Is this a good build for $1.9k??

LeoSnow900

LeoSnow900

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My Future Rig, $1,841.83:

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Full (Free from my uncle)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...8&cm_re=windows_7_full-_-32-116-718-_-Product

Mother Board: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard ($214.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131644

Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOXr ($189.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

Graphics card: (Out of stock...)

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBRM ($99.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231400

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive ($59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

CD/DVD Drives: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM x2 ($41.98, for two)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Cooling System: CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler ($72.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015

Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply ($109.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021

---Other stuff---

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case ($199.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225

Monitor: Asus VK278Q Black 27" 1920x1080 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Webcam 300 cd/m2 10,000,000 :1 (ASCR) ($349.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236101

Speakers: Eagle ET-AR506-BK 100 Watts 2.1 Speakers ($69.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836183038

Keyboard: Logitech K340 Black 101 Normal Keys USB 2.4 GHz Wireless Slim Keyboard ($44.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126075

Wireless Card: ENCORE ENLWI-NX2 IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 32-bit PCI Wireless 1T2R Adapter Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64/128-bits WEP Encryption, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA, and WPA2. WPS (Wireless Protected Setup) ($19.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180058

Video Cable: Link Depot 6 ft. HDMI TO HDMI A/V Cable Model HDMI-2-HDMI - OEM ($4.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189053

Good Ol' Thermal Paste :D
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM ($11.98)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Final price is $1,841.83, now thats good :D

Just a note, I copied and pasted all the names exactly from Newegg.com. I personally think this is a good gaming rig for only $2k. Pretty reasonable. But I'd like some input if I can make this better for less money or what not. Thanks
 
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claptonman

claptonman

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For 1.9k, yes. This will blow anything away. I, personally, wouldn't spend as much on a few items, such as your monitor, speakers, case, and water cooling system. Air cooled would be plenty with a good ventilation for your case. But that's just me.

And also, I would wait for the Bulldozer CPUs in a month or so.
 
Shane

Shane

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Its a very nice build,I agree with claptonman you could wait for a bit and go Bulldozer.

These are a few changes i would make to your list.

Id change the ram to these. 2x4gb sticks vs 4x2gb sticks you choose, and these are faster and have better timings.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1401&cm_re=8gb_g.skill-_-20-231-401-_-Product

Not too sure on that Roswill PSU,Id go with Corsair or Antec
$99 after mir.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=corsaif_enthusiast-_-17-139-021-_-Product

And the hard drive,That motherboard you selected has SATA 6Gb/s so id get a SATA 6Gb/s Hard drive,Not that it matters all that much but why not.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
Or if you can spend a bit more....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533&Tpk=western digital black 6gb

To save a bit of cash you could just get a 6950 2gb over a 6970,There really isnt much diffrence between them and if your lucky you might be able to unlock the shaders on the 6950 anyway making it a 6970.
 
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salvage-this

salvage-this

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I would change a few things.

1. Wait for bulldozer to come out or go with the 2nd gen i5/i7
2. If you want the contained liquid loops get the Corsair H60. About the same performance for less money.
3. Get a different PSU. Rosewill units are not of the best quality. Antec/Corsair/Seasonic/XFX/Silverstone will have good units.
 
LeoSnow900

LeoSnow900

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Nevakonaza said:
Its a very nice build,I agree with claptonman you could wait for a bit and go Bulldozer.

These are a few changes i would make to your list.

Id change the ram to these. 2x4gb sticks vs 4x2gb sticks you choose, and these are faster and have better timings.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1401&cm_re=8gb_g.skill-_-20-231-401-_-Product

Not too sure on that Roswill PSU,Id go with Corsair or Antec
$99 after mir.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=corsaif_enthusiast-_-17-139-021-_-Product

And the hard drive,That motherboard you selected has SATA 6Gb/s so id get a SATA 6Gb/s Hard drive,Not that it matters all that much but why not.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
Or if you can spend a bit more....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533&Tpk=western digital black 6gb

To save a bit of cash you could just get a 6950 2gb over a 6970,There really isnt much diffrence between them and if your lucky you might be able to unlock the shaders on the 6950 anyway making it a 6970.
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I didn't even notice the HDD was for 3GBs, and the 6GBs is cheaper, thanks :D
 
LeoSnow900

LeoSnow900

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AMD Bulldozer

Model FX-8130P FX-8110 FX-6110 FX-4110
Code Name Zambezi
Cores 8 8 6 4
Clock Freq. 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz ? ?
Turbo Freq. 4.2 GHz 4.0 Ghz ? ?
L2 Cache 8MB 8MB 6MB 4MB
L3 Cache Up to 8MB
TDP 125W 95W 95W 95W
Memory 1866MT/s
Black Edition Yes
Turbo Core Yes
Packaging AM3+
Process Technology 32 nm SOI

Found this on Wikipedia, and holy shit!
 
