Final build, any last minute changes?
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geeknation
November 1, 2010 12:18:25 AM
Ive posted several builds on here, and thanks to every ones great tips i have come up with a final build, yet i could still use some info, epecially from those who have used some of these parts.
Budget: $2k-$2.5k
Parts priced from newegg.com
Use: GAMING
OC: Yes
Crossfire/SLI: Yes
Combos:
1. AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz w/ Saphire Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB
$669.98
2. SPARKLE COMPUTER CORP. Gold Class 1250W w/ G.skill Ripjaws series 8GB
$334.98
3. Saphire Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB
$541.98
4. Cooler Master HAF-X Full ATX case w/ Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit (should i go with the profesional 64Bit for a a little more?)
$289.98gb
Other products:
1. G.Skill Phoenix Pro 80GB SSD
$179.99
2. Cooler Master V6 CPU cooler
$49.99
3. GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD7
$245.99
4. (2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB @ 7200rpm HDD
$139.99
Total: $2452.87
Thank you!
Budget: $2k-$2.5k
Parts priced from newegg.com
Use: GAMING
OC: Yes
Crossfire/SLI: Yes
Combos:
1. AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz w/ Saphire Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB
$669.98
2. SPARKLE COMPUTER CORP. Gold Class 1250W w/ G.skill Ripjaws series 8GB
$334.98
3. Saphire Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB
$541.98
4. Cooler Master HAF-X Full ATX case w/ Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit (should i go with the profesional 64Bit for a a little more?)
$289.98gb
Other products:
1. G.Skill Phoenix Pro 80GB SSD
$179.99
2. Cooler Master V6 CPU cooler
$49.99
3. GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD7
$245.99
4. (2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB @ 7200rpm HDD
$139.99
Total: $2452.87
Thank you!
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vindictive
November 1, 2010 12:37:41 AM
geeknation
November 1, 2010 12:40:44 AM
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xurwin
November 1, 2010 12:54:24 AM
geeknation
November 1, 2010 1:00:47 AM
vindictive
November 1, 2010 1:11:03 AM
xurwin said:
a cm hyper 212+Yea thats what I'm buying.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=hyper_212-_-35-103-065-_-Product $30 (don't let the small price fool you, People OC i5 760's to 4.0 or 4.1 GHz using this cooler.)
2nd fan for the cooler for push/pull effect. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103069 $10 (DEF worth the $10)
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geeknation
November 1, 2010 1:31:57 AM
vindictive
November 1, 2010 1:39:32 AM
geeknation
November 1, 2010 1:55:03 AM
mortonww
November 1, 2010 2:04:27 AM
Here's something much faster:
CPU: Core i7 950 ($300)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 ($80)
RAM: G.SKILL Pi Series 6 GB, 1600 MHz, CAS 7 ($155)
MOBO: ASUS P6X58D-E ($230)
GPU: 2 x GTX 470 ($460) -cheaper and faster than the 5970
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB ($70)
CASE: Keep your combo ($290)
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB ($205 AR)
PSU: Corsair HX1000 ($200 AR)
TOTAL: $1990
Cheaper, faster.
EDIT: Here are a list of the top CPU coolers
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
CPU: Core i7 950 ($300)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 ($80)
RAM: G.SKILL Pi Series 6 GB, 1600 MHz, CAS 7 ($155)
MOBO: ASUS P6X58D-E ($230)
GPU: 2 x GTX 470 ($460) -cheaper and faster than the 5970
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB ($70)
CASE: Keep your combo ($290)
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB ($205 AR)
PSU: Corsair HX1000 ($200 AR)
TOTAL: $1990
Cheaper, faster.
EDIT: Here are a list of the top CPU coolers
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
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duk3
November 1, 2010 2:04:52 AM
geeknation
November 1, 2010 2:08:12 AM
mortonww
November 1, 2010 2:09:56 AM
geeknation
November 1, 2010 2:16:47 AM
thelvyn
November 1, 2010 2:19:02 AM
mortonww said:
Here's something much faster:CPU: Core i7 950 ($300)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 ($80)
RAM: G.SKILL Pi Series 6 GB, 1600 MHz, CAS 7 ($155)
MOBO: ASUS P6X58D-E ($230)
GPU: 2 x GTX 470 ($460) -cheaper and faster than the 5970
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB ($70)
CASE: Keep your combo ($290)
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB ($205 AR)
PSU: Corsair HX1000 ($200 AR)
TOTAL: $1990
Cheaper, faster.
