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[Ryan_Sama]

hey guys and gals. this will be my second build and ive looked over it but i would like to have some more experienced builders have a look at it and make sure shel run smoothly






CASE: COOLERMASTER HAF X $190
MOBO: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX $210
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition $200 ( forgot about the bulldozer! il definatly be running that. around $ 300 i think)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB $175
GPU: xfx Radeon HD 6870 $205x2 $410
SOUND CARD: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional $150
PSU: Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W $200
HDD: Seagate SV35 Series 1TB SATA 6 $75X2 $150
DVD BURNER: ASUS DVD BURNER $22
DVD ROM: ASUS DVD ROM $18
CARD READER: ROSEWILL ALL IN ONE $20
MONITOR: ASUS 24" $200x3 $600
KEYBOARD: MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X4 $55
MOUSE: razer death adder 5600dpi $50
OS: WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 64 BIT $200


Thanks!! prices are rough and Canadian lol

 

[StrangleHold]

Save some money and get a Phenom II 1090T, both are unlocked and clock about the same.

Get a AM3+ motherboard with a 900 series chipset. Will be more upgradable to Zambezi when its released.

Would change the drive to a Samsung F3/4 or Western Digital Black or Seagate 7200.12

16 gb. of memory is pretty much overkill.

Would get a 6950 or 6970 over to lowerend 6870 in crossfire.

Would go with this. But both are overkill for 6870 in crossfire or a 6950 or 6970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703022

 

[mihir]

hey guys and gals. this will be my second build and ive looked over it but i would like to have some more experienced builders have a look at it and make sure shel run smoothly

Not alot around here.

CASE: COOLERMASTER HAF X $190
MOBO: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX $210
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition $200 ( forgot about the bulldozer! il definatly be running that. around $ 300 i think)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB $175
GPU: xfx Radeon HD 6870 $205x2 $410
SOUND CARD: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional $150
PSU: Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W $200
HDD: Seagate SV35 Series 1TB SATA 6 $75X2 $150
DVD BURNER: ASUS DVD BURNER $22
DVD ROM: ASUS DVD ROM $18
CARD READER: ROSEWILL ALL IN ONE $20
MONITOR: ASUS 24" $200x3 $600
KEYBOARD: MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X4 $55
MOUSE: razer death adder 5600dpi $50
OS: WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 64 BIT $200

The HAF X is not much different from the HAF 932.You can save some money by going for 932.
Why do you need a 1000W PSU. An XFX 550W would be enough.
As for sound card I do not know much about but I have read it on the forums that the new Creatives arent that impressive.
Try this Sound Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132013

Try this PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013
And if you really need a high wattage PSU this 850W is available for - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207011

As for GPU avoid multi GPU configs when going for a new build.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127575
This one has a nice cooler and also the GPU will handle anything thrown at it at Full HD.


All the above plus everything what stranglehold said.

 

[Ryan_Sama]

great, thanks alot you guys!

 

[mihir]

Also check this mouse out -

 

[claptonman]

He does have two 6870s in crossfire so a 550w would not be enough. 1000W is overkill, though. Around 750w would be enough.

I think two graphics cards is pointless, but if he wants it, go for it.

6950s go for around $220 each so get an extra $30 and get better GPUs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102921

It's out of stock, but they refill them every couple of weeks. Have my eye on it for a new build.

 

[mihir]

I meant he should get the 550W if he is going for a single GPU.