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07-16-2009, 12:22 PM
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$900 Intel Gaming Rig Final Suggestions
I really just want to make sure that I am not doing anything stupid here before I buy all of this. I have built a couple computers before, but I still like other's opinions on what I could tweak to make it better. The main thing which I am not sure on is the motherboard. I am on the fence on whether or not to grab the ASUS or the Gigabyte. I am sitting at roughly $860 including either motherboard after rebates.
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358 or ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131296 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115041 Videocard EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130434 Ram OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G10664GK http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227362 PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005 HD Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148433 Case Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 DVD Drive Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118030 All the Lite On drives seem to be sold out on Newegg oddly enough. |
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07-16-2009, 12:25 PM
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Looks good. My choice on the mobo would be the ASUS. I would also go with a Western Digital Caviar Black instead of the Seagate.
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07-16-2009, 01:15 PM
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Asus for sure on the motherboard.
Instead of the Nvidia card I highly recommend you go with an ATI 4890, it will game much better. Here is the one I recommend because of the exceptional warranty http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121311
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07-16-2009, 10:53 PM
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Actually, instead of intel you should go AMD. My current rig cost the same as yours did but I was able to get the AMD phenom 955 Quad core. In fact, newegg has an 85$ off combo deal with the processor and motherboard I got. Here is the link.
The price JUST dropped too, 30$ I hate when this kind of stuff happens =/. Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.212581 That's the combo, 85$ off, I'd take it if I was you. A total of 310, a deal. |
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07-16-2009, 11:41 PM
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All interesting things to look at. I think I am going to grab the ASUS motherboard.
The ATI 4890 while a better card I do not really feel that it warrants spending $50 more, after rebates, judging by the benchmarks. Personally I prefer the Intel a bit more partly because my other processors that I have are socket 775 and so switching out in case of problems is easy and simple. More of a convenience in the long run sort of thing for me personally. I am still looking at the combo though. Nice deal. Now I have this PSU from my current PC. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139001 Would this be able to handle my new rig being that it is just 520W and the videocard is looking for 500W? The PSU is one thing that I am always careful around being that my one PSU failed and took out my videocard with it before. Glad that was all it took out though. |
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07-17-2009, 12:42 AM
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GTX260 216sp is a great card. That HX520 should power that rig fine, but you won't have any room for upgrades. Corsair is a good brand and will almost never take other components out when they fail.
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07-17-2009, 03:01 AM
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Seanth, we don't try to sell people AMD's here who want Intel, and vice versa. Thank you.
If someone is not sure or doesn't care, then it's fair game. |
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07-17-2009, 10:19 AM
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For PSUs I almost just get Corsair. They are my go to company for PSUs even though that most people only know them for memory. I think that I might just grab the 650TX for the sole fact of it will allow me to sell my current computer with everything in it to someone without any hassle. It will cost more to me initially, but hopefully one of the people I know might want my old one being that I am "that guy" when it comes to having the best computer in the group.
Alright I am good now. Now for the big task of clicking the checkout button. I swear that is the hardest thing to do when building a new computer. |
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07-18-2009, 12:56 AM
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wow i just realized that they give you a combo deal to the CP850 with that antec case. that PSU is exceptional and antec puts it for a low price so people buy into their CPX form factor.
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07-18-2009, 09:52 AM
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07-19-2009, 01:20 PM
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My final setup is as follows.
Motherboard ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131296 $139.99 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115041 $219.99 Videocard EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130434 $184.99 Ram OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G10664GK http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227362 $50.99 PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005 $99.49 HD Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148433 $84.99 Case Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 $107.49 I also picked up a Logitech G11 Keyboard and decided to pull a DVD-RW drive from one of my older computers. $58.99 Subtotal $946.92 Tax $0.00 UPS Ground $13.08 Rush Processing $2.99 Order Total $962.99 There is $70 worth of Mail in Rebates also pulling it down to a cost of $892.99. Just below what I was aiming for. |
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