Hardware compatability

[halohellmaker]

this is my first build and i was wandering if my hardware is compatible

mother board

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

cpu
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDE00ZFBGRBOX

gpu
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

ram

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

optical drive
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

psu
Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC ...

case
NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

os
windows7 home premium

monitors
Acer S211HLbd 21.5'' 5ms LED-Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design

hard drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

i was also wandering if i needed to buy sata and power cords or if they came with the product

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

Cables are included.

I would choose a different power supply, simply to avoid having to keep track of what you connect to each of the four +12v rails. You need to make sure all four rails has something drawing from it -- if you only load one or two rails, it won't give you full wattage.

Power supplies I'd consider:
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
XFX Core Edition PRO750W (P1-750S-NLB9) 750W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

One more thing...
Getting all that nice powerful hardware and hooking it to a 21" LCD??

Suggested monitors:
Acer G235HAbd 23'' 5ms 1920x1080 WideScreen LCD monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1
Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Backlight LCD monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1)

 

[4745454b]

if you only load one or two rails, it won't give you full wattage.

Really? Has does that work?

I would either drop the CPU down a bit and grab the 6870, or switch over to Intel. The x6 series isn't worth it.

 

[halohellmaker]

ok I've done some reviewing and come up with this \

the reason for the 6850 and 21.5 inch monitors is because they come together as a triple monitor combo kit but ive done some edditing and come to this new build

mother board
ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

cpu
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

gpu
SAPPHIRE 100312-3SR Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video ...

ram
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

psu
Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE ...

optical drive
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

case
COOLER MASTER Storm Enforcer SGC-1000-KWN1 Black SECC / ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional ...
with an aditional 200mm fan

os
windows 7 home premium

monitor 2x
Acer S211HLbd 21.5'' 5ms LED-Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design

hard drive
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

another question would the crossfire work just as well if instead of getting another 6950 i get a 6870 later on

 

[4745454b]

Now that's a gaming build! You can't CF the 69xx with the 68xx. You can CF it with another 6950 or the 6970. You're probably better off just selling it and buying the new 8870.

 

[halohellmaker]

due to the fact that i have a very limited money supply and my current gaming needs are not to big right now ill just use a good 6870 now and later buy a second one
and im not all for that case so i upd it to an antec 1200

but whats better the dual 21.5 or a really nice 24 inch monitor

 

[halohellmaker]

ima go with the antec 1200 and triple monitors i can afford it comes out to 1510 before rebates and shiping with os

and all this is compatible

 

[4745454b]

Between those, I'd take the 24. Dual monitors puts the crosshair in the middle of the screens, so shooting is harder. Eyefinity or tri monitors however is the way to go.

 

[halohellmaker]

im not real familial with eyefinity but i am getting tripple monitors with a 6850 graphics card latter going to upgrade to dual

but im confused about single and daul link dvi

 

[4745454b]

You don't need to worry much about SL or DL. When using Eyefinity, you MUST use the DP. Not many monitors have DP on them, so most use a DP to DVI adapter. The original ones were DL, and a bit costly. Unless your monitor res is huge, you are safe to use the newer/cheaper DP to SL DVI adapters. The only time you need DL is when your monitor res will be over 1200, like 2560x1600.

 

[halohellmaker]

ok thanks so i just plug my monitors into the dvi ports and theyll work and for the third monitor im using display to dvi

 

[4745454b]

Correct. In the drivers you'll arrange the monitors how they on your desktop. Do a search on youtube or Hardocp for a video of all this being done if you're worried.

 

[halohellmaker]

thanks for the help ill try to order it tommorow
do you think the stock heatsink that comes with the i5 2500k is suffice without o.c.

 

[4745454b]

Yes, or else they wouldn't include it. It's easy enough to change later if you think you need to.

 

[halohellmaker]

ok thanks if all this is compatible ill try to order it tommorow build install every thing and have some fun with my nwe computer

any other important addvice

 

[4745454b]

Not that I notice. Blu-ray drive instead of the DVD maybe? I'm not up to speed on Intel's chipsets, so I'm not sure if you have the right one. I know some only allow certain things. You'll have to wait for someone else to mention that however.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey