Hey there Facepunch, I've been getting some parts together, and I've finnaly came up with the conclusion parts and such, and want to know other peoples inputs. I am building this PC for extreme PC Gaming. Tell me what you think, thanks!
[B]Motherboard:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188048"]Evga E760 Classified 3 Way SLI + PhysX[/URL]
[B]Processor:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202"]Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66ghz[/URL]
[B]Graphics Card:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130515"]Evga GeForce 295 GTX 1792Mb[/URL] (Might just wait for Nvidia's new line of cards to come out)
[B]RAM:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145255"]Corsair Dominator GT 6Gb 2000mhz[/URL]
[B]Sound Card:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102021"]Creative SB X-Fi Titanium[/URL]
[B]Power Supply:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121037"]Kingwin Mach 1 1000W[/URL]
[B]Heatsink:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835702007"]Vigor Monsoon III[/URL] (Might change to Water Cooling, Maybe, Depends on Cost)
[B]
Optical Drive 1:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181"]LG 10x Blu Ray Burner[/URL]
[B]Optical Drive 2:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144"]LG 22x DVD Burner[/URL]
[B]Hard Drive:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136375"]Western Digital VelociRaptor 300Gb 10000RPM[/URL] (Might Change to 1TB, If I make a decision with Space over Speed)
[B]Computer Case:[/B]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144128"] Apevia Pleasure Full Tower Case[/URL]
Only 6 gigs of RAMD:
5970,
cheaper board,
not as much wasted on a power supply,
Yea, it would be dumb to not get a DX11 card of some sort. If you did go with what is out now, I'd buy two 275's or 260's and SLI those bitches. I have that in my setup and it runs game like a camp!
Seriously though, wait for DX11 or get a ATI card of some sort. Also, go for the 12 GB of RAM. You may not need it now, but you will later. Especially if you are going to keep this computer for a while.
[QUOTE=luishi5000;20488215]Yea, it would be dumb to not get a DX11 card of some sort. If you did go with what is out now, I'd buy two 275's or 260's and SLI those bitches. I have that in my setup and it runs game like a camp!
Seriously though, wait for DX11 or get a ATI card of some sort. Also, go for the 12 GB of RAM. You may not need it now, but you will later. Especially if you are going to keep this computer for a while.[/QUOTE]
I can order another pair of Corsair sticks in the future no problem if I see a performance drop. And I'll probably just wait for Nvidia's new cards then.
[QUOTE=whatnow V2;20488192]5970,
cheaper board,
not as much wasted on a power supply,[/QUOTE]
I think the board is fine for the reason that you can SLI or Crossfire two duel slot cards on alternating slots. Much better airflow. For example:
Card1
Card1
open space
open space
Card2
Card2
open space
...ect....
Power supply is an important part of the computer, I think it is fine as it is... personally.
ok
get a cheaper board that has the same features.. and it's not that bad if you have a good case. My HAF-932 is fine for my two GTX 275s, for one 5970 it should be fine.
in a SLI/CFX setup the top card will be hotter because it has to suck the heat off the bottom card, so just turn the hot card's fan up if it's really a problem.
and you don't near 1000W..
and a 5970 should be enough, it's faster than two GTX 295s
One thing I'm not understanding is, Computer Case-Motherboard compatibility. My motherboard says EATX, and my tower just says ATX. What does this mean?
[QUOTE=whatnow V2;20488314]ok
get a cheaper board that has the same features.. and it's not that bad if you have a good case. My HAF-932 is fine for my two GTX 275s, for one 5970 it should be fine.
in a SLI/CFX setup the top card will be hotter because it has to suck the heat off the bottom card, so just turn the hot card's fan up if it's really a problem.
and you don't near 1000W..
and a 5970 should be enough, it's faster than two GTX 295s[/QUOTE]
I'd rather wait for Nvidia's new cards to be honest, they are just what I like, and grown up playing with. Not being a complete or total fanboy or anything lol.
As for the PSU, I want some room for upgrade, as well as just some slack to work with in general. Cause I don't want to be gameing with the psu sitting on the maximum possible.
[QUOTE=Eversmen25;20488326]One thing I'm not understanding is, Computer Case-Motherboard compatibility. My motherboard says EATX, and my tower just says ATX. What does this mean?
