ok. my gaming build. plz check.

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I gave it a shot. There are a few components (MoBo, GPU) that I'd want to get some reviews on. I went with your thought of less for the case to replace the 5770 with a 460. I also went with a 750 PSU so you'd be more comfortable adding a second card eventually. I think it's a better MoBo, GPU, PSU, and CPU. The case is a downgrade, but the case that's included below is Really popular and well liked.

Samsung DVD

Cooler Master 690 Case

Seagate Barracuda

AMD Deneb 970

Corsair 750 HX & Asus 790X MoBo

Palit 1GB 460 & 4GB Corsair 1600 Ram & Free Copy HAWX edit: just realized you can't SLI on the MoBo listed, might look for an ATI GPU...

$740 - $90 MIR.
 
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Any particular reason on choosing the 970? the 970/965/955 are all the same chip anyway, just with a different default multiplier.. so it doesn't really matter unless you're aiming at extreme overclocking.

Could save some money and grab a 955.
 
BillOhio said:
I gave it a shot. There are a few components (MoBo, GPU) that I'd want to get some reviews on. I went with your thought of less for the case to replace the 5770 with a 460. I also went with a 750 PSU so you'd be more comfortable adding a second card eventually. I think it's a better MoBo, GPU, PSU, and CPU. The case is a downgrade, but the case that's included below is Really popular and well liked.

Samsung DVD

Cooler Master 690 Case

Seagate Barracuda

AMD Deneb 970

Corsair 750 HX & Asus 790X MoBo

Palit 1GB 460 & 4GB Corsair 1600 Ram & Free Copy HAWX edit: just realized you can't SLI on the MoBo listed, might look for an ATI GPU...

$740 - $90 MIR.
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will 460 better than 6850? i am thinking about getting 6850.
so you mean i can use 6850?
 
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linkin said:
Any particular reason on choosing the 970? .
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I saw it was on sale, but if the difference isn't noticeable then a 955 would save another $35. And it looks like a 460 would slightly outperform a 6850 but I'd still rather have the 6850. I believe the 6850 uses less power, is cooler, can be crossfired on the AMD board, and scales really well.

Also, for $15, I'd throw in one of these unless you had another in mind.

Don't take my word on any of that though. I might skim this article however:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6870-radeon-hd-6850-barts,2776.html
 
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BillOhio said:
I saw it was on sale, but if the difference isn't noticeable then a 955 would save another $35. And it looks like a 460 would slightly outperform a 6850 but I'd still rather have the 6850. I believe the 6850 uses less power, is cooler, can be crossfired on the AMD board, and scales really well.

Don't take my word on any of that though. I might skim this article however:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6870-radeon-hd-6850-barts,2776.html
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so do you think i should go head to order your recommand parts with 6850?
 
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You could put 1 460 on an AMD board, but you can't use 2. My understanding is that the 6850 scales really well when you use 2 of them together.

I would also take some time and do a little research. You will probably get some feedback here from people who know computers much better than I do.
 
BillOhio said:
You could put 1 460 on an AMD board, but you can't use 2. My understanding is that the 6850 scales really well when you use 2 of them together.

I would also take some time and do a little research. You will probably get some feedback here from people who know computers much better than I do.
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oh i see what you mean.
i can use one 460 but i can not do sli on that board you recommend.
i don't know i am gonna get other card. not sure about it, but maybe 1-2 yrs later i might put another card. do you think it's worth it to put another 6850 1-2 yr later? b/c i believe single 460 or 6850 can play any game that is on the market.
 
I would like to have the option of adding a second card. In 2 years a 6850 won't be very expensive and the games will probably be more demanding than they are today.
 
BillOhio said:
I would like to have the option of adding a second card. In 2 years a 6850 won't be very expensive and the games will probably be more demanding than they are today.
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yep that is true. but i'm not sure that 2 of 6850 will handle it. do people start with sli? or they do sli later on? like 1 card and another one 1 yr later.
 
As far as I'm aware the 6850 is superior to the 460, but the 460 is ever so slightly cheaper (at the moment)
 
linkin said:
As far as I'm aware the 6850 is superior to the 460, but the 460 is ever so slightly cheaper (at the moment)
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what do you think this card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161348
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

will that card will work with this mobo that you recommended?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

i am wondering weather i should keep my original memory b/c it is good price i think
 
That is a great price for memory and GSkill has a good reputation. I would love to have that Asus 6850 also. Asus is a really well respected brand.

According to this the 6850 and 460 give almost identical avg. frame rates in sli/xfire (slight edge to the 6850). Actually, the 2 cards are right next to each other in single card format as well(same article). If it were me I'd do some research before hand, but I'd want to get the 6850.

Review on the MoBo from HardwareSecrets:

Though not the most high-end motherboard available for the socket AM3 platform (this niche is filled by the AMD790FX chipset), ASUS M4A79XTD EVO presents a good range of features that will satisfy even the most demanding mainstream user, such as two PCI Express x16 slots (although they run at x8 when two video cards are installed), 7.1 audio with decent quality and on-board optical SPDIF output, one eSATA port, seven SATA-300 ports (six of them supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD) and ACC feature, that allows you to unlock hidden features from certain Phenom CPUs.

For USD 120 we consider this motherboard a real bargain if you are building a mid-range or even a high-end system based on a socket AM3 AMD CPU, especially when you put into the equation the construction quality, with only solid capacitors, 2 oz. copper layers, an 8+2 voltage regulator circuit and over voltage/under voltage protections.
 
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