Need a little bit of help here

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etzelr1990

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Okay so this build is perspective the only thing i have purchased so far is the 4870x2, I want this thing to be fast, reliable, and carry a high resale. By the way I know I am pretty bad at this so any help is greatly appreciated.

Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PowerSupply: COOLER MASTER GX Series RS650-ACAAE3-US 650W
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDX945FBGIBOX
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Video Card: Diamond Viper 4870X2
ODD: Dvd Drive Spare Lying around
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM

Total = 487.00, 447.00 w/rebates, shipped to 33625 not including video card price.
 
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Okay now this may sound stupid but honestly I dont see very much of that build that is better than what I have. The processor is just a simple OC, a .2ghz difference, which I dont want to spend that much to do. The older 790 board runs crossfire at 16x/16x, and runs 1600mhz memory which is fine. The case okay maybe it might be a little bit better but good god it looks like Rosie McDonald.
 
I hear ya.



Let me see what I can come up with.

The Antec you chose has basically no features for the hardware. Just about 0 for cable management. The EVO has way better features and i believe even costs less so, nice suggestion. If you don't like the looks of it, try to pick one with better features.

The PS was suggested for a reason. It's very high quality and you can trust your components with it. CM has about 2 ps lines that are worthy, and GX ain't one of 'em.

Your 945 isn't black. So it doesn't have an unlocked multiplier. The usual price point is about $10 per .1ghz, so $15 for .2 is under that. But the real deal is the 955's unlocked multiplier for your oc'ing. Th 955 is better than the $15 more.

The Extreem 4 and the Asus 89GTD both have more features and, again like said, newer chipsets. I'd take one of those instead, any day. Oh wait, I already did!

The WDB is one of the top hdd's. 5 yr warranty and 32 mb cashe.
The F3 is one of the fastest if not the fastest.
The 7200.12 is a solid performer as well.
^ All three much better for system partition than the Blue. I'd only consider the Blue for storage.
 
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Benny Boy said:
I hear ya.



Let me see what I can come up with.

The Antec you chose has basically no features for the hardware. Just about 0 for cable management. The EVO has way better features and i believe even costs less so, nice suggestion. If you don't like the looks of it, try to pick one with better features.

The PS was suggested for a reason. It's very high quality and you can trust your components with it. CM has about 2 ps lines that are worthy, and GX ain't one of 'em.

Your 945 isn't black. So it doesn't have an unlocked multiplier. The usual price point is about $10 per .1ghz, so $15 for .2 is under that. But the real deal is the 955's unlocked multiplier for your oc'ing. Th 955 is better than the $15 more.

The Extreem 4 and the Asus 89GTD both have more features and, again like said, newer chipsets. I'd take one of those instead, any day. Oh wait, I already did!

The WDB is one of the top hdd's. 5 yr warranty and 32 mb cashe.
The F3 is one of the fastest if not the fastest.
The 7200.12 is a solid performer as well.
^ All three much better for system partition than the Blue. I'd only consider the Blue for storage.
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Appreciated definitely got through to me there, my apologies sometimes things are different than they appear.
 
Now if I just wanted this system to run smoothly would this work, and do you have any suggestions?

heres kinda what I have so far.

Case: NZXT Beta EVO case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146059&Tpk=NZXT Beta

PSU: Seasonic 620watt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...096&cm_re=seasonic_620-_-17-151-096-_-Product

Video Card: Diamond Viper ATI Radeon 4870x2 750/900.
ALREADY OWN.

Memory: Wintec 1600mhz Cas Latency 8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161283

Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 7200rpm 1TB 32mb cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=samsung_spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

Motherboard/Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 w/ Gigabyte AM3 770 motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.581246

NO OPTICAL DRIVE OR OPERATING SYSTEM

358.61 I want to stay around this price or lower for the build at the low end.
 
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that gigabyte motherboard will not support cross fire (only 1 graphics port), so you would be limited to 1 4870.
 
etzelr1990 said:
well its a 2 in 1 graphics card do I still need to get a crossfire board?
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I am not familiar with that descriptor (2 in 1 graphics card). If you have it (stated above) look at it. Is it 2 cards with the CF bridge, or 1 card? If it is 1 card, then no, you don't need a CF board. If it is 2 cards, then you will need a CF board.
 
wolfeking said:
I am not familiar with that descriptor (2 in 1 graphics card). If you have it (stated above) look at it. Is it 2 cards with the CF bridge, or 1 card? If it is 1 card, then no, you don't need a CF board. If it is 2 cards, then you will need a CF board.
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Yeah its only one card i just checked, i know that was quite confusing its like the 7950gx2 if your familiar with that.

Btw 2048, definitely a good idea, Is the motherboard fine or should I make a different selection?
 
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