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Lobotomy
United States300 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14911 Posts
On March 30 2010 04:43 DEN1ED wrote: I don't see why you need a 5870. 5770 x2 out performs 5870 x1 from what I've seen and even 5870 x2 is only slightly better than 5770 x2 for twice the price. That's what I'm planning on for my build at least. Still not sure if I want to get an i7 though or just get an i5. lol you shouldn't crossfire with an i5 based system | ||
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DEN1ED
United States1087 Posts
On March 30 2010 05:21 KOFgokuon wrote: lol you shouldn't crossfire with an i5 based system Alrighty, i7 is is then. Thanks. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
Go any higher and the x8 will bite off some FPS. as for my suggested build... + Show Spoiler [Build] + CPU: Intel i7 930 $295 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225 Mobo: EVGA E758-TR $255 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188046 Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Redline 6GB $260 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226050 SSD: Intel X25-M 80GB $225 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167023 PSU: SeaSonic X750 $180 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087 HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Black $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284 GPU: HIS ATi HD 5870 1GB $420 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161301 Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197 Heatsink/Fan: Scythe Mugen-2 $35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185093 Total: $1870 And I'm not very knowledgeable in monitors so I'll hold off for someone who knows more about them... Now as for explanations: i7 930 has the extra multiplier which will help you overclock more. The more multipliers a CPU has, the easier it is to overclock, and people have been getting 4.6GHz with the i7 930. Fully worth the extra money imo. Mobo is just EVGA. I prefer ASUS, but whatever. Memory is probably the most controversial part of the build. $260 for RAM? wat? Well, those Mushkins have extremely tight timings, and are very good with high overclocks. I would normally have recommended Corsair Dominators, but Dominators have been a bit sketchy lately, and they are a bit tall for that heatsink. IMO, if you have the money for them, definitely get them, but if not a triplet of Corsair XMS/Dominator, Crucial BallistX, or Kingston HyperX. The PSU is probably another part to have people scratch their heads. SeaSonic is probably the best PSU manufacturer at the moment. The best Corsair PSUs, (650HX, 650TX, 750HX) are just Seasonic OEMs. That particular SeaSonic is also fully modular, and 80+ Gold, which means it is extremely efficient in power. Fully modular means that your cable management will be much easier. If you don't want to spend that much, a Corsair 750HX, or an Antec TruePower 750W would be great PSUs as well. The Scythe Mugen-2 is just overall an amazing Heatsink/Fan. It outperforms just about every other HSF, and is fairly cheap at $35. | ||
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Jlab
United States217 Posts
:D EDIT: And get OS X Snow Leopard and do all that fun stuff | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
Why would he even need OS X at all? It would just waste hdd space (not that hdd space is expensive..) | ||
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Jlab
United States217 Posts
And Mac you can do a lot more with music, if he doesn't care then its not a good idea. | ||
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KDrew
United States7 Posts
Case- NZXT LEXA S LEXS - 001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Motherboard- ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard GPU- HIS Turbo Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video PSU- KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power CPU- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX Optical Drive- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM Memory- G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model HDD- Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Flash Media Card Reader- Rosewill RCR-IC001 40-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port / Extra silver face plate Sound Card- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card | ||
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