just to check

newguy · 10-21-2009, 08:29 PM

ok so im new at this whole build you own computer thing and ive compiles a list of components to build my own computer but im not sure if its all compatable or if im getting all i can out of my computer. im trying to build a decent gaming tower for less than $2,500.

here is my list

motherboard ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard $129.99
cpu AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 140W $215.00
hard drive (sata) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" $119.99 x4
video card (pcie) SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire $209.99 x2
case thermaltake element g VL10001W2Z $149.99
power supply thermaltake W0224RU Toughpower XT $259.99
ram (dual channel) 4GB 2000MHz DDR3 T1 Series Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP $148.99 x2
diskdrive 1 (sata) Pioneer Black Blu-Ray Combo SATA Model BDC-202BK - OEM $109.99
diskdrive 2 (sata) Pioneer CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-218LBK LabelFlash Support - OEM $44.99
raid controller Rosewill Silicon Image RC-209-EX PCI External e-SATA x2/ Internal SATA x4 1.5G HDD Controller Card Supports RAID0/1/5/0+1/ $29.99
total $2,137.86

please help.
thank you

StrangleHold · 10-21-2009, 09:46 PM

If your running a Video card, theres no point getting a board with onboard Video.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131402
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128378

Save a few bucks and get the X4 955, both overclock about the same.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103674

Power Supplies. Go with PC Power & Cooling/ Corsair or Silverstone.

And get a Seagate 7200.12 Drive.

newguy · 10-21-2009, 09:57 PM

will all of my other hardware work with that asus mobo? and what size of power supply should i use?
and thank you.

mtb211 · 10-21-2009, 10:00 PM

hmm im just reading reviews on both, if you are going to overclock you should probally go 17 920, but stock to stock people say the run about the same

stranglehold is correct, you dont need the onboard.

why not go

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009

save you some $$

mtb211 · 10-21-2009, 10:02 PM

you know what forget that last post about the PSU, i didnt realize they even made 2gb video cards, and your going to sli them? id have to see the minimum requirements first

StrangleHold · 10-21-2009, 10:05 PM

Yes everything else will work. I would go with G Skill Ripjaw memory.

Power Supply
They are out of stock on the Black one. But they have Red and Blue
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10005611
Red
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10006382
Blue
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10008755
Corsair
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10007112
Silverstone
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256045

newguy · 10-21-2009, 10:11 PM

so something like this?
motherboard ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard $119.99
cpu AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W $179.99
hard drive (sata) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" $79.99 x4
video card (pcie) SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire $209.99 x2
case thermaltake element g VL10001W2Z $149.99
power supply CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 $139.99
ram (dual channel) 4GB 2000MHz DDR3 T1 Series Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP $148.99 x2
diskdrive 1 (sata) Pioneer Black Blu-Ray Combo SATA Model BDC-202BK - OEM $109.99
diskdrive 2 (sata) Pioneer CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-218LBK LabelFlash Support - OEM $44.99
raid controller Rosewill Silicon Image RC-209-EX PCI External e-SATA x2/ Internal SATA x4 1.5G HDD Controller Card Supports RAID0/1/5/0+1/ $29.99
total $1,812.85

StrangleHold · 10-21-2009, 10:13 PM

Looks good, I would still change the memory to G Skill Ripjaw. Have you though about instead of running two 4870 in Crossfire of just getting a 5850?

newguy · 10-21-2009, 10:19 PM

whats the difference in the gpu set up? and why g skill ripsaw?

