Gaming Rig: What you guys think?

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Updated CPU to bit more expensive one but way more powerful.

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

DIAMOND 5870PE52GOC Radeon HD 5870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSC00-80GAD3-US 1200W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX

OCZ Reaper HPC 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR2000LV6GK


Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support


ZALMAN 9500A-LED 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler



1,619.90 Total Price

What do you guys think. This will be my first ever build PC from scratch.Do all the parts match? Anything else I need?


So far I do have a keyboard and mouse, speakers and Monitor. So no need for that.
 
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FWIW these guys like the Samsung Spinpoint over the WD CB:
http://techreport.com/articles.x/19330/11

Also depending on the prices you are seeing it might be more economical, and faster depending on how/if you use RAID, to go with 2 1TB or 2 750GB drives.

My first from scratch build was only like 3 months ago, fun stuff :).
 
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=127405&page=3#post3866524

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Cool. Done, finally. Purchased build:

1 SAMSUNG XL2370-1 Charcoal Gray 23" 2ms LED Backlight Mega DCR 5m:1 Widescreen LCD Monitor
$299.99

1 Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$61.95

1 ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
$59.99

1 HIS H577FM1GD Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$159.99

1 OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$69.99

1 AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Model HDX945WFGMBOX
$139.99

1 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ
$109.99

1 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$99.99

1 Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
$16.99

1 Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical - Black
$17.99

1 SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM
$21.99

1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
$99.99

1 Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30 Watts RMS 2.1 Flat Panel Design Speaker System
$39.99

Thanks again to everyone who helped 👍 :D

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Think I used the term "final" before so I've corrected my language on this post ;)
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Also thanks to one of the posters in my thread, it is a good idea to double check with the MB mfr too see what specific memory modules are certified to work with the MB you selected. Just another little way to maximize reliability.
 
Looks ok

Did you consider a LiteOn Bluray drive. They are not that expensive and you will be futurproof.

I have only WD drives and never had a problem (except the one that fell down like 10times and then broke the reader head :( )
 
Yes I was looking at the Bluray drives, but Ill save bit of money for now because I have PS3 to watch movies, Besides many PCs always have 2 drives, so Ill keep one slot for the future when I decide to have a bluray drive.
 
Was just going to mention a few things on the SW front:

* Avast Anti-virus - Of the "free" AV programs this is the one I went with. No issues, 'course I'm pretty good about not acquiring viruses ;). Free to download and use but it does require an email address to register and after 1 year it will require re-registration.

* HDTune - Download the Pro version first thing after getting your OS running. Then run the health check and make sure you drive is not reporting any issues. It will take sometime, but it is probably worth running a full error scan as well. This way you'll know from the get go if your HD has a clean bill of health. HDT Pro can be used free for a 15 day trial period.

* OpenOffice - If you don't own or don't want to by MS Office, I've found this to be a very capable free program. Does require registration.

* OpenDNS - I'm guessing not everyone will agree, but I find my web surfing is noticeably consistently faster using OpenDNS vs the browser default DNS addresses.
 
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If you go with an 890fx motherboard you will have support for USB 3.0 and SATA 3.

The power supply is overly excessive unless you are planning to run triple or quad crossfire. This one should be more than enough and would most likely handle a second video card.

You could go cheaper on the RAM without much of a performance hit.

I don't recall that heatsink being that great. The 92mm fan is a good hint.


Also you could go for an Intel setup.
 
My brothers PCs were always INTEL, but for the performance its cheaper for AMD. Also I want to check it out and see how good are they by experiencing first hand. What other 3.4 quad 4 processor i can buy for 165 bucks form Intel? . The RAM i found supposedly to be good for the Mother Board to run best performance, but I take look bit more before final buy on that.

Yeah the Power Supply is an over kill for now, but once the same Graphics card drops in price I will do a cross fire. As well another HDD or SSD once prices drop, and other stuff. Maybe liquid cooling for the future. I think 1200W should be future proof.
 
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My brothers PCs were always INTEL, but for the performance its cheaper for AMD. Also I want to check it out and see how good are they by experiencing first hand. What other 3.4 quad 4 processor i can buy for 165 bucks form Intel? . The RAM i found supposedly to be good for the Mother Board to run best performance, but I take look bit more before final buy on that.
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The i5 750 stock vs stock will beat the 965 in almost everything including power consumption, but it sells for ~ $200.

