A Couple of Build Questions

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Kyle4321

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I am building a desktop for gaming and photo editing. Here's the parts:

Motherboard: ASUS P6TD Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...el X58 ATX

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136334

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory w/ Red & Green LEDs Model BL2KIT25664TN1337 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148327
I would like to go with 6GB or 8GB of RAM, but will probably settle with 4GB for now.

CPU: Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115224

GPU: PNY VCGGTX285XPB GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...12-bit GDDR3

Sound: I will not be getting a sound card for the short-term, but will sometime in the future as $$$ allows. I will just be using some normal desktop speakers in the mean time.

Optical Drive: HP Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA 24X Multiformat DVD Writer - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-042-_-Product

My biggest questions are:
Is all of this compatible with each other?
What do I need for cooling? (heatsinks, # of fans,...)
What case do I need?

Thanks,
Kyle
 
Gooberman

Gooberman

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i'm just going to say it go with the ATI Radeon HD 5850 cheaper and better.
btw links not working, you have the URL wrong i believe

and you're going to need triple channel memory aka 1x3GB 2x3GB 2x6GB so 3GB, 6GB, 12GB ect
also get a Western Digital Caviar Black or an equivalent to it If you want to save some money get the i7 920/930
 
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daisymtc

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HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green is slow.
Get Western Digital Caviar Black

Video card: Get ATI 5850

CPI: I don't think Intel Core i7 960 worth extra from i7 930

RAM: Get 3 x 2GB DDR 1600

Case: CM HAF 922/ Antec 900
 
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Gabe63

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daisymtc said:
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green is slow.
Get Western Digital Caviar Black

Video card: Get ATI 5850

CPI: I don't think Intel Core i7 960 worth extra from i7 930

RAM: Get 3 x 2GB DDR 1600

Case: CM HAF 922/ Antec 900
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All very good recomendations. The GTX285 is slower than the 5850, the 960 is not worth it IMHO.
 
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Gabe63

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salvage-this said:
That heatsink it great but just one point on that is that the fan won't support PWM. You will have to use a fan controller or live with the fan at 100% all the time. Still a great choice though.
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Good point.

I use it on my i5 and it runs very cool even at the lowest setting. You would not want to run this on the high setting if you care about noise. I am sure I could go higher but it will support a mild i5-750 3.3 oc at 65c on prime 95 on the low speed setting. It does come with the fan controller to adjust the speed manually.

There are other good options but I would also recomend this cooler and I would buy it again.
 
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Kyle4321

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Thank you for the feedback, everybody! I have taken your feedback into consideration. I have made the following changes to my computer:

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD10000LSRTL 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...rn Digital Caviar Black WD10000LSRTL 1TB 7200

GPU: GIGABYTE GV-R585D5-1GD-B Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125300

RAM: OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail Intel X58 chipset core i7 6GB kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...in_DDR3_SDRAM_DDR3_160-_-20-227-365-_-Product

PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018


I am going to stick with the ASUS P6T Deluxe with the i7-960. I do not know much about overclocking, and don't mind spending the extra money.

Still trying to decide on a case. Will full size be better than mid size since I am using the ATI 5850?

Kyle
 
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