I'd rather wait for Nvidia's new cards to be honest, they are just what I like, and grown up playing with. Not being a complete or total fanboy or anything lol.
As for the PSU, I want some room for upgrade, as well as just some slack to work with in general. Cause I don't want to be gameing with the psu sitting on the maximum possible.[/QUOTE]
ATX is the form factor of an average motherboard which is 9 by 12 inches. Extended ATX is basically an extension of this form factor for more high end usage and is usually 12 by 13 inches. It won't fit in your case.
By the way...Apevia makes the shittiest cases you can ever possibly buy. Don't go with Apevia.
Here's something that would work perfect that's similar in price:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146051&Tpk=nzxt%20whisoer[/url]
Don't waste your money on bluray. Also, don't get Nvidia until their new series comes out. the 5xxx series is much better than anything Nvidia has. Also, here are a few things that I've always wanted in my system if I had the money.
4 x 30GB SSD, level 0 raided for insane hard drive performance.
Two water cooling systems. One for the CPU, north bridge and south bridge, the other for the graphics cards.
15000 SCSI hard drive for fast data storage.
I just wanted to give a few ideas outside of CPU RAM MOBO and GPU stuff.
OP that case is a piece of garbage. :barf:
[QUOTE=Mr Drover;20488792]ATX is the form factor of an average motherboard which is 9 by 12 inches. Extended ATX is basically an extension of this form factor for more high end usage and is usually 12 by 13 inches. It won't fit in your case.
By the way...Apevia makes the shittiest cases you can ever possibly buy. Don't go with Apevia.
Here's something that would work perfect that's similar in price:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146051&Tpk=nzxt%20whisoer[/url][/QUOTE]
You're fucking dumb. You call Apevia terrible and then turn around and recommend NZXT.
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[QUOTE=Zoo;20489000]Don't waste your money on bluray. Also, don't get Nvidia until their new series comes out. the 5xxx series is much better than anything Nvidia has. Also, here are a few things that I've always wanted in my system if I had the money.
4 x 30GB SSD, level 0 raided for insane hard drive performance.
Two water cooling systems. One for the CPU, north bridge and south bridge, the other for the graphics cards.
15000 SCSI hard drive for fast data storage.
I just wanted to give a few ideas outside of CPU RAM MOBO and GPU stuff.[/QUOTE]
No, no, no.
Why are spending that much money on such a PC? It won't have any noticeable performance improvements in any game out right now compared to a 1400$ PC.
[QUOTE=dj0wns;20488159]Only 6 gigs of RAMD:[/QUOTE]
More than 6 is Overkill.
[QUOTE=sbradford26;20491605]OP that case is a piece of garbage. :barf:[/QUOTE]
inb4 recommend rosewill
PSU is overkill
CPU is overkill for gaming
Case sucks
overall i give you a 6/10
must try harder.
the 920 is being retired soon, intel introducing 930, can't remember date though, not too far away i think.
[QUOTE=pl0xinat0r;20495196]the 920 is being retired soon, intel introducing 930, can't remember date though, not too far away i think.[/QUOTE]
already out in the UK
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/Processors/IntelCorei7/Intel/BX80601930.html[/url]
My suggestions on this config:
[B]Motherboard:[/B] Asus P7PP5D Pro (Cheaper than a motherboard on socket 1366)
[B]Processor:[/B] Intel Core i7 860 (Don't need a socket 1366 unless you want a i7 950 or 975 EE. The i7 860 has the same performances than i7 920)
[B]Graphics Card:[/B] ATI Radeon 5870 or 5970 (ATI graphics cards have the best perf. right now)
[B]RAM:[/B] Corsair TWIN3X 2x2Go DDR3 PC12800 (You can take double if your budget allows)
[B]Sound Card:[/B] Creative X-Fi Titanium (The best cheaper sound card you can have. The best one is Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX but it costs +200$)
[B]Power Supply:[/B] Corsair TX850 W (It's enough for maximum charge of your hardware)
[B]Heatsink:[/B] Scythe Mugen II Rev.B (for processor on socket 1156)
[B]Hard Drive:[/B] 2x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1To and 1x SSD Intel X25-M 80 GO
[B]Computer Tower:[/B] Antec P193
The i7 930 is basically an i7 920 at 140MHz higher clock speed and which overclocks a bit better.
