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Heartsblood 
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Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
 Topic: Need help with a buildPosted: 07 Oct 2008 at 2:46pm |
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I'm new to computers and want to buy a gaming pc. I could really use some help. I plan on buying in the next month and don't want to go over $2,500 or so. I will mostly be playing MMO's and FPS type games. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is the build i have so far....
Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: AMD Phenom 9550 (2.2GHz) (Quad Core) (2 MB Cache) AM2+ Motherboard: Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe (AMD 790FX Chipset) (Supports CrossFire) System Memory: 4GB DDR2 1066MHz OCZ (SLI-Ready Edition) Card Reader: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x CrossFire Dual (ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Additional Case Fans) Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Modifications: - No Thanks Boost Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 (Includes Service Pack 2) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: Acer 22 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display) Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty |
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Lawdog
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Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 64 |
Posted: 07 Oct 2008 at 3:04pm |
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Just a few thoughts. I would probably go with an Intel chip as they are just better performing chips right now. AMD has been a bit behind the times in this area.
If you aren't overclocking at all you could knock your RAM down to the 800mhz OCZ.
Unless you are doing a lot of CD/DVD copying I don't see the need for 2 drives and would go for 1 but if you do and like the ease go for it.
Drop the Stage 3 cooling to Stage 2 as the HAF case is already a (High Air Flow) case.
You are going to need a 64bit OS if you are going to use all that memory in your computer. I'd suggest Vista Home Premium 64bit.
The monitor you could search for and buy separately and save yourself a few bucks.
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SunfighterLC
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Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1527 |
Posted: 07 Oct 2008 at 5:37pm |
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If youre using the AMD chip to save some cash, then I HIGHLY recommend if you wanna save cash to just get a Core 2 Duo Processor like an E8400 or E8500.
If your pinching pennies as well..i highly recommend as well that you change out the dual 4850s and instead just get a single 4870. Your monitor you selected will max rez at i believe 1650x1200 or somewhere around there i forget...but its mid range resolutions. So a single high end card should be more efficent and should give solid framerates for a long time. The savings is around 60-70 bucks. I HIGHLY doubt youll find the need to add a second card especially another 4870 and by then the prices for those will probably be fairly cheapo. Though as harleyman says you may want to ask about a PS for dual 4870s as it may require more juice then the 750W should i want to add a second one later.
I can say this from experience...just cause i had money to blow at the time, i bought a second GTX 280 and for a short time i had a 3rd one.. Even one of them is more then enough for EVERY game out there right now on my 28'' monitor. The second one is almost completely useless in almost all situations, there is only one game where the FPS was below a point where it got somewhat hard to play, and that was Crysis at 1900x1200 rez and high everything. That was and still is the only game right now where having the second card made a noticable difference. You arnt gonna notice the difference from 70FPS to say...105FPS in games...youre eye just wont see it. So i recommend you do some homework and make sure you really need dual cards.
When i doubt always try to go for the biggest single card. Dual cards are nice only as stopgap between getting a more expensive single card. Plus a single card IMHO equals a much more stable computer.
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E8500@ 4.03Ghz
XFX 790i Ultra 1000W Corsair HX 2 280 GTX EVGA FTW 4GB OCZ Reaper 1800Mhz 250-80-300GB VR HD Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speakers Asus Xonar 7.1 Hanns-G HG 281D 28" HDMI Monitor |
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DST4ME
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Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Posted: 07 Oct 2008 at 5:38pm |
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killer:
here you go Ticket# 192154 --- Price: $2436 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz OCZ Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU Only Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Modifications: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty prices could be cheaper next month due to a new chip coming out 
in the next few month, you should get a veloci raptor adn use that as HDD1 and the current 500GB as HDD2. HDD1 is for os/apps/games, HDD2 is for media/personal files. you can also add a second 260 gtx down teh road if you think you need more gpu power Edited by DST4ME - 07 Oct 2008 at 5:40pm |
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Heartsblood
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Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
Posted: 08 Oct 2008 at 1:56pm |
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Thanks for all the help!
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DST4ME
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Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Posted: 08 Oct 2008 at 4:26pm |
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you are very welcome
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DST4ME
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Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 at 5:22pm |
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not true, the 4870x2 shows its difference only when going above 1680 x 1050, below that, there is not much difference, but the price and the heat, it does produce more of those then the GTX models.
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venom
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Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 at 11:17pm |
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Having two video cards will produce about the same heat if not more due to more airflow restriction.
I would highly recommend the 4870x2. Edited by venom - 10 Oct 2008 at 11:18pm |
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DST4ME
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Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 at 11:19pm |
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do you have one yourself?
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venom
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Posted: 10 Oct 2008 at 11:26pm |
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Nope but I test systems that have GTX280s and 4870x2s at DS.
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