i7-920 build

[stevieg]

ASUS P6T
Intel Core i7-920
Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev.2
6GB Kit DDR3 2000 G.Skill-Trident
Seagate SATA 1TB
Samsung SATA DVDRW
Corsair Power Supply TX750W
Thermaltake Armor+ MX

is this a good build?
and can someone recommend a good graphics card to get ty =)

 

[linkin]

Depends on how much you have. A 4890 or 5850/5870 is the way to go but i don't know when the 5000 series will be released in australia.

 

[Bad Voodoo]

ASUS P6T
Intel Core i7-920
Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev.2
6GB Kit DDR3 2000 G.Skill-Trident
Seagate SATA 1TB
Samsung SATA DVDRW
Corsair Power Supply TX750W
Thermaltake Armor+ MX

is this a good build?
and can someone recommend a good graphics card to get ty =)

Almost the same build I have a few differences, I'm running BFG 285 GTX Nvidia card... I dont know much about ATI but the 285 or 295 or good cards...

 

[E Money]

Have you looked at the 4850s? We need a price range

 

[stevieg]

im currently looking at HD5850's and wondering would they be worth it around AU$350

 

[Bodaggit23]

ASUS P6T
Intel Core i7-920
Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev.2
6GB Kit DDR3 2000 G.Skill-Trident
Seagate SATA 1TB
Samsung SATA DVDRW
Corsair Power Supply TX750W
Thermaltake Armor+ MX

is this a good build?
and can someone recommend a good graphics card to get ty =)

Very nice.

Any Radeon HD 48XX or 5XXX card or nVidia GTX card would be fine for any game.

 

[stevieg]

is it worth it to invest in a raptor hdd?

 

[Bodaggit23]

is it worth it to invest in a raptor hdd?

I did and it works great, but you can get similar performance from a 7200rpm drive with 32mb cache, as long as it's a quality drive.

 

[stevieg]

oh ok then ill just get the 7200rpm drive

 

[jibachabili]

i suggest hd5870x2.
it's quite good

 

[stevieg]

whats a good cpu cooler for the i7-920 or is my one good enough?

 

[Bodaggit23]

i suggest hd5870x2.
it's quite good

Post a link. Love to see one.

whats a good cpu cooler for the i7-920 or is my one good enough?

This is a very nice cooler and it works pretty good I've heard.
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 ($62.43)

The Prolimatech Megahalems are said to be the best, but it doesn't come with a fan, so you'd have to get one.
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B ($64.99)