EPTNew SC2 Computer - Please critique - Page 4
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RaiZ
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FragKrag
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RaiZ
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semantics
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On April 01 2010 08:28 FragKrag wrote: Crossfire is good because it isn't useless! 2x 4850 in crossfire is probably one of the most cost efficient setups out there at the moment. 2x 5770 in crossfire perform above the level of the 5850 (though crossfire 5770 is only relevant when the 5850 is more expensive than the two 5770s put together). Yeah crossfire isn't as great as nvidia's sli scaling but def isn't useless. Well you also take into the cost of the psu and motherboard that must support it. | ||
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AyeH
United States534 Posts
On March 30 2010 23:59 FragKrag wrote: Don't like it. You splurged on a lot of useless stuff like that Arctic Silver, and those seagate hard drives. 1. The 7200.11 Seagate Barracudas are notorious for being horrible. Stay away at all costs. 2. The 7200.12 Seagate Barracudas have long access times. RAID 0 won't solve that, so you should probably just go for a single Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB or Caviar Blue/Black 640GB. RAID 0 is very stupid with low cost hdds anyways. 3. You're buying into a dead socket. Do not get LGA 775. If you really want Intel, go LGA 1156 H55 Motherboard: EVGA $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188063 CPU: Intel i3 530 $119.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115222 RAM: Corsair XMS DDR3 2x2GB: $114.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260 4. $28 is a bit steep for that cooler. It doesn't really perform very well. Try the Scythe Mugen at $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142 or the Cooler Master Hyper 212 at $35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 That is if you want to overclock. If you don't want to overclock, I don't know why you want to blow off money on the after market HSFs. The i3 is an amazing overclocker. That baby can get to amazingly high GHz with stock cooling. http://www.anandtech.com/show/2921/5 Artic silver is actually rated one of THE best thermal compound and would not be a waste since it is only a couple of bucks. If he plans to overclock, it would be a worthwhile investment as well. Also, to the OP. If you have no experience with OCing, buy a PSU that gives your more leverage so that even when you up your voltages, you don't experience lock ups in game when your CPU and GPU is sucking all the power. Do some more research on the REVIEWS and FEEDBACK of the customers of these products and then make your decision. Don't rush it. | ||
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TheosEx
United States894 Posts
It just so happens that I live about an 1 hour from a MicroCenter. I live in TN, and my ex-gf lives in Marietta, GA. I was going to have my Newegg order shipped there since I get charged taxes in TN. Maybe I could order all of my Newegg parts and just get the CPU while I'm there? What would be a good motherboard to pair up with this thing? And will all the other parts I picked on the previous post work well with it? Will it be worth the trouble? Thoughts? | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
The i7 920 is an awesome core, but the problem is that you will have to buy an expensive motherboard ($180 for the low end), along with higher power consumption. The plus side is that it also allows you to use dual X16 PCIe 2.0 slots for CrossFire/SLI performance. It also overclocks very well on stock voltages. All of your parts would work with the i7 920 except the motherboard. If you get an i7 920 and don't overclock it, it's a wasted effort since the i5 750 will perform better/equal in most games at the moment. Gigabyte UD3R $210 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423 EVGA $230 ($30 Mail in Rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049 Edit: It's really not worth it to invest in a X58 LGA 1366 setup unless you really want to CrossFire/SLi. While the i7 920 at $170 is a steal, the cost of the motherboard itself already erases any benefit :p | ||
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TheosEx
United States894 Posts
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FragKrag
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I'm really against X58 unless you are going to do some heavy CPU/Memory intensive work that will justify the triple channel memory and the high power usage of the CPU, or if you are going to upgrade into a high-power SLI/Crossfire setup that will utilize the x16 bandwidth. | ||
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TheosEx
United States894 Posts
Thanks for the help. I guess I am now almost 99% sure what I will be getting. I'll just do some final price checks and minor preference look-ups (i.e. comparing a couple of cases I like). THANKS FOR THE HELP ALL | ||
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Floydian
United Kingdom374 Posts
On April 01 2010 08:08 FragKrag wrote: I just picked up an i7 860 for $200 from Microcenter :3 Wtf! The price of an 860 here is more then that in POUNDS  Something like $350 after conversion.WOE IS ME | ||
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KOFgokuon
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KOFgokuon
United States14896 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16820167025&Tpk=N82E16820167025 | ||
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KingofHearts
Japan562 Posts
and yeah dont forget a 750-800 watt power supply . | ||
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FragKrag
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Jlab
United States217 Posts
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buickskylark
Canada664 Posts
On March 31 2010 23:38 TheosEx wrote: 2. Since this computer will be on all the time, I am seriously worried about my electricity bill. Sorry to interrupt, but does anyone know what the electrical cost is for citizens of the US/Canada? Let's say the computer is on about 6 hours a day. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
I believe here in CA, we have one of the highest electricity costs. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On April 02 2010 03:07 KOFgokuon wrote: IF you're interested in buying, intel ssd for $99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16820167025&Tpk=N82E16820167025 such a waste good random read times but i could just raid 2 500gb 7200.12 and get better read and write times by far esp under write times dealing with sequential writes ie recording things making it as good as a 300 dollar ssd - the power and silence but a + in storage imo it's top of the line ssd or not at all unless you're going for a silent system. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On April 02 2010 16:06 buickskylark wrote: Sorry to interrupt, but does anyone know what the electrical cost is for citizens of the US/Canada? Let's say the computer is on about 6 hours a day. Depends where you live and how much the computer is under load how much draw your computer needs and the efficiency of the psu, in the end it's likely to only be about an extra 50-200 dollars to your electricity bill at the end of the year. | ||
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