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Hi,
I am new to TH.I will build a gaming pc for about 1000 dollars max..not a very stringent budget..


so far I have rounded to:


PROCESSOR:
AMD Phenom II x4 955BE


MONITOR:
Benq G2220HD

RAM:
4gig ddr3

HARD DISK:
Western Digital 500GB SATA 3.5" CAVIAR GREEN

OPTICAL DRIVE:
I have one

VIDEO CARD(GRAPHICS CARD):
1GB ATI Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 -


MOTHERBOARD:
Asus M4A78T-E

CASE:
Cooler Master Elite 430

PSU:
Seasonic S12-II 520W


is this good enough?

I plan to game at max or near max settings in current and upcoming games..

I will crossfire in future


Thanks in advance :)
 
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yeah I know but see this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2sN-tRLPXM

He has a 4870 which requires 2 6pin power connectors and has only a 380w psu...so thepower requirement for 4870=

75x2+75(from pcie x16 slot)=about 225 watts....

WHEREAS

6850:
75x1+75=150W

for crossfire:

75x2+75x2(from pcie x16 slot)=about 300W

There is only a 75W difference so I require only (380+75)=455w

and my psu can be stretched to 585w....

i know it will run loud but I have headphones so it is okay...


Thanks for the advise though..

Any more suggestions???
 
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yeah I thought about it but the AMD one keeps up a very gud fight against the i5 760..

also I have heard that the i5 has two real cores and two virtual cores..

radeon graphics and amd cpu work together like bread and butter but intel is less optimized for amd gpu..

the price point is also too good to beat....
the 955 also beats,equals or a bit lesser in gaming and multitasking....
I dont see synthetic benchmarks as no one benchmarks except games...

the amd stock heatsink keeps good even at 3.5ghz so my choice is obviously amd..

also with the left over money I will buy games,razer lycosa mirror and razer abyssus kb and mouse and xbox 360 controller.
the 6850 canalso beat the 6870 when oc'ed.

Thanx for the suggestion

Can u suggst on any other things like gpu,mobo,etc????
 
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hey man I just saw the guy below(omnisome1990) has gtx 470s(SLI) on 650W..
So 520W(extendable to 585W) can be good with two hd 6850s
 
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My PSU is a 650W continuous power supply, and my system consumes just under that.
I would also recommend at least something comparable to mine. You don't want the PSU to be under heavy load all the time, so "stretching" the power is an awful idea.

You mentioned OCing the GPUs. Any overclock is going to draw more power. The 520 is not going to handle that.

The AMD GPUs will work fine with Intel, it's the other way around for GPUs. Nvidia SLI doesn't work well/at all on the new chipsets.

The i5-760 has 4 physical cores. I don't know where you're hearing about the 2 virtual...

You didn't mention the need for accessories, so on that budget I would recommend the AMD.
 
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No, if you read carefully I'm running a single GTS450, not SLi GTX470. The 520w power supply won't last long loading two overclocked crossfire cards onto it and playing games, really bad idea.
 
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Here is a good build for around $1000 (before rebates, postage, etc.)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&cm_re=i5-2500k-_-19-115-072-_-Product - i5-2500k
$225.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130570 - eVGA GeForce GTX460 1GB
$200.00 (with free Mafia 2 & JC2)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136544&cm_re=caviar_black-_-22-136-544-_-Product - WD Caviar Black (64MB cache, 7200rpm, SATA3, 3.5", 640GB)
$70.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131686 - Asus P8H67-M Pro/CSM
$120.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145299 - Corsair XMS (2x2GB PC3-10660)
$50.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021 - Antec TP650
$90.00

Total:
$755.00


Well. You just need the optical drive and case now.
 
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OK,so I am going for a 700W.
Also I will be oc'ing only one 6850 but not when it is cf'ed as it will generate a lot of heat..the psu from FSP--->decent brand and the PSU is 80+ bronze and Nvidia Sli ready certified......so this should be good enough..as far as the Intel build goes the Sandy Bridge isnt available in India(where I live) and is costly for now too..........my next pc build would be surely sandy bridge but the AMD heatsinks are much better....

the phenom 955be gives better fps in games than i5 760 even i5 @4ghz and amd counterpart stock.

so I think my build should be quite balanced now with psu headroom(a lot) to OC and future gfx cards upgrades and other things....

Thanks for the rectification..;)

any more suggestions?????
 
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This is $1065AR but just swap out one of the 2GB HD 6950s for that LCD hehe
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HD 6K: Cayman Crossfire in Eyefinity scaling
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/AMD_Radeon_6970_6950_-_Featured_Review_Page_11
 
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You seem to have made some good choices for a solid budget gamer. I wouldn't be too concerned about upgrading with an X-fire configuration. That set-up should be fine with proper settings for the display.
 
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that coolermaster psu is junk OP
Intel Core i5-2500 3.3GHz-3.7GHz Turbo LGA1155 Quad-Core
http://bit.ly/gCiBCY

GIGABYTE GA-H67M-D2 LGA1155 H67 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX
http://bit.ly/epor20

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333MHz
http://bit.ly/hsKMsd

EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SSC+ 1GB
http://bit.ly/dNJgU6

Samsung F3 1TB SATA II 3.0Gb/s
http://amzn.to/Samsung_F3_1TB

SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS BRONZE
http://bit.ly/anFkSI

NZXT LEXA S LEXS 3 x 120mm 1 x 140mm
http://bit.ly/dsA6Wn
Click to expand...

its not a CM psu,its a FSP psu..cm psu's rated at 750w (gx750) is only safe upto 500W :( lol!!!!

fsp is nice on par with seasonic and ahead of coolermaster(cm)...

I live in india where Sandy bridge isnt available for now..if it does,then my next build would surely be an SB build... ;) lol :kaola: i will xire somewher in future for maybe..eyefinity and more demanding games(obviously with a CPU upgrade to bulldozer or 1100t or higher.... :sol:
 
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i5 760 and 955be are about the same..this case also with the hd6870 and gtx 560ti....
I live in India and the 560 isn't available here..
UPDATE:I am going to buy the msi 890gxm-g65 mobo for sata6gbps and usb3...it is about the same price as the m4a78t-e..
Also, the 955be is better at stock speeds in gaming and multitasking..the temps are also nice and the stock heatsink kepps it below 60 degrees even at 3.5ghz..

the price is too gud to beat..so the choice is obvious..also there is a rumour that bulldozer APU will be of 930 pins...is that true????


Please reply with suggestions

Thanks
 
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am3 supports nvidia SLi with hacked drivers...amd cpu and amd gpu work together like bread and peanut butter...

I saw a guy with same gpu(5850) and i5 750 on one system and 955be on other..he was getting better fps in every game..
 
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Okay while I do appreciate your comment on my sig, I have literally spent like 3 threads talking about it and have decided it is good as is and it's assumed that the user will not want to hack
 
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