[url]http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2010/03/01/intel-core-i7-930-cpu-review/1[/url]
[QUOTE=ferrus;20495987]The i7 930 is basically an i7 920 at 140MHz higher clock speed and which overclocks a bit better.
[url]http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2010/03/01/intel-core-i7-930-cpu-review/1[/url][/QUOTE]
And at the same price.
Why buying a socket 1366 processor (i7 920-930) which has the same perf. than a socket 1156 processor (i7 860)?
I don't get it.
[QUOTE=ADT;20496535]Why buying a socket 1366 processor (i7 920-930) which has the same perf. than a socket 1156 processor (i7 860)?
I don't get it.[/QUOTE]
trip channel memory is a biggy even though it isnt that great
The problem is the fact you will pay a motherboard more expensive.
[QUOTE=rampageturke;20494445]inb4 recommend rosewill[/QUOTE]
Only for budget. Also I have seen those cases first hand and they are very nice.
I made this.
Please note it was made from a french site, so the prices might be different. (More or less, i don't know, i'll check later on newegg)
[b]Motherboard[/b]
Asus P6T Deluxe V2
[b]CPU[/b]
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.80GHz
[b]GPU[/b]
Asus EAH5970/G/2DIS/2GD5
[b]PSU[/b]
Antec TruePower Quattro - 850W
[b]RAM[/b]
G.Skill Kit Extreme3 3 x 2 Go PC12800 NQ
[b]Sound Card[/b]
Honestly, the MB soundcard might be enough. Unless you're a sound engineer or something like that, you don't need a $150 card. That's not because you'll hear HQ footsteps that you'll be skilled. Though :
Asus Xonar DS
[b]HDD[/b]
Western Digital Caviar Black 750 Go - 32 Mo
Western Digital VelociRaptor 150 Go - 16 Mo (For the OS, shit like that.)
[b]Optical[/b]
Plextor PX-880SA
[b]Case[/b]
Antec Three Hundred
I'd also recommand a Zalman CNPS10X Extreme as a processor fan.
all this for $2530
[QUOTE=PiXeN;20497963]I made this.
Please note it was made from a french site, so the prices might be different. (More or less, i don't know, i'll check later on newegg)
[b]Motherboard[/b]
Asus P6T Deluxe V2
[b]CPU[/b]
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.80GHz
[b]GPU[/b]
Asus EAH5970/G/2DIS/2GD5
[b]PSU[/b]
Antec TruePower Quattro - 850W
[b]RAM[/b]
G.Skill Kit Extreme3 3 x 2 Go PC12800 NQ
[b]Sound Card[/b]
Honestly, the MB soundcard might be enough. Unless you're a sound engineer or something like that, you don't need a $150 card. That's not because you'll hear HQ footsteps that you'll be skilled. Though :
Asus Xonar DS
[b]HDD[/b]
Western Digital Caviar Black 750 Go - 32 Mo
Western Digital VelociRaptor 150 Go - 16 Mo (For the OS, shit like that.)
[b]Optical[/b]
Plextor PX-880SA
[b]Case[/b]
Antec Three Hundred
I'd also recommand a Zalman CNPS10X Extreme as a processor fan.
all this for $2530[/QUOTE]
Xonar is for sound monitoring, you want Creative X-Fi for positioning and general gaming.
[editline]04:21PM[/editline]
did you really put an Antec 300 in a $2,600 build
[editline]04:22PM[/editline]
You may as well put two 300GB Velociraptors in RAID 0 for 600GB of extremely fast space.
[editline]04:23PM[/editline]
No, CNPS10X extreme is terrible for the money, and that P6T Deluxe V2 is a colossal waste of money in comparison to the P6T Deluxe.
[QUOTE]colossal waste of money[/QUOTE]
As is a Quattro 850.
I have a Xonar DX and it's just fine for games as it can deliver positional sound over a decent pair of stereo headphones with Dolby Headphones and DS3D GX 2.0.
Corsair should be a mandatory PSU for everyone.
[QUOTE=ADT;20498345]Corsair should be a mandatory PSU for everyone.[/QUOTE]
no that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard, they are plenty of other good psu manufactures out there
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