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Yeah the Power Supply is an over kill for now, but once the same Graphics card drops in price I will do a cross fire. As well another HDD or SSD once prices drop, and other stuff. Maybe liquid cooling for the future. I think 1200W should be future proof.
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Even 2 graphics cards won't get anywhere near needing 1200W. At idle it will probably be around 100 watts. A hard drive at maximum load adds about 10W and an SSD probably even less.
 
The specs of the Card I will buy it says that 900W Power Supply is needed for crossfire. So yeah, that plus more HDDs in the future and possibly water cooling. I rather have extra power to be safe and not re buy more powerful one in the future and re wire the whole thing.

Also that i5 750 You mean the 2.66 quad thats for about 200 bucks or the 3.4 quad for 300 bucks? I need some specs and proof for that.

I really do want to try out AMD and what they can do. Its good to switch things in life once in a while ;)
 
If you're running 2mega Graphics Cards recommending 900W you're going to be CPU limited by that 965.

I agree 1.2KW is excessive. A good quality 800 is more than 95% of people will never need.

EDIT: OH and http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
THe i5 750/965/760 are within a stones throw of each other. But comparatively I'd go with the i5 (I have one myself) for heat and power consumption. You can OC a 750 to 3.4 on air easy and it would blow away the 965.
 
I am sticking with that power unit. Crossfire ready, has enough of pins for 2 graphics cards and lots of other stuff.

So could someone build me complete PC they will think its best but with INTEL parts? Newegg only please.
Up to 1700(plus 50 bucks wont matter) Price tag.
case, ram, CUP, Graphics card with at least 2 gigs, Power Supply, CPU cooling fan, DVD and HDD.. and whatever I miss out on.
and no cheap company parts please.
I want the best bang for the money guys.


Also I was thinking about this one too

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX

Seems to be damn good deal.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X6+1090T



And the 965
Seems to be best price for power within its range.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X4+965

The way I see it so far the AMD parts, without expensive Graphics card and expensive power supply its really a good deal and power. But you guys can prove me wrong by building a great PC for me.
 
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On my gaming rig i also got a 1200W. Better buy one big than 2 mediums. ANd the price difference between 1200 and 800 iwsn't the world either
The X6 is surly a nice thing and the 1090 over the 1055

I have an Intel system (gaming rig) i7 920 @3.3GHz
And have also a AMD system with the 645 @ 3.2 GHZ which serves me as server and workstation.
Love both and never had a problem with either of it.
Also all selfmade, no prebuilt poop
 
FWIW here's Tom's Hardware Performance PC Build from June that is an Intel build and based on current NE pricing:

1 Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$69.99

1 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$74.99

2 GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
-$10.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card

$599.98
($299.99 each)

1 SILVERSTONE DA750 750W ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$114.99

1 Crucial 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$140.99

1 GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$209.99

1 Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601930
$289.99

1 Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B CPU Cooler
-$7.99 Instant
$69.99
$62.00

1 LITE-ON Black Blu-ray Disc Combo SATA Model iHES208-08 LightScribe Support
$79.99

Subtotal: $1,642.91
 
The AMD Phenom II X6 1090T is bit more powerful and bit more better value for the money out of the box over the i7-930 according to this
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X6+1090T

But its almost Identical.



I would change the HDD to 64 MB cache, so I would spend a bit more money on that.


Seems like a great PC there!

I am looking at the website and the SLi stuff vs the HD5870 cross fire. Seems the HD5870 uses way less heat, and way less energy.

They do study on the 480 rather then 470. But both seem almost identical, Most games run better by about 10 FPS on dual 480s rather then dual 4870s But Power consumption was even bigger then the 480s specs. Not to mention Noise. Even new egg review customers do say the 470 is super loud and super consuming, so why would I place two of them ?

So for now I will Pass the 400 Series. Maybe once the Next gen arrives. Also I do need 1200W , better HDD and nicer looking case. So in the end it would cost me way more then the AMD build.

And I was reading you can OC the AMD to a 3.9 - 4.1 easily and it will run smooth. So in the end the AMD has more potential as well cheaper.