EDIT: Here are a list of the top CPU coolers
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
Hes getting TWO 5970 to crossfire not one.
Two 470's are not faster then that sorry...
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mortonww
November 1, 2010 2:21:27 AM
Oh, I didn't realize he was getting two 5970s. Makes sense that his build was so expensive, then.
And yes, I understand that two 470's are not faster than two 5970s. You don't have to be a smartass.
EDIT: You might want to hold off on the GPUs if you want that much power, then. Wait for the 69xx cards to come out in a couple of weeks. You can only win. You either get 69xx GPUs or the prices on your 5 series choices come down and you purchase them on black friday for even cheaper.
I don't know. four 5 series GPUs right now just seems irresponsible.
And yes, I understand that two 470's are not faster than two 5970s. You don't have to be a smartass.
EDIT: You might want to hold off on the GPUs if you want that much power, then. Wait for the 69xx cards to come out in a couple of weeks. You can only win. You either get 69xx GPUs or the prices on your 5 series choices come down and you purchase them on black friday for even cheaper.
I don't know. four 5 series GPUs right now just seems irresponsible.
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geeknation
November 1, 2010 2:24:32 AM
Ok, see that's why I wanted to find a benchmark. But yeah it's ok. So should I still go with intel? I originally wanted to go with it but the cheapest 3.2Ghz I found was $500.
Edit: yeah was planning on going with the 69xx series, but I'm just putting my build out there and since the 69xx series arn't yet released I just put a filler in with the 5970s
Edit: yeah was planning on going with the 69xx series, but I'm just putting my build out there and since the 69xx series arn't yet released I just put a filler in with the 5970s
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mortonww
November 1, 2010 2:29:24 AM
geeknation said:
Ok, see that's why I wanted to find a benchmark. But yeah it's ok. So should I still go with intel? I originally wanted to go with it but the cheapest 3.2Ghz I found was $500.You can't compare AMD chips to Intel chips solely on clockspeed. Hell, you can't even compare different lines from the same manufacturer purely on clockspeed. Like, you wouldn't compare a 3.6 GHz Pentium IV to a Core i7 950 core. It turns out that intel's 2.8 GHz Core i5 760 will consistently and decisively perform better than the 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom II x4.
And now that I know you're using two 5970s, I'm certain your setup would be bottlenecked by a Phenom II x4. I think you should definitely consider intel for this budget range. Here's a benchmark comparison of CPUs
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/100?vs=88
note: in some benchmarks, beware that "lower is better"
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geeknation
November 1, 2010 2:32:02 AM
mortonww
November 1, 2010 2:35:21 AM
geeknation
November 1, 2010 2:39:08 AM
mortonww
November 1, 2010 2:45:00 AM
geeknation
November 1, 2010 2:48:28 AM
duk3
November 1, 2010 2:53:54 AM
I like the Asus P6X58D-E for an intel motherboard, maybe waiting for SB/BD is an option however.
Also, you will have problems in games with 2x 5970, quadfire and 4x sli have never been the most compatible and bug-free things to do.
I would definitely look at putting a configuration of gtx580 in sli or 6970 in sli.
Also, you will have problems in games with 2x 5970, quadfire and 4x sli have never been the most compatible and bug-free things to do.
I would definitely look at putting a configuration of gtx580 in sli or 6970 in sli.
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geeknation
November 1, 2010 3:00:41 AM
thelvyn
November 1, 2010 4:50:30 AM
Pretty sure he meant crossfire for the ati cards. Your splitting hairs.
A 5970 is basically two 5850's on a single pcb. You might think it would be like two 5870's but they had to back the clocks off to more like 5850 speeds.
So one 5970 and your already doing crossfire with one physical slot.
Which is why they say quadfire since your saying two 5970's 2+2=4
And mortonww I wasnt being a smartass.
I was simply responding to your answer.
You either didn't read his post very well(In a hurry maybe) or you thought they WERE faster how am I supposed to know what the answer to THAT is ?
A 5970 is basically two 5850's on a single pcb. You might think it would be like two 5870's but they had to back the clocks off to more like 5850 speeds.
So one 5970 and your already doing crossfire with one physical slot.
Which is why they say quadfire since your saying two 5970's 2+2=4
And mortonww I wasnt being a smartass.
I was simply responding to your answer.
You either didn't read his post very well(In a hurry maybe) or you thought they WERE faster how am I supposed to know what the answer to THAT is ?
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mortonww
November 1, 2010 1:36:10 PM
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