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X53Gunner

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IF you get bored help me build the best gaming tower for $1000

Ok I love first person shooters. I built a computer for my dad awhile back. But have been away from what is good or not for gaming. Anyway I'm not afraid to build one just don't know what my best bang for the buck would be. I have a 24" monitor already gaming keyboard and mouse. I also have xp pro I can use. I just want the best tower for around 1000.00 I can get. Thanks for your help and time with this I figured you guys can help me out a lot! Thanks again.
Scott
 
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AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128377

OCZ Special Ops Urban Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3SOU16004GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227324

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

HIS Hightech H487FN1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161269

Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148335

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042&Tpk=Antec Three Hundred

May be aftermarket heatsink as well?? I am not sure which one is the best, just choose one I know would work well.
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

ARCTIC COOLING MX-2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
 
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daisymtc said:
AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128377

OCZ Special Ops Urban Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3SOU16004GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227324

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

HIS Hightech H487FN1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161269

Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148335

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042&Tpk=Antec Three Hundred

May be aftermarket heatsink as well?? I am not sure which one is the best, just choose one I know would work well.
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

ARCTIC COOLING MX-2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
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that Cpu wont work with the AM3 Board . Phenom II 720 will work Everthing else looks good
 
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daisymtc said:
Who tell you GA-MA790FX-UD5P do not support Phenom II 940??
http://www.gigabyte-usa.com/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=3029
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It does look like that motherboard comes in several versions that will support AM2, AM2+, and AM3 sockets. I've found several other listings of that same model number showing DDR2 slots as well.

As for the one listed on NewEgg, that one (at least in the pictures and the spec listing) looks to be only a DDR3 capable board. In that case, it will only work with the AM3 CPUs since they have the DDR3 memory controller.
 
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Hmmm I'll check into some of that! Thanks for the replies. You think amd is still better then intel then huh. I know it was when I built computers years back but I had thought that intel was the going thing now, but then again that's why I came to you guys for help in this forum. I do know I'm more comfortable with nvidea grahpics cards though. Any more info you guys want to throw my way let me know. I'm going to order off newegg in the next few days so I want to make the right decision and get the best bang for my buck. Thanks again with the knowledge and help!
Scott
 
X53Gunner said:
Hmmm I'll check into some of that! Thanks for the replies. You think amd is still better then intel then huh. I know it was when I built computers years back but I had thought that intel was the going thing now, but then again that's why I came to you guys for help in this forum. I do know I'm more comfortable with nvidea grahpics cards though. Any more info you guys want to throw my way let me know. I'm going to order off newegg in the next few days so I want to make the right decision and get the best bang for my buck. Thanks again with the knowledge and help!
Scott
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honestly, intel is far ahead of anything AMD is capable of producing. but for the money? AMD does have a small (very small) advantage with budget processors.
 
Do you guys think this would be better for the couple hundred more dollers?

The Case:
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

Processor:
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - $288.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Motherboard:
MSI X58 Pro LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130221


Memory:
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381


Video Card
BFG Tech BFGEGTX2801024E GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 - $289.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143141


Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284


Optical Drive:
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - $24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

Power Supply:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - $119.99

The Total in the cart comes to $1253
Around $55 in rebates

Brings it to just under $1200!
 
If you have the cash to shell out, its hard to go wrong with an i7 build, which is more or less unbeatable for now. At a glance, the components you have picked out look like good choices to me too, so if you can afford it, I'd go right ahead.
 
Not a bad alternative with the i7 build. The last time I priced out a similar i7 it was running roughly $1600-1700. Granted that was several months ago and with a Blu-Ray drive... Speaking of, the LG Blu-Ray/HD-DVD reader and DVD burner here is a great deal as well.
 
Ok one last stupid question? I was told that if I run Windows XP 32bit I won't recognize all the ram? Is there something to this or is this person miss informing me? Also I'm guessing I'm going to see a big difference with this system from the one I'm running now which is a amd athlon
3200+ asus a8n-sli deluxe board with a nvidia 7900 gtx video card. I'm hoping its going to be night and day difference. Any way thanks for all the quick help guys!!!!
Scott
 
X53Gunner said:
Ok one last stupid question? I was told that if I run Windows XP 32bit I won't recognize all the ram? Is there something to this or is this person miss informing me? Also I'm guessing I'm going to see a big difference with this system from the one I'm running now which is a amd athlon
3200+ asus a8n-sli deluxe board with a nvidia 7900 gtx video card. I'm hoping its going to be night and day difference. Any way thanks for all the quick help guys!!!!
Scott
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Your informant was corrrect. You need 64-bit OS to utilize more than 3gb ram. (well 3.25 or something like that)
And yes the difference should be HUGE ;)
 
Both statements are true. 32bit Operating Systems will only recognize up
to 4Gigs of RAM.

And, you will notice a significant difference in performance with an i7
Quad Core with Hyperthreading, which enables each core to run a
"virtual" core, so in essence, they run with 8 cores. =D
HolyCrap.jpg
 
Ok then I guess the next question is XP 64 bit or Vista 64 bit or are all Vista's 64bit? And where is the best price for the one that I should buy? Thanks for your time again guys you are very helpfull.
Scott
 
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