Since its my first ever PC, Ill go with the AMD. And in the future I will come back to Intel .


Here is a very good sumary of the AMD X6 3.2ghz
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/amd_phenom2_x6_1090t/19.htm

So yeah I will really pass on INTEL this generation.
 
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Well obviously I went with an AMD solution as well, but my spec's are effectively light years away from what you're looking at. At that TH build gave you some more food for thought.

On the HDD front, I'm quite happy with my WD 64MB Caviar Black 1TB, well at least since I've been able to trouble shoot it. I do think the article I link'd for you brings up reasonable points to seriously consider the Spinpoint though.
 
If I was doing the build, I would opt for 2 hard drives every time. I prefer a smaller, separate drive with an OS/Apps partition and a Games partition with a third misc partition for random files, and a larger drive for storage and backups. Saves a lot of trouble should you ever need/want to redo the OS or have a drive failure. Smaller drives are so cheap you could snag a 320 or something for around $50.
 
Here's something fun to look at. You can compare various CPUs.

I would choose Intel just based on gaming. Even AMD's 1090T can't touch the i5 750. AMD doesn't really have anything special in their high-end line since their trying to catch up with Intel.
 
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Wow, why is that lil i5 so powerful over the 3.2 6-qore?
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First thing is Gigahertz aren't the only thing affecting a CPU's speed. Intel has more efficient architecture. AMD is just behind. 6 cores only helps out with rendering, encoding video, and whatever else may come along in the future.

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And according to this website.. http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/amd_phenom2_x6_1090t/19.htm

The AMD is better bang for the buck when Over Clocked compared to a 1000 dollar i7

I dont get it.

But AMD is cheaper in the end over Intel stuff. I really do want AMD for now. Because I can pick nicer Case, more ram, etc from all the saved money.
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Well considering that Intel CPU costs ~ $1000, that's a pretty easy conclusion to make. Any AMD setup can be matched with an Intel setup price-wise. Intel's can overclock too and most likely better considering they don't generate as much heat stock.
 
True Interl is always ahead by FEW steps not just one.

But I will stick to AMD for now, its going to be my first AMD, and see how it is. If I hate it, I can always save up money and buy Intel parts in next two years as well. But I seen many youtube videos with weaker AMD 4 core and one gig ATI cards runing Crysis full settings, so I do not think it will be that weak.
 
AMD VS Intel
Which one? I know AMD I can get cheaper over Intel, but Inel right now is the King.

So anyone could build me a PC (not including screen, Mouse, Keyboard, speakers)
Nice and Cool case,
At least 6gigs of Ram, and at lest 800w+ supply
Newegg and Amazon stores only.

Price point, 1200-1500 (cheaper the better, but not too cheap so it will last me bit some time)

I was building month or more ago AMD build on newegg, but many have conviced me to go Intel because of the quality they have.


Also is it worth building one now? Or wait a bit for better parts or lower prices?
 
Why does it have to be Newegg or Amazon only? You have a Micro Center in Philly and they always have a few great deals on CPUs. Some are below what they paid for them. The last three CPUs I've bought were at MC because of the price. I paid $179 for my Q9550 a year ago and its still $279 at the egg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

I went with that chip because I wanted to overclock it up to the speed that the extreme chips were running and they cost $1000. It was very easy to do. Some chips are better overclockers than others so if thats what you want to do you have to read a ton of forums to see what other people are doing.

This is what I'm talking about.
http://www.memory4less.com/m4l_itemdetail.aspx?rid=fd_10&itemid=1439429508
Its the same cpu but runs at 3.2 GHZ out of the box for $1,546.71:eek:.
I have mine running at 3.32 GHZ. I've had it up to 3.6 just to see if I could but dialed it down to 3.3. I guess its all about what you're comfortable with.

Add 2 4870 1gbs in crossfire and I'm not upgrading anytime soon.

You may want to get the case at MicroCenter also. Unless you pick a case with free shipping expect to add $25 or more to the price. To me thats a lot of cash. Thats what a optical drive cost.
 
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Thanks for the tip, Never knew about them. Ill check it out. Good deals are always welcomed.
 

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