2Breview%26start%3D30%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
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zabusa88

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Ok, cool. The only thing now is that looking at the board its missing USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s. But im sure theres Phenom boards that have those options. I personally have a Biostar in my current build and its been smooth sailing. How well do these overclock if anyone knows?
 
you want a board that has both, you have several choices. I still dislike Biostar (though Batchuka really likes them...every build he posts has a biostar mobo) I distrust Biostar's corner cutting, and have had 2 of their boards blow out.


The cheapest option is teh AS Rock 770 Extreme 3 (for USB3, SATA 3, and DDR3) at $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157195

they have an $89 version of the 870 which include 16x/8x PCIe dual ports:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198

and it includes a combo with a 650W PSU, but not any cpus

In 6-core procesor, the 1055 overclocks nicely, but the best overclocker is the 1075.
 

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Yea i can def. afford it on an AMD platform since im saving so much on mobo and processor. Only thing I saw with it now is that its very limited on memory standards... 1300 is ok speed to me. It says it can handle 2000 mhz memory... does that mean you can overclock a 1300 to reach that speed or that it will be compatible with 2000mhz memory if you change some bios settings to compensate?
 

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so will the mobo use the additional speed of the ram or will it just be "compatible" with that clock ram? Because I dont want to spring for the fastest memory if its not going to yield any gains.
 

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so, last thing in mind is that gskill ripjaws that was suggested at the beginning was great, but looks like some people had trouble fitting it in with their cpu fan/heatsink. I plan to OC so im going to get a better cooler for the cpu and I cant have that being a problem. Any good substitutes for the gskill around same performance/price range without the silly heatsink? :lol:
 

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"Also, what are the thoughts on an HD 5870 or HD 5850 vs a gtx 470.. I see the ATI cards seems to have better power handling and run cooler and have a small advantage over the Fermi Nvidias."


anyone??