Build advice?Post Date: 2009-11-16 |
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mwck65918 
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 Topic: Build advice?Posted: 16 Nov 2009 at 7:41pm |
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Hi all,
Considering a DS desktop and wanted to get some input. Looking to spend around $2500 give or take. Mostly for gaming, especially Left 4 Dead and hopefully the new Call of Duty. Already have speakers, mouse, printer, etc. Using a 22" Samsung monitor. Fire away! |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 16 Nov 2009 at 9:24pm |
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Nvidia system:
Here you go Ticket# 354178 --- Price: $2012 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2012 Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Expansion Bay: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) H20 Tube Color:- Not Available Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - Not Available Chassis Mods: - Not Available Noise Reduction: - Not Available Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - Not Available Boost Memory: - Not Available Boost OS: - Not Available Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - Not Available Office: - Not Available Benchmarking: - Not Available Install/Test Game: - Not Available Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Ati system: Here you go Ticket# 354180 --- Price: $2166 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2166 Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Expansion Bay: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) H20 Tube Color:- Not Available Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - Not Available Chassis Mods: - Not Available Noise Reduction: - Not Available Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - Not Available Boost Memory: - Not Available Boost OS: - Not Available Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - Not Available Office: - Not Available Benchmarking: - Not Available Install/Test Game: - Not Available Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty |
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mwck65918
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Posted: 16 Nov 2009 at 9:44pm |
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Hey, ty for the quick reply. I really like the first build.
Is it worth getting a second HDD for RAID 0? Or would I be better off putting that money towards a second GPU? |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 16 Nov 2009 at 9:51pm |
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none of the above.
I didn't give you one gpu because of budget, I gave you one gpu cause that is all you need at your res to play games at the highest settings, you will not notice a difference between a second gpu and this build at your res. Once you go above 1900 x 1200 then you will need a second gpu. raid is not worth it, save the money and upgrade HDD1 to a ssd in 2010 and push the 500GB to HDD2 for storage. |
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mwck65918
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Posted: 16 Nov 2009 at 9:52pm |
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Awesome! Appreciate greatly the advice :) I think I'll be putting in an order tonight!
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DST4ME
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Posted: 16 Nov 2009 at 11:30pm |
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My pleasure
 call Sarah at 1-866-817-8676 Extension: 115 and she will set you up 
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mwck65918
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Posted: 17 Nov 2009 at 5:12pm |
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I put it in online: Phase 1 is go!
I did make a small change....upgraded to the GTX 295. What can I say? The money was there to be spent  |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 17 Nov 2009 at 5:23pm |
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but why? you will not be able to tell the difference between 1 x 275/5850 and 295, and by that I mean, if I came to your house in the middle of the night and took out the 295 and replaced it with 275/5850 you would never notice the difference unless I told you.
plus theoretically speaking, lets say you had a 24" with 1900 x 1200 resolution, at which case more gpu power is needed, I/nobody would recommend you to go with a 295, since 2 x 275 cost less and has better performance then 295, or a 5870 that gives you the same performance in most games and cost less. Also 2 x 275 will have better performance than 295 in games that don't support sli and so will the 5870. but at your res you will not be able to tell the difference between 1 x 275/5850 and 2 x 275 or 1 x 295, or 2 x 5850 or 1 x 5870. If there was money to spend, I would have recommend it to be spend on a ssd, so at least you will see a difference in system performance. hope that info helps. Edited by DST4ME - 17 Nov 2009 at 5:25pm |
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mwck65918
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Posted: 17 Nov 2009 at 6:27pm |
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It does, and I appreciate the advice. I'm also thinking about 2 years from now, I can put in another 295 and SLI them. *shrug* Maybe it was a bit unnecessary, but it seems like it can't hurt. :)
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 17 Nov 2009 at 6:36pm |
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in two years from now you will toss the 295 for a single, more powerful crad that will be cheaper.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 17 Nov 2009 at 6:37pm |
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bad idea but its upto you, again 2 x 275 will out perform it and in both sli and non sli games and cost less.
so why not go with 1 x 275/5850 now hten later if you need the power you can add 1 or 2 more, if needed and 3 x 275/5850 will give you the same performance or better than 2 x 295. an in a few years there will more powerful card that cost less. Edited by DST4ME - 17 Nov 2009 at 6:38pm |
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mwck65918
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Posted: 18 Nov 2009 at 6:10pm |
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PHASE 3 is go! :D I can hardly wait.....
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mwck65918
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Posted: 18 Nov 2009 at 10:10pm |
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Scratch that, already to phase 5! Wow, this baby is going to pop.
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