$700 Build, Please Check

[bachman255]

Trying to put a gaming build together around 700-750, make any suggestions you please. Thank you.


https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=15217892

Forgot to mention, no need for SLI/Crossfire but I'm looking to overclock this build eventually.

I'll add the cooler/paste down the line.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=hyper_212-_-35-103-065-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007&cm_re=arctic_silver_5-_-35-100-007-_-Product

 

[HeyImGodly]

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[bachman255]

1. AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

2. GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443

3. G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

4. LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

5. Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144
6.
HIS H687F1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161349

7. Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026

 

[zooted]

I would go with this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198&cm_re=asrock_870-_-13-157-198-_-Product
It has 2pci running at 8x so it would be much better if you plan on going crossfire down the road.
This ram has a cas 7 latency http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303

Drop the cpu to the 955 be, you can achieve the same clock as the 965 by increasing the multiplier one notch.

 

[bachman255]

Great, this build is coming in around $680 before Shipping/Taxes and I wouldn't be opposed to stretching it to $750 if there was good reason to. Any other recommendation on the GPU that would enhance longevity or should I stow the extra cash for an extra GPU to go crossfire eventually?

 

[touchdowntexas13]

Great, this build is coming in around $680 before Shipping/Taxes and I wouldn't be opposed to stretching it to $750 if there was good reason to. Any other recommendation on the GPU that would enhance longevity or should I stow the extra cash for an extra GPU to go crossfire eventually?

You could put that last $70 towards getting a 6950, but honestly I don't think it's worth it. Unless you really need that little bit of extra power right now, I would just stick with the 6870 you have already picked out. If and when you need more power, buy another one and crossfire them. I think that's a much better decision than getting the 6950 now.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

another option for that extra $70 is to jump to the X6 1075t. Its 3.0GHz/3.5GHZ Turbo, its $199.

Some games are showing the thuban as better than the deneb core: Metro 2033, WOW Cataclysm both use all 6 cores/ Anything actually using 4 cores the extra 2 cores can be used to run background processes