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10-27-2010, 06:07 PM
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building a good gaming computer
hey all i just wanted your opinions on my gaming setup i plan to buy in the very near future within a week or so
1) $300 - Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950 2)$300 ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 3)$100 Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 4) $240 SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity any suggestions on which video card i should get this is the only thing im unsure about and i want the best bang for the buck $500 or less is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ech-_-14102887 this video card worth the 550? 5) $120 Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 6) $150 KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply 7) CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX6GX3M3C1600C7 $150 and any suggestions to save on anything im trying to spend around 1500 for everything a little over is fine. the games i plan to play are WOW and Bioshock and i want to be able to play them at the fullest settings without lag and i do a lot of 3d modeling and animation and also want that to be fast Last edited by inferno523; 10-27-2010 at 09:19 PM. |
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10-27-2010, 09:34 PM
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total overkill for those games. the x58 is a rather large can of worms that we try to avoid in general, it can be very picky about system settings, and unless you dont mind potentially spending hours trying to debug errors and random problems, i suggest you avoid x58.
the 6870 is around the same performance as a 5850 or a gtx460, atleast from the reviews i have read. imo, best bang for the buck would be a 460, but with a 500 cap, i would go with a 470. the 5970 is one of the best cards out there afaik. its a slightly toned down pair of 5870s in xfire mode, on a single pcb. change the hdd to the sata 6gbps version of the drive, and you should be OK.
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10-27-2010, 10:08 PM
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hey thx for the reply and what do you think for the mobo? and i am going to get the Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100280SR Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card as my video card and i took the suggestion for the hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136533
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10-27-2010, 10:46 PM
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Get a quality Corsair or Antec 750 watt PSU, that's the most you need to power a 5970.
Buy a Diamond or HIS card. Buy an i-7 870 instead. Look at my signature for ideas.
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10-27-2010, 10:54 PM
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diamond or HIS card? the sapphire is not good? and thx for the reply
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10-27-2010, 11:13 PM
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Sapphire cards are good, but there is no end user support.
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10-27-2010, 11:17 PM
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ok thank you for the input i am going to switch to the HIS H597F2GDGC Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Dual GPU Onboard CrossFire Video Card w/ Eyefinity for the same price
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10-28-2010, 10:15 AM
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i have 1 more question i have this motherboard Newegg.com - ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
and i have this ram Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M4A1600C9 the ram says quad channel and the mobo says dual channel but can support 16gb of ram so i dont get it will this ram be compatiable with my mobo and thanks for any replys |
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10-28-2010, 10:41 AM
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As long as the board is meant for dual channel RAM and the RAM is dual channel (which it is) then it will work.
There is no such thing as quad channel RAM....it's marketing hype and has no meaning. For new computers, there is either dual channel or triple channel RAM. BTW, your board will natively run 1600 RAM. This means that no overclocking is necessary. I have the same board. It's a good one. 
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10-28-2010, 10:43 AM
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thanks for clarifying for me
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10-28-2010, 11:02 AM
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I just noticed that you have no aftermarket CPU heatsink. This motherboard is an overclockers motherboard and without a really good heat sink you won't get very far. If you do not want to overclock your CPU then buying this expensive board would be a waste of money.
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10-28-2010, 11:10 AM
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which motherboard should i get then and is overclocking worth it
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10-28-2010, 11:12 AM
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Overclocking can make a difference depending on which applications we are talking about. For almost all the games out there, overclocking makes no difference unless you have a really slow CPU bottlenecking your system...which you won't. It's the graphics card that makes all the difference. I overclock because MS Flight Simulator is heavily CPU dependent plus I enjoy the challenge of overclocking.
If you do not want to overclock then consider this board... http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_I...RFZ&templete=2 You can still overclock with it in the future if you wish, it just does not have all the fancy features of the Formula. Last edited by David M; 10-28-2010 at 11:39 AM. |
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10-28-2010, 11:17 AM
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will this mobo let me be able to crossfire the video card for the future?
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10-28-2010, 11:28 AM
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The Maximus is on rebate right now and is as good a deal as any.
The ram in 2, 3, and 4 module kits is all the same. The modules are all matched closely to each other. They are sold that way for convenience. It's not the ram, it's the motherboard chipset that is dual or triple channel - all that means is you should install modules in pairs or threes respectively for best performance. The price of 4gb modules has come down considerably - if you want to build with 8gb on a 1156, I recommend you get a 2 x 4gb kit. |
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10-28-2010, 11:32 AM
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ok sounds good thank you so much for the input
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10-28-2010, 11:42 AM
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The ASUS website gives all the details including Crossfire compatibility. http://usa.asus.com/ProductGroup2.as...yCKlQ4oSEtSu5m Last edited by David M; 10-28-2010 at 11:45 AM. |
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10-28-2010, 12:07 PM
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10-28-2010, 02:11 PM
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For true Crossfire and SATA 6.0/USB 3.0 support, you need the P7P55D-E Pro.
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11-01-2010, 07:23 PM
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what do you think of this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-084-_-Product in terms of a nice gaming card? or is there one that you prefer for gaming that 500 or less
Last edited by inferno523; 11-01-2010 at 07:52 PM. |
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11-01-2010, 07:59 PM
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For under $500, consider a 5870 or a 480.
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