newguy · 10-21-2009, 10:20 PM

*ripjaw

10-21-2009, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
newguy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: where ever the navy sends me. Age: 21 Posts: 121	just to check ok so im new at this whole build you own computer thing and ive compiles a list of components to build my own computer but im not sure if its all compatable or if im getting all i can out of my computer. im trying to build a decent gaming tower for less than $2,500. here is my list motherboard ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard $129.99 cpu AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 140W $215.00 hard drive (sata) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" $119.99 x4 video card (pcie) SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire $209.99 x2 case thermaltake element g VL10001W2Z $149.99 power supply thermaltake W0224RU Toughpower XT $259.99 ram (dual channel) 4GB 2000MHz DDR3 T1 Series Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP $148.99 x2 diskdrive 1 (sata) Pioneer Black Blu-Ray Combo SATA Model BDC-202BK - OEM $109.99 diskdrive 2 (sata) Pioneer CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-218LBK LabelFlash Support - OEM $44.99 raid controller Rosewill Silicon Image RC-209-EX PCI External e-SATA x2/ Internal SATA x4 1.5G HDD Controller Card Supports RAID0/1/5/0+1/ $29.99 total $2,137.86 please help. thank you __________________ The New Guy Milo W G Last edited by newguy; 10-21-2009 at 08:49 PM. Reason: change icon

10-21-2009, 09:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,193	If your running a Video card, theres no point getting a board with onboard Video. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131402 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128378 Save a few bucks and get the X4 955, both overclock about the same. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103674 Power Supplies. Go with PC Power & Cooling/ Corsair or Silverstone. And get a Seagate 7200.12 Drive. __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

10-21-2009, 09:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
newguy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: where ever the navy sends me. Age: 21 Posts: 121	will all of my other hardware work with that asus mobo? and what size of power supply should i use? and thank you. __________________ The New Guy Milo W G Last edited by newguy; 10-21-2009 at 10:01 PM.

10-21-2009, 10:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
mtb211 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 26 Posts: 690	hmm im just reading reviews on both, if you are going to overclock you should probally go 17 920, but stock to stock people say the run about the same stranglehold is correct, you dont need the onboard. why not go http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009 save you some $$ __________________ CPU-E6600 C2D@2.4ghz Mem-3 GB Corsair@533mhz GPU-Nvidia GTX 260 896 MB MB - Asus p5nSLI PSU- GamexTream SLI Ready 750 W PS3 - conmbo2 Steam-melanieseiler

10-21-2009, 10:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
mtb211 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 26 Posts: 690	you know what forget that last post about the PSU, i didnt realize they even made 2gb video cards, and your going to sli them? id have to see the minimum requirements first __________________ CPU-E6600 C2D@2.4ghz Mem-3 GB Corsair@533mhz GPU-Nvidia GTX 260 896 MB MB - Asus p5nSLI PSU- GamexTream SLI Ready 750 W PS3 - conmbo2 Steam-melanieseiler

10-21-2009, 10:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,193	Yes everything else will work. I would go with G Skill Ripjaw memory. Power Supply They are out of stock on the Black one. But they have Red and Blue http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10005611 Red http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10006382 Blue http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10008755 Corsair http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10007112 Silverstone http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256045 __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

10-21-2009, 10:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
newguy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: where ever the navy sends me. Age: 21 Posts: 121	so something like this? motherboard ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard $119.99 cpu AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W $179.99 hard drive (sata) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" $79.99 x4 video card (pcie) SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire $209.99 x2 case thermaltake element g VL10001W2Z $149.99 power supply CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 $139.99 ram (dual channel) 4GB 2000MHz DDR3 T1 Series Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP $148.99 x2 diskdrive 1 (sata) Pioneer Black Blu-Ray Combo SATA Model BDC-202BK - OEM $109.99 diskdrive 2 (sata) Pioneer CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-218LBK LabelFlash Support - OEM $44.99 raid controller Rosewill Silicon Image RC-209-EX PCI External e-SATA x2/ Internal SATA x4 1.5G HDD Controller Card Supports RAID0/1/5/0+1/ $29.99 total $1,812.85 __________________ The New Guy Milo W G

10-21-2009, 10:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,193	Looks good, I would still change the memory to G Skill Ripjaw. Have you though about instead of running two 4870 in Crossfire of just getting a 5850? __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

10-21-2009, 10:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
newguy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: where ever the navy sends me. Age: 21 Posts: 121	whats the difference in the gpu set up? and why g skill ripsaw? __________________ The New Guy Milo W G

10-21-2009, 10:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
newguy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: where ever the navy sends me. Age: 21 Posts: 121	*ripjaw __________________ The New Guy Milo W G

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