First gaming build

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permafrost

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Hey, I need some help for my first bluid. My budget is around 1500$-1800$ (canadian). I was thinking about this one I did on newegg , but I know you can find way better.


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

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active ...

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

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

EVGA 015-P3-1482-AR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ¸

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

OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK

COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler

Grand Total: $1,788.50 ( with shipping and taxes )



What I really want.

-Atx Full tower.
-i7 930.
-triple channel dd3 memory.


Thanks you.
 
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permafrost

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Alright I think i'am all finish.

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

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

XFX Black Edition XPS-850W-BES 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC

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

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

SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8T-6GBRM

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

ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler

for a grant total of $1,542.62 (with shipping and taxes)



What do you think ?
 
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genta3d

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If you really a tera byte, I think you need another HD. Like another western digital 250 or 320GB for system drive.

So my build will like this :

For windows and installed game, since it need performance go this
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive for $60
For backup, document, video, anything, go to this
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" at $60

Im thinking its not healthy to the system with 1 HD for 2 drive.
Hope you like it...
 
joh06937

joh06937

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genta3d said:
If you really a tera byte, I think you need another HD. Like another western digital 250 or 320GB for system drive.

So my build will like this :

For windows and installed game, since it need performance go this
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive for $60
For backup, document, video, anything, go to this
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" at $60

Im thinking its not healthy to the system with 1 HD for 2 drive.
Hope you like it...
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no need to have 2 separate drives. 1 tb is enough for the os and other files and they can all be on the same partition or on separate ones. no harm done with either configuration.
 
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genta3d

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I just want to make sure the HD not work very hard, so it life longer.
Well its just my sugestion, feel free to choose :D
 
joh06937

joh06937

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the life won't be affected that much from having the os and other files on it. he most likely upgrade before the drive will wear out.
 
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daisymtc

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permafrost said:
Alright I think i'am all finish.

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

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

XFX Black Edition XPS-850W-BES 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC

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

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

SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8T-6GBRM

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

ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler

for a grant total of $1,542.62 (with shipping and taxes)



What do you think ?
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Cost different between i7 930/ i7 950 is not huge, worth considering i7 950.

GTX 480 is faster than 6870. (actually 6870 is slower than 5870)
However, 6870 is good for the price

Heatsink - you should consider other.
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2362&page=5

May be this?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
 
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permafrost

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Thanks you all for your comments. For the 2nd HD genta3d. I think I will just wait sometime , I don't think there is any hurry for this.


But for the video card , I'am getting a little confuse. I want a good video card that is Cost-affective and the 6870 seem just about right. I don't really plan on running games on Max setting.


What should i get ? 6870 / 5870 / 480gtx / 470gtx
 
BillOhio

BillOhio

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joh06937 said:
link doesn't work for me :(
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He linked to a SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 : $334 after MIR

I might go with a 6870 for $254 shipped if I were buying a card right now. It sounds like they are between the 5850 and 5870 in performance, and scale well enough that 6870x2 > 5870x2. At a $80 savings each, even. From the 850W PSU, I was assuming he'd eventually want to crossfire?

Maybe someone more tech-savvy will have a different thought on that though.
 
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joh06937

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BillOhio said:
He linked to a SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 : $334 after MIR

I might go with a 6870 for $254 shipped if I were buying a card right now. It sounds like they are between the 5850 and 5870 in performance, and scale well enough that 6870x2 > 5870x2. At a $80 savings each, even. From the 850W PSU, I was assuming he'd eventually want to crossfire?

Maybe someone more tech-savvy will have a different thought on that though.
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holy SH*T do they scale well! i hadn't seen any benchmarks for a crossfire setup yet. :eek: i would definitely go with a 6870 then, especially for the price. plus they beat or tie (but remain slightly above) the gtx460 1gb in sli even in nvidia's main bragging game metro 2033.
 
BillOhio

BillOhio

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joh06937 said:
holy SH*T do they scale well! i hadn't seen any benchmarks for a crossfire setup yet. :eek:
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I'm guessing 69xx's will be a little scary. I might wait on them if I were building right now. It'd be a chance to grab some Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals as well.
 
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