Shane

Shane

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Staff member
LeoSnow900 said:
I didn't even notice the HDD was for 3GBs, and the 6GBs is cheaper, thanks :D
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:):good:

LeoSnow900 said:
Model FX-8130P FX-8110 FX-6110 FX-4110
Code Name Zambezi
Cores 8 8 6 4
Clock Freq. 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz ? ?
Turbo Freq. 4.2 GHz 4.0 Ghz ? ?
L2 Cache 8MB 8MB 6MB 4MB
L3 Cache Up to 8MB
TDP 125W 95W 95W 95W
Memory 1866MT/s
Black Edition Yes
Turbo Core Yes
Packaging AM3+
Process Technology 32 nm SOI

Found this on Wikipedia, and holy shit!
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Yeah i think AMD are on to a winner here,I cant wait to see how they perform. :)
 
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dmullen1994

Member
My tips-

1. Sandy Bridge
2. Cheaper monitor
3. Drop the speakers, get nice headphones. (Grados are amazing)
4. Cheaper Case (Build one from legos :))
5. Use the money you saved for a Gtx 580.
6. Get the h20 620 instead. (920 has bad reviews and same temps.)
 
mihir

mihir

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LeoSnow900 said:
The motherboard I have is great, but the one you showed me is just as good. Im kind of stuck in the middle of them both :confused:

Im going to post the specs of both Motherboards and see what you guys think.
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The motherboard I posted is futureproof.
The BullDozer will be coming out(rumoured June 7),and you won't be handicapped with an AM3+ motherboard,and can upgrade to Zambezi. :D
 
LeoSnow900

LeoSnow900

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dmullen1994 said:
My tips-

1. Sandy Bridge
2. Cheaper monitor
3. Drop the speakers, get nice headphones. (Grados are amazing)
4. Cheaper Case (Build one from legos :))
5. Use the money you saved for a Gtx 580.
6. Get the h20 620 instead. (920 has bad reviews and same temps.)
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Thanks for the advice, I'd only change one thing. I'd get a Radeon HD 6990 instead of a GTX 580.

ATI is godly
 
LeoSnow900

LeoSnow900

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ASRock vs. ASUS

I've taken the time to copy and paste all the info from Newegg and post it here so you guys can help me decide which motherboard is better :D

ASRock 890FX DELUXE5 AM3+ AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Model
Brand: ASRock
Model: 890FX DELUXE5

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type: AM3+
CPU Type: Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series
FSB: 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)

Chipsets
North Bridge: AMD 890FX
South Bridge: AMD SB850

Memory
Number of Memory Slots: 4×240pin
Memory Standard: DDR3 1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800
Maximum Memory Supported: 32GB
Channel Supported: Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16: 3 (x16, x16, x4)
PCI Express x1: 2
PCI Slots: 2

Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s: 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by AMD SB850
2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9120
SATA RAID: 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by AMD SB850, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5)

Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset: None

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset: Realtek ALC892
Audio Channels: 8 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset: Realtek 8111E
Max LAN Speed: 10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports
PS/2: 2
USB 1.1/2.0: 6 x USB 2.0
USB 3.0: 2 x USB 3.0
IEEE 1394: 1 x IEEE 1394
eSATA: 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
S/PDIF Out: 1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports: 6 Ports

Onboard USB
Onboard USB: 2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0

Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394: 1 x 1394

Physical Spec
Form Factor: ATX
Dimensions: 12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin: 24 Pin

Features
Features: Supports AM3+ Processor, 8-Core CPU Ready

ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors

Supports ATI Quad CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFire and CrossFireX

2 x Front USB 3.0, 2 x Rear USB 3.0, 8 x SATA3, 2 x IEEE 1394

Dr. Debug, Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED, C.C.R. (Combo Cooler Retention Module)

Supports XFast USB, AXTU, Graphical UEFI, Instant Boot, Instant Flash, APP Charger, SmartView, Turbo UCC

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), THX TruStudio PRO and Premium Blu-ray audio support

Images of the Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Image... 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard


ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Model
Brand: ASUS
Model: Crosshair IV Formula

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type: AM3
CPU Type: Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series
AMD 140W CPU Support
FSB: 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)

Chipsets
North Bridge: AMD 890FX
South Bridge: AMD SB850

Memory
Number of Memory Slots: 4×240pin
Memory Standard: DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066
Maximum Memory Supported: 16GB
Channel Supported: Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16: 3 (dual @x16, triple @x16 x8 x8)
1 (@x4)
PCI Slots: 2

Storage Devices
SATA 3Gb/s: 1
SATA 6Gb/s: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID
0/1/5/10

Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset: None

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset: SupremeFX X-Fi 8-Ch audio with EAX Advanced HD 4.0 support
Audio Channels: 8 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset: Marvell 8059
Max LAN Speed: 10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports
PS/2: 1
USB 1.1/2.0: 7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (1 port is also for ROG Connect)
USB 3.0: 2 x USB 3.0
IEEE 1394: 1 x IEEE 1394a
eSATA: 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out: 1 x Optical
Audio Ports: 6 Ports

Onboard USB
Onboard USB: 3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 5 USB 2.0 ports

Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394: 1 x 1394a

Physical Spec
Form Factor: ATX
Dimensions: 12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin: 24 Pin

Features
Features: Core Unlocker - Unlock extra cores for true core performance

Turbo Key II for Easy O.C. - Level up system performance with one button

GameFirst - Prioritize packets with an intuitive interface

ROG Connect - Connect to a notebook and overclock!

SupremeFX X-Fi audio card - Bring gaming to life with HD

Manufacturer Warranty
Parts: 3 years limited
Labor: 3 years limited

Images of the Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Image... 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
 
PohTayToez

PohTayToez

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My work computer is actually a very similar build. I have the 1090T with with that exact RAM too on an earlier version of that motherboard, the 790X. I built this for multitasking, not gaming, but it dominates at that. I commonly have a dozen or more programs running at one time and have basically no slowdown on Windows 7 64-bit.
 
Spesh

Spesh

New Member
dmullen1994 said:
My tips-

1. Sandy Bridge
2. Cheaper monitor
3. Drop the speakers, get nice headphones. (Grados are amazing)
4. Cheaper Case (Build one from legos :))
5. Use the money you saved for a Gtx 580.
6. Get the h20 620 instead. (920 has bad reviews and same temps.)
Click to expand...

Pretty much this.....
 
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