Hey guys,
I've been setting up this build of mine, but I need to know whether I've created bottlenecks or incompatibility somewhere, and I'd love to hear any advice you guys might have on alternative parts. Unfortunately, prices on newegg don't nescessarily mirror the prices in Denmark, hence exact prices on parts can't really be compared unless you check a Danish site, so it's gotta be in general terms (i.e. "the 6870 is about the same price as the 5850" - they are in DK, anyways).
I especially need help with choosing RAM and a monitor. So here I go:
Approximate Purchase Date: Within 1st halft of January.
Budget Range: Around 1500$, but that doesn't nescessarily get you the same in Denmark as it does in the US.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Will be used for gaming, watching films, a little bit of encoding.
Parts Not Required: Do not need keyboard, mouse, speakers or an OS.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: N/A.
Country of Origin: Denmark
Parts Preferences: I would prefer an LED screen for the low energy consumption, and a silent case is very important.
Overclocking: Maybe some time in the future.
SLI or Crossfire: Quite possibly later on. Hence the big PSU.
Monitor Resolution: I like high resolutions, but I haven't had a desktop for years, so I don't really know.
Additional Comments: Quiet case, preferably without any bling at all.
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RIG: - I've converted the prices from DKK to USD.
Case: ANTEC MIDTOWER P183 ATX BLACK - 179$
PSU: XFX CORE EDITION 850W PSU - 139$
MOBO: ASUS M4A78T-E 790GX AM3 ATX - 136$
CPU: AMD PHENOM II X4 955 BE 3.2GHZ 8MB SOCKET AM3 - 187.5$
GPU: ASUS RADEON HD6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E DVI/HDMI/DP - 321$
RAM: OCZ DDR3 PLATINUM XTC 4GB PC3-10666 (2X2GB) LOW VOLTAGE - 107.5$
or
CORSAIR 4GB DDR3 AMD DOMINATOR DHX+1600MHZ CL9(2X2GB) - 136$
HDD: SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F3 1TB SATA/300 7200RPM 32MB - 78.4$
DVD: SAMSUNG DVD±R/RW/RAM DL 22X SATA - 26.8$
Monitor: SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER BX2335 23" WIDE TFT LED - 250$
Total comes down to 1425-1453$
Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.
I've been setting up this build of mine, but I need to know whether I've created bottlenecks or incompatibility somewhere, and I'd love to hear any advice you guys might have on alternative parts. Unfortunately, prices on newegg don't nescessarily mirror the prices in Denmark, hence exact prices on parts can't really be compared unless you check a Danish site, so it's gotta be in general terms (i.e. "the 6870 is about the same price as the 5850" - they are in DK, anyways).
I especially need help with choosing RAM and a monitor. So here I go:
Approximate Purchase Date: Within 1st halft of January.
Budget Range: Around 1500$, but that doesn't nescessarily get you the same in Denmark as it does in the US.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Will be used for gaming, watching films, a little bit of encoding.
Parts Not Required: Do not need keyboard, mouse, speakers or an OS.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: N/A.
Country of Origin: Denmark
Parts Preferences: I would prefer an LED screen for the low energy consumption, and a silent case is very important.
Overclocking: Maybe some time in the future.
SLI or Crossfire: Quite possibly later on. Hence the big PSU.
Monitor Resolution: I like high resolutions, but I haven't had a desktop for years, so I don't really know.
Additional Comments: Quiet case, preferably without any bling at all.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIG: - I've converted the prices from DKK to USD.
Case: ANTEC MIDTOWER P183 ATX BLACK - 179$
PSU: XFX CORE EDITION 850W PSU - 139$
MOBO: ASUS M4A78T-E 790GX AM3 ATX - 136$
CPU: AMD PHENOM II X4 955 BE 3.2GHZ 8MB SOCKET AM3 - 187.5$
GPU: ASUS RADEON HD6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E DVI/HDMI/DP - 321$
RAM: OCZ DDR3 PLATINUM XTC 4GB PC3-10666 (2X2GB) LOW VOLTAGE - 107.5$
or
CORSAIR 4GB DDR3 AMD DOMINATOR DHX+1600MHZ CL9(2X2GB) - 136$
HDD: SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F3 1TB SATA/300 7200RPM 32MB - 78.4$
DVD: SAMSUNG DVD±R/RW/RAM DL 22X SATA - 26.8$
Monitor: SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER BX2335 23" WIDE TFT LED - 250$
Total comes down to 1425-1453$
Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.